Directors: Associate Professors Victoria Morse and William North
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Concentration (MRST)
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
count--with prior approval of both the course instructor and the
concentration coordinator’s--other 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):
ARBC 231 Classical Arabic Literature (adab) in the Making
ARCN 246 Archaeological Methodology (not offered in 2009-2010)
ARTH 101 Introduction to Art History I
ARTH 155 Islamic Art and Architecture (not offered in 2009-2010)
ARTH 234 Italian Renaissance Art
ARTH 285 Postwar Italian Culture: From Neo-Realism to the Open Work
CLAS 229 The Later Roman Empire, Byzantium and Islam (not offered in 2009-2010)
ENGL 110 English Literature, I
ENGL 114 Introduction to Medieval Narrative
ENGL 144 Shakespeare I
ENGL 244 Shakespeare I
ENGL 300 Chaucer I: The Canterbury Tales (not offered in 2009-2010)
ENGL 301 The Courtly Chaucer (not offered in 2009-2010)
ENGL 309 Renaissance Selves
ENGL 310 Shakespeare II (not offered in 2009-2010)
FREN 351 Topics in Sixteenth Century Literature: Metamorphoses: Love, War and Monsters in Early Modern France (not offered in 2009-2010)
GERM 231 Damsels, Dwarfs, and Dragons: Medieval German Literature (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 130 The Formation of Christian Thought
HIST 137 Before Europe: The Early Medieval World, 250-c. 1050
HIST 139 Foundations of Modern Europe
HIST 204 Crusade, Contact and Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 230 Institutional Structure and Culture in the Middle Ages
HIST 232 Renaissance Worlds in France and Italy (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 233 Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 710-1453 (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 235 Dante's Italy (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 236 Women's Lives in Pre-Modern Europe
HIST 243 The Peasants are Revolting! Society and Politics in the Making of Modern France
HIST 330 Gender, Ethics and Power in Medieval France (not offered in 2009-2010)
LATN 241 Petronius and Apuleius (not offered in 2009-2010)
MUSC 210 Medieval and Renaissance Music
RELG 122 Introduction to Islam
RELG 163 The Qur’an
RELG 231 Protestant Thought (not offered in 2009-2010)
RELG 263 Sufism (not offered in 2009-2010)
SPAN 330 The Invention of the Modern Novel: Cervantes' Don Quijote (not offered in 2009-2010)
Supporting Courses (18 credits required):
(Note: all courses listed as "core courses" also qualify as "supporting courses.)
ARBC 231 Classical Arabic Literature (adab) in the Making
ARCN 246 Archaeological Methodology (not offered in 2009-2010)
ARTH 102 Introduction to Art History II
ARTH 155 Islamic Art and Architecture (not offered in 2009-2010)
ARTH 170 Printmaking: The First Media Revolution
ARTH 230 The Sistine Chapel (not offered in 2009-2010)
ARTH 233 Van Eyck, Bosch, Bruegel: Their Visual Culture (not offered in 2009-2010)
ARTH 234 Italian Renaissance Art
ARTH 238 Rembrandt, Vermeer and Netherlandish Art (not offered in 2009-2010)
ARTH 285 Postwar Italian Culture: From Neo-Realism to the Open Work
CLAS 229 The Later Roman Empire, Byzantium and Islam (not offered in 2009-2010)
ENGL 110 English Literature, I
ENGL 114 Introduction to Medieval Narrative
ENGL 144 Shakespeare I
ENGL 244 Shakespeare I
ENGL 301 The Courtly Chaucer (not offered in 2009-2010)
ENGL 309 Renaissance Selves
ENGL 310 Shakespeare II (not offered in 2009-2010)
ENGL 381 London Program: Staging the Early Modern City, 1400-1650
EUST 110 Introduction to European Studies: The Age of Cathedrals
FREN 351 Topics in Sixteenth Century Literature: Metamorphoses: Love, War and Monsters in Early Modern France (not offered in 2009-2010)
GERM 230 From Gutenberg to Gates: The History and Practice of Printing
GERM 231 Damsels, Dwarfs, and Dragons: Medieval German Literature (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 137 Before Europe: The Early Medieval World, 250-c. 1050
HIST 139 Foundations of Modern Europe
HIST 204 Crusade, Contact and Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 230 Institutional Structure and Culture in the Middle Ages
HIST 232 Renaissance Worlds in France and Italy (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 233 Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 710-1453 (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 235 Dante's Italy (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 236 Women's Lives in Pre-Modern Europe
HIST 238 Topics in Medieval History: Church, Papacy and Empire (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 238 The World of Bede (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 239 Britain, c. 1485-1834: From Sceptred Isle to Satanic Mills
HIST 243 The Peasants are Revolting! Society and Politics in the Making of Modern France
HIST 245 Ireland: The Origin of the Troubles (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 330 Gender, Ethics and Power in Medieval France (not offered in 2009-2010)
LATN 241 Petronius and Apuleius (not offered in 2009-2010)
MUSC 210 Medieval and Renaissance Music
POSC 250 Ancient Political Philosophy (not offered in 2009-2010)
RELG 122 Introduction to Islam
RELG 163 The Qur’an
RELG 231 Protestant Thought (not offered in 2009-2010)
RELG 263 Sufism (not offered in 2009-2010)
SPAN 330 The Invention of the Modern Novel: Cervantes' Don Quijote (not offered in 2009-2010)
Capstone Seminars (one course required):
ARCN 395 Archaeology Capstone Seminar
ENGL 309 Renaissance Selves
FREN 351 Topics in Sixteenth Century Literature: Metamorphoses: Love, War and Monsters in Early Modern France (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 330 Gender, Ethics and Power in Medieval France (not offered in 2009-2010)
HIST 333 Iconoclasm (not offered in 2009-2010)