The following 2024-2025 courses count for concentration credit in the Medieval World field.
In most cases, this means that at least 50% of the material in the course relates directly to the student’s field. If you find a course that you think is well-suited to your own particular course of study, but that does not appear on the list, please petition the Committee on Instruction for credit, keeping in mind the 50% guideline.
"F" indicates a course offered during the fall semester. "Sp" indicates a course offered during the spring semester.
Please note that this list is subject to change through the beginning of the semester. Make sure you check back before registering for classes.
Look to the key below to determine which courses can count towards specific field requirements. Click on the requirement term to see a short list of courses that fulfill that field requirement. If you have any questions, please direct them to Assistant Director of Studies Laura Quinton.
- Celtic Languages and Literatures 101 Irish Heroic Saga. Nagy. (TIS) F
- Celtic Languages and Literatures 105 Folklore of Gaelic Ireland. Sumner. (TIS) F
- Celtic Languages and Literatures 109 Finn: The Great Gaelic Hero. Instructor TBD. (TIS) Sp
- Celtic Languages and Literatures 120 Food and Fantasy in Irish Tradition. Instructor TBD. (TIS) Sp
- Celtic Languages and Literatures 137 Celtic Mythology. Nagy. (TIS) (SPR) F
- Classical Studies 173 Gender in Byzantium. Riehle. (TIS) F
- Comparative Literature 114 Mysticism and Literature. Negron. (TIS) F
- English 102M Introduction to Old English: Charms, Herbals, Folk Medicine, Miracle Cures. Donoghue. (TIS) (SPR) (IC) F
- English 103G Advanced Old English: Scribes and Manuscripts. Donoghue. (TIS) Sp
- English 110FF Medieval Fanfiction. Wilson. (TIS) (IC) Sp
- English 121S Shakespeare from Beginning to End. Greenblatt. (TIS) F
- French 72 Pre-Modern French Voices and Forms of Desire. Oliver. (TIS) Sp
- Gen Ed 1090 What is a Book? From the Clay Tablet to the Kindle. Stern. (TIS) (SPR) (IC) Sp
- Gen Ed 1160 Harvard Gets Medieval. Smail. (IC) Sp
- Government 1060 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy. Nelson. (SPR) F
- Hindi-Urdu 104 The Classical Urdu Ghazal and Its Symbolism. Kovacs. (TIS) F
- History 12S Biography and Autobiography in Renaissance Italy. Hankins. (HIS) (TIS) F
- History 16V Law and Literature of the Arabs, 500-1500. Abdel-Ghaffar. (HIS) (TIS) F
- History 80G Travelers to Byzantium. Angelov. (HIS) (TIS) F
- History 1035 Byzantine Civilization. Angelov. (HIS) (IC) Sp
- History 1301 Western Intellectual History: The PreHistory of Modern Thought. Hankins. (HIS) (SPR) F
- History 1970 Identity and Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Angelov. (HIS) (TIS) Sp
- History & Literature 90AN God Save the Queen! Ruling Women from Rome to the Renaissance. Gilsdorf. (HIS) (TIS) (SPR) (IC) F
- History of Art & Architecture 42P Architecture through the Ages: Notre-Dame-de-Paris. Hamburger. (TIS) F
- History of Art & Architecture 127M Medieval Architecture in Greater Iran and Central Asia. Roxburgh. (TIS) F
- History of Art & Architecture 128 Topics in Arab Art and Culture: Art of the Qur'an. Roxburgh. (TIS) Sp
- Islamic Civilizations 134 Medieval Islam: An Age of Revolutions. Bondioli. (HIS) (SPR) (IC) Sp
- Islamic Civilizations 162 Shīʿī Islam in Safavid Iran: Religion, Culture, and Change. Shahvand. (HIS) (SPR) (IC) Sp
- Italian 116 Renaissance Revolutions. Erspamer. (SPR) F
- Italian 138 The Cosmos of the Divine Comedy. Camozzi Pistoja. (TIS) (IC) F
- Jewish History 159 Cultures of Praise in Medieval Jewish, Islamic, and Christian Contexts. Decter. (TIS) (SPR) Sp
- Medieval Greek 115 Introduction to Byzantine Greek. Riehle. (TIS) Sp
- Medieval Studies 107 Authority and Invention: Medieval Art and Architecture. Instructor TBD. (TIS) F
- Near Eastern Civilizations 101 Historical Background to the Contemporary Middle East: Religion, Literature, and Politics. Barjamovic. (HIS) (TIS) (SPR) (IC) Sp
- Religion 1803 Exploring the Quran. Goudarzi. (TIS) (SPR) F
- Slavic 138 Apocalypse Then! Forging the Culture of Medieval Rus'. Flier. (HIS) (TIS) Sp
- Scandinavian 160 Intro to Old Norse: Folklore, Philology, and Performance. Mitchell. (HIS) (TIS) F