Master Crusader Studies

Institution Queen Mary, University of London
Method At the institution
Location London
Type Masters
Course fee By request

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Master Crusader Studies

Entry requirements Entry requirements An upper-second class first degree in History (or overseas equivalent). A specialism in medieval history modules in your first degree is normally expected. Mature students are encouraged to apply. A proficiency in Latin is preferable but not a prerequisite.
Academic title MA Crusader Studies
Course description The MA in Crusader Studies is designed for students who want to pursue an interest in crusading history and/or are planning to go on to do a PhD in this discipline. The programme is taught by internationally renowned experts in the field and draws upon London’s status as an established centre of crusading research. You will have access to the world’s premier library collections and participate in the renowned research seminar, The Crusades and the Eastern Mediterranean, at the Institute of Historical Research. The MA is run jointly by Queen Mary and Royal Holloway.

Programme outline

The MA consists of a historiographical and thematic core module, Recording the Crusades, one programme module, The Crusades: Louis IX, Mamluks and Mongols, plus two compulsory skills modules Beginners and Intermediate Latin or Advanced Latin/Palaeography of the Crusading Period (depending on your proficiency in Latin) and the Research Skills for Crusades Historians module (all at Queen Mary). In the second semester you will select one option module and the topic of your dissertation, which must fall within the field of Crusader Studies.

Option courses may include:

    * The Latin East 1097-1144 (Queen Mary)
    * Byzantium and the Fourth Crusade (Royal Holloway)
    * Women and the Crusades (Royal Holloway)

Assessment

Modules are assessed through project work, usually one long essay due at the beginning of the second semester, and examination. You are expected to complete four modules and a dissertation of 15,000 words, to be undertaken between April and the end of August.