Medieval History (Taught)

This Masters offers a combination of technical and historical courses across a broad geographic, chronological and thematic range taught by leading experts who often work closely with the outstanding medieval collections of the university’s library, museum and archives.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME
One of the world's top universities for History - ranked 49th in the QS World Rankings by Subject.

• Whether you intend further study after your Masters or are simply looking to engage more deeply with medieval history you will benefit from becoming a member of an active and welcoming postgraduate and staff research community with a regular seminar series and postgraduate reading groups.

• You will have the opportunity to work one-to-one with medieval history staff who are experts in their fields.

• You’ll take one core research training course with other History students and will choose five optional courses and undertake a dissertation. Your optional courses can include language and technical training.

• You will have the opportunity to undertake language, palaeography and manuscript work practice.

• Our programme has strong links with the university's Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery and library special collections and archives, giving you access to primary source material including an enormous collection of coins, books, manuscripts and ethnography.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

You will take:

• One core course

• Five optional courses (which can include languages, such as Latin, and courses in other subjects, with the permission of the programme convenor. They may also include a ‘special topic’, an extended essay grounded in one-to-one supervision).

You will also produce a dissertation.

Core Course
Doing History: Sources and Skills for Historians

Optional Courses
Courses in Medieval History include:
Medieval Palaeography: An Introduction to Reading Medieval Documents
The World of the Crusades: Critical Approaches to Medieval Sources
Crusading Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1096-1291
Women and Power in Renaissance Italy

Other History courses available to you include:
Military Scotland in the Age of Proto-globalization, c.1600-c.1800
Gender, Politics And Power
Gender, Culture and Text
Working with Manuscripts as Historians
The Medievalists: the Middle Ages in 20th century Eastern and Central Europe

Please note the availability of a particular course depends on student numbers and patterns of staff leave. Not all courses will be available every year.

Summer: April to September
Dissertation (MSc History)

CAREER PROSPECTS

The research skills and methods you’ll gain on this programme give you the transferable skills you need for positions in the public and private sectors, including heritage policy and projects, media and teaching.

The programme is also a good foundation for a PhD.