Course summary
The MA in History allows you to roam periods of history from the late antiquity to the renaissance, and geographies from the British Isles and France, to Italy and the Holy Land. Teaching is empowered by specialist Swansea University expertise, particularly in the areas of gender, warfare, aristocratic culture, and frontiers and borderlands. You have the chance to develop a formidable knowledge base about the medieval heritage of south Wales and the surrounding region. Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University.
Modules
Modules may include: Introduction to Advanced Medieval Studies 1: Skills and Approaches; Introduction to Advanced Medieval Studies 2: Themes and Sources; Research Folder; Postgraduate Beginning Latin; Latin Texts; Postgraduate Intermediate Latin; Postgraduate Further Latin; Saints and Sinners in Christian Late Antiquity; Discovering Old English; The Queer Middle Ages: Bodies, Textuality and Objects; Was Eve Framed? Theorising the Medieval Walled Garden; Debates and Approaches in Heritage and Public History; The Normans in Western Europe and the Mediterranean: Memory, identity and diaspora, c.900-1150.; Reading Medieval Manuscripts; Directed Reading in Medieval Studies; Beginners French for Postgraduate Students; Intermediate French for Postgraduate Students; Beginners German for Postgraduate Students; Intermediate German for Postgraduate Students; Gender and Humour in Medieval and Early Modern Europe; Beginners Spanish for Postgraduate Students; Intermediate Spanish for Postgraduate Students.
Entry requirements
The typical entry requirement is a first degree in Medieval Studies, History or Literature or a relevant discipline, normally a lower second (average 55 per cent) or above or equivalent. Overseas students are expected to possess an IELTS score of 6.5 or Swansea University recognised equivalent.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £2900 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £2900 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £2900 | Year 1 |
Wales | £2900 | Year 1 |
EU | £6150 | Year 1 |
International | £6150 | Year 1 |
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
Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP