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| Application Deadline: | June 1 (EEA); March 1 (Non EEA) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 578 | ||
| Location: | Leuven / Belgium / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Would you like to know more about the cultural history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance than is on offer in your current academic programme? Are you keen to acquire more in-depth knowledge and to widen your historical perspective through intensive interdisciplinary training? Are you interested in scholarly historical research and perhaps undertaking a PhD in history? Or would you like to pursue an academic career or hold a high-level position in the cultural sector? Then the Master of Medieval and Renaissance Studies is an ideal springboard.
The aim of this interdisciplinary programme is to prepare students for the independent study of the cultural and intellectual history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by means of a series of specialized seminars. Starting from texts, the programme wishes to address a wide spectrum of issues in the fields of philosophy, theology, religion, language and literature, historiography, law, and the history of education and of science. Special attention is devoted to the relation between text and image, the afterlife of Antiquity and the significance of the Low Countries in the cultural history of Western Europe.
Graduates are eligible for participation in research projects, academic appointments, and career positions in the cultural sector.
Contents
Apart from researching and writing a Master's thesis (18 credits), students are required to actively participate in three seminars (18 credits an interdisciplinary research seminar (focusing on the variety of methodologies and approaches used in current research in the field of cultural history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance), a seminar on text edition, and a seminar on manuscripts and old prints.
In addition, students must obtain a further 24 credits by taking seminars on philosophy, theology, humanism, literature, linguistics, law, historiography, history of education, Church history, devotional practice, the history of the sciences, and vernacular literature (Dutch and French). All seminars, other than those on Dutch and French literature, are taught in English.
Master in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
36 credits mandatory from Obligatory Educational Units, minimum 12 credits elective from Specialised Educational Units, maximum 12 credits elective from Non-Obligatory Flanking Educational Units = 60 credits total
Obligatory Educational Units
* Master Thesis 18
* Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy and Theology 6
* Medieval and Early Modern Book Illustration 6
* Interdisciplinary Practically Oriented Research Seminar Focusing on a Theme from the Cultural History of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance 6
* Signs and signification in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 6
Specialised Educational Units minimum 12 credits elective
* Humanism in the Low Countries in Relation to Other European Countries, Particularly Italy 6
* Narrative Sources and the Historiography of the Low Countries 6
* Schools and Universities 6
* History of the Church and Religion 6
* Edition of Medieval and Renaissance Texts: Methodology and Techniques 6
* History of Law 6
Non-Obligatory Flanking Educational Units
Students complete their programmes to a minimum of 60 credits each with courses on aspects of Medieval or Renaissance history, or with courses that they can show to be relevant for the profile they have chosen. Such courses must always be put to the Teaching Committee for approval.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
In the first place, this programme is accessible to students who have obtained a Master's degree in linguistics and/or literature, in history, in art history, in philosophy or in theology. They will only be admitted, however, when their former education has been evaluated. At this point, special attention will be given to:
* their general knowledge of the cultural history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (master level);
* their acquaintance with modern and old languages: an elementary knowledge of Latin is an asset; reading, speaking and writing of English is required, as is the comprehension of a French publication;
* their basic knowledge of the methodology used in historical-philological research and/or in art history (e.g. palaeography, iconology, codicology).
After admission:
* Master of History
* Master of Art History
* Master of Philosophy
* Master of Theology
* Master of Language and Literature
* Another Master's degree in Humanities
The students' previous curriculum comprises sufficient historical study of the Middle Ages and/or the Renaissance, and they are adequately skilled in ancient and modern languages and in historical-philological or art-historical research.
- TOEFL (Computer-based test 213 pt., Internet-based test 79 - 80 pt., Paper-based test 550 pt.) or IELTS (6.5 - 7 pt.)
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 79 |
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