Core course
Core course
In the first semester, students attend a twelve-week progamme of lectures and seminars with additional classes devoted to the examination of original illuminated manuscripts and incunabula in the Archives and Special Collections. These sessions are designed to introduce students to key research methods and developments in a variety of disciplines within medieval and renaissance studies and to help them select individual study options. In addition, during the first and second semesters, a series of workshops are held focusing on practical aspects of academic discourse, such as research and documentation methods, essay writing, and presentation skills. During the second semester, we also offer specialized field training conducted at regional medieval and renaissance museum collections, architectural, and archaeological sites.
An important bonus component of our core course is a select series of additional seminars and masterclasses conducted by medieval and renaissance specialists of international renown who are invited to Glasgow University from across the UK, the USA, Europe, and the Middle East. Recent speakers have included Michelle Brown, Mary Carruthers, Madeline Caviness, Michael Clanchy, Katrin Kogman-Appel, Carole Rawcliffe, Miri Rubin and Paul Saenger.