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Material Cultures & the History of the Book – (M.Sc.)
The University of Edinburgh
College of Humanities & Social Science
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,054 - ≈ € 13,937 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Distinctive for its integration of traditional bibliography, special-collections training, and advanced theoretical approaches, Material Cultures and the History of the Book brings together theory and practice in new and innovative ways.
Combining the study of cultural history, intensive archival research, and the latest intellectual developments, the postgraduate programme is taught across several academic units by leading international experts in the field.
How You Will Be Taught Students take two core courses, one per semester, along with two specialised option courses. Cultures of the Book, the first-semester core course, offers an introduction to an extensive range of media forms and technologies, from manuscript to electronic text.
In the second semester, students choose from one of two core courses: 2A: Book History, Media Theory, and Communications explores some of the major theoretical issues with which practitioners of the material culture of the text have engaged in recent years; while 2B: Working with Collections, based in the University Library's Special Collections division addresses problems in conservation, cataloguing, digitisation, and the display and management of collections.
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Take testRequirements
A good first degree in an appropriate subject, equivalent to a UK 2:1.
English Language Requirements
* IELTS 6.5 (with 6.0 in each section)
* TOEFL 580 (with 55 in each section and 4.0 in TWE)
* TOEFL 237 in CBT (with 21 in each section)
* TOEFL-iBT 92 (with at least 20 in each section)
* CPE Grade B or higher
* CAE Grade A
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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