Director: Nancy Bisaha;

Steering Committee: Mark C. Amodio (English), Nancy Bisaha (History), Mita Choudhury^ab (History), Curtis Dozier^ab (Greek and Roman Studies), Leslie C. Dunn^b (English), Yvonne Elet (Art), Marc Epstein (Religion), Eugenio L. Giusti (Italian), Zoltán Márkus^a (English), Ronald Patkus (Library), Agnes Veto (Jewish Studies), Denise A. Walen (Drama).

Participating Faculty: Nancy Bisaha (History), Debra Bucher (Library), Eve D’Ambra (Art), Robert DeMaria (English), J. Bert Lott (Greek and Roman Studies), Brian R. Mann (Music), Ronald Patkus (Library), Christopher Raymond (Philosophy), Christopher Smart (Chemistry), David Tavárez (Anthropology).

^a   On leave 2020/21, first semester

^b   On leave 2020/21, second semester

^ab On leave 2020/21

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies program is designed to provide the student with a coherent, multidisciplinary, and cross-cultural course of study of the arts, history, literature, and thought from late antiquity to the 18th century.

Programs

Major

• •  Medieval and Renaissance Studies Major

Correlate Sequence in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

• •  Medieval and Renaissance Studies Correlate Sequence

Approved Courses

• •  Medieval and Renaissance Studies Approved Courses

Courses

Medieval/Renaissance Studies: I. Introductory

• •  MRST 101 - Civilization in Question
• •  MRST 103 - History of Western Philosophy: Medieval
• •  MRST 116 - The Dark Ages
• •  MRST 117 - High Middle Ages, 950-1300

Medieval/Renaissance Studies: II. Intermediate

• •  MRST 202 - Thesis Preparation
• •  MRST 220 - Medieval and Renaissance Culture
• •  MRST 221 - Medieval Science and Technology
• •  MRST 235 - Old English
• •  MRST 236 - Beowulf
• •  MRST 246 - Music and Ideas I: Medieval and Early Modern Europe: The Power of Church and Court
• •  MRST 282 - In and Out of Hell: Teachings for Today’s World in Dante’s Divine Comedy and Boccaccio’s Decameron
• •  MRST 290 - Community-Engaged Learning
• •  MRST 298 - Independent Work

Medieval/Renaissance Studies: III. Advanced

• •  MRST 300 - Senior Thesis
• •  MRST 301 - Senior Thesis
• •  MRST 302 - Senior Thesis
• •  MRST 339 - Shakespeare in Production
• •  MRST 341 - Studies in the Renaissance
• •  MRST 399 - Senior Independent Work