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Interdisciplinary Degrees For the Mediaeval History & Archaeology degree you take the core course Principles and Techniques in Archaeology in your third year and then a selection from a list of approved modules in archaeology and in the history of the period of your choice. Candidates for this degree often attend the Summer School at the British School of Rome, to which St Andrews has the right to nominate at least one person each year. One popular option within this degree is the chance to write a dissertation on some subject of archaeological and historical interest.


Mediaeval History is also a major contributor to the interdisciplinary Mediaeval Studies degree which allows you to combine courses focusing on mediaeval society and culture taught in a number of different academic Schools, including English, Modern Languages, and Art History.


Summary of Course Content


First Level (1st year) First-level modules provide an introduction to the mediaeval world, one exploring politics and society in the early mediaeval world (c. 500 - c. 1100) across Britain, continental Europe and the Near East, and a second examining developments in the British Isles between 1100 and 1500.


Second Level (usually 2nd year) Second-level modules provide an analytical survey of the history of Mediaeval Europe and the Middle East as well as a grounding in the major themes and developments of history as a scholarly discipline and the study of historiography. The critical examination of relevant primary sources and study skills are built into the course.


Honours (3rd and 4th years) For Single Honours in third year, you take four Honours option modules which offer a wide range of specialist studies within the history of Britain and the wider mediaeval world. Each year we offer about 18 different specialist modules – a sample currently being:


• The Mediaeval Castle • The Ottoman Empire from Mediaeval Anatolia to Suleyman the Magnificent


• Britons and Saxons 570-822


• Mediaeval Apocalyptic Traditions •


Inca Civilisation and its Destruction • Middle Ages and the Movies


In fourth year you take one more Honours option, a dissertation on a subject of your choice and a special subject. The dissertation offers the opportunity for in-depth study and extended writing. The special subject is the culmination of an undergraduate’s historical studies and involves an exploration of a wide variety of sources on a specific topic.


A range of choices is currently offered including, for example:


• Byzantium in the Tenth Century • The Age of Charlemagne • The Cult of Saints • The Hundred Years War • The Fourth Crusade • Past and Present in Mediaeval Wales


Mediaeval History also combines very well with a whole range of other subjects in Joint Honours degrees. You could, for example, combine it with Art History and specialise in both the history and art history of a particular period. You might choose to study the historical background to a period of philosophy you find fascinating. Looking at the roots of modern society might help put contemporary psychology into context. The flexibility of the Joint Honours degree means that you choose fewer modules in each subject, but are able to sample a wider range of subjects.


Teaching Teaching is through a mixture of lectures, seminars and tutorials. The first and second year classes are fairly large but each student is assigned a tutor who will see them in small groups and provide advice and encouragement. Honours courses are taught in seminar groups which usually number about fifteen. Special Subject groups are comprised normally of no more than eight students and dissertations are supervised individually.


Study Abroad The School of History encourages its students to take part in established exchange programmes which allow them to study abroad for a semester or a year in their third year. Erasmus exchanges are also encouraged and our current programmes are with the universities of Oslo, Leiden and Bonn. Mediaeval History and Mediaeval History & Archaeology students have found the exchange with the University of Oslo at the Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies particularly beneficial. For more information on European or North American Exchanges, see pages 20-21.


Careers Recent graduates have gone on to work in a great range of professions: Inspector of Taxes for HMRC, Marketing Assistant at the Barbican Centre, Customer Service Officer for NatWest Bank, Development Officer for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. More information: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/School_of_History


Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre.


History (Mediaeval)


“The history of the Middle Ages is far more than lists of kings and bishops – it’s the story of the glory of Byzantium and the Caliphate, and the horrors of the Black Death. It is the record of deeds of men like Charlemagne, Saladin, and El Cid. Studying these and other topics at St Andrews is a dynamic and lively experience.”


Scott (County Down, Northern Ireland)


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