The main difference between this and the various strands of the MA in History is an emphasis on two particular skills which are particularly important for medieval studies: an introduction to medieval Latin and an introduction to medieval palaeography, a knowledge of both of which is essential for anyone wanting to do serious work on the Middle Ages. As in the MA in History, the largest element is the 10,000-word dissertation, which is due in the July after the start of the course. The topic of the dissertation can range anywhere within the medieval world, from Iceland and Ireland in the West to the crusader kingdoms in the East, the only limitation being the availability of sources in a language which students can understand. (The ever-increasing body of sources in translation is making more adventurous topics ever more possible.)
The James Joyce Library in UCD offers a great deal of support for medieval studies, in the wide range of journals which it has on the shelves (or in electronic form), and the presence there of such significant series of texts as the Patrologia Latina (also available through a Library subscription in electronic form), the Rolls Series, many volumes of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica (also now available online) and of Corpus Christianorum, and much more. |
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Students should have at least a 2.1 (GPA of 3.08) in their first degree. Students whose first language is not English will be required to submit evidence of their language competency. |
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