Minor: Medieval and Renaissance Studies

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The Medieval and Renaissance Studies curriculum opens to students the diverse cultures of Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa that thrived within the period from the third century through the seventeenth. It incorporates offerings from the departments of English, History, Modern Languages and Classics, and Art to explore issues of social structure, philosophy, religion, politics, language, poetry, prose, and artistic expression from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Students who elect this curriculum usually begin their exploration of the period through introductory courses, such as ARH 155, HON 111, HTY 105, or HTY 202, only one of which counts towards the total credits of the curriculum. Students are encouraged to take courses from all of its disciplines.

For complete information about Medieval and Renaissance Studies, visit the coordinator at 111 Carnegie Hall, phone (207) 581-3252 or contact Associate Professor Michael Grillo at grillo@maine.edu.

One Introductory Course (Total of 3 credits)

ARH 155 - Art and Visual Culture in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Credits: 3
ARH 156 - Art and Visual Culture in the Modern Era Credits: 3
ENG 231 - Western Tradition in Literature: Homer Through the Renaissance Credits: 3
ENG 251 - English Literature Survey: Beginnings Through Neoclassicism Credits: 3
HON 111 - Civilizations: Past, Present and Future I Credits: 4
HON 112 - Civilizations: Past, Present and Future II Credits: 4
HTY 105 - History of European Civilization I Credits: 3

Five or more Upper Level Courses (minimum of 15 credits total)

Art History

ARH 252 - Mediterranean Medieval Art and Architecture Credits: 3
ARH 253 - Northern European Medieval Art and Architecture Credits: 3
ARH 255 - Italian Renaissance Art Credits: 3
ARH 257 - Northern Renaissance Art Credits: 3
ARH 362 - Medieval Art and Architecture Seminar Credits: 3
ARH 363 - Renaissance Art and Architecture Seminar Credits: 3
ARH 493 - Medieval Research Seminar Credits: 3
ARH 494 - Renaissance Research Seminar Credits: 3

English

ENG 253 - Shakespeare: Selected Plays Credits: 3
ENG 451 - Chaucer and Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENG 453 - The Works of Shakespeare Credits: 3
ENG 454 - Elizabethan and Seventeenth Century Lyric and Narrative Poetry Credits: 3
ENG 476 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
ENG 490 - Research Seminar in Literature Credits: 3
ENG 551 - Medieval English Literature Credits: 3
ENG 553 - Shakespeare and His Contemporaries Credits: 3
ENG 554 - Renaissance and 17th-Century Literature Credits: 3

History

HTY 202 - Medieval Civilization Credits: 3
HTY 398 - Historical Issues Credits: 3
HTY 402 - Roman History Credits: 3
HTY 403 - Early Middle Ages Credits: 3
HTY 404 - Late Middle Ages Credits: 3
HTY 423 - History of Russia I Credits: 3
HTY 453 - History of Ireland I Credits: 3
HTY 455 - History of Great Britain I Credits: 3
HTY 498 - Senior Seminar in History Credits: 3
HTY 517 - Seminar in Premodern European History Credits: 3

Modern Languages and Classics

FRE 390 - Topics in French Credits: 1-3
FRE 500 - History of the French Language Credits: 3
GER 401 - Major Cultural Periods Credits: 3
GER 403 - History of the German Language Credits: 3
LAT 482 - Medieval Latin Credits: 3
MLC 190 - Topics in Modern Languages Credits: 3
MLC 231 - Western Tradition in Literature: Homer Through the Renaissance Credits: 3
SPA 401 - Golden Age Credits: 3
SPA 403 - Cervantes Credits: 3
SPA 490 - Topics and Individual Authors in Spanish Credits: 1-3
SPA 503 - Cervantes’ Don Quijote Credits: 3

Political Science

POS 302 - Medieval Political Thought Credits: 3
POS 303 - Early Modern Political Thought Credits: 3