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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 356UEarly Medieval Art

4
ArH 357UByzantine Art

4
ArH 358URomanesque Art

4
ArH 359UGothic Art

4
ArH 361UNorthern Renaissance Art

4
ArH 371UItalian Renaissance Art

4
ArH 407Seminar

0-12
ArH 432UIssues in Gender and Art

4
ArH 450Great Periods and Themes in Art and Architecture

4
Eng 319UNorthern European Mythology

4
Eng 340UMedieval Literature

4
Eng 426Advanced Topics in Medieval Literature

4
Eng 447Major Forces in Literature

4
Eng 448Major Figures in Literature

4
Eng 449Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies

4
Fr 341UIntroduction to French Literature

4
Ger 341UIntroduction to German Literature

4
Grk-101-203-First-and-second-year-Greek

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 475Topics in Early Russian 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 378U/Hst 378UPagans, Christians and Jews

4
JSt 381U/Hst 381UKabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition

4
Lat 101-203 First-and second-year Latin

4-24
Lat 331UEarly Medieval Civilization

4
Phl 302UMedieval Philosophy

4
Span 341Pre-Modern Cultural and Literary Foundations

4
Span 441Major Works in Translation

4
TA 471Theater History: Periods and Topics

1-4
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.