Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
Master
In Aberdeen
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Duration
12 Months
To provide specialist training in technical, analytical, and theoretical skills within a properly interdisciplinary environment. Suitable for: Students hoping to continue into funded PhD research as well as those simply interested in obtaining an MLitt qualification.
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About this course
Applicants should normally hold a 2(1) Honours degree in History or a cognate discipline. In addition, students whose mother tongue is not English require IELTS 6.0.
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Course programme
Training courses ensure that all postgraduate students are given a thorough grounding in the techniques and tools of historical research before they carry out their dissertation. Thematic courses (options) range from straight historical subjects to courses in Literature, History of Art, Divinity, and Cultural History and Anthropology. Options will vary from year to year. Students normally take a combination of course work and write a short dissertation.
Syllabus
Students choose a combination of compulsory, training and thematic courses (options), distributed evenly between the two half-sessions.
The compulsory courses are:
- 'Introduction to Historical Research' or another core course depending on the core discipline in which the dissertation is written.
- 'Researching in the Early Modern'
Examples of training courses include:
- Palaeography (Vernacular and Latin)
- Latin (Basic and Intermediate)
- Modern Languages
Assessment
Students must acquire 180 credits (40 from the two compulsory courses + 60 for the dissertation + 80 credits from courses chosen by the student). Assessment is based on written work and moderated according to university standards. Every student is assigned a dissertation supervisor based on their research interests.
Duration
12 months, full-time.
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Renaissance & Early Modern Studies