The interdisciplinary minor in medieval studies integrates courses in languages, classical and vernacular literatures, history, philosophy and theology to introduce students to the major movements and achievements of the Latin West and the global medieval world from approximately A.D. 200 to 1800.

The Medieval Studies minor is fulfilled by successfully completing six of the following courses with a minimum of 18 credit hours:

Choose six of the following courses:

  

ENGL 3301

Here Be Monsters

3

ENGL 3302

Crossing Over

3

ENGL 4130

History of the English Language

3

ENGL 4301

Medieval Literature and Chaucer

3

ENGL 4301H

Honors Medieval Literature and Chaucer

3

ENGL 4303

Studies in the Medieval Imagination

3

ENGL 4311

Themes in Medieval Literature

3

ENGL 4331

Shakespeare

3

ENGL 4612

J. R. R. Tolkien

3

HIST 3205

The Byzantine Empire

3

HIST 3210

Imagining the Middle Ages

3

HIST 4210

The Black Death

3

HIST 4212

The Crusades

3

HIST 4250

Tudor England 1485 to 1603

3

HIST 4525

Age of the Samurai

3

HIST 4550

Medieval East Asia

3

LATN 4100

Latin Prose Composition

3

LATN 4115

Medieval Latin

3

PHIL 3610

Ancient Philosophy

3

PHIL 3620

Medieval Philosophy

3

SPAN 4500

Early Global Worlds: Al-Andalus to the Americas

3

SPAN 4515

Hispanic Studies: Spain

3

SPAN 4600

Trends in Colonial Latin American Literature

3

THEO 2250

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

3

THEO 4200

Theology in the Early Church

3

THEO 4210

History and Theology of the Christian East

3

THEO 4220

St. Augustine: The Man and the Theologian

3

THEO 4230

Theology in the Middle Ages

3

THEO 4230H

Honors Theology in the Middle Ages

3

Notes:

  • Electives may also be chosen from appropriate offerings of HIST 4931Topics in History, HIST 4953 Readings in History, PHIL 4931 Topics in Philosophy and THEO 4290 Studies in Historical Theology.
  • Any substitutions must be approved by the program coordinator.

 

For a complete listing of required courses for the program in Medieval Studies, please visit the Marquette University Online Bulletin at this link.