This unique programme introduces you to a variety of approaches to the early medieval period in England and Scandinavia, with particular emphasis on languages, scripts and texts.
The course is excellent preparation for postgraduate research in the subject area, but is also suitable for those planning a career in the heritage industry, or with a more general interest.
The course offers you the basic linguistic, textual and analytical skills for early medieval studies, within a broader comparative and thematic context.
In addition to language and literature, Nottingham is also particularly renowned for its specialisation in Name-Studies and in Runology, and the MA programme has close links with related work in other disciplines, such as Archaeology and History.
• Nottingham is renowned for its work in Runology, Name Studies, Norse and Viking Studies and staff in the School of English Studies and the Institute of Medieval Studies have received international acclaim for their research in these areas.
• We encourage an interdisciplinary approach to Viking and Anglo-Saxon Studies, and you will be able to participate in joint events and field trips with the School of History and the Department of Archaeology.
• This course is informed by work carried out in the University’s Institute for Name Studies and the Centre for the Study of the Viking Age.