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.
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