Medieval Studies: Medieval Studies MA | School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Calendar

Students may be admitted to a one-year MA program as full-time or part-time.

Students may obtain an MA in Medieval Studies by coursework or by a combination of coursework plus thesis.

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Centre for Medieval Studies' additional admission requirements stated below.
An appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university with an average grade of at least a B+ in previous courses. Coursework in the medieval period must have formed part of the program.
Applicants are required to have taken at least one full-year Latin introductory course with a grade of at least B+ or equivalent.
Applicants for the MA degree, full-time and part-time, must:
- Follow the application instructions on the department's website.
- Complete forms in which they state the reasons for undertaking graduate studies in the medieval area and their qualifications for applying to do so.

MA students must pass the Level One Medieval Latin examination upon arrival or else attain credit in MST1000Y (1.0 full-course equivalent [FCE]) in the first year of enrolment in the MA program.
For the coursework option, students:
- Who pass the Level One Latin examination upon arrival must successfully complete 3.0 FCEs.
- Who do not pass the Level One Latin examination on arrival must successfully complete 4.0 FCEs (including MST1000Y).
In the MA program, course training in Latin is given at two levels. All students are expected to arrive with knowledge equivalent to at least a first-year university course in Latin language. MST1000Y Medieval Latin I is the MA-level course. While this course is preparatory to the departmental Level One Latin examination, a pass in the course does not guarantee a pass of the departmental examination at the corresponding level. Advanced seminars are open to those MA students who have achieved a pass of the Level Two Latin examination.

3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S);
6 sessions part-time

3 years full-time;
6 years part-time

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Centre for Medieval Studies' additional admission requirements stated below.
An appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university with an average grade of at least a B+ in previous courses. Coursework in the medieval period must have formed part of the program.
Applicants are required to have taken at least one full-year Latin introductory course with a grade of at least B+ or equivalent.
Applicants for the MA degree, full-time and part-time, must:
- Follow the application instructions on the department's website.
- Complete forms in which they state the reasons for undertaking graduate studies in the medieval area and their qualifications for applying to do so.

MA students must pass the Level One Medieval Latin examination upon arrival or else attain credit in MST1000Y (1.0 FCE) in Year 1 of the MA program.
For the coursework-plus-thesis option, students must successfully complete:
- Coursework: 3.0 FCEs or 2.0 FCEs plus a pass at the Level One Latin examination upon arrival in the program.
- A thesis. An MA thesis must be on a topic approved by the Centre for Medieval Studies. The topic must be submitted to the Centre by November 30 of the MA year.
In the MA program, course training in Latin is given at two levels. All students are expected to arrive with knowledge equivalent to at least a first-year university course in Latin language. MST1000Y Medieval Latin I is the MA-level course. While this course is preparatory to the departmental Level One Latin examination, a pass in the course does not guarantee a pass of the departmental examination at the corresponding level. Advanced seminars are open to those MA students who have achieved a pass of the Level Two Latin examination.

3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S);
6 sessions part-time

3 years full-time;
6 years part-time