Minor in Medieval Studies

The Medieval Studies Minor offers students the opportunity to explore the development of European culture and society from the fifth through the fifteenth centuries. The student will examine the Middle Ages by studying a variety of disciplines, including Classical Studies, History, the Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

The minimum requirements for the minor are 6 courses and 21 credits. If a students
chooses to include courses in Latin, then LA 101 and LA 211 are the minimum.

Choose one of the following:	HI 109 Early Medieval Europe, 500-1000 (3 credits) HI 111 Later Medieval Europe, 1000-1400 (3 credits) HU 101 Ancient and Medieval Civilization (4 credits)
And one of the following:	PH 303 Medieval Philosophy (4 credits) RS 217 Medieval Christianity (3 credits)
And choose three additional courses from the list below (from at least two of the following departments - Classics, English, Fine Arts, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies):
Classics	LA 101 LA 211 LA 303 LA 310 GR 101 GR 201	Elementary Latin (4 credits) Intermediate Latin (4 credits) Latin of Patristic and Medieval Worlds (3 credits) Directed Readings in Latin Literature (3 credits) (if focus is medieval) Elementary Greek (4 credits) Greek Prose Literature (4 credits) (if focus is medieval)
English	EN 219 EN 302 EN 303	British Literature I (3 credits) Chaucer (4 credits) Medieval Literature (4 credits)
Fine Arts	AR 251 MU 307 TH 301	Survey of the History of Art I: Cave Painting to Renaissance (4 credits) History of Music (4 credits) Chief Patterns of Western Theatre I (4 credits)
History	HI 109 HI 111 HI 317 HI 343 HI 345 HI 461	Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 500-1000 (3 credits) Europe in the Later Middle Ages, 1000-1400 (3 credits) History of European Witchcraft (4 credits) Topics in Medieval History (4 credits) The Black Death (4 credits) Society and Culture in Medieval Italy (4 credits)
Humanities	HU 101	Ancient and Medieval Civilization (4 credits)
Modern Languages	RU 313	Topics in Russian Culture I (3 credits) (if focus is medieval)
Philosophy	PH 303 PH 405-445	Medieval Philosophy (4 credits) Philosophical Authors/Texts (4 credits each) (if focus is medieval)
Political Science	PO 361	Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (4 credits)
Religious Studies	RS 217 RS 250 RS 339	Medieval Christianity (3 credits) Women’s Spirituality: Insight from the Boundary (3 credits) Celtic Christianity (3 credits)
In addition: a senior paper, written as part of a Medieval Studies course, or, with the approval of the Coordinator, as part of any upper-level course. This paper will be read both by the supervising professor and the faculty member teaching the upper-level course.