Medieval and Renaissance Studies Concentration
Directors: Assistant Professors Victoria Morse, William North
The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Concentration encourages students interested in the cultures and kingdoms that flourished from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance to deepen their understanding of these periods through an interdisciplinary program of study. Heirs to ancient empires, the societies of Europe, Byzantium, and the Muslim world each offer fascinating opportunities to watch societies cope with timeless problems of power, identity, and belief. The concentration is open to students in ANY major who wish to expand their knowledge of this important and fascinating period 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 countwith prior approval of both the course instructor and the concentration coordinator'sother advanced 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 advisers 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 for up to two "core" courses (12 credits) and two "supporting courses" (12 credits).
Requirements for the Concentration:
Core Courses (3 courses/18 credits required):
ARCN 246 Archaeological Methodology (not offered in 2005-2006)
ARTH 101 Introduction to Art History I
ARTH 180 Medieval Art (not offered in 2005-2006)
ARTH 234 Italian Renaissance Art (not offered in 2005-2006)
CLAS 229 The Later Roman Empire, Byzantium, and Islam (not offered in 2005-2006)
ENGL 110 English Literature, I
ENGL 130 Shakespeare I
ENGL 300 Chaucer I: The Canterbury Tales (not offered in 2005-2006)
ENGL 301 The Courtly Chaucer (not offered in 2005-2006)
ENGL 308 English Renaissance Verse (not offered in 2005-2006)
ENGL 310 Shakespeare: The Histories and Comedies
ENGL 311 Shakespeare: Problem Plays, Tragedies and Romances
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 (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 130 The formation of Early Christian Thought
HIST 137 Before Europe: The Early Medieval World, 250c-1050 (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 138 The Making of Europe (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 139 Foundations of Modern Europe
HIST 204 Crusade, Contact, and Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean
HIST 232 The Renaissance (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 233 Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 710-1453 (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 234 France in the Making, 987-1460 (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 235 Dante's Italy
HIST 236 Courtly Queens to Revolutionary Heroines: European Women 1100-1800 (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 243 The Peasants are Revolting! Society and Politics in the Making of Modern France
LATN 241 Petronius and Apuleius (not offered in 2005-2006)
LATN 243 Medieval Latin
MUSC 210 Medieval and Renaissance Music
PHIL 111 Introduction to Western Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval
RELG 122 Introduction to Islam
RELG 123 Muhammad and the Quran
RELG 231 Protestant Thought
RELG 263 Sufism (not offered in 2005-2006)
RELG 265 Islamic Law
Supporting Courses (18 credits required):
(Note: all courses listed as "core courses" also qualify as "supporting courses.")
ARTH 233 Van Eyck, Bosch, Bruegel: Their Visual Culture
ARTH 238 Rembrandt Netherlandish Art in Context (not offered in 2005-2006)
ENGL 308 English Renaissance Verse (not offered in 2005-2006)
GERM 230 From Gutenberg to Gates: History and Practice of the Book (not offered in 2005-2006)
GERM 231 Damsels, Dwarfs, and Dragons: Medieval German Literature (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 110 Transforming Religious Identities: Personal Conversion in Later Medieval Europe
HIST 110 Conquest and Survival in Indigenous Mexico
HIST 238 Topics in Medieval History: Church, Papacy, and Empire (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 238 Topics in Medieval History: The World of Bede (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 245 Ireland: The Origin of the Troubles
HIST 265 Empires of the Steppe (not offered in 2005-2006)
POSC 250 Ancient Political Philosophy (not offered in 2005-2006)
RELG 262 Millennialism in Cross-Cultural Perspective (not offered in 2005-2006)
RELG 264 Muslims on the Margin: A Survey of Islamic Minority Traditions
RELG 265 Islamic Law
RELG 332 Deviancy and Heresy in Islam
SPAN 330 The Invention of the Modern Novel: Cervantes' Don Quijote
Capstone Seminars (one course required):
FREN 351 Topics in Sixteenth-century Literature: Metamorphoses: Love, War and Monsters in Early Modern France
HIST 395 Topics in Early Modern European History: Revolutions in History
HIST 395 War, State and Society (not offered in 2005-2006)
HIST 395 Controversial Histories: Ideological Conflict and Consensus in the Pre-Modern World