Medieval and Renaissance Studies

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.

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). Coordinators are happy to assist you in finding the right program for your interests.

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.

Core Courses

Please note: The following lists do not indicate a course’s availability this year.

ARTH 101: Introduction to Art History I

ARTH 180: Medieval Art

ARTH 234: Italian Renaissance Art

CLAS 229: The Later Roman Empire, Byzantium, and Islam

ENGL 110: English Literature I

ENGL 130: Introduction to Shakespeare

ENGL 300: Chaucer I

ENGL 301: The Courtly Chaucer

ENGL 308: English Renaissance Verse

ENGL 310: Shakespeare: The Histories and Comedies

ENGL 311: Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances

ENGL 312: Renaissance Drama

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 137: Before Europe: The Early Medieval World, 300-1050

HIST 138: The Making of Europe, 1050-1500

HIST 139: Foundations of Modern Europe

HIST 142: The Peasants are Revolting! Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe

HIST 204: Crusade, Contact, and Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean

HIST 232: The Renaissance

HIST 233: Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 850-1453

HIST 234: France in the Making, 987-1460

HIST 236: From Courtly Queens to Revolutionary Heroines: European Women, 1100-1800

HIST 243: The Peasants are Revolting! Society and Politics in the Making of Modern France

HIST 265: Empires of the Steppe

LATN 243: Medieval Latin

MUSC 210: Medieval and Renaissance Music

PHIL 111: History of Western Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval

RELG 122: Introduction to Islam

RELG 226: Mohammad in History and Memory

RELG 231: Protestant Thought

RELG 263: Sufism

SOAN 246: Archaeological Methodology

Supporting Courses

ARTH 100: The Sistine Chapel and Its Contexts

ARTH 233: Van Eyck, Bosch, Bruegel: Their Visual Culture

ARTH 238: Rembrandt and Van Gogh

ARTH 285: Rome: The Age of Michelangelo and Caravaggio

GERM 230: From Gutenberg to Gates: History and Practice of the Book

GERM 231: Damsels, Dwarfs, and Dragons: Medieval German Literature

HIST 110: Saints, Sinners and Philosophers in Late Antiquity

HIST 110: Conversion in Medieval Europe: Transforming Religious Identities

HIST 110: The Age of Elizabeth

HIST 238-1: Topics in Medieval History: Gender and Ethics in Medieval France

HIST 238-2: Topics in Medieval History: Papacy, Church, and Empire in the Age of Reform

HIST 238-3: The World of Bede

HIST 245: The Origin of the Troubles: England in Ireland in the Early Modern
Period

LATN 241: Petronius and Apuleius

POSC 250: Ancient Political Philosophy

RELG 225: Contemporary Catholic Theology

RELG 262: Millennialism in Cross-Cultural Perspective

RELG 264: Muslims on the Margins

RELG 330: Islamic Aesthetics

SPAN 310: Melancholy in Art and Literature

SPAN 330: Cervantes-Don Quijote: Hero or Fool?

Capstone Seminars

ARTH 285: Rome: The Age of Michelangelo and Caravaggio

FREN 351: Topics in Sixteenth Century Literature: Metamorphoses: Love,

War, and Monsters in Early Modern France

HIST 395: Controversial Histories: Ideological Conflict and Consensus in the

Premodern World

HIST 395: Revolutions and Rebellions in European History