Location:

Leuven, Belgium

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Academic Year

Program Overview

Program Description:

The aim of this interdisciplinary programme is to prepare students for the independent study of the cultural and intellectual history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by means of a series of specialised seminars. The programme addresses a wide spectrum of issues in the fields of philosophy, theology, religion, language and literature, historiography, law, and the history of education and of science. Special attention is devoted to the relation between text and image, the afterlife of Antiquity and the significance of the Low Countries in the cultural and intellectual history of Western Europe. This programme is accessible to students who have obtained a master's degree in linguistics and/or literature, history, art history, archaeology, philosophy or theology. Prospective students: - have general knowledge of the cultural history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (master's level); - are acquainted with modern and ancient languages (an elementary knowledge of Latin is an asset); - are able to read, speak and write effectively in English, as well as comprehend texts in French; - have a basic knowledge of the methodology used in historical-philological research and/or in art history (e.g. palaeography, iconology, codicology).

Are you fascinated by the cultural and intellectual history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance? Are you keen to acquire in-depth knowledge and widen your historical perspective through intensive multi- and interdisciplinary training? Are you interested in scholarly research about the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and perhaps undertaking a PhD in this domain? Then make the MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies your springboard for an academic career or an advanced position in the cultural sector. The programme will stimulate your independent study skills within a wide range of issues ranging from philosophy, theology, law, history, literature and the arts. Specialised seminars will bring the cultural and intellectual history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to life, with a particular emphasis on the Low Countries. The programme draws on the combined expertise of various research groups and specialised centres at KU Leuven, including the Faculty of Arts for the History of the Middle Ages, Early Modern History and the Illuminare and Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae centres), the Institute of Philosophy's (De Wulf-Mansion Centre for Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, as well as Aristoteles Latinus), the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies' group for the History of Church and Theology), and the Faculty of Law. All of these research groups and centres all play a role in this MA programme, which is monitored by the interfaculty Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Strengthened by KU Leuven's in-house expertise in ancient and modern languages and by its excellent library collections, you cannot ask for a better home to carry out your historical-philological research. This is an advanced master's programme and can be followed on a full-time or part-time basis.

Setting Description:

KU Leuven is an autonomous university. It was founded in 1425. It was born of and has grown within the Catholic tradition. From its Christian view of the world and the human, KU Leuven endeavours to be a place for open discussion of social, philosophical and ethical issues and a critical centre of reflection in and for the Catholic community. KU Leuven offers its students an academic education based on high-level research, with the aim of preparing them to assume their social responsibilities. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied research. It is strongly inter- and multidisciplinary in focus and strives for international excellence. To this end, KU Leuven works together actively with its research partners at home and abroad. KU Leuven encourages personal initiative and critical reflection in a culture of idea exchange, cooperation, solidarity and academic freedom. It pursues a proactive diversity pol

Cost:

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