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Requirements (18 Semester Hours)

The Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor emphasizes a breadth of experience in the pre-modern world and so has the following requirements:

1. Students will only be granted up to twelve (12) credits per discipline.
2. A minimum of three courses must be at the 3000-level or above. 

 

The Minor requires completion of 18 semester hours as follows:

1. One of the Following (3 hrs)
   1. HUM 1214 Medieval World
      
   2. HUM 1224 Renaissance
2. One from each group (6 hrs)
   1. ART AND HISTORY
      _____ART 3284 Medieval Art and Architecture
      _____ART 3384 Renaissance Art and Architecture
      _____ART 3484 Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture
      _____HIST 3314 The Later Roman Empire
      _____HIST 3324 The Medieval World
      _____HIST 3334 The Renaissance
      _____HIST 3344 Era of the Reformation
      _____HIST 3514 The Age of Exploration and Conquest
   2. LITERATURE, LANGUAGES, AND THOUGHT
      _____ENGL 3204 Medieval Literature
      _____ENGL 3214 Renaissance Literature
      _____ENGL 4124 Old English
      _____FR 3305 Survey of French Literature
      _____GER 3305 Survey of German Literature
      _____LAT 2134 Late Medieval Latin
      _____PHIL 2116 Ancient through Medieval Philosophy
      _____PHIL/ PSCI 3015 Political Theory
      _____REL 3234 Islam
      _____SPAN 3404 Early Peninsular Culture and Literature
      _____SPAN 4304 Studies in Medieval and Golden Age Literature
3. Three additional courses (9 hrs) from those listed below or from topics courses relevant to Medieval & Early Modern Studies.  Permission to include courses not specifically listed here, however, must be granted by the minor coordinator.
   _____ART 2385 Survey of the History of Western Art
   _____**ART 3284 Medieval Art and Architecture
   _____**ART 3384 Renaissance Art and Architecture
   _____**ART 3484 Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture
   _____ENGL 1634 Introduction to Shakespeare
   _____ENGL 2515 Survey of British Literature
   _____**ENGL 3204 Medieval Literature
   _____**ENGL 3214 Renaissance Literature
   _____**ENGL 4124 Old English
   _____ENGL 4114 Chaucer
   _____ENGL 4165 Shakespeare
   _____ENGL 4166 Shakespeare
   _____ENGL 4214 Milton
   _____**FR 3305 Survey of French Literature
   _____**GER 3305 Survey of German Literature
   _____HIST 2345 History of the Middle East
   _____**HIST 3314 The Later Roman Empire
   _____**HIST 3324 The Medieval World
   _____**HIST 3334 The Renaissance
   _____**HIST 3344 Era of the Reformation
   _____HIST 3424 Tudor and Early Stuart England
   _____**HIST 3514 The Age of Exploration and Conquest
   _____HIST 3524 European Military History to 1789
   _____HIST 3584 Colonial Latin America
   _____HIST 3565 History of the Church
   _____*HUM 1214 Medieval World
   _____*HUM 1224 Renaissance
   _____HUM 3014 The Arts: Renaissance and Earlier
   _____**LAT 2134 Late Medieval Latin
   _____**PHIL 2116 Ancient through Medieval Philosophy
   _____**PHIL/ PSCI 3015 Political Theory
   _____**REL 3234 Islam
   _____**SPAN 3404 Early Peninsular Culture and Literature
   _____**SPAN 4304 Studies in Medieval and Golden Age Literature
   _____STS/ HIST 3705 History of Science
   _____STS/ HIST 3715 History of Technology
   _____TA 3105 History of Drama and Theatre

*   Cross-listed in section I, above.  Note, however, that these courses will not be counted twice. 
** Cross-listed in section II, above.   Note, however, that these courses will not be counted twice. 

Special offerings, topics courses, Independent Study (4974), Special Study (4984), or Undergraduate Research (4994) in any department, so long as the topic is appropriate, may also be counted towards this minor.  Permission to include courses not specifically listed here, however, must be granted by the minor coordinator.

 

Contact:
Coordinator, Medieval & Early Modern Studies
Matthew Gabriele, mgabriele AT vt.edu
(540) 231-2293