Medieval Studies

The Medieval Studies PhD programme from University of Bristol has internationally recognised expertise in a wide range of subject areas.Bristol’s importance as medieval England’s second city and a major
maritime port for trade and exploration makes it an excellent setting
for interdisciplinary intellectual exchange.

The Medieval Studies Medieval Studies  PhD programme from University of Bristol University of Bristol applications from prospective graduate students wishing to undertake interdisciplinary research are particularly welcome.

Research towards MPhil and PhD is supported in the following subject areas: archaeology, drama, English, French, history, history of art, Italian, medieval Latin, music, religion and theology.

Career opportunities:

A significant number of graduates from the Medieval Studies programme offered by the University of Bristol develop careers as academics in higher education. Others move into academic-related jobs in archives, libraries or academic administration, with many maintaining the capacity to undertake new and innovative research in the field of medieval studies. Some come to medieval studies as mature students in retirement and go on to become independent researchers.

Courses include:

• The study of the Middle Ages at the University of Bristol includes looking at literature, art, history, language, religion, law and the thought of western European civilisation between c.500 and c.1500. Bristol’s medievalists focus on medieval culture and the whole complex of ways in which a society functions, thinks about itself and expresses its identity.
• The medievalist community at Bristol is widely recognised as having established truly interdisciplinary methods of working in integrated ways, engaging in vigorous cross-disciplinary dialogues that permeate many aspects of research and postgraduate teaching.