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 |
| ENGL 2310 - British Literature I |
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ENGL 2510 - Literature of Western Civilization: Middle Ages to Enlightenment |
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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. |
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ENGL 3400 - Junior Topics in British/Irish/Anglophone Literature |
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ENGL 4310 - Middle English Literature A survey of the principal writings in English, excluding those of Chaucer, from 1100 to 1500. |
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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. |
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ENGL 4330 - Sixteenth-Century Literature Poetry and prose of the English Renaissance, from its continental origins to the end of the Elizabethan age. |
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ENGL 4340 - Shakespeare A critical study of selected plays from among the four traditional Shakespearean genres: comedy, history, tragedy, and romance. |
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ENGL 4350 - Shakespeare's Contemporaries A study of the development of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from beginnings to 1642. |
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ENGL 4360 - Seventeenth Century Literature A study of English poetry and prose from 1600 to 1660 with emphasis on Milton. |
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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. |
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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. |
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ENGL 4960 - Topics in Language and Literature (When the topic pertains to medieval or renaissance literature.) |
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FREN 3150 - Introduction to French Literature I Readings of French authors from the Middle Ages to 1800. Lectures, reports, collateral readings. |
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SPAN 3170 - Survey of Spanish Literature I Introduction to the principal authors and works of Spanish literature from El Cid to the 17th century. |
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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. |
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SPAN 4960 - Pro-Seminar (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance literature.) |
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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. |
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RUSS 3050 - Women in Russian Society & Culture |
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SPAN 3170 - Survey of Spanish Literature I |
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SPAN 4950 - Pro-seminar: Literature and/or Film (Topic: Medieval and Golden Age) |
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SPAN 4960 - Pro-seminar: Culture and Society |