Medieval Studies

The courses reflect research interests drawn from various disciplines including Celtic, Divinity, English, French, History, History of Art, and Scottish and Irish Studies. The programme offers training and thematic courses as well as specialist supervision for a 15,000 word dissertation of the students' own choice.

Syllabus

Students choose a combination of training and thematic courses. Training options include:

• Introduction to Historical Research
• Research Methods in Language and Linguistics
• Medieval Texts and Manuscripts
• Palaeography (Vernacular and Latin)
• Latin (Basic and Intermediate)
• Modern Languages
• Dissertation Preparation: Sources and Source Criticism

Assessment

Assessment is mostly based on written work and moderated according to university standards. For the award of the MLitt you are required to write a dissertation of 15,000 words in English.

Duration

12 months, full-time.