Minor in Medieval Studies

This minor is available to students registered in a 120 credit hour Bachelor of Applied Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Community Design, Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Informatics, Bachelor of Management, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) program.

Students seeking an interdisciplinary minor in Medieval Studies will be expected to take a minimum of 24 credit hours to a maximum of 27 credit hours beyond the 1000 level, with at least 12 credit hours at or above the 3000 level, and with courses taken from at least two of the participating departments or programs (students may decide to which departments to assign cross-listed classes). Students may substitute a maximum of 12 credit hours at or above the 2000-level in the following languages: French, Spanish, German, Latin, Arabic, Russian, Italian and Hebrew.

Medieval courses

Classics

• CLAS 2001.03/HSTC 2001.03: Beginnings of Wisdom: Science in the Pre-modern World
• CLAS 2002.03/HSTC 2002.03: Medieval Natural Philosophy: From the Roman Empire to the Age of Dante
• CLAS 2281.03/RELS 2281.03: Christian Beginnings: The Orthodox and Oriental Churches
• CLAS 3017.03: Meetings Between Hellenism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam until the Renaissance
• CLAS 3282.03/RELS 3282.03: Gods in the Flesh: Iamblichus and Anselm
• CLAS 3381.03/RELS 3381.03/PHIL 2381.03: Medieval Philosophy from Augustine to Anselm
• CLAS 3382.03/RELS 3382.03/PHIL 2382.03: Medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian Philosophy
• CLAS 3411.03/RELS 3411.03: St. Augustine's Confessions Books 1-9
• CLAS 3412.03/RELS 3412.03: St. Augustine's Confessions Books 10-13
• CLAS 3413.03/RELS 3413.03: St. Augustine's Confessions
• CLAS 3431.03/RELS 3431.03: St. Augustine's On the Trinity Part 1
• CLAS 3432.03/RELS 3432.03: St. Augustine's On the Trinity Part 2
• CLAS 3601.03/HIST 3509.03: Arab Caliphs, Turkish Commanders, and Persian Viziers: Islamic History, 750-1200
• CLAS 3602.03/HIST 3511.03: Ancient and Medieval History of the Persianate World
• CLAS 3842.03: Latin Philosophical Texts: Anselm and Bonaventure
• CLAS 4010.03/RELS 4010.03: Islamic Philosophy: al-Ghazali
• CLAS 4011.03/RELS 4011.03: Jewish Philosophy: Maimonides
• CLAS 4018.03/RELS 4018.03: Christian Theology in the Lands of Islam: John of Damascus
• CLAS 4060.03/RELS 4060.03: The Consolation of Philosophy
• CLAS 4401.03/RELS 4401.03: Philosophy of the Greek Church Fathers
• CLAS 4402.03/RELS 4402.03: Philosophy of the Latin Church Fathers
• CLAS 4451.03: Medieval Interpreters of Aristotle (1)
• CLAS 4451.03: Medieval Interpreters of Aristotle (2)

English

• ENGL 2018.03: Arthur
• ENGL 2020.03: Sampling Medieval Literature
• ENGL 2235.03: Tolkien: Fantasy and Medievalism
• ENGL 2237.03: Outlaw Tales
• ENGL 3005.03: Canterbury Tales
• ENGL 3006.03: Old English
• ENGL 3009.03/THEA 3009.03: Middle English Drama
• ENGL 3203.03: History of the English Language
• ENGL 4202.03: Romances
• ENGL 4023.03: Malory
• ENGL 4612.03: The Auchinleck Manuscript
• ENGL 4619.03: The Marginalized Middle Ages
• ENGL 4025.03: Chaucer's Dream Visions and Romances
  Other fourth-year English courses may also fit; consult with the Co-ordinator.

French

• FREN 2201.03: Introduction à la littérature, du Moyen Âge au XVIIIe siècle /Introduction to French Literature, Middle Ages to 18th Century
• FREN 3300.03: Medieval French Literature
• FREN 4001.03: Histoire du francais - Moyen Age/History of French - The Middle Ages
• FREN 4300.03: Le Roman courtois/Courtly Novels

History

• HIST 2001.03: Early Medieval Europe
• HIST 2002.03: Later Medieval Europe
• HIST 2401.03/THEA 2401.03: Cave to Castles: Dress from Pre-history to 1450
• HIST 2503.03: Medieval Islamic Civilisation
• HIST 3509.03/CLAS 3601.03: Arab Caliphs, Turkish Commanders, and Persian Viziers: Islamic History, 750-1200
• HIST 3511.03/CLAS 3602.03: Ancient and Medieval History of the Persianate World
• HIST 3916.03: Health and Disease in Medieval Society
• HIST 3990.03/HSTC 3121.03/RELS 3121.03: In Search of the Philosopher's Stone: The History of European Alchemy
• HIST 4545.03: Scripture and Statecraft: History of Islamic Political Thought
• HIST 4577.03: Books of Wonder, Tales of Amazement: Travel, Fantasy and Cosmography in the Islamicate Lands, 800-1700

History of Science and Technology

• HSTC 2001.03/CLAS 2001.03: Beginnings of Wisdom: Science in the Pre-modern World
• HSTC 2002.03/CLAS 2002.03: Medieval Natural Philosophy: From the Roman Empire to the Age of Dante
• HSTC 2202.03/CLAS 2202.03: The Beginnings of Western Medicine: The Birth of the Body
• HSTC 3121.03/RELS 3121.03/HIST 3990.03: In Search of the Philosopher's Stone: The History of European Alchemy
• HSTC 3501.03: The Nature of Time in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
• HSTC 3610.03: Studies in Ancient and Medieval Science (topics vary; check with advisor)

Italian

• ITAL 2201.03: Survey of Italian Literature I: from the Origins to 1600
• ITAL 4040.03: Dante's Inferno

Music

• MUSC 4358.03: Studies in Medieval Music (topics vary; check with advisor)
• MUSC 4359.03: Studies in Medieval Music (topics vary; check with advisor)

Philosophy

• PHIL 2381.03/CLAS 3381.03/RELS 3381.03: Medieval Philosophy from Augustine to Anselm
• PHIL 2382.03/CLAS 3382.03/RELS 3382.03: Medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian Philosophy

Religious Studies

• RELS 3012.03: Mystics of the Middle East
• RELS 4010.03: Islamic Philosophy: al-Ghazali
• RELS 4011.03: Jewish Philosophy: Maimonides
  *see Classics for other cross-listed RELS courses

Theatre

• THEA 2011.03: Ancient and Medieval Theatre
• THEA 2401.03/HIST 2401.03: Cave to Castles: Dress from Pre-history to 1450
• THEA 3009.03/ENGL 3009.03: Middle English Drama

Contact Department of English for more information.