Interdisciplinary Minors

Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor

The MEMS minor encompasses a chronology from late antiquity to the eighteenth century and pushes beyond the borders of Europe. To satisfy the MEMS Minor, students must complete 6 courses (18 credits) with a “C” or better. All six courses must be at the 300 or 400 level. One 200-level course will be allowed as an exception by appeal the to Board. You must take two English courses, two History courses, and two courses in any other department.  Latin courses may be given credit at the discretion of the MEMS Board.
The following courses may be used to complete the minor:
AFST 312: West African History

ANCS 350: The Fall of Rome

ART 216: Studies in Visual Culture (Prehistory through the 1750’s)
ART 329: Topics in Art History and Visual Culture
ART 429: Seminar in Art History and Visual Culture

ENGL 206: Introduction to World Literature and History
ENGL 231: Introduction to World Literature I
ENGL 241: Arthurian Literature
ENGL 250: Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGL 304: British Literature survey: Medieval to Renaissance; Pilgrimage Narratives
ENGL 314: Non-Shakespearean Drama
ENGL 334: Medieval Literature
ENGL 336: Medieval and Early Modern Drama excluding Shakespeare
ENGL 339: Early Modern Literature
ENGL 345: Dissent in Medieval Literature; Writings of Early Modern Women
ENGL 346: Biblical Themes in Renaissance Literature
ENGL 348: Viking Sagas
ENGL 350: Chaucer
ENGL 350: Milton
ENGL 351: Shakespeare
ENGL 364: Women in Medieval Literature and Culture
ENGL 405: Seminar: Middle English Literature Beyond the Survey
ENGL 405: Seminar on Ancient Myth and Early Modern Literature
ENGL 410: The Medieval Dream Vision
ENGL 413: Medieval and Early Modern Literature; Representing Islam
ENGL 451: Shakespearean Dramaturgy
ENGL 451: Seminar on Dante and Milton; Seminar on Chaucer; Chaucer’s Legendary Women

FREN 440: Occitania: Sociolinguistic and Literary Perspectives on the Other Half of France

HIST 206: Entrepreneurs in the Early Modern World
HIST 255: History of Christianity from its Origins through the Reformation
HIST 341: The American Colonies
HIST 354: West African History
HIST 358: Art and Society in the Renaissance
HIST 362: Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean World
HIST 363: The Crusades
HIST 364: The Rise of Islam
HIST 374: European Women’s History 1200-1750
HIST 383: Japan in the Shogun Age
HIST 389: Islamic Culture and Society: 570-1560
HIST 406: The Atlantic World: The Shared History of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans
HIST 445: History of Science to 1700
HIST 457: Byzantine Civilization
HIST 463: Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages
HIST 465: Renaissance Europe
HIST 466: The Reformation
HIST 469: Masculinity and Femininity in the Middle Ages
HIST 470: Tudor-Stuart England

MUSC 307: Section 07 (Collegium Music)
LATN 101: Elementary Latin
LATN 102: Elementary Latin
LATN 201: Intermediate Latin
LATN 331: Roman Poetry (Catullus, Horace,
LATN 402: Special Author Seminar (Tacitus, etc.)
PHIL 322: History of Early Modern Philosophy

 

Religious Studies Minor

The Religious Studies Minor provides students a broad knowledge of humanity’s rich religious heritage and increases their appreciation of the human religious experience. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor, which combines different approaches to the study of religion, makes it appealing to students of different backgrounds and majors.

Total of 6 courses (18 credits)

Students must take a total of 6 courses (18 credits) distributed across the 4 categories below as indicated. No course can be used to meet the requirements for more than one category. At least nine credits of the total 18 must be at the 300-400 level. Students may petition the RLST Program Director to have one religion-themed course not listed here accepted for the RLST minor.

NOTE: No more than 3 courses can be JDST classes. Otherwise, students should declare a JDST minor. No grade lower than a “C” will be counted toward the Minor in Religious Studies. A course taken on a P/F basis will not count toward the minor.

HISTORY AND RELIGION (6 credits) – Students must take 2 courses from the following list:

  • RLST/HIST 255 or RLST/HIST 255H: History of Christianity from its Origins to the Reformation
  • RLST/HIST/JDST 273: History of the Jews in Modern Times, From the Middle Ages to 1917
  • RLST/HIST/JDST 274: Contemporary Jewish History: 1917 to the Present
  • RLST/AFST 314 or HIST 360: Islam in Africa
  • HIST 315: Native American History, 1800-Present
  • HIST 341: The American Colonies
  • HIST 362: The Medieval Mediterranean
  • HIST 363: The Crusades
  • HIST 379: “Do Muslim Women Need Saving?” – Women and Gender in Islam
  • HIST 386: Hindus, Muslims, and their Others: The Construction of Identities in India and Pakistan
  • HIST 457: Byzantine Civilization
  • RLST/HIST/JDST 463: Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages
  • RLST/HIST 466: The Reformation
  • HIST 470: Tudor and Stuart England: 1485-1714

ANCIENT AND JUDAIC STUDIES OF RELIGION (3 credits) – Students must take 1 course (3 credits) from the following list. However, students may not use a course counted towards their “History of Religion” requirement above to also meet this requirement:

  • RLST 201 or ANCS/JDST 200: Israel and the Ancient Near East
  • RLST 202 or ANCS 220 or JDST 201: Judaism in the Time of Jesus and Hillel
  • RLST/ANCS 203: Earliest Christianity
  • RLST/ANCS 210: Classical Mythology
  • RLST/HIST/JDST 273: History of the Jews in Modern Times, From the Middle Ages to 1917
  • RLST/HIST/JDST 274: Contemporary Jewish History: 1917 to the Present
  • ANCS 365: Magic & Witchcraft in the Ancient Mediterranean
  • RLST/HIST/JDST 463: Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages

ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND AFRICANA STUDIES OF RELIGION (3 credits) – Students must take 1 course (3 credits) from the following list. However, students may not use a course counted towards their “History of Religion” requirement above to also meet this requirement:

  • RLST/AFST 230: Comparative African Religions
  • RLST/AFST 314 or HIST 360: Islam in Africa
  • RLST/ANTH 316: Anthropology of Religion
  • ANTH 320: Witchcraft and Magic
  • RLST 370 or AFST 368: African Religions in Africa and the Diaspora

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES (6 credits) – Students must take 2 additional courses (6 credits) from any courses listed above that are not already being used to meet those requirements. Students may also choose from the following options:

  • RLST 220: Introduction to Comparative Religion
  • RLST 235: African Religions
  • RLST 315: Religious Influences in American Life
  • RLST 350 or ENGL 349: The Bible and Literature
  • RLST 380: Topics in Religious Studies
  • RLST 386: Eastern Christianity
  • RLST 400: Special Projects in Religious Studies