Medieval Studies Minor

The interdisciplinary minor in medieval studies is an interdisciplinary program with courses offered in the departments of Art History, English, History, Philosophy, World Languages and Literatures, and Theatre and Film. Students will fulfill 28 credits of coursework in a minimum of three disciplines, distributed as follows:

  • Courses must be completed in at least three separate departments or programs;
  • At least 20 credit hours must be completed in upper-division courses, with at least 8 of those credit hours at the 400-level.

Requirements

Courses may be selected from the list below:

ArH 329Islamic Art: Major Themes and Periods:

4

ArH 355UMedieval Monsters

4

ArH 356UEarly Medieval Art and Architecture

4

ArH 357UByzantine Art and Architecture

4

ArH 358UMedicine and Magic in Romanesque Art

4

ArH 359UGothic Art and Architecture

4

ArH 360UThe Art of War: Representing the Crusades

4

ArH 361UNorthern Renaissance Art

4

ArH 371UItalian Renaissance Art

4

ArH 407Art History Seminar

4

ArH 432UIssues in Gender and Art

4

Eng 319UNorthern European Mythology

4

Eng 340UMedieval Literature

4

Eng 426Advanced Topics in Medieval Literature

4

ENG 447Major Forces in Literature: Arthurian Literature

4

Eng 448Advanced Topics: Major Figures in Literature

4

ENG 449Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies: Medieval Women

4

Fr 341ULiterature and Culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

4

Ger 341UIntroduction to German Literature

4

Grk 101-203First- and Second-year Greek

4

Hst 319U/JSt 319URabbinic Culture in the Roman World

4

Hst 350UEnglish History from 1066 to 1660

4

Hst 352UEuropean Women's History to 1700

4

Hst 354UEarly Medieval Europe: 300-1100

4

Hst 355ULate Medieval Europe, 1100-1450

4

Hst 416Topics in Roman History

4

Hst 450Medieval England

4

Hst 452Topics in the History of European Women

4

Hst 453The Medieval City: Communities of Conflict and Consensus

4

Hst 454Topics in Medieval History

4

Hst 461Topics in Jewish History

4

Hst 491Reading Seminar

4

Hst 492Research Seminar

4

Jpn 341UTopics in Japanese Literature (In Translation)

4

JSt 317U/Hst 317UJewish History from Antiquity to the Medieval Period

4

JSt 319U/Hst 319URabbinic Culture in the Roman World

4

JSt 378U/Hst 378UPagans, Christians and Jews

4

JSt 381U/Hst 381UKabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition

4

Lat 101-203First- and Second-year Latin

4

Phl 302UMedieval Philosophy

4

Span 341Pre-Modern Cultural and Literary Foundations

4

Span 441Major Works in Translation

4

UnSt 421Capstone

1-6

TA 471Theater History: Periods and Topics

1-4

UNST 421Medieval Portland Capstone

4

WLL 319UFairy Tales and Folklore

4

WLL 335UThe Icelandic Sagas

4

Minor Coordinator approval required for: ArH 407, ArH 432U, ArH 450, Eng 448, Hst 378U, Hst 381U, Hst 452, Hst 461, Hst 491, Hst 492, Jpn 341U, Span 441

Fr 341U: taught in French

Ger 341U: taught in German

Span 341U: taught in Spanish

All courses must be passed with a C- or better.

For advising concerning the minor, please consult the History Department office.