Faculty
Carla Arnell
Professor of English
Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Richard Pettengill
Associate Professor of English and Theater
Anna Trumbore Jones
Professor of History
Katy Reedy
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
No major is available
Requirements for the Minor:
At least 6 credits
- History 205 or History 206 or History 328
- English 210
- Art History 211 or Art History 212
- 3 courses as electives, from the list below, at least 1 of which must be at the 300-level or higher
- Art History 211: Medieval Art
- Art History 212: Italian Renaissance Art
- Art History 215: Reformation to Revolution 1600-1800
- Art History 223: Northern Renaissance Art
- Art History 380: Renaissance Art and Domesticity
- Art History 383: Hell, Damnation and Romanesque Art
- Art History 385: Art, Power and Wealth in the Global Middle Ages
- English 211: English Literature I
- English 220: Shakespeare
- English 302: John Donne
- English 308: Renaissance Drama
- English 309: The Chaucerian Tradition
- English 310: The Arthurian Tradition
- English 402: Chaucer
- English 405: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Literature of the Inklings
- Greek Civilizations 204: Greece in Byzantine-Medieval Ages
- History 205: Medieval History
- History 243: Crusade & Holy War in Medieval Europe
- History 282: The Pre-Modern Body
- History 322: Roman & Medieval Christianity
- History 328: European Reformations, 1200-1600
- Music 360: Music History I
- Philosophy 312: Doing Philosophy in the Dark Ages: Introduction to Medieval Philosophy
- Theater 230: History of Drama I: Greeks to Shakespeare
- Theater 240: Shakespeare on Film
Students are encouraged to study abroad. Courses transferred in from study abroad programs would be accepted for the minor on a case-by-case basis (as advised).
Learning Outcomes
The expected Student Learning Outcomes for the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program are:
1. The Medieval and Renaissance minor will be able to read, interpret, and analyze complex texts, plastic arts, and architecture.
2. The Medieval and Renaissance minor will be able to demonstrate augmentation and refinement of the basic skills in analysis and interpretation acquired in the base courses.