# Medieval World ## expand\_more The following 2026-2027 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. **This Courses that Count list was updated on March 18, 2026.** 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 [Emily Gowen](/people/emily-gowen). **Key to Requirements:** **HIS**: [Courses on the History of the Medieval World](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-medieval-world#by-requirement) **TIS**: [Courses on Texts, Images, and/or Sound](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-medieval-world#by-requirement) **SPR**: [Courses on Science, Philosophy, and/or Religion](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-medieval-world#by-requirement) **IC**: [HL90s on Pre-Modern Topics and Other Introductory Courses](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-medieval-world#by-requirement) - Anthropology1036 Game of Stones: The Archaeology of Europe from Handaxes to Stonehenge. Clark. **(HIS)** Sp - Arabic 130a Upper Level Classical Arabic I. Nasser. **(TIS)** F - Armenian Studies 120 Seminar in the Art of the Medieval Armenian Manuscript. Maranci. **(HIS)** **(TIS)** Sp - Celtic 110 The Origins of Arthur. Russell. **(TIS)** F - Celtic 137 Celtic Mythology. Nagy. **(TIS)** F - Classical Archaeology 11 Roman Archaeology. Andrews. **(HIS)** F - Classical Study 122 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **(HIS)** **(TIS)** **(SPR)** F - Comparative Literature 114 Mysticism and Literature. Negron. **(TIS)** **(SPR)** F - Comparative Literature 157 From Type to Self in the Middle Ages. Negron. **(TIS)** Sp - English 90CL Comic Literature Through the Middle Ages. Donoghue. **(TIS)** F - English 115B Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales. Watson. **(TIS)** F - English 103G Advanced Old English: Scribes and Manuscripts. Donoghue. **(HIS)** **(TIS)** Sp - English 90MC Before the Novel: Medieval Romance. Watson. **(TIS)** Sp - Folklore and Mythology 141 Elves, Fairies, and UFOs: Dangerous Encounters with Otherworldly Beings in Folklore. Frim. **(TIS)** Sp - Folklore and Mythology 140 Jewish Magic and Folklore. Frim. **(HIS)(TIS)** **(SPR)** F - Gen Ed 1185 The Power and Beauty of Being In Between: The Story of Armenia. Maranci. **(HIS)** F - Government 1060 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy. Nelson. **(SPR)** F - Greek 112B Ancient Greek Literature: Texts and Contexts. Greenwood. **(TIS)** Sp - Greek 118 Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle. Nagy. **(HIS)** **(TIS)(SPR)** **(IC)**Sp - History 131 Medieval History and Cinema. Kafadar. **(TIS)** Sp - History 34 Medieval Islam: An Age of Revolutions. Bondioli. **(HIS)** **(SPR)** F - History 1934 The Medieval Islamic Commercial Revolution. Bondioli. **(HIS)** **(TIS)** F - History 1970 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **(HIS)** **(TIS)** **(SPR)** F - History 35 Byzantine Civilization. Angelov. **(HIS)** **(IC)** Sp - History & Literature 10AB Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **(HIS)(TIS)** **(SPR)(IC)** F - History of Art & Architecture 148P Openings: The Illuminated Manuscript in the Middle Ages. Hamburger. **(HIS)** **(TIS)(SPR)** F - History of Art & Architecture 137V Medieval Armenian Manuscripts. Maranci. **(TIS)** Sp - History of Art & Architecture 174 The King's Money: Power, Art, and Economy in the Global Middle Ages. Georganteli. **(HIS)** **(TIS)** F - Italian 138 The Cosmos of the Divine Comedy. Pistoja. **(TIS)** **(SPR)** F - Irish 200 Introduction to Old Irish. Nagy. **(TIS)** F - Islamic Civilization 145 Introduction to Islamic Philosophy and Theology: The Classical and Medieval Period. El-Rouayheb. **(HIS)** **(SPR)** F - Medieval Studies 107 Authority and Invention: Medieval Art and Architecture. Smith. **(HIS)** **(TIS)** F - Medieval Latin 105 A Germanic Hero and His Afterlife: Walter's Poem. Ziolkowski. **(TIS)** - Medieval