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Medieval Studies (Master’s Program)

ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY

The interdisciplinary Medieval Studies program aims to prepare highly qualified specialists in medieval studies who will have systematic knowledge of the historical, artistic, philosophical, theological, literary, or linguistic context/contexts of the Middle Ages in Georgia and Byzantium or Western Europe (according to interest). Throughout the master’s program, students will be able to study the cultural heritage of the Middle Ages in a global, regional, or national context using various methods and approaches. During their studies, students will be able to develop critical thinking and analytical skills.

Degree awarded: Master of Arts in Humanities in Medieval Studies

Language of instruction: Georgian

Program duration: 120 ECTS credits, 4 semesters

Applicants wishing to apply to the Medieval Studies Master’s Program must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent academic qualification.

For admission to the master’s program, applicants must pass:

  • General master’s examination according to the procedure established by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
  • Internal university examination

The Medieval Studies Master’s Program is interdisciplinary and includes 120 credits. Students must complete:

Program mandatory courses: 30 credits

  • Ancient language courses: 12 credits (both levels of one ancient language)
  • Common mandatory courses: 18 credits

Program compulsory elective courses: minimum 42 credits distributed in 3 blocks:

  • Introductory courses in Medieval Studies block: 18 credits
  • Western block: 24 credits (or)
  • Georgia and Christian East block: 24 credits

Free elective courses: maximum 18 credits

Master’s thesis: 30 credits

Resources and Research

Educational and Practical Resources

Partner Organizations

  • Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature
  • National Center for Manuscripts
  • National Archives of Georgia
  • Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature

Research Activities

Academic Staff Research Interests

  • Professor Nino Doborjginidze – History of linguistic ideas; medieval studies, digital humanities; corpus linguistics; Old Georgian philology
  • Associate Professor Manana Javakhishvili – Medieval history; history of Georgian-European relations; Crusaders and Georgia; everyday life studies; history of education
  • Professor Nino Chichinadze – Early Christian, medieval, and Byzantine visual culture (theological and socio-political aspects of imagery, Christian iconography)
  • Professor Bezhan Javakhia – Medieval studies, medieval and modern history, church history, Byzantine history, historical anthropology
  • Tamar Sukhiashvili – Linguistics, language and culture, stylistics, classical philology, translation
  • Irma Karaulashvili – Narrative sources, historiography, literary history, hagiography, apocrypha
  • Nino Abakelia – Comparative mythology, ritual; symbol in culture, culture as text, collective memory, and cultural identity
  • Malkhaz Songulashvili – Comparative theology, bibliology, apocryphal textology, Islamic and Jewish theology and ethics
  • Malkhaz Toria – Historical thinking and discourse in medieval and contemporary Georgia, politics of memory
  • Eka Chkoidze – Georgian and Byzantine hagiography as a historical source; monastic tradition in the Middle Ages
  • Tamaz Kochlamazashvili – Old Georgian translated literature, Georgian-Byzantine literary relations, codicology.
  • Temur Jojua – History of Georgia; epigraphy; medieval Georgian manuscript books and their testament-inscriptions
  • Nodar Bakhtadze – Archaeological and art historical research of Georgian medieval monuments; Christian archaeology
  • Nodar Ladaria – Late medieval history and culture, Italian literature of the same period
  • Grigol Jokhadze – Medieval history and culture, religious doctrines, church history
  • Tamar Cheishvili – Linguistics; history; literature

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