Medieval & Early Modern History Degrees at Aberystwyth University

Medieval & Early Modern History Degree - 3 year Degree (V190)

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Medieval & Early Modern History - Module Example

The Making of Western Christendom, 800-1200

This module offers students an overview of the development of the Christian church and faith in Western Europe. Its primary aim is to provide students with a clear sense of the major developments in the growth of Christianity in the west during the early and high middle ages. Furthermore, the module will introduce students to an important canon of historical literature as well as enhancing their awareness of a range of primary material, including saints’ lives, chronicles, charters, and the pronouncements of the church. Finally, the seminars will explore the developments outlined in the lecture series through closer examination of two important features of medieval Christianity: sainthood and lay piety.

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Medieval & Early Modern History Degrees at Aberystwyth University


Medieval & Early Modern History Degree - 3 year Degree (V190)

Medieval & Early Modern History Degree

The Medieval & Early Modern History degree scheme is designed to enable students to pursue and develop their interests in pre-modern history. It allows students to move away from the increasingly limited syllabus offered by the National Curriculum and take advantage of the wealth of expertise in medieval, early modern and eighteenth-century history that exists within the department. This scheme also allows you to benefit from the Department’s involvement in the Institute for Early Modern and Medieval Studies, and from the wealth of pre-modern manuscript and printed sources in the National Library of Wales.

As a student on the Medieval & Early Modern History degree scheme, the majority of your modules will focus on the period from the classical world to c.1800. However you will be able to select a limited number of modules from outside of this period.

Medieval & Early Modern History Degree Year 1

All history students take a ‘core’ Introduction to History module to ease the transition to undergraduate studies. To customise your degree to your interests you'll be able choose five modules from the range of medieval and early modern degree modules. Current relevant modules include:

  • Barbarian Europe
  • The Age of Discovery: Conquest of the Americas, 1492-1620
  • Stuart England: War, Political Crisis and Social Change, 1629-1714
  • Early Medieval Germany: The Making of the First Reich, c.900-c.1125
  • The Landed Gentry of England and Wales, 1750-1832
  • Manners and Misdemeanours: Polite Society in 18th Century England

Medieval & Early Modern History Degree Years 2 and 3

The Department offers different types of modules in the second and third years to build on the principles outlined in the first year.

Medieval & Early Modern History Degree students will choose from a range of relevant modules, including:

  • The Making of Western Christendom, 800-1200
  • An Introduction to the Archaeology of the British Isles, 3500BC-AD43
  • From Black Death to the Great Fire: The British Town, 1349-1700
  • Myth and History in the Viking Age
  • The European Reformation

You'll also have the option of choosing a few modules from the full range offered by the department, including:

  • The Making of the American Nation, 1783-2000
  • War and Society
  • The Irish in Britain, 1894-1922
  • The Third Reich

Medieval & Early Modern History Degree Dissertation

The Medieval & Early Modern History degree programme culminates in a dissertation, which provides an opportunity to research an area of your choice in the field. Recent Medieval & Early Modern history dissertations include:

  • Christian Centurions: The Protestant Crusade Mentality in Early Stuart England
  • What was the effect of the Black Death on the monasteries?
  • Assess the changing attitudes to kingship among the nobility during the reign of Richard II
  • May the nation never be purchased or bribed by its own money: The economy of Ireland 1707-1801
  • Medieval Chivalry and Elizabethan Court Culture: The Case of Hospitality, Courtship and Gender Stereotypes


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