MSc in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Introduction
This innovative interdisciplinary masters programme
takes advantage of the wealth of Renaissance and Early
Modern collections in Edinburgh - from paintings by
Botticelli or Titian, to early printed editions of Shakespeare,
pioneering scientific texts, historic buildings and
archival documents. Our students also get the opportunity
to study a long chronological range of European history,
from the beginnings of the Renaissance in fourteenth-century
Italy, up to the start of the Enlightenment in the early
eighteenth century.
There is a great deal of flexibility in the programme,
so that students can further their particular academic
interests. It is possible to focus largely on one area
if required, such as English Literature, History of
Art or History.
Renaissance
to Enlightenment students have the opportunity
to take an internship
at a museum, gallery or library in Edinburgh; and to
take an intensive options course in Italy (Medieval
and Renaissance Italy: Texts, Objects and Practices).
Course Outline
1) An interdisciplinary
core course, running fortnightly over two semesters,
which allows students to work closely with academics,
curators and librarians; students will gain the research
skills needed for high level research in this field,
and consider the seismic shifts in many aspects of life
that occurred in the Renaissance/Early Modern period.
2) Two specialist
option courses that offer the chance to pursue more
detailed study of particular aspects or moments either
within or across disciplinary boundaries.
3) One research
issues, skills and methods course to aid students
in research and to prepare them for undertaking their
Masters dissertation.
4) The option of an internship
at a museum or cultural institution in Edinburgh - we
have links with institutions that include the National
Galleries of Scotland, the National
Library of Scotland as well as the University
Centre for Research Collections. Students not wishing
to do the internship, can opt to take two further option
courses, which can include a language or specialist
training in paleography.
Teaching on both the core courses and the specialist
options will be offered by a consortium of academics
at the University of Edinburgh, alongside colleagues
in Museums, Galleries and Special Collections - all
of whom are experts in aspects of early modern culture.
Participating subject areas include History
of Art, History of Science, History,
Scottish
History, Divinity,
European Languages
and Cultures, English
Literature, Architecture,
Music, and
Social Anthropology.
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