Medieval History MA

Overview

Study at an internationally recognised centre of excellence for the study of medieval history, with expertise in Anglo-Saxon England and Britain in the central Middle Ages, together with early and later medieval Europe.

Our course gives you the skills and analysis you need for studying medieval history and delving into significant topics of the period, from Magna Carta to the history of medieval women. It will also introduce you to the growing field of digital humanities through collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities where digital and historical worlds meet.

Leads to careers in in teaching, archives, the media, finance, politics and heritage industries.

Description:

We are internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for the study of medieval history, and we have been further strengthened by the arrival of new members of staff. The Medieval History MA course is among the most successful of its kind worldwide, offering a broad range of optional modules and also expert training in historical skills and techniques.

Some of the major research projects in medieval history that our MA teaching staff have been involved in include the AHRC- funded online databases Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE) and Henry III Fine Rolls, an AHRC-funded project The Making of Charlemagne’s Europe and the Leverhulme Trust funded project Profile of a Doomed Elite: The Structure of English Landed Society in 1066.

Career prospects:

Our graduates continue careers in teaching, archives, the media, finance, politics and heritage industries amongst others or go on to further study.