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Medieval History – (M.A.)
University of York
Department of History
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,532 - ≈ € 15,233 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | York / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of York
The MA is a distinctive programme designed for applicants whose interests lie in the study of medieval history, and who feel that they have much more to discover. The course provides both a thorough research training and an opportunity to explore new approaches to the history of medieval Britain and Europe.
Students are introduced to a wide range of sources and approaches drawn from the entire span of the Middle Ages, and thereby gain an unusual breadth of vision which transcends more conventional boundaries, not only between British and European history but also between the early, high and late Middle Ages.
The MA is run by the Department of History and students are encouraged to participate in the lively scholarly community of the department's active graduate school through attendance at relevant MA seminars, research training sessions and the weekly departmental research seminar. Students also have full access to the Centre for Medieval Studies which provides an active programme of academic seminars, small conferences and reading groups involving both the academic staff and graduate students.
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Teaching Programme
Autumn and Spring Terms
The Core Course seeks to introduce students to the wide range of critical skills and analytical methods applicable to the study of medieval history. The course runs over two terms (2 x 10 credits). The Autumn Term module focuses on a variety of methodological approaches to the writing of history using examples and case-studies drawn from across the entire range of the Middle Ages. The Spring Term module looks at a wide range of sources used by historians, encouraging students to develop a familiarity with these materials together with the analytical and interpretative skills necessary for their own research.
In the Autumn and Spring terms, students select two Option Course modules (one per term) from History SS and CMS interdisciplinary modules. Normally three of the following History modules are offered each year.
* Renogotiating Rome (Guy Halsall)
* Uses of Writing in the Dark Ages (Mary Garrison)
* Gregory's Gaul: Society, Politics and Culture in the Merovingian Kingdoms c. 550-625 (Guy Halsall)
* Saints and Sanctity in the Early Middle Ages (Catherine Cubitt)
* Pastoral Reform (Sethina Watson)
* Medicine in Western Culture and Society c.1100-c.1340 (Peter Biller)
* Prelates, Priests and Parishioners,'The Records of the English Church 1200-1500 (Philippa Hoskin)
* The Medieval European Family (Jeremy Goldberg)
* Debating Chivalry (Craig Taylor)
* Civic Records and Civic Culture in Later Medieval England (Sarah Rees Jones)
The Skills modules (10 credits) run over the first two terms and provide training in Latin, Palaeography and Codicology and basic research abilities (e.g. essay writing, bibliographical techniques, the use of computers). Students also receive additional tailor-made technical and linguistic help and instruction in relation to the sources that they intend to use for their dissertations on an individual basis.
Summer Term
The second stage of the MA comprises the preparation, researching and writing of the dissertation of up to 20,000 words. Dissertations will normally be based on a body of primary source material, in either printed or archive form. Students receive advice about research topics and instruction in bibliography, plus additional specialist advice and guidance from a supervisor. Because of the range of expertise of staff members and the wealth of source material available in York, it is possible to provide supervision on a wide range of topics, both chronologically and geographically.
Assessment
Students will be assessed by means of one piece of written work of about 4500 words for the spring term module of the Core Course and another for each Option Course module taken in the autumn and spring terms (i.e. three pieces of work in total). Each piece of work is weighted at 16.7% of the total course mark. The remaining 50% of the assessment is by means of the dissertation.
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English Language Requirements
The University's absolute minimum English language requirements are:
* IELTS: 7.0 (in the 'Academic' test)
* TOEFL: paper-based 550/ computer-based (CBT): 213/ internet-based (iBT): 79
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: A, B, C
* Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: A
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 79 |
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