Full time
12 months
30-SEP-24
MA - Master of Arts
Late Medieval History Classical Languages (Latin & Greek) Paleography Early Medieval History
Taught
Our MA Medieval Studies course provides you with the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of medieval culture and society through interdisciplinary approaches to the period. The course also offers the chance to work with leading scholars in the field of Medieval Studies across the university. You will have the chance to develop critical interpretation and reading skills in Latin and other medieval languages such as Old Norse, Arabic, Persian, medieval English and Turkish.?Thus a Leeds Medieval Studies degree can be the starting point for cutting-edge research focusing on Europe, the Mediterranean world, or Asia.
Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some experience of learning Latin, our intensive language course will develop your skills to an advanced level, enabling you to study a wide range of medieval source texts, both in printed and in manuscript form. You’ll also develop skills in palaeography (the study of historical handwriting), primary text analysis and translation.
You’ll benefit from teaching by academic staff who are leading researchers in a range of subject areas, from languages and cultures to literature and religion. The Institute for Medieval Studies (IMS) brings together staff from across the University of Leeds who are medieval specialists within a broad range of disciplines. As such, we’re able to offer a huge range of expertise in subject areas such as history, religion, literature and history of art. This gives you the opportunity to tailor your course to your specific interests within the field of Medieval Studies and to your future career ambitions. Your degree will be completed by a dissertation which will give you the opportunity to put these skills into practice. This will be completed under the supervision of one of our expert medievalists and based on your own research.
As a student in the Institute for Medieval Studies, you'll have the opportunity to attend the
Career opportunities
This course is excellent preparation for further study in related fields and will equip you for PhD study in all areas of Medieval Studies. It will also equip you with advanced research, communication and analytical skills that are valuable to employers in a wide range of careers. Graduates from the IMS have gone to careers in academia, museums and galleries, libraries and archives, conferences and events management, the civil service and publishing. Many others have continued with their studies at PhD level.
We offer a range of paid opportunities for you to gain experience that can really help with your career plans. You’ll be able to become an academic mentor for final-year students as they complete their dissertations to gain experience of teaching, one-to-one communication and people management.
The IMS also runs paid one-year internships during the academic year on projects such as the International Medieval Bibliography, IMS website or the International Medieval Congress, allowing you to gain additional practical experience.
For this course (per year)
£11,500
For this course (per year)
£24,500
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (Hons) or higher, or equivalent. Previous specialised study in an aspect of the pre-modern world, especially medieval studies, would be an advantage.
We are a leading UK School of History with over 40 academic staff specialising in a wide range of fields and a large community of undergraduate and postgraduate students. We have an international reputation for excellence and we’re known for our ground-breaking historical research and innovative teaching. In our exciting and challenging MA courses, you'll be able to gain knowledge in areas of History that are of interest to you and advance...more
Full time | 12 months | 30-SEP-24
Full time | 12 months | 30-SEP-24
Full time | 12 months | 30-SEP-24