Postgraduate Study
The postgraduate program in ancient, medieval and early modern studies is an inter-departmental program jointly offered by several Schools of the Faculty of Arts, each respected for its outstanding scholarship and particular strengths in this area of study. All these departments are represented on the Board of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern studies. The program is flexibly designed and will appeal to students with an interest in ancient, medieval and early modern literature, language, culture, history and society. Students may also take selected subjects offered by the Faculties of Music and Architecture, Building and Planning.
The structure of postgraduate study is designed to cater for scholarly interests that range from the general to the highly specialized. The best possible resources and facilities are available to students of ancient, medieval and early modern studies and academic supervision for higher degree students in the program can be provided by a number of Schools, including Historical Studies, Culture and Communication, Language and Linguistics and Philosophy.
These pages include information about the interdisciplinary postgraduate coursework programs offered by the Faculty of Arts. You should consult with members of staff in the relevant Schools, especially if you are interested in the Postgraduate Diploma, the MA or the PhD.
Coursework Programs
The following links are to pages on the Postgraduate Studies Catalogue:
Graduate
Certificate in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies)
Graduate
Certificate in Arts (Medieval and Renaissance Studies)
Graduate
Certificate in Arts (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies)
Graduate
Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies)
Graduate
Diploma in Arts (Medieval and Renaissance Studies)
Graduate
Diploma in Arts (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies)
Postgraduate
Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies)
Postgraduate
Diploma in Arts (Medieval and Renaissance Studies)
Postgraduate
Diploma in Arts (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies)
Principal Areas of Specialization
Supervision and teaching are offered in a wide range of disciplinary fields, historical periods and regional areas, including classical and medieval languages, palaeography and manuscript studies, early European and British history, art history (especially Italian art), archaeology, literary culture (especially English literary studies) and medievalism studies. Many of the subjects offered are interdisciplinary in scope and joint supervision of research projects is often possible. Each School has a website that lists the principal areas of specialization of its staff.
Time Commitment to Study
Time management plays a key role in relation to successful university study. Students need to keep in mind that as well as scheduled contact hours for lectures, tutorials and seminars a considerable additional time commitment is needed to complete the academic requirements of each subject. A subject-specific time commitment to study will be provided by your lecturer or tutor at the beginning of semester to help you schedule your workload and successfully manage your time during the semester. Below are estimates of the total time commitment required to study each 12.5-point single semester subject offered in the Faculty of Arts.
First-year Subjects
30 contact hours per subject
30 hours of class preparation and reading per subject**
36 hours of assessment-related tasks per subject
96 hours total time commitment per subject per semester
8 hours total time commitment per week per subject
Second/Third-year Subjects
30 contact hours per subject
36 hours of class preparation and reading per subject**
36 hours of assessment-related tasks per semester
102 hours of total time commitment per subject per semester
8.5 hours total time commitment per week per subject
Third/Fourth-year Subjects
24 contact hours per semester
36 hours of class preparation and reading per semester**
60 hours of assessment-related tasks per subject
120 hours total time commitment per semester per subject
10 hours total time commitment per week per subject
**The above preparation and reading time commitment is an indication
only. Some subjects could require more or less preparation and/or reading.