Studying at the KU Leuven
Advanced Master in
Medieval and Renaissance
Studies
Situated in the heart of Western Europe, KU Leuven has been a centre of learning for almost six
centuries. Founded in
1425 by Pope Martin V it
bears the honor of being
the oldest university in
the Low Countries. To- KU Leuven University Hall
day, it is consistently
ranked among Europe’s leading universities.
KU Leuven welcomes every year more than
30.000 students; many of them are international,
representing some 140 countries. The ECTS quality label guarantees that all credits obtained are
transparent and fully transferable.
KU Leuven’s unique location at the heart of
Europe means that major European capitals, such
as Brussels, Paris, London or Amsterdam are
only a short train ride away.
Tuition fees at KU Leuven are low thanks to the
government-supported funding mechanisms for
higher education in Flanders Belgium. For more
information, please consult:
www.kuleuven.be/admissions
Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Faculty of Arts
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 – box 3307
BE-3000 Leuven
arts.kuleuven.be/imrs
For information about the programme, please contact
brigitte.meijns@arts.kuleuven.be
KU Leuven Belgium
Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
About the Institute for Medieval
and Renaissance Studies
The Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies of
the University of Leuven (Belgium) was founded in
1966. It stimulates research and graduate teaching in
the history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It
enjoys a strong international reputation thanks to the
dedication of several research centres that are involved in the Institute, such as
the Research Unit for the History
of the Middle Ages, the De WulfMansion Centre, Illuminare, the
Aristoteles Latinus, and the Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae.
Students and scholars can take
profit from the excellent libraries
at the KU Leuven, among them
those at the faculties of Arts,
Philosophy, and Theology and Religious Studies.
The KU Leuven
University
Library
Strengthened by its expertise in ancient and modern
languages, KU Leuven's historical-philological research strongly emphasizes the multidisciplinary
study of texts. Special attention is devoted to the
history of the Low Countries and to the influence of
the Church on intellectual and cultural life. In this
context, the IMRS has a privileged partnership with
LECTIO (Leuven Centre for the Study of the Transmission of Texts and Ideas in Antiquity, the Middle Ages,
and the Renaissance).
Advanced Master in
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
What?
The aim of this one-year multidisciplinary Master programme is to prepare students
for the independent study of the
history of the Middle Ages and
the Renaissance. The programme
is designed to address a wide
spectrum of issues in the fields
Bible of Anjou,
of philosophy, theology, language
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Leuven library
ography, law, and the history of
of Theology and
the church, of education and of
Religious Studies
science. Special attention is
devoted to the significance of the Low Countries in the
cultural history of Western Europe, the relation between text and image and the afterlife of Antiquity,
Programme of study
Obligatory courses
Master thesis with seminar
Signs and signification
Elective courses
Medieval and early modern book illustration
Medieval and Renaissance philosophy and theology
Humanism in the Low Countries
Urban history of the Low Countries
Schools and universities
History of the church and of religion
Medieval and Renaissance political thought
Editing of Medieval and Renaissance texts
In 2015-2016 the central theme of the Master thesis
seminar is ‘Translation and
Interpretation: Language, Text
and Image’.
Who can start the programme?
More information?
To start the programme, you should have obtained a
Master degree (or equivalent) in Humanities by the
start of the academic year and display a substantial
academic background in the field of study of the Middle
Ages and/or the Renaissance. Moreover, you should
demonstrate a sufficient knowledge of English.
For more detailed information on the programme
and the admission requirements please consult the
website of the KU Leuven (www.kuleuven.be) or of
the Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
(arts.kuleuven.be/imrs).