The minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies is an interdisciplinary program with the following objectives: (a) discovery and re-examination of knowledge about the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and (b) employment of a variety of methods of historical and theoretical analysis as models for such scholarship.

Requirements for the minor

The requirements for a minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies are as follows:

  1. A minimum of 18 credit hours. At least 12 credit hours must be fulfilled by courses in the Primary Curriculum. The remaining credit hours may be fulfilled by courses in either the Primary or Supporting Curriculum.
  2. At least 6 hours from the Primary Curriculum must be in Medieval (M or MR) courses and at least 6 hours from the Primary Curriculum must be in Renaissance (R or MR) courses.
  3. At least 9 credit hours of the total to be in upper division courses.
  4. No more than 8 credit hours to overlap with the student’s primary major.
  5. No more than 12 credit hours to be taken in any one department.

Students are encouraged to prepare themselves in modern European languages (normally French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish), as well as in Latin and/or Greek.

Primary Curriculum

M = counts toward the Medieval requirement

R = counts toward the Renaissance requirement

MR = counts toward either the Medieval or the Renaissance requirement

Course ID Course Title
ARTH-1314 Art and Architecture of Medieval Europe (M)
ARTH-3392 Women’s Studies in Art History: Gender and Sexuality in Early Modern Italy (MR)
ARTH-3430 Art, Gender, and Patronage at the Court of Burgundy (MR)
ARTH-3439  Art at the Courts of Europe, c. 1330-1416 (M) 
ARTH-3440  Northern Renaissance Art in the Fifteenth Century (MR) 
ARTH-3441  Early Renaissance Art in Italy (R) 
ARTH-3442 Age of Leonardo: Art and Architecture in Italy, 1475-1568 (R) 
ARTH-3444/GRST-3444 Dürer and his World: Painting and Printmaking in the Age of Reform (R)
ARTH-3446 Jan van Eyck and His Legacy (MR) 
ARTH-3447 Michelangelo: A Media-based Approach (R) 
ENGL-1311 The Beginnings of English Literature (MR)
ENGL-3161 Early Book and Manuscripts Lab (MR)
ENGL-3346  History of the English Language (MR) 
ENGL-3347 The History of the Book (MR)
ENGL-3456  The Epic Legacy: Imagining Antiquity in the Middle Ages (M)
ENGL-3457/RELI-3458 Medieval Christian Mysticism (M)
ENGL-3460 Introduction to Shakespeare (R)
ENGL-4420 Studies in Early Modern British Literature (R) 
ENGL-4401  Geoffrey Chaucer (M) 
ENGL-4403 Milton (R)
ENGL-4419 Studies in Medieval Literature (M) 
ENGL-4420  Studies in Early Modern British Literature (R) 
HIST-1332  Medieval Europe (M) 
HIST-1333 Medieval Christianity: Tradition and Transformation, 200-1200 (M) 
HIST-1350  Medieval Islamic History, 570-1517 (M) 
HIST-2430  Medieval Kingship: Power, Patronage, and Propaganda, 750-1035 (M) 
HIST-3431  Early Medieval England: 500-1100 (M)
HIST-3432 Vikings, Saxons, and Franks: The Barbarian North (M)
HIST 3433 The Middle Ages in Film (M)
MDRS-2101 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-2201 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-2301 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-2401 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3101 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3201 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3301 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3401 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3190 Directed Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3290 Directed Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3390 Directed Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MDRS-3490 Directed Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
PHIL-3412  Late Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (M) 
PHIL-3422  Early Modern Philosophy (R) 
SPAN-4331 Medieval Spanish Literature (M) 
SPAN-4332 Spanish Golden Age Literature (R) 
SPAN-4333 Don Quixote (R) 
Supporting Curriculum
Course ID Course Title
ARTH-1407 Art History I: Prehistoric through Medieval Art 
ARTH-1408 Art History II: Renaissance to Modern Art 
ARTH-3325 Art and Power in Ancient Rome 
ARTH-3330 Art and Architecture in the Late Classical World 
ARTH-3343 Italian Baroque Art
ARTH-3345 Spanish Colonial Art and Architecture in Mexico 
CLAS-3404 The Ancient Romance and Novel 
FREN-3305 Introduction to French Literature I 
FREN-4303 Topics in French Literature of the Seventeenth Century 
GERM-3305 Introduction to German Literature I 
GREK-2303 Readings in the New Testament 
HIST-1334 Early Modern Europe 
HIST-3314 The Mediterranean World in the Hellenistic Age 
HIST-3318 The Roman Empire 
MUSC-3341 Music History I 
PLSI-3361 Classical Political Thought 
RELI-3441 Creating Judaism 
RELI-3442 The Christian Tradition 
RELI-3443 Islamic Worlds 
RELI-3454  The Letters of Paul 
RELI-3457 Jerusalem: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
RUSS-3303  Russian Culture 
RUSS-3305  Introduction to Russian Literature I
SPAN-3311 Spanish Civilization
SPAN 3331 Introduction to Spanish Literature
SPAN-4301 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
SPAN-4341 Literature of Colonial Spanish America
THTR-3333 History of Theatre and Drama

How to apply


Students interested in a Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor should contact the director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program.

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