Medieval Studies (M.Phil.)

Engaged with the formative period of Western culture, Trinity’s M.Phil. in Medieval Studies equips students with the critical skills needed for in-depth work on medieval texts, sources, and artefacts, and provides an introduction to what different disciplinary methods offer the medievalist while permitting students to specialise in particular approaches in accordance with their interests. 

The teaching on the programme takes full advantage of Trinity’s world-leading holdings of medieval manuscripts and other artefacts, as well as those of other Dublin institutions and opportunities available for students to explore the built remains of medieval Ireland.

The course offers students the choice of three strands: History; Language and Literature; and Culture and Civilisation. All students take three core modules: Sources for Medieval Studies I and II and Introduction to Medieval Books and Documents as well as a dissertation.