Overview
What you will study
Is your research into your family or local history hampered by not being able to read old documents? If so, this course is designed to help. The Palaeography for local and family historians course offered by University of Cambridge will introduce you to different styles of handwriting from the 16th and 17th centuries, using different types of common documents (for example, wills, probate inventories, parish registers, churchwardens’ accounts). As a result you will be enabled to read such documents and thus extract the precious information that they hold.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- family or local history
- old documents
- different styles of handwriting from the 16th and 17th centuries
- different types of common documents
- wills, probate inventories, parish registers, churchwardens’ accounts
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Delivered
Disciplines
History View 89 other Short Courses in History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Our weekend courses are open to participants over the age of 18 and courses are taught at approximately first-year undergraduate level. No academic qualifications are required and most courses are suitable for students who are new to the subject. Please ensure that you complete any required reading listed in your course materials before the course starts to enable you to fully participate and get the maximum enjoyment out of your course.
- If your first language is not English, you will need to satisfy yourself that you have the required near-native command of the language to get the maximum benefit from studying with us.
Tuition Fee
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International
380 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 380 GBP for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
380 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 380 GBP for the full programme during 3 days.
Living costs for Cambridge
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.