Master of Arts - History - Specialization in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Major Research Paper or Project)

The Department of History offers the degree of Master of Arts in History. Within the limits imposed by the availability of qualified staff, students may pursue their studies in English or in French.

At the master's level students undertake research in diverse areas corresponding to the expertise and interests of faculty members. The program includes a co-op option at the master's.

The Department participates in the collaborative programs in Women’s Studies and in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the master's level, allowing students to specialize in one of these areas.

The collaborative master’s in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MDR) has two goals: • To offer at the graduate level a multi-disciplinary education in Medieval and Renaissance Studies; • To teach students the theoretical approaches and methods of research specific to the study of the period.

Since the 16th century, study of the middle ages implies studying a ‘middle’, or intermediary period, seen as standing between two great civilizations: Roman antiquity and the modern western world. This definition has had a major impact on scholarship, crystallizing a periodization that has now become traditional in most of the humanities.