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 coordinators--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 185 The Creation of Classical Arabic Literature
ARCN 246 Archaeological Methodology (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARCN 395 Archaeology: Science, Ethics, Nationalism and Cultural Property
ARTH 101 Introduction to Art History I
ARTH 102 Introduction to Art History II
ARTH 180 Medieval Art
ARTH 226 The Gothic Cathedral (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 234 Italian Renaissance Art (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 252 Islamic Art and the Medieval Mediterranean
ARTH 285 The Art of Death in the Middle Ages (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 114 Introduction to Medieval Narrative (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 201 Chaucer I: The Canterbury Tales (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 209 Twelfth Night: A Project Course
ENGL 210 From Chaucer to Milton: Early English Literature
ENGL 216 Milton
ENGL 244 Shakespeare I
ENGL 309 Renaissance Selves (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 310 Shakespeare II
FREN 351 Love, War and Monsters in Early Modern France
GERM 230 From Gutenberg to Gates: The History and Practice of Printing
GERM 231 Damsels, Dwarfs, and Dragons: Medieval German Literature (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 131 Saints, Sinners, and Philosophers in Late Antiquity (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 137 Early Medieval Worlds (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 138 Crusades, Mission, and the Expansion of Europe
HIST 139 Foundations of Modern Europe (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 201 Rome Program: Power and Piety in Medieval Rome, 300-1150 (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 204 Crusade, Contact and Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 206 Rome Program: Eternal City in Time: Urban Structure and Change (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 207 Rome Program: A Roman Journal: Travelers' Accounts as Source and Experience (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 230 Institutional Structure and Culture in the Middle Ages (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 231 Mapping the World Before Mercator
HIST 232 Renaissance Worlds in France and Italy
HIST 233 Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 710-1453 (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 236 Women's Lives in Pre-Modern Europe (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 243 The Peasants are Revolting! Society and Politics in the Making of Modern France (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 273 Go-Betweens and Rebels in the Andean World
HIST 278 The Spanish Inquisition (not offered in 2013-2014)
LATN 243 Medieval Latin (not offered in 2013-2014)
MUSC 210 Medieval and Renaissance Music (not offered in 2013-2014)
RELG 122 Introduction to Islam
RELG 123 The Qur'an (not offered in 2013-2014)
RELG 162 Jesus, Paul, and Christian Origins (New Testament)
RELG 163 Qur'an
RELG 231 From Luther to Kierkegaard (not offered in 2013-2014)
RELG 261 Hearing Islam
RELG 263 Islamic Mysticism (not offered in 2013-2014)
SPAN 330 The Invention of the Modern Novel: Cervantes' Don Quijote (not offered in 2013-2014)
SPAN 331 Baroque Desires
Supporting Courses (18 credits required):
Note: all courses listed as "core courses" also qualify as "supporting courses."
ARBC 185 The Creation of Classical Arabic Literature
ARBC 215 Readings in Medieval Arabic Anthologies (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARCN 246 Archaeological Methodology (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARCN 395 Archaeology: Science, Ethics, Nationalism and Cultural Property
ARTH 101 Introduction to Art History I
ARTH 102 Introduction to Art History II
ARTH 170 History of Printmaking
ARTH 180 Medieval Art
ARTH 226 The Gothic Cathedral (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 233 Van Eyck, Bosch, Bruegel: Their Visual Culture (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 234 Italian Renaissance Art (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 238 Rembrandt, Vermeer and Netherlandish Art
ARTH 251 Ruins and Romantics: English Gothic and Gothic-Revival Art and Architecture (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 252 Islamic Art and the Medieval Mediterranean
ARTH 285 The Art of Death in the Middle Ages (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 307 Rome: The Art of Michelangelo and Caravaggio (not offered in 2013-2014)
ARTH 351 English Art and Architecture on Site (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 114 Introduction to Medieval Narrative (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 201 Chaucer I: The Canterbury Tales (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 210 From Chaucer to Milton: Early English Literature
ENGL 213 Christopher Marlowe (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 214 Revenge Tragedy (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 244 Shakespeare I
ENGL 309 Renaissance Selves (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 310 Shakespeare II
FREN 351 Love, War and Monsters in Early Modern France
GERM 230 From Gutenberg to Gates: The History and Practice of Printing
GERM 231 Damsels, Dwarfs, and Dragons: Medieval German Literature (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 131 Saints, Sinners, and Philosophers in Late Antiquity (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 137 Early Medieval Worlds (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 138 Crusades, Mission, and the Expansion of Europe
HIST 139 Foundations of Modern Europe (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 201 Rome Program: Power and Piety in Medieval Rome, 300-1150 (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 202 Iconoclasm in the Early Middle Ages (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 203 Papacy, Church and Empire in the Age of Reform (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 204 Crusade, Contact and Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 206 Rome Program: Eternal City in Time: Urban Structure and Change (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 207 Rome Program: A Roman Journal: Travelers' Accounts as Source and Experience (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 230 Institutional Structure and Culture in the Middle Ages (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 231 Mapping the World Before Mercator
HIST 232 Renaissance Worlds in France and Italy
HIST 236 Women's Lives in Pre-Modern Europe (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 239 Britain, c. 1485-1834: From Sceptred Isle to Satanic Mills (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 243 The Peasants are Revolting! Society and Politics in the Making of Modern France (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 245 Ireland: Land, Conflict and Memory
HIST 268 The Indian Ocean World in the Age of European Expansion (not offered in 2013-2014)
HIST 273 Go-Betweens and Rebels in the Andean World
HIST 278 The Spanish Inquisition (not offered in 2013-2014)
LATN 233 Catiline
LATN 242 Apuleius, (not offered in 2013-2014)
LATN 243 Medieval Latin (not offered in 2013-2014)
LATN 253 Seneca the Younger (not offered in 2013-2014)
LATN 257 Caesar, Lucan, and Civil War (not offered in 2013-2014)
LATN 258 Seminar: Horace
MUSC 210 Medieval and Renaissance Music (not offered in 2013-2014)
PHIL 270 Ancient Greek Philosophy: Virtue, Reality and Explanations
POSC 250 Ancient Political Philosophy (not offered in 2013-2014)
POSC 254 Freedom, Excellence, Happiness: Aristotle's Ethics
POSC 350 Ancient Political Philosophy (not offered in 2013-2014)
RELG 122 Introduction to Islam
RELG 123 The Qur'an (not offered in 2013-2014)
RELG 163 Qur'an
RELG 231 From Luther to Kierkegaard (not offered in 2013-2014)
RELG 263 Islamic Mysticism (not offered in 2013-2014)
RELG 287 Many Marys
SPAN 330 The Invention of the Modern Novel: Cervantes' Don Quijote (not offered in 2013-2014)
SPAN 331 Baroque Desires
Capstone Seminars
(one course required):
ARCN 395 Archaeology: Science, Ethics, Nationalism and Cultural Property
ARTH 307 Rome: The Art of Michelangelo and Caravaggio (not offered in 2013-2014)
ENGL 309 Renaissance Selves (not offered in 2013-2014)
FREN 351 Love, War and Monsters in Early Modern France
HIST 395 Controversial Histories: Conflict, Polemic, and Persuasion in Historical Perspective