Course summary

Explore the wide-ranging developments of the Renaissance world and develop your research and communication skills. Warwick’s Centre for the Study of the Renaissance is an innovator and international leader in its field, bringing together over 40 specialists from Classics, English and Comparative Literature, History, History of Art, and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. The term in Venice will let you experience first-hand the richness of Renaissance culture. This MA covers the period c.1300-c.1650 across Europe and beyond. It provides a foundation in the art, history, literature, philosophy, religion, and science of the period, exploring their interconnections with the social and political context. Strongly interdisciplinary, this course provides a firm grounding in the features of the period, but also allows students to develop their own interests through a choice of modules in, for instance, classics, art history, English, and history. The MA also encourages students to develop their skills in areas such as writing, classical and modern languages, and palaeography. Students receive an excellent preparation whether they plan to proceed to PhD work or look for jobs in sectors such as museums or galleries, archives, higher education, or fundraising. Skills from this degree

• Advanced interdisciplinary understanding of the historical and cultural developments of the Renaissance

• Advanced synthetic and analytical skills

• Linguistic, palaeographical, and bibliographical skills

• Research and Information managements skills

• Advanced written and oral communication skills