The MA Norse and Viking Studies gives you the opportunity to study the language, literature and culture of medieval Scandinavia, Iceland and the Viking colonies in a truly interdisciplinary and structured way.
This course is ideal if you wish to proceed to postgraduate research in Viking Studies, medieval languages and literatures or History.
It is also suitable if you have a more general interest in the Vikings and medieval Scandinavian history and culture.
Nottingham is particularly renowned for Runology and Name-Studies, and this MA offers and supports cross-disciplinary approaches, which incorporate evidence from historical sources and archaeology, as well as considering questions of identity and gender, and including the study of post-medieval sources on Vikings.
• Nottingham is renowned for its work in Runology, Name Studies, and Norse and Viking Studies: staff in the School of English and the Institute of Medieval Research have received international acclaim for their research in these areas.
• We encourage an interdisciplinary approach to Norse and Viking Studies, and you will be able to participate in joint events and field trips with the School of History and the Department of Archaeology.
• The affiliated
Centre for the Study of the Viking Age has a number of research collaborations with Scandinavian universities, and you may wish to spend part of your studies at our partner universities.