Portland-State-University 2014-2015 Bulletin

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 356Early Medieval Art

4

ArH 357Byzantine Art

4

ArH 358Romanesque Art

4

ArH 359Gothic Art

4

ArH 361Northern Renaissance Art

4

ArH 371Italian Renaissance Art

4

ArH 407Seminar

0-12

ArH 432Issues in Gender and Art

4

ArH 450Great Periods and Themes in Art and Architecture

4

Eng 319Northern European Mythology

4

Eng 340Medieval 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 341Introduction to French Literature

4

Ger 341Introduction to German Literature

4

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

4

Hst 350English History from 1066 to 1660

4

Hst 352European Women's History to 1700

4

Hst 354Early Medieval Europe: 300-1100

4

Hst 355Late Medieval Europe, 1100-1450

4

Hst 407Seminar

1-8

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

JSt 317Jewish History from Antiquity to the Medieval Period

4

Lat 101-203 First-and second-year Latin

4-24

Lat 331Early Medieval Civilization

4

Phl 302Medieval 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 335The Icelandic Sagas

4

History Department approval required for: ArH 407, ArH 432, ArH 450, Eng 448, Hst 407, Hst 452, Hst 461, Span 441

Fr 341: taught in French

Ger 341: taught in German

Span 341: taught in Spanish

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

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