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.
MA Program (Coursework Option)
Minimum Admission Requirements
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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.
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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.
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Applicants are required to have taken at least one full-year Latin introductory course with a grade of at least B+ or equivalent.
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Applicants for the MA degree, full-time and part-time, must:
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Follow the application instructions on the department's website.
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Complete forms in which they state the reasons for undertaking graduate studies in the medieval area and their qualifications for applying to do so.
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Completion Requirements
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MA students must pass the Level One Medieval Latin examination upon arrival or else attain credit in MST1000Y in the first year of enrolment in the MA program.
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For the coursework option, students:
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Who pass the Level One Latin examination upon arrival must successfully complete 3.0 FCEs.
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Who do not pass the Level One Latin examination on arrival must successfully complete 4.0 FCEs (including MST1000Y).
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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.
Program Length: 3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS); 6 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
MA Program (Coursework-Plus-Thesis Option)
Minimum Admission Requirements
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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.
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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.
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Applicants are required to have taken at least one full-year Latin introductory course with a grade of at least B+ or equivalent.
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Applicants for the MA degree, full-time and part-time, must:
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Follow the application instructions on the department's website.
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Complete forms in which they state the reasons for undertaking graduate studies in the medieval area and their qualifications for applying to do so.
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Completion Requirements
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MA students must pass the Level One Medieval Latin examination upon arrival or else attain credit in MST1000Y in Year 1 of the MA program.
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For the coursework-plus-thesis option, students must successfully complete:
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Coursework: 3.0 FCEs or 2.0 FCEs plus a pass at the Level One Latin examination upon arrival in the program.
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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.
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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.
Program Length: 3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS); 6 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time