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Coursework required for the minor
Undergraduate students seeking to minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies must complete at least 18 credit hours of upper level (3000-4000) coursework from at least three of the four following areas:
- Fine Arts
- Literature and Language
- History
- Philosophy and Religion
A grade of “C” or above is required in each of these courses.
No more than 3 credits of independent study, directed readings, or internships may be applied toward the minor, and such study is subject to approval by the program director.
Students must also demonstrate successful completion of two years of study at the college level, or its equivalent, of an approved foreign language, such as Italian, Spanish, French, German, Russian, or Latin.
Available Courses
Fine Arts | English & Foreign Literature | History | Philosophy & Religion| Political Science
Fine Arts
- ART 3760: Art History Seminar
- (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance art)
- ART 3770: History of Architecture to 1850
- A survey of the history, aesthetics and technical developments in architecture from ancient times to the middle of the 19th century.
- ART 4720: Women in Ancient & Medieval Art
- A study of women and art in the ancient and medieval periods. The course will focus on several related topics: the representation of women in art, the role of women in the societies of this period and their possible role as artists, and the feminist critique of traditional views of art history.
- ART 4750: Late Roman and Byzantine Art History
- A study of painting, sculpture and architecture of the Eastern Roman Empire from the founding of Constantinople, and of Western Europe from the time of Constantine to the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire.
- ART 4770: Early Medieval Art History
- A study of painting, sculpture and architecture of Western Europe from the time of the Migrations to 1150 A.D.
- ART 4780: Late Medieval Art History
- A study of painting, sculpture and architecture of Western Europe from approximately 115 A.D. to 1500 A.D.
- ART 4810: Northern European Renaissance Art History
- Study of painting, sculpture and architecture during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries in France, the Low Countries, Germany, Spain and England.
- ART 4830: Italian Renaissance Art History
- Study of painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.
- ART 4850: Baroque and Rococo Art History
- ART 4930: Special Topics in Art History
- (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance art)
- MUS 4540: Renaissance Music Literature
- A comprehensive survey of music literature c. 1350-1600.
- THEA 4010: Advanced Projects in Theater
- Shakespeare Festival Internship (1-3 credits)
- THEA 4020: Advanced Projects in Theater
- Shakespeare Festival Internship (1-3 credits)
English and Foreign Literature
- ENGL 2310: British Literature I
- ENGL 2510: Literature of Western Civilization: Middle Ages to Enlightenment
- ENGL 3280: Irish Literature I
- This course explores Irish literature from the early medieval period (c. 600) to the late nineteenth century and the Irish Literary Renaissance. Texts include works written in Irish as well as in English, and cover a variety of genres, including but not limited to: early medieval monastic nature poetry, medieval prose saga literature, the Irish bardic and aisling traditions, political satire and laments, Anglo-Irish Ascendancy novels, and the Irish Gothic.
- ENGL 3400: Junior Topics in British/Irish/Anglophone Literature
- ENGL 4310: Middle English Literature
- A survey of the principal writings in English, excluding those of Chaucer, from 1100 to 1500.
- ENGL 4320: Chaucer
- A literary, linguistic and historical study of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer: his dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and the Canterbury Tales.
- ENGL 4330: Sixteenth-Century Literature
- Poetry and prose of the English Renaissance, from its continental origins to the end of the Elizabethan age.
- ENGL 4340: Shakespeare
- A critical study of selected plays from among the four traditional Shakespearean genres: comedy, history, tragedy, and romance.
- ENGL 4350: Shakespeare's Contemporaries
- A study of the development of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from beginnings to 1642.
- ENGL 4360: Seventeenth Century Literature
- A study of English poetry and prose from 1600 to 1660 with emphasis on Milton.
- ENGL 4390: Medieval Celtic Literature
- This course examines the literature and culture of the Celtic civilizations. The course examines the archeological record and texts about the Celts by Greek and Roman authors, as well as later medieval tales from the Irish, Welsh, and Breton traditions. All texts are in translation with guided reference to the original languages.
- ENGL 4620: History of English
- A critical study of both the internal and external histories of English. Includes historical development of English phonology, morphology, graphics, syntax, diction, dialects, and semantics.
- ENGL 4960: Topics in Language and Literature
- (When the topic pertains to medieval or renaissance literature.)
- FREN 3150: Introduction to French Literature I
- Readings of French authors from the Middle Ages to 1800. Lectures, reports, collateral readings.
- SPAN 3170: Survey of Spanish Literature I
- Introduction to the principal authors and works of Spanish literature from El Cid to the 17th century.
- SPAN 4090: Literature of the Golden Age
- Foremost Spanish works of the 16th and 17th centuries with emphasis on Lazarillo de Tormes, La Celestina, Don Quixote and a selection of the great dramas produced by Lope de Vega and Calderon.
- SPAN 4960: Pro-Seminar
- (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance literature.)
- RUSS 3370: Russian Culture and Civilization
- A historical view of Russia through its political, literary, musical, religious and philosophical development from the 10th to the 20th centuries.
- RUSS 3050: Women in Russian Society & Culture
- SPAN 3170: Survey of Spanish Literature I
- SPAN 4950: Pro-seminar: Literature and/or Film (Topic: Medieval and Golden Age)
- SPAN 4960: Pro-seminar: Culture and Society
History
- HIST 4510: Intellectual History: Modern Europe: Renaissance to French Revolution
- A study of enduring political, religious, economic, scientific and philosophical ideas in their historical setting
- HIST 4530: The Age of the Renaissance-Reformation
- A study of the politics and economics of the 15th and 16th centuries as well as the achievements of Renaissance culture and the emergence of the Protestant churches and the Tretine Catholicism.
- HIST 4540: Medieval Europe
- An examination of medieval European history with emphasis upon social and economic developments.
- HIST 4610: Tudor and Stuart England
- A study of England under the Tudors when the English people solidified the monarchy and experienced a golden age, and the Stuarts continued modernization and formulated the new institutions foreshadowing those of our world today.
- HIST 4910: Topics in History
- (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance history)
Philosophy & Religion
- PHIL 3500: Problems in Philosophy
- (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance philosophy)
- RELI 3170: History of Christianity
- The development of Christian theological, ritual, and social practice from the beginnings of Christianity through the Reformation.
- RELI 3200: Islam
- A study of history, beliefs, and practices of Islam, including both Sunni and Shi'i traditions as well as the role of Sufism and contemporary movements.
- RELI 3500: Special Topics in Religion
- (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance religion)