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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2007/2008
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Medieval History (MSc/Dip)
Degree Type: Taught Postgraduate Masters/Diploma
NYT Course S L CT
5 Semester 1      
  Sources of Medieval History E 11 20
  Latin E 11 20
  OR      
  Palaeography and Codicology (1)** E 11 20
  OR      
  Postgraduate Research Skills and Methods E 11 20
  Specialist Option Module* E 11 20
  Semester 2      
  Approaches to Medieval Culture and Society E 11 20
  OR      
  An appropriate language other than Latin E 11 20
  OR      
  Specialist Option* E 11 20
  Latin E 11 20
  OR      
  Palaeography and Codicology (2)** E 11 20
  Specialist Option Module* E 11 20
  Dissertation E 11 60
The range of option modules available may vary according to staffing arrangements.
*The available options relevant to the programme at present include:
  Contacts Conflicts between East and West 600-900: the Pirenne thesis re-examined
  The Dal Riata
  The Life and Works of Adomnan of Iona
  The Seven Ecumenical Councils 325-787
  Religion and Ritual in Late Medieval Towns
  Women in Medieval Europe, c.1000-c. 1500
  Normandy and the Normans c. 900-1204
  War and Society in Early Christian Scotland
  Kingship in Early Medieval Scotland
  Byzantine and Norman South Italy
  The Late Medieval Chronicle Tradition in Scotland
  Kingship in Late Medieval Scotland
  The Lordship of the Isles: a Political History
Further to discussion with the programme director a student may also choose an option from the suite of courses offered by the School.
(**) Students should note that if they choose to take 'Palaeography and Codicology' in semester 1 they have to complete the second half of the course in semester 2.
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