MA Medieval Studies

The Royal Holloway's MA in Medieval Studies course offers a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive examination of the medieval period across Europe. It encompasses a variety of areas including literature, history, archaeology, language, and art, and combines them in a unique way to provide a holistic understanding of the medieval world. Course Content: The MA in Medieval Studies course is divided into two parts - the first part consists of taught modules and the second part consists of independent research for your dissertation. It provides an opportunity to study a wide range of medieval topics and to specialise in areas of particular interest. It caters to students who wish to combine their undergraduate disciplines into a multi-disciplinary degree and to those who have studied one of our related disciplines (such as history, English, and classics) and want to expand their knowledge.Key Modules: The course introduces core topics in the study of the medieval period and develops skills in critical methodologies. Key modules include: ‘Medieval Texts’ module, ‘Material Culture’ module and ‘Historical Skills and Sources’ module. Optional modules are also available like the modules on ‘Medievalism’ and ‘Medieval London’.Accreditations: Not SpecifiedFuture Careers: This programme equips you with important skills that are useful in a variety of careers. Many of these are generally applicable such as: independent research, analytical skills, and effective written and verbal communication. Others are more specific to the study of the medieval period, but nonetheless useful in many contexts, such as an understanding of literary, historical and cultural contexts and interdisciplinary research.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.