whatleycc1126 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Hey there, I am looking for programs that have professors specializing in late antique and early medieval Britain. My research interest is in Early Scotland, historical archaeology and ideas of identity and ethnicity, particularly dealing with the interactions between the Picts and the Scots, but also going forward toward the turn of the millennium. I have a partial list, including Boston College, Notre Dame, St Andrews and Penn State. I'm looking for programs that are particularly strong in early British history, but those are understandably few and far between. Does anyone have suggestions for such programs? thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetheplants Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I don't know if I have too much information on them yet (I'm in the same program-hunting boat you are) but both Cambridge and Oxford have Medieval programs and a lot of faculty. Maybe worth perusing their faculty list and see if anyone's doing the same kind of thing you are? And I know both are well known for their Medieval programs. I have a friend who went to Kings in London for a Medieval masters. It's a well known school and although they didn't particularly have the women and gender kind of focus she was looking for, they're supposed to have a strong department, if a bit traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. t Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Most of the biggest names are in the UK - Christopher Loveluck, John Blair, etc. A lot of people here will discourage you from a degree in the UK, though. Thus, I would also look at places where you have faculty interested in the Continent for the same period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetheplants Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Most of the biggest names are in the UK - Christopher Loveluck, John Blair, etc. A lot of people here will discourage you from a degree in the UK, though. Thus, I would also look at places where you have faculty interested in the Continent for the same period. I've definitely heard this over the forums too... do people discourage Americans from the UK track JUST because of the funding? Or are there other reasons? (I'm in the unusual situation of not having to worry about funding, so I want to know if there are other reasons!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. t Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Lack of funding, duration of program, lack of generals, lack of teaching experience, and hands-off nature of adviser relationships are the things most commonly mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetheplants Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Lack of funding, duration of program, lack of generals, lack of teaching experience, and hands-off nature of adviser relationships are the things most commonly mentioned. Are those things more for a PhD program, then? I think most MA degrees don't have a teaching component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. t Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Are those things more for a PhD program, then? I think most MA degrees don't have a teaching component. They're all for PhD. An MA in medieval studies from a UK institution is actually a fairly common track. wetheplants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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