2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Medieval Studies
| Programme code: | MA-MDVL12 | UCAS code: | |
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| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Melanie Brunner | Contact address: | M.Brunner@leeds.ac.uk |
A part time version of this programme is available (programme code MA-MDVL24-PT).
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
- Applicants should have, or expect to graduate with, the equivalent of a good BA Honours degree.
- Previous specialisation in some aspect of Medieval Studies is an advantage.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of History
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School Of History
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Not applicable, since this is an interdisciplinary programme, and does not correspond to any QAA benchmark group.
Programme specification:
The programme will enable students to develop:
- a European and interdisciplinary perspective on the Middle Ages
- high-level critical and analytical skills
- the mental agility to absorb and synthesise material from a range of disciplines.
It will prepare students to carry out independent research at a high level and give students the opportunity to make links with related professional organisations, including the Royal Armouries, Kirkstall Abbey and Abbey House Museum, and the Yorkshire Archaeological Society.
By the point of successful completion of the MA, students will have acquired:
- reading knowledge of one or more of the languages read and spoken internationally in Medieval Europe
- technical skills in a relevant area
- technical bibliographical skills necessary to produce high-level research in Medieval Studies
- the ability to identify and investigate the main issues in a large topic
- the ability to develop reasoned arguments fully supported by primary and secondary evidence.
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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
- To pass the MA, a student needs to have a credit-weighted average mark of 50 or above, taking into account all 180 credits.
- To pass the MA with merit, a student needs to have a credit-weighted average mark of 60 or above, taking into account all 180 credits.
- To pass the MA with Distinction, a student needs to have a credit-weighted average mark of 70 or above, taking into account all 180 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
Students will normally take both MEDV5000M and MEDV5001M, but the following alternatives are available:
(a) Candidates who test (by examination) as research-capable in Medieval Latin must take at least 60 credits in Medieval language(s) (which can include MEDV5020M).
(b) Students who test as beginners in Medieval Latin may take MEDV5000M only, and in addition, 30 credits in one medieval vernacular language.
(c) Students who test as beginners in Medieval Latin and wish to take both MEDV5000M and MEDV50001M may study a further language module in lieu of an option module.
Further guidance can be sought from the Programme Director.
| MEDV5000M | Introduction to Medieval Latin | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MEDV5001M | Intermediate Medieval Latin | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV5110M | Research Methods and Bibliography | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MEDV5120M | Palaeography: Reading Medieval Manuscripts | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV5145M | Medieval Studies Dissertation | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 30 Sep |
Optional modules:
Candidates may take 30-60 credits from the language modules listed below.
| ARAB5025M | Turkish for Beginners | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ARAB5100M | Arabic For Beginners 1 | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ARAB5150M | Arabic for Beginners 2 | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB5175M | Arabic For Beginners 3 | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ARAB5195M | Persian for Beginners | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MEDV5020M | Advanced Medieval Latin | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MEDV5100M | Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV5235M | Medieval English | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MEDV5245M | Old Norse | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 |
Not all optional modules will necessarily be on offer in any given year.
Modules will not run with fewer than two students.
Candidates are required to study 30-90 credits from the following modules, except those who meet caveat (c) in the field above. Further guidance can be sought from the Programme Director:
| HIST5875M | Lifecycles: Birth, Death and Illness in the Middle Ages | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MEDV5026M | Coinage, Power and Identity in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MEDV5100M | Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV5282M | Gender, Power and the Supernatural: Saints and their Cults | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MEDV5295M | Religious Communities and the Individual Experience of Religion, 1200-1500 | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MEDV5330M | The Medieval Tournament: Combat and Spectacle in Western Europe, 1100-1600 | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MEDV5340M | Medieval Bodies | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Not all optional modules will necessarily be on offer in any given year. Modules will not run with fewer than two students.
Candidates may take up to 60 credits from the following modules:
| ARTF5012M | The Margins of Medieval Art | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ARTF5109M | Prehuman to Post-Anthropocene | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ARTF5111M | Art of the Silk Roads | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL5217M | Arthurian Legend: Medieval to Modern | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| HIST5020M | Making History: Archive Collaborations | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Not all optional modules will necessarily be on offer in any given year. Modules will not run with fewer than two students.
Elective modules:
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