From Old Norse to runology, name-studies to Icelandic literature, this unique course is ideal if you’re planning a career in the heritage industry or considering PhD research.
You will reveal invaluable information about how people in the early medieval period lived, thought and spoke, through:
Your teaching is informed by the work of our Institute for Name-Studies and Centre for the Study of the Viking Age research groups. For example, you can work with museum artefacts and reproductions produced as part of our ‘Bringing the Vikings back to the East Midlands’ project, in partnership with local museums.
You are also welcome to attend our Norse and Viking Seminars (NoViS), the biennial Fell-Benedikz lecture, and the biennial Cameron Lecture, and learn from our academics, postgraduate research students and guest speakers.
2.1 (Upper 2nd class honours undergraduate degree or international equivalent) in English language/literature, history or archaeology.
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Graduates from the School of English move into a wide range of areas due to their transferable skills. This includes working in:
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