Course details
The MA in Medieval History is a taught, one-year course that gives you the research skills to investigate and interpret the literary and artistic culture of the Middle Ages.
You will encounter medieval sources that are being radically reinterpreted in the light of exciting new research by course lecturers. The course is designed to give you a thorough grounding in research skills while providing maximum freedom to follow your own research interests.
You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your own ability to engage with historical sources in writing your research dissertation. You will also adapt your research and analytical skills to a variety of non-academic contexts or, alternatively, to undertaking further research.
Course Details
In the autumn and spring teaching periods, you will take a number of courses (including instruction in Latin) that explore major themes in western medieval culture and are intended to equip you with the key skills of the medieval historian. Teaching is research-led; classes focus on a range of sources, both literary and visual.
In the first teaching period, the MA offers modules which concentrate on historical themes, and others which are intended to develop key research skills and methodologies. At the beginning of the autumn teaching period, you will take Contexts for Medieval History (Hi6036). This is a short and intensive introduction to key research contexts for themes and topics in medieval history. In the autumn semester, you take Intellectual History (Hi6037), in which you examine key themes in Irish and European intellectual history from the early to the late Middle Ages. You also take Interpreting the Sources (Hi6038). This course involves a close analysis of selected sources of fundamental importance for understanding medieval history and culture.
In the second teaching period, you take Skills for Medieval Historians (Hi6039), where you explore, evaluate and employ the variety of sources, techniques and strategies available to historians.
Detailed Entry Requirements
To be considered for registration an applicant will normally have a primary degree of at least Second Class Honours Grade I level in a suitable subject or the equivalent
Applications from students with a Second Class Honours Grade II degree in a suitable subject may also be considered. These applicants may be requested to submit a proposal and/or attend an interview.
All candidates must satisfy a Selection Committee who may request applicants to provide letters of reference.
Important Note: Before completing the online application and online Supplementary Question Form, intending candidates must consult with the relevant course co-ordinators or prospective supervisors to discuss/confirm their proposed research area (Course Co-Ordinator names and contact details are available in the Course Content section further down). Following this consultation the proposed supervisor should be named on the online supplementary questions form.
Assessment
In the taught modules, you are assessed by coursework, which usually involves the writing of an essay and the delivery of oral presentations. You will also complete a minor dissertation (20,000 words) based on your own research of a topic of particular interest to you. The MA in Medieval History has a credit weighting of 90 credits, pided equally between coursework (45 credits) and minor dissertation (45 credits).
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About University College Cork
UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.
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