BA Medieval Studies at University of Virginia

Programme overview

The B.A. in Medieval Studies is a multidisciplinary major drawing on more than a dozen departments, in which students design their own pathway through the arts, history, literature, languages, philosophy, politics and religion of the medieval world.

Faculty: College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences | Department: Medieval Studies Program | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Coursework across multiple departments with experiential learning such as bookmaking, exhibition curation and archaeological digs; major credit can be earned while studying abroad.

Career pathways

Recent graduates have worked as legislative assistant (US House of Representatives), editorial assistant (University of California Press), special collections librarian and program officer, and entered graduate programmes in medieval studies, English literature, museum studies and library science.

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Application information

First-year entry for Fall 2027 via Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision; transfer applicants can apply for Spring or Fall entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision and Early Action November 1 (decisions by December 15 and February 15 respectively); Regular Decision January 5 (decision by April 1). Applications are submitted through the Common Application. Standardized testing is test optional for Fall 2027 first-year applicants.

Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 1 (notification by December 1); Fall Transfer March 1 (notification by May 1). Transfer applications are test optional.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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