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Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor

The Minor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies is an interdisciplinary program with courses offered in the departments of Anthropology, Art History, Chicano/Latino Studies, English, History, Judaic Studies, Music, 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 4 of those credit hours at the 400-level.

Requirements

Courses may be selected from the list below:

Anth 362U/BSt 362UAfrican Prehistory

4
Anth 364UThe Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest

4
Anth 365UThe Archaeology of North America

4
Anth 366UThe Archaeology of Mesoamerica

4
Anth 368UThe Archaeology of Oceania

4
ArH 205Art History: The Medieval World

4
ArH 316UJapanese Buddhist Art

4
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 358URepresenting Medicine and Magic in Medieval 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 372UItalian Renaissance Art

4
ArH 373UItalian Renaissance Art

4
ArH 376UItalian Baroque Art

4
ArH 377UDutch and Flemish Baroque Art

4
ArH 378USpanish Baroque Art

4
ArH 379ULatin American Baroque Art

4
ArH 432UIssues in Gender and Art

4
ArH 474Art and the Early Modern City

4
Art 322U/TA 322UHistory of Dress I

4
BSt 305U/Hst 312UAfrican History, Before 1800

4
ChLa 340Mayas, Aztecs, and Chicanos

4
Chn 311Introductory Classical Chinese

4
Chn 312Introductory Classical Chinese

4
Eng 201Introduction to Shakespeare

4
Eng 204Survey of British Literature I

4
Eng 319UNorthern European Mythology

4
Eng 340UMedieval Literature

4
Eng 341URenaissance Literature

4
Eng 416History of Rhetoric

4
Eng 426Advanced Topics in Medieval Literature

4
Eng 441Advanced Topics in Renaissance Literature

4
Eng 491History of Literary Criticism and Theory I

4
Fr 490History of the French Language

4
Grk 101First-Year Ancient Greek Term 1

4
Grk 102First-Year Ancient Greek Term 2

4
Grk 103First-Year Ancient Greek Term 3

4
Grk 201Second-Year Ancient Greek Term 1

4
Grk 202Second-Year Ancient Greek Term 2

4
Grk 203Second-Year Ancient Greek Term 3

4
Hst 101Age of Empires: The Medieval World

4
Hst 102Early Modern Europe and the World

4
Hst 317U/JSt 317UJewish History from Antiquity to the Medieval Period

4
Hst 319U/JSt 319URabbinic Culture in the Roman World

4
Hst 320UEast Asian Civilizations

4
Hst 321UEarly Modern East Asia, 1300-1800

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 356URenaissance and Reformation Europe, 1400-1600

4
Hst 357UEurope from Reformation to Revolutions

4
Hst 359UEarly Modern France

4
Hst 365UHistory of Latin America, 4000 BCE - 1810

4
Hst 375UHistory of Kievan and Muscovite Russia, 800s-1700

4
Hst 378U/JSt 378UPagans, Christians and Jews

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

4
Hst 384UOttoman World

4
Hst 416Topics in Roman History

4
Hst 420Topics in Early Modern Japanese History

4
Hst 450Medieval England

4
Hst 451Early Modern 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 455Topics in Renaissance History

4
Hst 456Religious Change in Sixteenth Century Europe

4
Hst 457Topics in Early Modern Europe

4
Hst 468History of Mexico I: 4000 BCE-1821

4
It 330Italian Culture and Civilization

4
Lat 101First-Year Latin Term 1

4
Lat 102First-Year Latin Term 2

4
Lat 103First-Year Latin Term 3

4
Lat 201Second-Year Latin Term 1

4
Lat 202Second-Year Latin Term 2

4
Lat 203Second-Year Latin Term 3

4
Lat 303Third-year Latin: Post-classical Authors

4
Mus 304Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque

4
Phl 302UMedieval Philosophy

4
Phl 303UEarly Modern Philosophy

4
Phl 319UIntroduction to Asian Philosophy

4
Span 342Early Modern and Colonial Cultural and Literary Expression

4
Span 490History of the Spanish Language

4
TA 363Development of Dramatic Art I

4
UNST 421Medieval Portland Capstone

4
WLL 319UFairy Tales and Folklore

4
WLL 335UThe Icelandic Sagas

4

The following courses may be offered in a foreign language

Chn 412Advanced Chinese

4
Chn 413Advanced Classical Chinese

4
Chn 490History of the Chinese Language

4
Fr 341ULiterature and Culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

4
Fr 342ULiterature and Culture of the Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Centuries

4
Fr 419Medieval French Literature

4
Fr 420Renaissance French Literature

4
Fr 421Seventeenth-century French Literature

4
Ger 341UIntroduction to German Literature

4
Jpn 420Readings in Japanese Literature

4
Span 341Pre-Modern Cultural and Literary Foundations

4

The following courses require History Department approval to be counted towards the minor

Ar 330Topics in Arab Culture and Civilization

4
Ar 441UMajor Arabic Works in Translation

4
ArH 407Seminar

0-12
ArH 410Selected Topics

0-12
ArH 450Great Periods and Themes in Art and Architecture

4
Fr 441UMajor Works In Translation

4
Hst 461Topics in Jewish History

4
Hst 491Reading Seminar

4
Hst 492Research Seminar

4
Jpn 341UCourtly Love Tales and Warrior Epics (Japanese Literature In Translation)

4
Phl 451Major Figures

4
Phl 452Topics in the History of Philosophy

4
Span 421Major Topics: Peninsular Prose

4
Span 422Major Topics: Peninsular Drama

4
Span 423Major Topics: Peninsular Poetry

4
Span 434Major Topics: Peninsular Multiple Genres

4
Span 441Major Works in Translation

4
TA 471Theater History: Periods and Topics

1-4

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

For advising concerning the minor, please consult the History Department office at hist@pdx.edu.