Have you ever wanted to study the Middle Ages at postgraduate level?
SAIMS offers a range of research and taught postgraduate programmes.
MLitt in Medieval Studies
The MLitt in Medieval Studies is an interdisciplinary programme run by SAIMS.
This interdisciplinary course equips students with the knowledge of different theoretical approaches and current debates in the fields of history, art history, divinity, languages and literature. Students can work on topics suited to their own interests while also expanding their horizons beyond a single discipline.
Highlights
- Draws on the long-established and recognised strengths in medieval studies available from the participating disciplines – Art History, Divinity, English, History, Modern Languages and Philosophy.
- Gives students the opportunity to work closely with colleagues covering a vast range of expertise from Late Antiquity to the 15th century and across the medieval world, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean to the British Isles and Scandinavia.
- Introduces different theoretical approaches, current debates and the nature of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work in the fields of history, art history, languages and literature.
- Offers an opportunity to combine training in manuscript studies and palaeography with interdisciplinary work or single discipline modules.
- Includes weekly seminars and regular workshops, bringing students into direct contact with visiting academics.
PhD in Medieval Studies
The SAIMS also provides a unique, internationally-recognised research environment for medieval studies, with potential PhD supervisors from a range of disciplines. For a list of potential supervisors, see our list of our staff and their expertise. Typically, a PhD in Medieval Studies has supervisors from more than one school and will take part in SAIMS’s lively research environment, with its seminars, workshops and reading groups. PhD programmes are also available through the individual schools.
If you have an idea for a project, please get in touch with one of our members or contact us at [email protected]
For more information on PhD study at the University of St Andrews, see the St Leonard’s College website.
For advice on designing a PhD proposal by one of our staff, see James Palmer’s thoughts here.
MLitt in Medieval History
The MLitt in Medieval History is a taught postgraduate programme run by the School of History.
The MLitt in Medieval History allows students to study a variety of topics in depth from across the medieval worlds, from Central Asia to the Atlantic and from Iceland to Egypt. This broad-ranging programme is designed to cater for students of differing career ambitions, areas of specialisation and previous training.
Highlights
- The course benefits from an immense range of expertise from medieval scholars.
- The flexible nature of the programme makes it suitable both for those wishing to go on to doctoral research and for those wishing only to take a year’s specialist study.
- Study fosters fundamental research skills, including bibliography and source criticism.
- Develops writing skills for the presentation of extended research projects, including as training for doctoral study.
MLitt in Medieval English
The MLitt in Medieval English is an intensive one-year taught programme run by the School of English. The course covers the medieval literature of England and Scotland from the first appearance of written English to the start of the Renaissance.
The MLitt in Medieval English offers a rigorous programme of study covering the medieval literature of England and Scotland from the Anglo-Saxon period to the early Renaissance.
Highlights
- The programme develops the various intellectual and practical skills necessary for research in the field of medieval literature.
- Students will extend and deepen their knowledge of English and Scottish literature from the earliest Old English writings through to the close of the Middle Ages.
- In addition to being a member of the School’s own Medieval and Renaissance Research Group, you will also become a member of the St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies.
- Expert palaeography classes are offered within the School, and students have access to unique manuscript materials provided by the University’s Special Collections.