Course Overview
The Medieval studies with Latinprogramme can offer a range of modules which cover broad sweeps of time (Medieval Europe, 1066-1452, the Medieval Castle in Context:) allowing students to consider how societies alter and change, the long term impact of war, economic upheaval and political radicalism, and the rise and fall of great powers. In addition the programme offers modules based upon depth, drilling down into events and moments of seminal change (the Wars of the Roses, Chaucer's comic tales, the Cistercians). This combination of breadth and depth provides students with an extensive knowledge of the past. Around this core of subject knowledge we root our teaching in documentary source materials, field trips, visits to archives and record offices, in addition to the tutor's own research experiences. This all provides for a fully rounded programme of study which grounds students in the requisite methodologies and practices of the discipline of history.
Knowledge of Latin not only gives you direct access to some of the greatest works of Latin literature, such as Virgil's Aeneid, thus giving you a unique foundation for studying modern languages, for example French, Italian and Spanish, but is particularly useful for the study of various medieval documents, engravings and manuscripts. With first-hand knowledge of Latin, you can also explore all aspects of the Medieval world and its heritage in the medieval and modern periods. At Trinity Saint David you can study Latin starting at any level, including beginners, and continue it throughout your degree.
Key Features
- Small classes with interactive learning
- Opportunity to take part ion a three week archaeological dig on a ruined Medieval Abbey
- Opportunity to construct your own degree scheme based on your favourite subjects
- Training in historical research methods
- Use of local record office and museum resources
- Wide range of modules
- Taught by tutors who research and publish in their chosen fields
- Field trips and visits to archives and record offices
- Interdisciplinary approaches to study and understanding of the past
Modules
- The Middle Ages
- Medieval Europe: from Charlemagne to the hundred years War
- Medieval Castles in context
- Knights and Castles
- Medieval Documentary Source materials
- Wars of the Roses
- Medieval Monasticism: the Cistercians
- Anglo-Saxon Heroic Literature
- Chaucer's comic tales
- Excavation and fieldwork of a Medieval Abbey.
Course Tutor(s)
- Professor Janet Burton
- Alexander Scott
- Dr Andy Abram
- Dr Lester Mason
- Dr William Marx
- Mr Conway Davies
- Dr Kyle Erickson
