MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies in Durham United Kingdom | Durham University

The MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies provides the essential training and expertise needed to begin your PhD research path.

Offered through Durham's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS), this program allows you to deepen your specialization in a specific historical era.

Focusing on societal and intellectual developments from approximately 300-1800 AD, it's designed for graduates with backgrounds in archaeology, classics, history, literature, languages, philosophy, or theology.

This one-year full-time or two-year part-time program includes two foundational courses on interpreting medieval and early modern history, plus elective options spanning topics from Franciscan theology to Southeast Asian power structures (1400-1800). The degree concludes with a research dissertation on your chosen topic.

You'll learn from distinguished academics who form one of the world's largest concentrations of medieval and early modern specialists.

Students immediately join an active research community, including the dynamic MEMSA postgraduate group, which organizes lectures, workshops, and masterclasses with leading scholars. The program immerses you in the interdisciplinary research environment spanning archaeology, classics, English, history, modern languages, philosophy, and theology.

Throughout your studies, you'll utilize exceptional resources including rare manuscripts, historical documents, and artifacts while working within Durham's UNESCO World Heritage Site setting.