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   College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Medieval and Renaissance Studies : Minor
The minor requires you to complete at least 18 hours of course work, with at least 12 of them above the 200-level. You must complete a minimum of 6 credits in at least two of the following academic areas: Art History, English Literature, History, and Modern Languages. You may complete a senior thesis with a medieval and/or renaissance focus as part of the minor.

Fall 2006 courses will include Arthurian Literature: Medieval and Modern and Castles and Aristocratic Culture, 1000-1600.

Courses and number of hours:

Art History
ARTH 132 Piety and Secularism in the Middle Ages (2)
ARTH 133 Renaissance-Baroque Survey (2)
ARTH 300 Topics in Art History (a Medieval and/or Renaissance focus) (2 or 4)
ARTH 322 Topics in Medieval Art, AD 300-1500 (4)
ARTH 323 Medieval Architecture, AD 300-1500 (4)
ARTH 331 Italian Renaissance Art (4)
ARTH 332 Northern Renaissance Survey (4)
ARTH 400 Topics in Art History (a Medieval and/or Renaissance focus) (2 or 4)
ARTH 425 Northern Renaissance Art: Quagmires, Quandaries & Queries (4)

English Literature
ENGL 219 British Literature(s) (a Medieval and/or Renaissance focus) (4)
ENGL 220 Special Topics in Literature (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (2 or 4)
ENGL 221 Tales of King Arthur (4)
ENGL 224 Introduction to Shakespeare (2 or 4)
ENGL 225 Shakespeare in Cinema (2 or 4)
ENGL 251 World Literature I (Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance) (4)
ENGL 278 The Middle Ages in Literature and Film (4)
ENGL 300 Major Figures in Literature (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (2 or 4)
ENGL 305 History of the English Language (4)
ENGL 306 A Medieval Bookshelf (4)
ENGL 307 Chaucer (4)
ENGL 308 Women Writers of the Middle Ages (4)
ENGL 310 English Renaissance Literature (4)
ENGL 311 Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories (4)
ENGL 312 Shakespeare's Tragedies (4)
ENGL 360 Special Topics Seminar (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (2-4)
ENGL 400 Special Topics (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (1-4)

History
HIST/FYE 121 Medieval Culture (4)
HIST 200 Topics in History (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (1-4)
HIST 300 Topics in History (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (1-4)
HIST 312 Early Medieval Europe, 400-1050 (4)
HIST 313 High Middle Ages and Renaissance (4)
HIST 365 The British Isles in the Middle Ages (4)
HIST 414 Women in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (4)
HIST 430 Crusaders and Pilgrims: Medieval Travelers (4)

Languages
FREN 311 French Literature I (Medieval to the 18th C.) (4)
FREN 400 Special Topics in French (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (1-4)
GRMN 400 Special Topics in German (a Medieval and/or Renaissance topic) (1-4)
SPAN 311 Peninsular Culture and Literature I: Medieval-Eighteenth Century (4)
SPAN 315 Latin American Culture and Literature I (4)

Independent Study, Topics, and other courses with the approval of the co-chairs
ENGL 450
HIST 450
FREN 450
GRMN 450
SPAN 450

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Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Alfred University
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
1 Saxon Drive
Alfred, NY 14802

Linda E. Mitchell
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