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Aims
Although there are in Ireland other M.Phil. courses in particular areas of medieval studies, what distinguishes this one is its multidisciplinary nature: contributors from a wide range of areas: Art History, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Music, Philosophy, are involved at some level. This interdisciplinary M.Phil. offers students the opportunity to acquire both a broad knowledge of the main cultural trends that characterize the Middle Ages at a European level and a more specialized study of at least three areas of their choice. It seeks to equip students with the basic technical tools (palaeography, codicology, linguistic skills) for interrogating primary medieval documents; to broaden their awareness of the complexities of medieval culture, with particular emphases on its social, philosophical, literary and linguistic aspects; and to deepen their knowledge of specific topics through the writing of assessed essays and a dissertation. Given its interdisciplinary nature, such an M.Phil. promotes collaboration between scholars in various fields. In these ways the M.Phil. in Medieval Language, Literature and Culture aims to produce well-qualified graduates, with both a broad and a specialized knowledge of the Middle Ages, who are in a position to undertake original research on medieval topics.