The interdisciplinary minor in medieval and early modern studies requires 18 hours, chosen from at least three different departments. Courses from the student’s major may count in the minor. Students have the opportunity to attend the six-week Summer Medieval Program at Oxford University in England, for which they receive 4.5 hours (two courses) which count toward the minor. (For details about application to the Oxford program, and possible financial aid, consult Gale Sigal in the English department.)
Courses may be chosen from the following list. Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The program coordinator maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions, see the relevant department’s listings in this publication.
Electives for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 252 | Romanesque Art and Archiecture | 3 |
| ART 253 | The Gothic Cathedral | 3 |
| ART 254 | Luxury Arts in the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART 267 | Early Italian Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART 268 | 16th Century Art in Italy: Magnificence and Reform | 3 |
| ART 269 | Venetian Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART 270 | Northern Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART 272 | 17th-Century European Art: Politics, Power and Patronage | 3 |
| ART 274 | 17th-Century Dutch Painting | 3 |
| ART 396 | Art History Seminar (when topic is on Medieval and Byzantine art) | 4 |
| ENG 305 | Old English Language and Literature | 3 |
| ENG 308 | Beowulf | 3 |
| ENG 310 | The Medieval World | 3 |
| ENG 311 | The Legend of Arthur | 3 |
| ENG 312 | Medieval Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 313 | Roots of Song | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENG 320 | British Drama to 1642 | 3 |
| ENG 323 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 325 | 16th-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 326 | Studies in English Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENG 327 | Milton | 3 |
| ENG 328 | 17th-Century British Literature | 3 |
| FRH 370 | Seminar in French and Francophone Studies (periodically offered in medieval studies) | 3 |
| GER 380 | German Literature before 1700 | 3 |
| GES 345 | History of the German Language | 3 |
| GES 391 | Margins and Minorities | 3 |
| HST 119 | Venice and the World | 3 |
| HST 206 | The Early Middle Ages | 3 |
| HST 207 | The High Middle Ages Through the Renaissance | 3 |
| HST 209 | Europe: From Renaissance to Revolution | 3 |
| HST 217 | France to 1774 | 3 |
| HST 223 | The British Isles to 1750 | 3 |
| HST 242 | Middle East before 1500 | 3 |
| HST 311 | Special Topics in History (when topic is medieval) | 3 |
| HON 310 | The Medieval World: Special Topics | 3 |
| HMN 225 | Literature, Travel, and Discovery (when topic is medieval) | 3 |
| ITA 329 | Love, Gender, and Diversity in Italian Epic | 3 |
| ITA 340 | Traveling with Muhammad and Dante | 3 |
| ITA 342 | Boccaccio's Decameron or 'Sex in the City': Rethinking Community in Medieval Florence | 3 |
| LAT 120 | Reading Medieval Latin | 1.5-3 |
| PHI 237 | Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| REL 368 | Protestant and Catholic Reformations | 3 |
| REL 372 | History of Christian Thought | 3 |
| SPA 330 | The Debate about Woman in Late Medieval Spain | 3 |
| SPA 331 | Medieval Spain: A Cultural and Literary Perspective | 3 |
| SPA 332 | The Golden Age of Spain | 3 |
| SPA 333 | The Spain of Don Quijote | 3 |
| SPA 341 | Latin American Historical Fiction: Memory, Myth, and Social Justice | 3 |
| THE 310 | History Western Theatre I (Beginnings to 1642) | 3 |
Students intending to minor in medieval studies should consult the coordinator, preferably during the sophomore year.