Culture of the European Renaissance

Entry requirements

Months of entry

September

Course content

Explore the wide-ranging developments of the Renaissance world and develop your research and communication skills.

Warwick’s Centre for the Study of the Renaissance is an innovator and international leader in its field, bringing together over 40 specialists from Classics, English and Comparative Literature, History, History of Art, Liberal Arts and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. The option to study in Venice during the course will let you experience first-hand the richness of Renaissance culture.

This MA covers the period c.1300-c.1650 across Europe. It provides a foundation in the art, history, literature, philosophy, religion and science of the period, exploring their interconnections with the social and political context.

Strongly interdisciplinary, it is taught by academics drawn from Classics, English, History, History of Art, Liberal Arts and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

Skills from this degree

• Advanced interdisciplinary understanding of the historical and cultural developments of the Renaissance
• Advanced skills of analysis and synthesis
• Linguistic, palaeographical, and bibliographical skills
• Research and information management skills
• Advanced written and oral communication skills