MA in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

Students must attend one of the following three compulsory courses:

7AACM005 Greek for Beginners

 An introductory course to the Greek language for complete beginners, designed to bring students to a point where they can read simple texts in Greek. Assessment by one three-hour unseen written examination in May, including prepared translation, unprepared translation, English to Greek, and grammatical analysis

or

7AACM015 Intermediate Greek

A course for students who have completed a beginners' course in Greek, designed to extend their knowledge of the language to the point where they are ready to read substantial texts. Assessment by one three-hour unseen written examination in May, including prepared translation, unprepared translation, English to Greek, and grammatical analysis

or

MB02/HS5122A Byzantine Greek II

The aim of this course is to provide students who arrive with a reasonable knowledge of Classical or Byzantine Greek with a wide experience of reading and translating Byzantine authors. Over the year, students will read extensive passages from at least four different authors. Students will be expected to prepare written translations each week. Assessment by one three-hour written examination in May.

Students must attend (a) and (b):

(a) MB03.i Introduction to Byzantium Seminar 

A two-hour Topics Seminar in the first seven weeks of the first semester, where a variety of experts provide an introduction to their own subject. In early June, the Seminar is reconvened, and students are expected to make their own presentations of their dissertation topics. There is no assessed work.

(b) RHUL Students must attend one of the following two compulsory courses:

MB23/HS5123A Elementary Greek Palaeography

or

M380/HS5124A Greek Palaeography

One course must be selected from the following list. The courses marked with an asterisk are those which are likely to be available in the next academic year (for descriptions of courses, please click here):

• CLAFG500 Philosophy under the Roman Empire
• 7AAN4084 Medieval Philosophy
• 7AAN4052 Neoplatonism
• 91AHG026 Codes and Practice: the World of Roman Law from Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages
• MDVLGH03 Identity and Power in the Middle Ages, AD 500-1300*
• HICL079P Language and Power in the later Roman Empire
• HICL004P Ancient Political Thought and its Medieval Legacy (0.5)
• Code (tbc) The Mediaeval Mediterranean (0.5)
• CL5314 The Late Roman and Early Byzantine City
• MB06 Constantinople and its Descriptions
• M590 Byzantine Egypt
• 7AABMB10 Living in Byzantium: Material culture and built environment (ca. AD 300-1500)*
• 7AABMB07 The Reign of Constantine I*
• M720 The Christianisation of the Roman World: from Constantine to Justinian
• 7AABMB03 Byzantium and the West, AD 800-1054
• MDVLGH01 Medieval Papacy*
• HS5219 Byzantium and the First Crusade (0.5)*
• HS5220 Byzantium and the Fourth Crusade (0.5)*
• K866 Gender from Antiquity to Byzantium
• AB/MA26 The Greek Novel and Its Influence (1st to 21st Centuries)
• CLASGR02: Homer's Legacy
• MDVLGH01 The Medieval Papacy*
• 7AABMB09 Byzantine Hagiography
• CLASGG03 Greek Papyrology*
• MDVLG001 Medieval Manuscripts and Documents*
• MDVLGH06 Places of Learning in the Medieval West*
• HS5128 Byzantine Autographs of the Palaeologan Period (13th-15th century)
• HS5127 Greek Hands of the Palaeologan Period (13th-15th century)

MA dissertation of 10,500-12,000 words on an approved subject, under the supervision of a member of the staff.