History & Classics
Medieval History MA
2018 entry
Duration: full-time: one year, part-time: two years
Study mode: full-time, part-time
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King’s is internationally recognised as
a centre of excellence for the study
of medieval history, with expertise
in the study of Anglo-Saxon England
and Britain in the central Middle Ages,
together with early and later medieval
Europe.
This MA course gives you the skills and
analysis you need for medieval historical
study and delving into the significant
topics of the period, from Magna Carta
to the history of medieval women. It will
also introduce you to the burgeoning
field of digital humanities through
collaboration with the Department of
Digital Humanities where the digital and
historical worlds meet.  are currently conducting include the AHRC-
 Key benefits
• One of the best history departments in the
world, ranked 5th in the UK for Research
Quality (REF 2014) and in the top five
departments of history in Europe (QS World
University Rankings 2016).
• International centre of excellence for the study
of Medieval history.
• Introduces students to the burgeoning field of
digital humanities through collaboration with
the Department of Digitial Humanities and
King’s Digital Lab.
• The central London location offers students
unrivalled access to world-class museums,
collections, archives and libraries as well as
easy access to resources in Europe.
• Vibrant research culture, including seminars
and conferences at which students are
encouraged to participate and give papers.
Course details
We are internationally recognised as a centre
of excellence for the study of medieval history,
and we have been further strengthened by the
arrival of new members of staff. The Medieval
History MA course is among the most successful
of its kind worldwide, offering a broad range
of optional modules and also expert training in
historical skills and techniques.
Some of the major research projects in
medieval history that our MA teaching staff
funded online databases Prosopography of
Anglo-Saxon England (PASE) and Henry III Fine
Rolls, an AHRC-funded project The Making of
Charlemagne’s Europe a  nd the Leverhulme Trust
funded project Profile of a Doomed Elite: The
Structure of English Landed Society in 1066.
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Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Course structure Optional modules King’s College London reviews the modules
We will encourage you to make full use of the In addition, you are required to take three offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date,
opportunities available through the Institute of Courses are divided into modules. You will modules (totalling 60 credits) from a range of innovative and relevant programmes of study.
Historical Research (IHR). Many members of normally take modules totalling 180 credits. optional modules which may typically include: Therefore, modules offered may change. We
the Department prepare and deliver its period- Required modules suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on
• Magna Carta & Medieval Monarchy
based seminars, including the flourishing Early You are required to take: our website for updates.
(20 credits)
Medieval History and European History 1150-
• Materials & Methods (20 credits) • Money in the Middle Ages (20 credits)
1550 seminars. In addition, the IHR offers a
• Palaeography (20 credits) • Carolingian Literature: Politics & Imagination
wide range of other events: from student-run
• Latin for Graduates or Latin for Graduates in an Age of Anxiety (20 credits)
workshops to specialist training days. This
(Intermediate) (20 credits) • The History of Medieval Women (20 credits)
intersection between Department, School and
• Dissertation (60 credits) • The Language of Politics: Italy 1250–1500
the IHR means we have a uniquely productive
(20 credits)
environment for graduate study in History. If you are a part-time student, you will take • One God, One Sea: Byzantium & Islam,
Teaching Materials and Methods and Latin for Graduates 600–800 (20 credits)
If you are a full-time student, we will give you or Latin for Graduates, along with two optional • Up to 40 credits from a range of master’s level
four to eight hours of teaching through seminars, modules, in your first year. In your second year, modules offered outside the Department,
where you will contribute to the discussion and you will take Palaeography and your Dissertation, including those offered at other institutions
prepare presentations. along with a final optional module, in your (intercollegiately), subject to the course
second year. convenor’s approval
If you are a part-time student, we will give you
two to six hours of teaching each week through
seminars.
For your dissertation, we will give you six hours
of supervision.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment
The majority of our modules are assessed through
coursework. Your dissertation will be a 15,000-
word essay.
Regulating body
King’s College London is regulated by the
Higher Education Funding Council for England.
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Location
This course is primarily taught at the King’s
College London Strand Campus. Our central
London location offers you unrivalled access to
world-class museums, collections, archives and
libraries, as well as easy access to resources in
Europe. You will benefit from our own facilities
and the huge number of cultural and social
opportunities of one of the world’s most vibrant
and dynamic cities.
Career prospects
Our graduates continue to further research or
transfer their skills and knowledge to careers in
teaching, archives, the media, finance, politics
and heritage industries.
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Fees and funding
Full-time and part-time tuition fees – UK The International tuition fees for the 2018–19
The UK tuition fees for the 2018–19 academic
year are available on the course web page.
Please note that the tuition fees for subsequent
years of study may be subject to increases in line
with King’s terms and conditions.
Full-time and part-time tuition fees – EU
Current regulations allow some students to
pay UK tuition fees on the basis of their EU
citizenship or residency. Until these eligibility
criteria are changed, the EU tuition fee will
remain the same as the UK tuition fee.
The UK tuition fees for the 2018–19 academic
year are available on the course web page.
Please note that the tuition fees for subsequent
years of study may be subject to increases in line
with King’s terms and conditions.
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Full-time and part-time tuition fees – Additional costs
International In addition to your tuition fees, you can also
expect to pay for: 
academic year are available on the course web
• books if you choose to buy your own copies 
page.
• clothing for optional course related events and
Please note that the tuition fees for subsequent competitions 
years of study may be subject to increases in line • library fees and fines 
with King’s terms and conditions. • personal photocopies 
• printing course handouts 
Deposit
• society membership fees 
When you receive an offer for this course you
• stationery 
will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit
• travel costs around London and between
to secure your place. The deposit will be credited
campuses 
towards your total fee payment.
• printing and binding two hard copies of the
The UK/EU deposit is £500. dissertation
• graduation costs.
The International deposit is £2,000.
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