Requirements for the Medieval Studies Major
A minimum of 123 credits is required for the Bachelor of Arts degree, of which a total of 30 credits must be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the Medieval Studies major. A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the major. Below is the recommended academic plan given by semester with the number of credits and general education codes.
Required Courses (6 Credits)
Semesters 3-4
- MEDVL 107: Medieval Europe // GH;IL (3)
- MEDVL 108: Medieval Civilization // GH;IL (3)
Additional Courses (24 Credits)
For the major, 24 credits should be selected from the program list of courses dealing with the Middle Ages in no fewer than three of the following areas; 12 of these credits must be at the 400-level.
- Art History
- History
- Literature and Language
- Medieval Studies
- Philosophy and Religion Studies
Art History
Semesters 1-8
- ARTH 111: Ancient to Medieval Art // GA;IL (3)
- ARTH 140: Introduction to Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture // GA;IL (3)
- ARTH 201: Ancient to Medieval Architecture // GA;IL (3)
Semesters 3-8
- ARTH 302: Art of the Early Middle Ages // GA;IL (3)
- ARTH 312: Romanesque and Gothic Art // GA (3)
- ARTH 330: Islamic Architecture and Art // GA;IL (3)
Semesters 5-8
- ARTH 402: The Illuminated Manuscript // IL (3)
- ARTH 412: The Gothic Cathedral // IL (3)
- ARTH 413: Architecture of the Medieval Monastery // (3)
- ARTH 422: Studies in Medieval Sculpture // IL (3-9)
- ARTH 442: Late Antique and Early Christian Art // IL (3)
- ARTH 452: Byzantine Art // IL (3)
- ARTH 460: Art and Empire: Aztec, Inca, and Spanish // IL (3)
Medieval Studies
Semesters 1-8
- MEDVL 197: Special Topics // (1-9)
- MEDVL 199: Foreign Studies // IL (1-12)
- MEDVL 294: Research Project // (1-12)
- MEDVL 299: Foreign Studies // IL (1-12)
Semesters 3-8
- MEDVL 395: Internship // (1-18)
- MEDVL 399: Foreign Studies // IL (1-12)
Semesters 5-8
- MEDVL 411: Medieval Britain // IL (3)
- MEDVL 413: Medieval Celtic Studies // IL (3)
- MEDVL 494: Research Project // (1-12)
- MEDVL 496: Independent Studies // (1-18)
- MEDVL 497: Special Topics // (1-9)
- MEDVL 499: Foreign Studies // IL (1-12)
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Semesters 1-8
- RLST 120: New Testament // GH (3)
- PHIL 201: Medieval Philosophy // GH (3)
Semesters 5-8
- RLST 420: Major Christian Thinkers // (3) (with consultation of adviser)
History
Semesters 1-8
- HIST 105: The Byzantine Empire // GH;IL (3)
- HIST 108: The Crusades: Holy War in the Middle Ages // GH;IL (3)
- HIST 141: Medieval and Modern Russia // GH;IL (3)
- HIST 165: Introduction to Islamic Civilization // IL (3)
Semesters 5-8
- HIST 406W: Research in Medieval Sources // (3)
- HIST 407: Early Medieval Society // IL (3)
- HIST 408: Church and State in the High Middle Ages // IL (3)
- HIST 411: Medieval Britain // (3)
- HIST 412: Intellectual History of the Middle Ages // IL (3)
- HIST 413: Medieval Celtic Studies // IL (3)
- HIST 471Y: Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258 // IL (3)
- HIST 480: Japan in the Age of Warriors // IL (3)
Language and Literature
Semesters 1-8
- CMLIT 001: Introduction to Western Literatures Through the Renaissance // GH;IL (3)
- CMLIT 106: The Arthurian Legend // GH;IL (3)
- ENGL 221: British Literature to 1798 // (3)
- GER 175: German Heroic and Medieval Literature in English Translation // GH;IL (3)
- HEBR 010: Jewish Civilization // GH;IL (3)
- SPAN 130: Iberian Civilization // GH;IL (3)
Semesters 5-8
- CMLIT 401Y: The Western Literary Heritage // IL (3)
- CMLIT 408: Heroic Literature // IL (3)
- ENGL 407: History of the English Language // (3)
- ENGL 441: Chaucer // (3)
- ENGL 442: Medieval English Literature // (3)
- GER 430: History of the German Language // IL (3)
- GER 431: History of German Literature and Culture I // IL (3)
- IT 415: Dante // (3)
- IT 490: Dante in Translation // (3)
- SPAN 418: The Evolution of Spanish // (3)