The Medieval Studies programme from the University of BirminghamÊoffers an opportunity to engage in advanced study of your chosen discipline through a range of core and optional modules.ÊIn all teaching you are encouraged to apply class material to your own specific research interests and your dissertation.Ê
Why study this course
- Excellent research reputationÊ- Times Higher Education ranked the Department of History first in the country for its performance in the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise.
- Global approachÊ- You will have the opportunity to study anything from the Vikings to Islam in Afghanistan. This is unparalleled in the UK.Ê
- EmployabilityÊ-ÊYou will be able to use this programme as a launch pad for further careers within or outside of academia, obtaining a firm grounding in historical methods, and a broad knowledge of relevant topics through coursework and engaging with the academic community at Birmingham and beyond.Ê
- Research networksÊ-ÊPostgraduate students across several schools run their own research network, the EMREM Forum (Early Medieval - Medieval - Renaissance - Reformation - Early Modern). The EMREM Forum organises regular seminars, training sessions, writing workshops and an annual postgraduate conference that has inspired similar ventures at other universities.Ê
- Access to academic support servicesÊ- As a postgraduate student you will have access to services such as theÊAcademic Writing Advisory ServiceÊand theÊBank of Assessed WorkÊwhich will aid your transition from undergraduate to postgraduate level, or back into academia after a time away.
Careers
BirminghamÕs History graduates develop a broad range of transferable skills that are highly valued by a range of employers. These skills include: familiarity with research methods; the ability to manage large quantities of information from diverse sources; the ability to organise information in a logical and coherent manner; the expertise to write clearly and concisely and to tight deadlines; critical and analytical ability; the capacity for argument, debate and speculation; and the ability to base conclusions on statistical research.
Over the past five years, 93% of History postgraduates were in work and/or further study six months after graduation. Some of our History postgraduates go on to use their studies directly, for example in heritage, museums or the armed forces; others use their transferable skills in a range of occupations from finance to fundraising. Employers that graduates have gone on to work for include: Royal Air Force; Ministry of Defence; University of Birmingham; Royal Air Force Museum; and University of Oxford.
