MA Medieval History 2024-25

You will take all three modules.
Part-time students will take the Dissertation and Research Presentation in the second year.

• HST6601: Approaching the Middle Ages (30 credits, semester 1)

• HST6560: Dissertation in History (60 credits, semesters 1 & 2) 

• HST6802: Research Presentation (15 credits, semester 2)

Semester one:

• HST6042 Presenting the Past: Making History Public (15 credits)

• HST6089 Wikipedia and History (15 credits)

• HST6801 Research Skills for Historians (15 credits)

Semester two:

• HST401 The Global Cold War (30 credits)

• HST423 A History of Emotions, from the Medieval Age to the Modern (30 credits)

• HST424 Feminist Methods in Historical Practice (30 credits)

• HST681 Work Placement (15 credits)

• HST6031 The Dawn of Modernity in the Late Middle Ages (15 credits)

• HST6087 Before Facebook: Social Networks in History (15 credits)

Teaching and assessment methods may vary for these modules. 

Please note that the owning programme has final approval for acceptance onto their modules and, if space becomes limited, priority may be given to students registered on that programme.

Semester one:

• HST412 Heritage, History and Identity (15 credits) - this module is now full

• HST416 Bronze Age Worlds (15 credits)

• HST420 Society and Culture in the Later Middle Ages (15 credits)

• HST422 Digital Mapping for the Humanities (15 credits)

• Languages for All modules where relevant to your programme of study. These modules are 10 credits and must be taken alongside the appropriate Enhanced Languages module (5 credits). 

Semester two:

• HST408 Digital Cultural Heritage: Theory and Practice (15 credits) - this module is now full

• HST417 Heritage, Place and Community (15 credits)

• Languages for All modules where relevant to your programme of study. These modules are 10 credits and must be taken alongside the appropriate Enhanced Languages module (5 credits).