Medieval Literatures and Languages

Our postgraduates of the Medieval Literatures and Languages program from University of York go into a wide variety of industries, from arts administration to law. Many alumni have also gone on to become successful novelists, poets and playwrights.

Quick Facts:

• Taught and supervised by world-leading scholars, with expertise in Latin, Old English, Middle English, Old Norse, Old French, medieval Italian, medieval Arabic, and Palaeography, you'll learn a range of linguistic and technical skills which are essential for further medieval research. You'll apply these skills to a substantial piece of independent work, giving you a foundation for doctoral research, as well as transferable skills for careers in heritage and culture, teaching, publishing, and arts management. ​
• You'll be based at the Centre for Medieval Studies, King's Manor, which has a lively interdisciplinary research culture.
• You’ll also engage with the wider research culture of the Department of English, one of the UK's largest research centres in English, and there will be a diverse schedule of seminars, conferences and reading groups for you to attend. You’ll be part of the Humanities Research Centre, a vibrant interdisciplinary hub which will enable you to form close social and intellectual bonds over the course of your study.

Career opportunities

• Advertising, marketing, and public relations

• Arts administration

• Civil and diplomatic services

• Film, radio, social media, television, and theatre

• Journalism and broadcasting

• Law

• Government

• Academia

• Publishing

• Teaching

Courses include:

• Latin

• Old English

• Old Norse

• Old French

• Palaeography

• England in Europe: From Beowulf to the Roman d'Eneas