Taught degrees
Some Medieval and Renaissance course options across the College
Please refer to the programme details below to confirm core courses required and the number of option courses appropriate to the programme. Please note not all the courses listed may be available this year, you should consult the course organiser listed to check on availability. This list is not comprehensive and other relevant courses may be running this year, please discuss these options with your programme director.
List of option courses 2012-2013
MSc in Medieval Literatures and Cultures
This MSc programme is based in the School of Literatures, Languages and
Cultures. While its central focus is on the literatures of the European
middle ages, the programme engages widely with the historical and cultural contexts in which medieval literature flourished. It is
designed to be flexible and to enable pathways which may range from a
focus on a particular branch of literature to those which are broader
ranging and interdisciplinary. The programme involves three strands: a core course in key issues and texts for
literature of the middle ages; a skills strand in palaeography and
manuscript study which also gives the opportunity to learn or develop a
range of medieval languages; a wide choice of options in which the
linguistic, literary, historical and art historical disciplines are all
represented.
MSc in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
This masters
course in Renaissance and Early Modern studies takes
advantage of the wealth and diversity of Renaissance
and Early Modern collections in Edinburgh, furnishing
students with the knowledge and skills for independent
research in this field in a university, museum or heritage
setting. It is unique amongst degrees in Renaissance
Studies in offering students the opportunity to undertake
an internship in a museum, special collections library,
or similar cultural institution.
MSc in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
The end of Classical Antiquity in the Mediterranean and the Middle East witnessed the formation of polities, institutions and ideologies which define and continue to influence our world today. This new programme builds upon the University of Edinburgh’s reputation as a hub for the study of the Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine worlds. By combining a diverse, yet cognate range of research interests, this interdisciplinary programme is able to offer an exceptional selection of linguistic and disciplinary expertise in the study of the Long Late Antiquity, embracing Arabic, Archaeology, Art History, Classical Languages and Literature, History, Persian and Theology.
MSc in Medieval History
Medieval History is concerned broadly with all aspects
of European history between about 400 and 1500 A.D.
This
MSc programme is designed to provide a grounding
for all students in the principal categories of surviving
evidence, of the technical skills needed to read them,
namely, palaeography and linguistic knowledge (generally
Latin), and of the value of an interdisciplinary approach
to medieval research. Further, students will deepen
their knowledge and understanding of selected themes
and topics in a way that enables them to select and
execute an independent piece of research. Students will
benefit from proximity to the rich manuscript collections
at the National Library of Scotland and the National
Archives, as well as the printed holdings at the National
Library, and elsewhere in Edinburgh.
MSc in Art in the Global Middle Ages
This
Masters programme is designed for students seeking
a distinctive and unique perspective on the arts of
the Middle Ages. Visual culture, throughout the medieval
period, is addressed from a global viewpoint. The programme
combines study of the arts and their audiences in Europe
with those in non-Christian cultures (Islam and China
). The main focus is on issues stemming from consideration
of cultural exchange and interaction between West and
East. One example is the practice of exchanging gifts,
its traditions, diplomatic significance and intellectual
consequences. The programme will also consider issues
concerning pilgrimage and conquest, and will address
questions arising from study of the rise of global trade
and travel. These embrace such topics as: material exchange
(e.g. ivory, pigments and silks); pilgrimage; travel
literature and its uses; artistic and technological
exchange; and the taste of the exotic.
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