Medieval and Early Modern Studies : BA Hons : V125

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

The best History courses

See all

See all

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Drawing on modules from across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, particularly the Department of History, the Medieval and Renaissance Studies degree will develop your critical abilities within a vibrant department of like-minded students and expert scholars.

On this course the core first year module is designed to extend and deepen your knowledge of the past and introduce you to major historical topics and themes from the ancient world to the present day. You will gain insights into how historians conduct research and interpret the past and develop your own research, essay-writing and presentational skills.

Many History students choose to take additional, specialised modules on topics ranging from the fall of the Roman Empire to histories of violence and empire in the modern world.

The second part of the degree is mostly taught in collaboration with the Department of English and Creative Writing, the Department of Languages and Cultures and the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion. Drawing on expert advice, you will select modules that allow you to study the history of the period between 300 and 1700 as well as the culture, languages, literature and politics of the time, ranging from Celtic Britain to seventeenth-century Europe.

The Department of History is a thriving centre of historical teaching and research. The work of our Regional Heritage Centre puts us at the heart of the local historical community and enables us to offer a pioneering range of placements, with partners such as The National Trust, Cumbria County Council and The Duchy of Lancaster.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Lancaster (Lancashire)
See map
Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Our graduates have a number of career paths open to them, including journalism and publishing, marketing, PR and retail management. Core skills including independent research, critical analysis and effective presentation have enabled recent graduates to gain roles with major employers including Marks & Spencer, Santander, BskyB and Sainsbury’s.

The interdisciplinary research methodologies, critical analysis, organisational and writing skills developed over the course of our degrees can lead to career destinations including business, marketing, the media, publishing, the Civil Service and the public sector.

Many of our graduates decide to progress to postgraduate studies with us or other institutions, often entering into research and teaching positions.

A Level AAB

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

Questions & Answers

Add your question

Our advisors and other users will be able to reply to you

Who would you like to address this question to?

Fill in your details to get a reply

We will only publish your name and question

Reviews

Subjects

  • Politics
  • English
  • Drawing
  • Writing
  • History and Historians
  • Historians
  • Sources and Publics
  • Writing History
  • Nature and culture
  • Colonisation

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • From Ancient to Modern: History and Historians

Optional

    • Reform, Rebellion and Reason: Britain, 1500-1800
    • The Fall of Rome
Year 2

Core

    • Making History: Contexts, Sources and Publics
    • Writing History: Questions, Methods, Conclusions

Optional

    • Byzantine and Muslim Sicily (535-1072)
    • Crusade and Jihad: Holy War in the Middle East, 1095-1254
    • Culture and Society in England, 1500-1750
    • Mapping Terra Incognita: Travel and Exploration in The Atlantic and Pacific Worlds 1492-1642
    • Nature and culture 1500-1700: Themes from the Renaissance
    • Norman England, 1066- 1154: Conquest, Colonisation and Conflict
    • Renaissance to Restoration, English Literature, 1580-1688
    • The English Civil War (1640-1660)
    • The Making of Germany, 843-1122
    • The Origins and Rise of Islam (600-1250 AD)
    • The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, 1500-1865
    • Virginia, (1585-1685): adventure, war and tobacco in the first American colony
Year 3

Core

    • Dissertation

Optional

    • Anarchy and society in the Caribbean, c.1620-c.1720
    • Bede and his World, c.660-740
    • Performing Death, Desire and Gender
    • Poverty in England c.1580-1780
    • Premodern Gothic
    • Public and Private Performances of Self in Medieval Literature and Drama
    • Science and Society in England, 1640-1688
    • Shakespeare
    • The Normans in Italy (1050-1194)
    • The Prosecution of 'Otherness' in Europe: Witchcraft, Heresy and Inquisition (14th -17th C)
    • Vikings and Sea-Kings: Power and Plunder in the Irish Sea Region, 794-1079

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

Additional information

Overseas Fee - £15,680

See related categories

Medieval and Early Modern Studies : BA Hons : V125

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

The best History courses

See all

See all