Medieval and Renaissance Studies Concentration
Coordinators: Assistant Professors Victoria Morse and William North
The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Concentration enables students interested in the cultures and kingdoms that flourished from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance (roughly fourth-seventeenth centuries) to deepen their understanding of these periods through an interdisciplinary program of study. The concentration likewise provides opportunities to explore the societies of Europe, Byzantium, and the Muslim world in a comparative way and to examine how diverse peoples and polities have coped with timeless problems of power, identity, belief, and representation. Because the concentration encompasses three organically interrelate historical periods, it allows students to examine issues of continuity and change more fully, while its interdisciplinary structure encourages the exploration of the complex ways in which diverse aspects of culture and society interact to create, transform, and destroy the ideas and realities of states, institutions, and individuals. The concentration is open to students majoring in ANY field who wish to expand their knowledge of these important and fascinating periods of human history.
A total of 42 credits (usually 7 courses) is required for the concentration: 18 credits in "Core" courses, 18 credits in "Supporting" courses; and a capstone seminar. In addition to the seminars listed below, students may countówith prior approval of both the course instructor and the concentration coordinator'sóother 395-level seminars in which the concentrator's research focuses on a topic within the period covered by the concentration.
Optional Off-Campus Programs: Off-campus study can be an important part of the concentration. Students interested in study abroad as part of the concentration are advised to consult with their academic advisors in deciding when to go off-campus and with the concentration coordinators to discuss the range of programs available and potential programs of study. Courses taken abroad may count as up to two "core" courses (12 credits) and two "supporting courses" (12 credits).
Requirements for the Concentration:
Courses marked with an * may count as either a core course or a supporting course.
Core Courses(18 credits required):
ARTH 101: Introduction to Art History I
ARTH 180: Medieval Art (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ARTH 234: The Italian Renaissance Art
CLAS 229: The Later Roman Empire, Byzantium, and Islam
ENGL 110: English Literature I
ENGL 210: Chivalry in Medieval Literature
ENGL 300: Chaucer I: Canterbury Tales
ENGL 302: Studies in Medieval Literature: Anglo--Saxon (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ENGL 303: Studies in Medieval Literature: Dante (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ENGL 310: Shakespeare: The Histories and Comedies
ENGL 311: Shakespeare Problems and Plays: Tragedies and Romances
ENGL 312: Renaissance Drama (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ENGL 313: Major Works of the English Renaissance: The Faerie Queen
ENGL 314: Major Works of the English Renaissance: Paradise Lost
FREN 351: Topics in Sixteenth Century Literature: Metamorphoses: Love, War, and Monsters in Early Modern France
HIST 134: The Mediterranean in the Middle Ages
HIST 138: The Making of Europe
HIST 139: Foundations of Modern Europe
HIST 230: Power, Sanctity and the Search for Orders: The Early Medieval World, 300-1000
HIST 231: The Later Middle Ages (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
HIST 232: The Renaissance
HIST 233: Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 850-1453 (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
LATN 243: Medieval Latin
MUSC 210: Medieval and Renaissance Music
PHIL 111: Introduction to Western Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval
SOAN 246: Archaeological Methodology (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
Supporting Courses (18 Credits required):
ARTH 233: Van Eyck, Bosch, Bruegel: Their Visual Culture (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ARTH 234: The Italian Renaissance Art*
ENGL 110: English Literature I*
ENGL 210: Chivalry in Medieval Literature*
ENGL 300: Chaucer I: Canterbury Tales*
ENGL 302: Studies in Medieval Literature: Anglo--Saxon (Not offered in 2000-2001.)*
ENGL 303: Studies in Medieval Literature: Dante (Not offered in 2000-2001.)*
ENGL 304: Studies in Medieval Literature: Drama (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ENGL 308: English Renaissance Verse* (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ENGL 310: Shakespeare: The Histories and Comedies*
ENGL 311: Shakespeare Problems and Plays: Tragedies and Romances*
ENGL 312: Renaissance Drama* (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
ENGL 313: Major Works of the English Renaissance: The Faerie Queen*
ENGL 314: Major Works of the English Renaissance: Paradise Lost*
FREN 351: Topics in Sixteenth Century Literature: Metamorphoses: Love, War, and Monsters in Early Modern France*
GERM 230: From Gutenberg to Gates: History and Practice of the Book (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
GERM 231: Damsels, Dwarfs, and Dragons: Medieval German Literature (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
HIST 134: The Mediterranean in the Middle Ages*
HIST 138: The Making of Europe*
HIST 230: Power, Sanctity and the Search for Orders: The Early Medieval World*
HIST 231: The Later Middle Ages (Not offered in 2000-2001.)*
HIST 233: Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 850-1453 (Not offered in 2000-2001.)*
HIST 238: Topics in Medieval History: Gender and Ethics in Medieval France
HIST 238: Topics in Medieval History: Papacy, Church, and Empire in the Age of Reform
LATN 243: Medieval Latin
MUSC 188: Carleton Pro Musica (six credits cumulative)
PHIL 111: Introduction to Western Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval*
PHIL 254: The Origins of Modern Science (Cross-listed with PHYS 254.)
PHYS/POSC 250: Ancient Political Philosophy
RELG 225: Contemporary Catholic Theology
Advanced Research Seminars (one course required)
HIST 395: Conquest, Assimilation, and Resistance: Medieval Frontiers in Comparative Perspective (Not offered in 2000-2001.)
HIST 395: War, State and Society (Students must work on a topic in the period covered by the concentration)
HIST 395: European Family History (Students must work on a topic in the period covered by the concentration)
ENGL 395: Gender and Romance in Medieval Literature (Not offered in 2000-2001.)