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 329 | Islamic Art: Major Themes and Periods: | 4 |
| ArH 356U | Early Medieval Art and Architecture | 4 |
| ArH 357U | Byzantine Art and Architecture | 4 |
| ArH 358U | Romanesque Art | 4 |
| ArH 359U | Gothic Art and Architecture | 4 |
| ArH 361U | Northern Renaissance Art | 4 |
| ArH 371U | Italian Renaissance Art | 4 |
| ArH 432U | Issues in Gender and Art | 4 |
| Eng 319U | Northern European Mythology | 4 |
| Eng 340U | Medieval Literature | 4 |
| Eng 426 | Advanced Topics in Medieval Literature | 4 |
| Eng 447 | Major Forces in Literature | 4 |
| Eng 448 | Advanced Topics: Major Figures in Literature | 4 |
| Eng 449 | Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies | 4 |
| Fr 341U | Introduction to French Literature | 4 |
| Ger 341U | Introduction to German Literature | 4 |
| | Grk-101-203-First-and-second-year-Greek | 4 |
| Hst 350U | English History from 1066 to 1660 | 4 |
| Hst 352U | European Women's History to 1700 | 4 |
| Hst 354U | Early Medieval Europe: 300-1100 | 4 |
| Hst 355U | Late Medieval Europe, 1100-1450 | 4 |
| Hst 416 | Topics in Roman History | 4 |
| Hst 450 | Medieval England | 4 |
| Hst 452 | Topics in the History of European Women | 4 |
| Hst 453 | The Medieval City: Communities of Conflict and Consensus | 4 |
| Hst 454 | Topics in Medieval History | 4 |
| Hst 461 | Topics in Jewish History | 4 |
| Hst 475 | Topics in Early Russian History | 4 |
| Hst 491 | Reading Seminar | 4 |
| Hst 492 | Research Seminar | 4 |
| Jpn 341U | Topics in Japanese Literature (In Translation) | 4 |
| JSt 317U/Hst 317U | Jewish History from Antiquity to the Medieval Period | 4 |
| JSt 319U/Hst 319U | Rabbinic Culture in the Roman World | 4 |
| JSt 378U/Hst 378U | Pagans, Christians and Jews | 4 |
| JSt 381U/Hst 381U | Kabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition | 4 |
| | Lat 101-203 First-and second-year Latin | 4-24 |
| Lat 331U | Early Medieval Civilization | 4 |
| Phl 302U | Medieval Philosophy | 4 |
| Span 341 | Pre-Modern Cultural and Literary Foundations | 4 |
| Span 441 | Major Works in Translation | 4 |
| TA 471 | Theater History: Periods and Topics | 1-4 |
| WLL 335U | The 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.