Course summary
This programme offers you the opportunity to research one aspect of the fragmentation of the Roman World and its transformation into a myriad of new states as the result of internal pressures and barbarian invasion in the period AD 300–700. The taught elements examine major debates about the period, tackling historical, textual, archaeological and art historical material as an essential foundation for your research topic. Times Higher Education ranked us among the top five departments of Classics in the country for our performance in the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise.
Modules
The MRes consists of three taught modules and a 20,000-word supervised research thesis on a topic of your choice in the late antique world. You should talk to a potential supervisor about this project before making your application. You will also choose two optional modules from a range which typically includes: Byzantine Archaeology and Material Culture; Empire and Identity; Greek (Beginner/Advanced); Latin (Beginner/Advanced); CAHA Seminar for Social History: Ancient Slaveries; Economies of the Late Roman, Byzantine and Frankish East; Gender in Byzantium; Ideas, Ideals and Ideologies; Methodologies of Byzantine Studies; Numismatics for Research and in Museums;
Assessment method
The courses are assessed in various ways by examination, coursework and attendance.
Entry requirements
For MRes and MA by Research programmes, entry to our programmes usually requires a good (normally a 2:1 or above) Honours degree, or an equivalent qualification if you were educated outside the UK, usually in a relevant area.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For more detailed information on available funding and fees for postgraduate courses please visit: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/fees-funding
Provider information
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT