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Study Portal
Our study options range from a taught MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies to a range of short online skills training modules, which are open to all. Click on the thumbnail to find out what's on offer.
MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
The taught MEMS MA is a highly diverse, interdisciplinary programme, delivered by the Arts Faculty, which can be taken on a full-time (one year) or part-time basis.
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'Things that Matter' Summer School
COMING SOON: With our partners at the universities of Upsala and Groningen we explore the possibilities and challenges posed by digitisation when studying the past.
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Latin European Medieval Palaeography
An intensive, two-week course that will equip you with the necessary skills to identify, read and contextualise Medieval scripts in Latin.
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Reading English Handwriting 1500-1700
An intensive, two-week course that will equip you with the necessary skills to identify, read and contextualise early modern scripts in English.
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Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology
A one-week online course, supported by two Q&A sessions, taking you through all stages of manuscript production, from making papyrus, parchment and paper to binding.
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Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700
A one-week online course, supported by two Q&A sessions, offering a general introduction and guide to the first two centuries of English printing.
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Books of Devotion: Medieval Bibles and Books of Hours
A one-week online course, supported by two Q&A sessions, exploring the history of the medieval Bible and medieval Books of Hours.
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Working with Early Modern Church Court Records
A one-week online course, supported by two Q&A sessions, providing the skills necessary to identify, read, and contextualise early modern Church Court Records.
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Working With Early Modern Letters
A week-long online course, supported by two optional Q&A sessions, presenting an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources.
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Reading Medieval Spanish Manuscripts
Coming Soon: A one-week online course on key scripts used in the Iberian Peninsula for the writing of books from the Late Roman period to the end of the Middle Ages.
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Contact Us
Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
7 Owengate
Durham
DH1 3HB
T:+44 (0)191 3346574
General Enquiries: admin.imems@durham.ac.uk
Inventing Futures: ifs.imems@durham.ac.uk
Study Options: study.imems@durham.ac.uk