Ancient, Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Interdisciplinary Minor
Directors: Jill Clements (English) and Walter Ward (History).
Affiliated Faculty: Julián Arribas (World Languages and Literatures); Rebecca Bach (English); David Chan (Philosophy); Alison Chapman (English); Jill Clements (English); Cathleen Cumming (Art History); Andrew Keitt (History); Chris Kyle (Anthropology); Steve Miller (History); John K. Moore (World Languages and Literatures); Greg Mumford (Anthropology); Sarah Parcak (Anthropology); Tola Rodrick (History); Noa Turel (Art History); Walter Ward (History).
Overview
The Ancient, Medieval & Renaissance Studies minor is focused on material, intellectual, sociopolitical, literary, and linguistic approaches to the Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance periods. You will learn current theories and methods for working with a range of source materials and objects, from archaeological finds and architecture to historical documents and poetry.
This interdisciplinary minor combines the fields of history, literature, archaeology, anthropology, art history, philosophy, cultural studies, economics and more to understand the premodern world. This is an inclusive program - you can study not just ancient Greece, Rome and medieval Europe, but also ancient Egypt, the Middle East, and India. All courses are taught by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Please contact Jill Clements (English) or Walter Ward (History) for more information.
Requirements
18 credit hours from courses on the approved list from at least three of the following disciplines: Anthropology / Art History / English / History / World Languages and Literatures / Philosophy. At least 9 hours must be at the 300 level or above. All courses for the minor must be completed with a C or better. Students can petition to have courses not listed here count towards their minor.
Minor in Ancient, Medieval & Renaissance Studies
The requirements for the minor include 18 hours in courses from the following disciplines Anthropology, Art History, English, History, Foreign Languages & Literature and Philosophy. 9 of the selected hours must be at the 300 level or above. Completion of courses in three different disciplines is required. A grade of C or better is required for courses applying to this minor.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Select three courses from the following list: | 9 | |
Anthropology | ||
| Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids | ||
| Imperial and Post-Imperial Egypt | ||
| Archaeology and History Bible Lands | ||
| War & Peace in Ancient Mesopotamia | ||
| The Conquest of Mexico | ||
| Directed Study in Archaeology | ||
English | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Literature of the Vikings | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Medieval Culture: Literature and Society | ||
| Arthurian Legend | ||
| Beowulf in Context | ||
| Introduction to Old English | ||
| English Renaissance Drama (Excluding Shakespeare) | ||
| English Renaissance Poetry and Prose | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Literature and Culture | ||
History | ||
| Roman Republic | ||
| History of Ancient Greece | ||
| History of the Roman Empire | ||
| Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages | ||
| Middle East 550 BCE to 1453 CE | ||
| The Christians in History | ||
| Traditional East Asian History and Culture | ||
| Colonial American History to 1765 | ||
| History of Greece | ||
| History of Rome | ||
| Clash of Civilizations | ||
| Topics in Middle Eastern History | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Europe: Absolutism, Revolution and Science | ||
| Spain and the Spanish Inquisition | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Britain | ||
| English History: 1307-1660 | ||
Art History | ||
| Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids | ||
| Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt | ||
| Arts of Death in the Middle Ages | ||
| The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Art and Material Culture | ||
| Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe | ||
| Special Topics: Early Modern Art | ||
| Seminar: Early Modern Art | ||
Philosophy | ||
| History of Philosophy: Descartes to Hume | ||
World Languages & Literatures | ||
| Histoires de France: French History Through Stories | ||
| French Civilization:before 1789 Pre-Revolutionary | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| Voices of Imperial Spain | ||
| Voices of Colonial Latin America | ||
| Cervantes and the Quixote | ||
| History of Spanish Language | ||
| Select three courses from the following list: | 9 | |
Anthropology | ||
| Introducing Archaeology | ||
| Peoples of the World:Mediterranean | ||
| Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids | ||
| Imperial and Post-Imperial Egypt | ||
| Archaeology and History Bible Lands | ||
| War & Peace in Ancient Mesopotamia | ||
| The Conquest of Mexico | ||
| Directed Study in Archaeology | ||
English | ||
| World Literature I: Before 1660 | ||
| British and Irish Literature I: Before 1800 | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Literature of the Vikings | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Medieval Culture: Literature and Society | ||
| Arthurian Legend | ||
| Beowulf in Context | ||
| Introduction to Old English | ||
| English Renaissance Drama (Excluding Shakespeare) | ||
| English Renaissance Poetry and Prose | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Literature and Culture | ||
History | ||
| Western Civilization I | ||
| World History to 1600 | ||
| Roman Republic | ||
| History of Ancient Greece | ||
| History of the Roman Empire | ||
| Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages | ||
| Middle East 550 BCE to 1453 CE | ||
| Indians, Spaniards & Creoles | ||
| Traditional East Asian History and Culture | ||
| Roman Republic | ||
| History of Ancient Greece | ||
| History of the Roman Empire | ||
| Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages | ||
| Middle East 550 BCE to 1453 CE | ||
| The Christians in History | ||
| Traditional East Asian History and Culture | ||
| Colonial American History to 1765 | ||
| History of Greece | ||
| History of Rome | ||
| Clash of Civilizations | ||
| Topics in Middle Eastern History | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Europe: Absolutism, Revolution and Science | ||
| Spain and the Spanish Inquisition | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Britain | ||
| English History: 1307-1660 | ||
Art History | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Art | ||
| Survey of Asian Art | ||
| Italian Renaissance Art | ||
| Northern Renaissance Art | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Painting | ||
| Tomb Art in East Asia | ||
| Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200 | ||
| Landscape and Image in East Asia | ||
| Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids | ||
| Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt | ||
| The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe | ||
| Study Abroad: European Art | ||
| Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe | ||
| Special Topics: Early Modern Art | ||
| Seminar: Early Modern Art | ||
Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy and Christianity | ||
| Classical Political Thought | ||
| Eastern Philosophy | ||
| History of Philosophy: Socrates Plato and Aristotle | ||
| History of Philosophy: Descartes to Hume | ||
World Languages & Literatures | ||
| Histoires de France: French History Through Stories | ||
| French Civilization:before 1789 Pre-Revolutionary | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| Voices of Imperial Spain | ||
| Voices of Colonial Latin America | ||
| Cervantes and the Quixote | ||
| History of Spanish Language | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |