Medieval Studies Minor

The 18-hour minor in Medieval Studies allows students to pursue their interest in the Middle Ages by taking courses in a combination of academic disciplines, including history, art, English, foreign languages, and philosophy. A student may earn no more than 3 hours of credit toward the minor in the same department or discipline in which he/she is taking a major. No course may be taken for both major and minor credit.

Advisor: Laura Cochrane, Department of Art and Design

Required Courses (18 hours)

Select 18 hours from the following:

• ART 3760 – Romanesque and Gothic Art (3 credit hours)
• ART 3850 – Early Medieval Art (3 credit hours)
• ART 3860 – Northern Renaissance (3 credit hours)
• ART 3910 – Italian Renaissance Art History (3 credit hours)
• ART 3960 – The Art History of the Book (3 credit hours)
• ENGL 3110 – English Literature: The Medieval Period (3 credit hours)
• ENGL 3400 – European Literature to 1400 (3 credit hours)
• ENGL 4110 – Chaucer: Canterbury Tales (3 credit hours)
• HIST 4210 – Middle Ages (3 credit hours)
• HIST 4220 – Renaissance Europe 3 credit hours
• HIST 4420 – The Medieval Mediterranean World 3 credit hours
• HUM 3950 – Women in the Middle Ages 3 credit hours
• LATN 1010 – Elementary Latin I 3 credit hours
• LATN 1020 – Elementary Latin II 3 credit hours
• PHIL 4010 – History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 credit hours
• SPAN 4070 – Special Topics in Spanish Literature or Culture 3 credit hours

***If you have questions about prerequisites for a course, please contact the instructor.

***If a course is being offered that is not on this list, but that you think may be appropriate for the minor, please contact the Medieval Studies Minor Advisor to discuss the possibility of a substitution.

Medieval Studies Classes offered in the spring of 2026:

January 20–May 7, 2026

• ART 3860 – Northern Renaissance – Instructor: (Dr. Laura Cochrane) – M/W – 12:40–2:05 p.m.
  Todd Art Building, Room 339

Art of Northern Europe from the late fourteenth century through the sixteenth century, focusing on architecture, sculpture, and painting from England, France, Germany, and the Low Countries.

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• ENGL 3110 – English Literature: The Medieval Period – Caitlin Thrash – TR – 1:00–2:25 p.m. Peck Hall, Room 313

A reading of selected works from Old English literature, especially Beowulf, and Middle English literature, with emphasis on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur and medieval drama.

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Medieval Studies Minor Questions, contact: Dr. Laura Cochrane, Department of Art and Design