Degree Requirements

Requirements for a Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MRST): (15-16 credit hours) Students must take MRST 2013 or HIST 1113 or HIST 1113H, or HUMN 1124H and complete at least 12 additional credit hours selected from the courses listed below.  Other courses covering the chronological period between 500 C.E. and 1700 C.E. may also be accepted if approved by the program director or co-director. A maximum of 6 hours may be presented from courses taken in the student’s designated major.

Required Core Course  
Select one of the following: 3-4
Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Studies  
Institutions and Ideas of World Civilizations I (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 1113)
Honors Institutions and Ideas of World Civilizations I
Honors Equilibrium of Cultures 500-1600
Twelve hours to be chosen from the following (a maximum of six hours may be presented from courses taken in the student’s major department): 12
Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Note: MRST 2013/2013H may only satisfy either the MRST core course requirement or 3 credits of the additional MRST-approved coursework requirement, but not both.)  
Special Topics in Medieval Studies  
Honors Special Topics in Medieval Studies
Special Topics in Early Modern Studies  
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Colloquium  
Medieval Art  
Italian Renaissance Art  
Northern Renaissance Art  
History of Architecture I  
Advanced Architectural Studies  
Introduction to Chaucer  
Introduction to Shakespeare  
Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture  
Medieval Spanish Literature  
Islamic Civilization  
Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages  
Late Middle Ages  
Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1600  
Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1714  
Early Modern Islamic Empires, 1300-1750  
Honors Colloquium (when offered as an approved MRST course)  
Colloquium (when offered as an approved MRST course)  
Music in Western Civilization  
PHIL 4023
    
Total Hours 15-16