BA Medieval Studies

About the Course

furness coucher monk and virgin Medieval Studies is an interdisciplinary degree that allows you to explore all aspects of the medieval world.

The Medieval Studies degree is structured around methodological and research modules such as Introduction to Medieval Studies in your first year, and Medieval Manuscript Studies and Documentary Sources for Medieval Studies in the second year.

To these you may add relevant modules that may be drawn from any of the contributing subject areas: History, English, Theology, Classics, and Welsh. The culmination of the degree is the special subject, and the dissertation module, taken in the final year. Teaching is mostly in small groups, which allows for interaction, discussion and debate.

Award
BA (Single Honours)

UCAS Code
V130

Course Length
3 years full-time; part-time study available

Entry Requirements

The School has a dedicated Admissions and Recruitment officer who deals with all UCAS application, liaises with the various Programme Coordinators and arranges visits, and Open Days. The programme requirements are between 240 and 260 points and above or Access to HE Foundation Degree. However we are keen to judge each application on its merits, and thus will also look at non traditional routes though here entry may require an interview.

Career Opportunities

  • Teaching
  • Heritage (library, archives, museum, tourism)
  • Postgraduate research
  • General administrative and management posts

You will develop powers of analysis, logical thought and argument within a supportive and encouraging environment. It will be these skills of communication, understanding, analysis and self-management that provide you with a passport into employment. Types of employment could include museum and archive work, local government, journalism, law, banking, local politics, all types of administrative work, marketing and advertising, and teaching.

Campus

Lampeter Campus

Typical modules

  • Medieval England
  • The Wars of the Roses
  • Chaucer’s Comic Tales
  • Medieval Wales
  • Anglo-Saxon Heroic Literature
  • Crusades

Key Features

  • Small classes with interactive learning
  • Opportunity to construct your own degree scheme
  • Interdisciplinary teaching across departments
  • Research-led teaching by authorities in medieval studies disciplines
  • Seminars on medieval manuscripts from our Roderic Bowen Library and Archives and the National Library of Wales
  • Informative field trips to local and national sites

Programme Specification

Programme Specification MEDIEVAL STUDIES

Further Information

Joint Routes Available:

  • BA Medieval Studies and Anthropology - VL16
  • BA Medieval Studies and Archaeology - V V41
  • BA Medieval St and Chinese St - TV11
  • BA Medieval St and Classical St - VQ18
  • BA Medieval St and English - VQ13
  • BA Medieval St and History - V138
  • BA Medieval Studies and Modern Historical Studies - V191
  • BA Medieval St and Philosophy - V V5D

Assessment methods

Assessment methods for the course draw upon a range of different forms and approaches that include a variety of written formats from essays (ranging from 1500 words up to 3500 words in length), book reviews, literature surveys, short 1000 word analyses, reflective journals, document analysis, palaeography, oral presentations delivered both in a group and individually, and both seen and unseen examinations.

In addition to summative assessments the programme also undertakes a range of formative assessments that may include one or more of the following: peer assessed work, group presentations, journals, internet searches, document analysis, and bibliographic exercises.

Learning and Teaching methods

Teaching methods are designed to provide interest, variety and academic curiosity. Seminars, workshops and small group work are our principal means of teaching, though supported by lectures, field trips, revision and study groups. We are also offer one-to-one tutorials in which you can discuss aspects of your on written work such as help with the structuring of essays, or writing technique or feedback advice on a specific assignment.