Latin 110 Introduction to Medieval Latin Literature. Livingston. **(TIS)** Sp - Medieval Studies109 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **(HIS)** **(TIS)(SPR)** Sp - Medieval Studies10 Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **(HIS)** **(TIS)(SPR)** **(IC)**F - Medieval Studies111 Sex, Love, and Marriage in the Middle Ages. Gilsdorf. **(HS)** **(TIS)(SPR)** Sp - Medieval Studies117 English Legal History 600-1600. Kamali. **(HIS)** Sp - Religion 30 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **(HIS)** **(TIS)(SPR)** Sp - Religion 41 History of Christianity from Constantine to the Reformation. FitzGerald. **(HIS)(TIS)** **(SPR)(IC)** F - Religion 1446 From Type to Self in the Middle Ages. Negron. **(TIS)** Sp - Religion 1803 Exploring the Quran. Goudarzi. **(TIS)** **(SPR)** F - Spanish 129 Los judios y el judaismo en la literatura medieval iberorromance. Negron. **(HIS)(TIS)** **(SPR)** Sp ## By Requirement Open all sections Close all sections ### Courses on the History of the Medieval World expand\_more - Anthropology 1036 Game of Stones: The Archaeology of Europe from Handaxes to Stonehenge. Clark. **Sp** - Armenian Studies 120 Seminar in the Art of the Medieval Armenian Manuscript. Maranci. **Sp** - Classical Archaeology 11 Roman Archaeology. Andrews. **F** - Classical Study 122 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **F** - English 103G Advanced Old English: Scribes and Manuscripts. Donoghue. **Sp** - Folklore and Mythology 140 Jewish Magic and Folklore. Frim. **F** - Gen Ed 1185 The Power and Beauty of Being In Between: The Story of Armenia. Maranci. **F** - Greek 118 Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle. Nagy. **Sp** - History 34 Medieval Islam: An Age of Revolutions. Bondioli. **F** - History 1934 The Medieval Islamic Commercial Revolution. Bondioli. **F** - History 1970 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **F** - History 35 Byzantine Civilization. Angelov. **Sp** - History & Literature 10AB Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - History of Art & Architecture 148P Openings: The Illuminated Manuscript in the Middle Ages. Hamburger. **F** - History of Art & Architecture 174 The King's Money: Power, Art, and Economy in the Global Middle Ages. Georganteli. **F** - Islamic Civilization 145 Introduction to Islamic Philosophy and Theology: The Classical and Medieval Period. El-Rouayheb. **F** - Medieval Studies 107 Authority and Invention: Medieval Art and Architecture. Smith. **F** - Medieval Studies109 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **Sp** - Medieval Studies 10 Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - Medieval Studies 117 English Legal History 600-1600. Kamali. **Sp** - Religion 30 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **Sp** - Religion 41 History of Christianity from Constantine to the Reformation. FitzGerald. **F** - Spanish 129 Los judios y el judaismo en la literatura medieval iberorromance. Negron. **Sp** ### Courses on Texts, Images, and/or Sound expand\_more - Arabic 130a Upper Level Classical Arabic I. Nasser. **F** - Armenian Studies120 Seminar in the Art of the Medieval Armenian Manuscript. Maranci. **Sp** - Celtic 110 The Origins of Arthur. Russell. **F** - Celtic 137 Celtic Mythology. Nagy. **F** - Classical Study 122 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **F** - Comparative Literature 114 Mysticism and Literature. Negron. **F** - Comparative Literature 157 From Type to Self in the Middle Ages. Negron. **Sp** - English 90CL Comic Literature Through the Middle Ages. Donoghue. **F** - English 115B Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales. Watson. **F** - English 103G Advanced Old English: Scribes and Manuscripts. Donoghue. **Sp** - English 90MC Before the Novel: Medieval Romance. Watson. **Sp** - Folklore and Mythology 141 Elves, Fairies, and UFOs: