Medieval and Early Modern Studies

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The one-year taught MLitt in Medieval Studies (or two years part-time) will appeal to students interested in the history and culture of Medieval Europe, and particularly to those who wish to gain an interdisciplinary insight to the period. The courses reflect research interests drawn from various disciplines including Celtic, Divinity, English, French, History, History of Art, and Scottish and Irish Studies. The programme offers training and thematic courses as well as specialist supervision for a 15,000 word dissertation of the students' own choice. Following successful completion of the programme, students may proceed to the PhD degree.

For further information, please contact:

Dr Clare Downham Department of Celtic Studies Tel: +44 (0)1224 273101Email: c.downham@abdn.ac.uk Web:

The syllabus is designed to give you foundational skills in understanding medieval and early modern Europe, in particular, working with original documents and languages. You will undertake content courses in areas related to your research interests, and in doing so build skills in pursuing independent but supervised research in key areas related to the subject.

Skills courses: Latin (one or two x 15-credit), Palaeography (one or two x 15-credit) these are optional if not related to the proposed dissertation topic; an optional Archives course (15-credit)

Research courses: Dissertation Preparation (15-credit) and Dissertation (75-credit); an optional 15-credit Supervised Reading Course

Content courses: Normally two 30-credit courses on a range of topics in History or English; courses vary from year to year but normally include subjects on the Enlightenment, early Scandinavia, church history, philosophy, medieval/early modern Britain and Ireland.

You may take 30 credits of courses from outside the subject area in any programme in the University (subject to entry requirements).

Candidates must normally have an Honours degree to at least 2.1 standard in an appropriate discipline or equivalent qualifications and experience.Language requirementsFor international students, proof of proficiency in English is required. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 90 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

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