The course can be pursued in the following pathways:
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Byzantine Art
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Byzantine History
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Late Roman and Byzantine Archaeology
Each pathway consists of 60 credits of coursework and 120 credits achieved through a 20,000 word supervised research project on topic of your choice in Byzantine Studies. We recommend that you discuss your proposed research project with a potential supervisor before applying.
Byzantine Art pathway
Co-ordinator: Professor Leslie Brubaker
Compulsory modules:
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Byzantine Art and Architecture
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Methodologies of Byzantine Studies
Optional modules:
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Greek language (intensive course for beginners)
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Medieval Greek texts
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A language or other course chosen in consultation with the co-ordinator
Dissertation in Byzantine art/architecture
Byzantine History pathway
Within this pathway, particular themes, periods and events are analysed through a critical reading of the primary sources and an examination of the way in which the sources are used to construct modern narratives.
Co-ordinator : Dr Ruth Macrides
Compulsory modules:
Aspects of Byzantine History, including
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Methodologies of Byzantine Studies
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Byzantine Society
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The Fourth Crusade
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History as Literature
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Literature as History
Optional modules
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Greek language (intensive course for beginners)
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Medieval Greek texts
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A language or other course chosen in consultation with the co-ordinator
Dissertation in Byzantine History
Late Roman and Byzantine Archaeology pathway
This pathway provides an opportunity (unique in the U.K.) to study the archaeology of the Late Roman to Late Byzantine eras, within a variety of frameworks - theoretical, practical, and historical. It encourages you to explore important aspects of history for which texts offer an insufficient documentation. Lectures introduce the settlement-archaeology, monuments, and all other major kinds of artefacts, in four major chronological divisions; the discipline’s origins and development, and its interface with environmental and comparative archaeologies. The focus is on the Balkans, the Aegean, and Anatolia.
Co-ordinator: Dr Archie Dunn
Compulsory modules
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Byzantine Archaeology and Material Culture
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Methodologies of Byzantine Studies
Optional modules
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The Late Roman and Byzantine Economy
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Modern Greek for Postgraduates
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Medieval Greek texts
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Other courses in practical archaeology or in Byzantine Studies chosen in consultation with the co-ordinator
Dissertation in late Roman or Byzantine Archaeology
We charge an annual fee. Fees for 2013/14 are currently as follows:
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Home / EU: full-time - £3,900; part-time - £1,950
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Overseas: full-time - £12,140
Learn more about fees and funding.
Scholarships and studentships
Scholarships to cover fees and/or maintenance costs may be available.
For further information, visit the College of Arts and Law scholarships page or email financialsupport@bham.ac.uk
International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government.