Dangerous Encounters with Otherworldly Beings in Folklore. Frim. **Sp** - Folklore and Mythology 140 Jewish Magic and Folklore. Frim. **F** - Greek 112B Ancient Greek Literature: Texts and Contexts. Greenwood. **Sp** - Greek 118 Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle. Nagy. **Sp** - History 131 Medieval History and Cinema. Kafadar. **Sp** - History 1934 The Medieval Islamic Commercial Revolution. Bondioli. **F** - History 1970 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **F** - History & Literature 10AB Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - History of Art & Architecture 148P Openings: The Illuminated Manuscript in the Middle Ages. Hamburger. **F** - History of Art & Architecture 137V Medieval Armenian Manuscripts. Maranci. **Sp** - History of Art & Architecture 174 The King's Money: Power, Art, and Economy in the Global Middle Ages. Georganteli. **F** - Italian 138 The Cosmos of the Divine Comedy. Pistoja. **F** - Irish 200 Introduction to Old Irish. Nagy. **F** - Medieval Studies 107 Authority and Invention: Medieval Art and Architecture. Smith. **F** - Medieval Latin 105 A Germanic Hero and His Afterlife: Walter's Poem. Ziolkowski. - Medieval Latin 110 Introduction to Medieval Latin Literature. Livingston. **Sp** - Medieval Studies 109 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **Sp** - Medieval Studies 10 Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - Medieval Studies 111 Sex, Love, and Marriage in the Middle Ages. Gilsdorf. **Sp** - Religion 30 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **Sp** - Religion 41 History of Christianity from Constantine to the Reformation. FitzGerald. **F** - Religion 1446 From Type to Self in the Middle Ages. Negron. **Sp** - Religion 1803 Exploring the Quran. Goudarzi. **F** - Spanish 129 Los judios y el judaismo en la literatura medieval iberorromance. Negron. **Sp** ### Courses on Science, Philosophy, and/or Religion expand\_more - Classical Study 122 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **F** - Comparative Literature 114 Mysticism and Literature. Negron. **F** - Folklore and Mythology 140 Jewish Magic and Folklore. Frim. **F** - Government 1060 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy. Nelson. **F** - Greek 118 Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle. Nagy. **Sp** - History 34 Medieval Islam: An Age of Revolutions. Bondioli. **F** - History 1970 Identity and the Self in the Medieval Greek Tradition. Riehle and Angelov. **F** - History & Literature 10AB Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - History of Art & Architecture 148P Openings: The Illuminated Manuscript in the Middle Ages. Hamburger. **F** - Italian 138 The Cosmos of the Divine Comedy. Pistoja. **F** - Islamic Civilization 145 Introduction to Islamic Philosophy and Theology: The Classical and Medieval Period. El-Rouayheb. **F** - Medieval Studies 109 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **Sp** - Medieval Studies 10 Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - Medieval Studies 111 Sex, Love, and Marriage in the Middle Ages. Gilsdorf. **Sp** - Religion 30 Poverty, Wealth, and Religion in the Middle Ages. FitzGerald. **Sp** - Religion 41 History of Christianity from Constantine to the Reformation. FitzGerald. **F** - Religion 1803 Exploring the Quran. Goudarzi. **F** - Spanish 129 Los judios y el judaismo en la literatura medieval iberorromance. Negron. **Sp** ### HL90s on Pre-Modern Topics and Other Introductory Courses expand\_more - Greek 118 Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle. Nagy. **Sp** - History 35 Byzantine Civilization. Angelov. **Sp** - History & Literature 10AB Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - Medieval Studies 10 Introduction to the Medieval World. Gilsdorf. **F** - Religion 41 History of Christianity from Constantine to the Reformation. FitzGerald. **F**