Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The MA (Medieval History) is a full-time, taught programme running for 12 months or part-time over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programmes.

Students take modules to the value of 90 credits comprising of taught modules to the value of 45 credits (Part I) and a dissertation to the value of 45 credits (Part II).

Postgraduate Certificate in Medieval History

Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Medieval History.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits.
Part I
Students take 45 credits as follows - all listed core modules (30 credits) and 15 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
HI6090	The Insular World in Text and Image	10
HI6091	Skills for Medieval Historians: Sources, Methods and Public History	10
HI6094	Imagining the medieval city: historical contexts for medievalists	10
Elective Modules
Select one of the following options:		15
Option I
LT6001	Beginners' Latin (15)
Option II 1
LT6005	Latin Project (10)
plus other 5 credit Latin module (chosen in consultation with Staff, School of History)
Option III
Select 15 credits from the following (in consultation with supervisor and with the approval of the MA coordinator) 2
AR2034	The Archaeology of Early Medieval and Viking Britain (5)
AR3039	The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland (5)
AR3061	Ireland's Golden Age: Art and Craft AD 600 - 1200 (5)
CC6001	Old Irish (10)
or CC6011	Continuing Old Irish ()
CC6008	Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research (10)
CC6021	Devotion and Belief in Pre-Norman Ireland (10)
CC6023	The Culture of Gender in Early Ireland (10)
GR2018	Roman Imperial History: AD 14-68 (5)
GR2031	The Rise of Christianity (5)
GR2042	Byzantium and the Rise of Islam (5)
HI2025	The Vikings (5)
HI2031	Ireland and Rome: History, Culture, and Contact (5)
HI2038	The Tudors and Ireland (5)
HI3052	From Pagans to Christians (5)
HI3122	Ritual and Space in the Late Middle Ages (5)
LT2009	Reading Latin (5)
Part II
Students take 45 credits as follows:
Core Modules
HI6100	History Dissertation 3	45
Total Credits		90

¹

For students with prior qualifications in Latin.

²

The availability of these options may vary on an annual basis.

³

A dissertation of a maximum of 20,000 words must be submitted by a specified date in September.

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take modules to the value of at least 30 credits from the following:
Core Modules
HI6090	The Insular World in Text and Image	10
HI6091	Skills for Medieval Historians: Sources, Methods and Public History	10
HI6094	Imagining the medieval city: historical contexts for medievalists	10
Elective Modules
Select one of the following options:		15
Option I
LT6001	Beginners' Latin
Option II 1
LT6005	Latin Project
plus other 5 credit Latin module (chosen in consultation with Staff, School of History)
Option III
Select 15 credits from the following (in consultation with supervisor and with the approval of the MA coordinator) 2
AR2034	The Archaeology of Early Medieval and Viking Britain
AR3039	The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland
AR3061	Ireland's Golden Age: Art and Craft AD 600 - 1200
CC6001	Old Irish
or CC6011	Continuing Old Irish
CC6008	Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research
CC6021	Devotion and Belief in Pre-Norman Ireland
CC6023	The Culture of Gender in Early Ireland
GR2018	Roman Imperial History: AD 14-68
GR2031	The Rise of Christianity
GR2042	Byzantium and the Rise of Islam
HI2025	The Vikings
HI2031	Ireland and Rome: History, Culture, and Contact
HI2038	The Tudors and Ireland
HI3052	From Pagans to Christians
HI3122	Ritual and Space in the Late Middle Ages
LT2009	Reading Latin

¹

For students with prior qualifications in Latin.

²

The availability of these options may vary on an annual basis.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Medieval History (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the particular field of study;
  
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of the major issues and problems within the study of history/international relations/cultural contact;
  
• Evaluate and incorporate new insights informed by the forefront of the field of learning;
  
• Demonstrate competence in a range of level 9 research training methodologies and a range of discipline specific research skills;
  
• Take responsibility for their research agenda and project, and initiate and evaluate appropriate methodologies.