Medieval World

The following 2023-2024 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.

Key to Requirements:

 

 

Celtic Languages and Literatures 109 Finn: The Great Gaelic Hero Sumner  TIS   Sp

Celtic Languages and Literatures 120 Food and Fantasy in Irish Tradition Nagy  TIS   Sp

Celtic Languages and Literatures 137 Celtic Mythology Nagy  TIS SPR  F

 

English 90MR Race and Religion in Medieval Literature Wilson  TIS SPR  Sp

English 90TK Tolkien's Library Donoghue  TIS   F

English 102M Introduction to Old English: Charms, Herbals, Folk Medicine, Miracle Cures Donoghue  TIS SPR IC F

English 103D Beowulf and Seamus Heaney Shack  TIS   Sp

English 115B Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Wilson  TIS   Sp

English 124SG Sex, Gender, and Shakespeare Niles  TIS   Sp

English 180VW Two Visionary Women: Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, and Company Watson  TIS SPR  Sp

 

 

Government 1060 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy Nelson   SPR  F

 

History 1134 Medieval Islam: An Age of Revolutions Bondioli HIS  SPR  Sp

History 1301 Western Intellectual History: The Prehistory of Modern Thought Hankins HIS  SPR  Sp

History 1700 The History of Sub-Saharan Africa to 1860 Akyeampong HIS    Sp

 

History & Literature 10AB Introduction to the Medieval World Gilsdorf & FitzGerald HIS TIS SPR IC Sp

 

History of Art & Architecture 143M The Court of Constantinople: Imperial Art and Ceremony Kalavrezou  TIS   Sp

History of Art & Architecture 144M Hagia Sophia: Space and Ceremony Kalavrezou  TIS   F

 

Islamic Civilizations 145 Introduction to Islamic Philosophy and Theology: The Classical and Medieval Period El-Rouayheb HIS  SPR IC F

 

Italian 138 The Cosmos of the Divine Comedy Pistoja  TIS  IC Sp

 

Jewish History 159 Cultures of Praise in Medieval Jewish, Islamic, and Christian Contexts. Decter. HIS  TIS  SPR Sp

 

Medieval Latin 10 Introduction to Medieval Latin Literature Ziolkowski  TIS  IC Sp

Medieval Latin 151 Virgil in the Middle Ages Ziolkowski  TIS   Sp

 

Medieval Studies 109 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages FitzGerald HS TIS SPR IC F

Medieval Studies 117 English Legal History, 600-1600 Donahue HS    F

Medieval Studies 119 Constitutional and Legal History of Medieval Continental Europe Donahue HS    Sp

Medieval Studies 250 At Cross Purposes: The Crusades in Material Culture Georganteli   SPR  Sp

 

Near Eastern Civilizations 101 Historical Background to the Contemporary Middle East: Religion, Literature, and Politics Barjamovic HIS TIS SPR IC Sp

 

Persian 108 Persian Sufi Litearture Boylston  TIS SPR  F

 

Religion 1803 Exploring the Quran Goudarzi  TIS SPR  F