Coursework for the Graduate Minor
Graduate students seeking to minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies must complete 9 credit hours of coursework from at least three of the four following areas:
- Fine Arts
- Literature and Language
- History
- Philosophy and Religion
A grade of “B” or above is required in each of these courses.
No more than 3 credits of independent study, directed readings, or internships may be applied toward the minor, and such study is subject to approval by the program director.
Students must also demonstrate reading proficiency in an approved foreign language, such as Italian, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Latin, or Old English. Proficiency shall be defined as successful completion of two years of study at the college level, or its equivalent.
Available Courses
This list does not include the various departmental numbers for Graduate Directed Readings courses, even though these highly individualized reading and research classes may be applied to the requirements for the Minor. This list also does not include the various Special Topics courses in individual departments which may be taken for graduate credit.
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ENGL 8200 - Seminar: Middle English Literature A study of selected writings in Middle English |
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ENGL 8250 - Seminar: Chaucer A study of selected works of Geoffrey Chaucer |
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ENGL 8300 - Seminar: Shakespeare Critical analysis of ten tragedies, ten histories, or ten comedies of Shakespeare |
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ENGL 8316 - Middle English Literature A survey of the principal writings in English, excluding those of Chaucer, from 1100 to 1500. |
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ENGL 8326 - Chaucer A literary, linguistic and historical study of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer: his dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and the Canterbury Tales.. |
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ENGL 8336 - Sixteenth-Century Literature Poetry and prose of the English Renaissance, from its continental origins to the end of the Elizabethan age. |
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ENGL 8346 - Shakespeare A critical study of selected plays from among the four traditional Shakespearean genres: comedy, history, tragedy, and romance. |
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ENGL 8356 - Shakespeare's Contemporaries A study of the development of the English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from beginnings to 1642. |
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ENGL 8366 - Seventeenth Century Literature A study of English poetry and prose from 1600 to 1660 with emphasis on Milton. |
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ENGL 8396 - Medieval Celtic Literature This course examines the literature and culture of the Celtic civilizations. The course examines the archeological record and texts about the Celts by Greek and Roman authors, as well as later medieval tales from the Irish, Welsh, and Breton traditions. All texts are in translation with guided reference to the original languages. |
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ENGL 8400 - Seminar: English Renaissance A seminar in a few significant literary figures of the English Renaissance |
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ENGL 8450 - Seminar: John Milton Intensive seminar in the major works of John Milton and investigation of specific critical and scholarly problems |
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ENGL 8626 - History of English A critical study of both the internal and external histories of English. Includes historical development of English phonology, morphology, graphics, syntax, diction, dialects, and semantics. |
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ENGL 8966 - Topics in Language and Literature (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance literature.) |
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SPAN 8966 - Pro-Seminar (When topic pertains to medieval or renaissance literature.) |