Medieval Studies
Faculty
Introduction
Minor in Medieval Studies
Area Certificate in Medieval Studies
Course Descriptions
Faculty
Director
Professor Sheila Lindenbaum
Distinguished Professors
Bruce Cole (Fine Arts), Edward Grant (Emeritus, History, History and Philosophy of Science), Thomas Mathieson (School of Music), Mark Musa (Emeritus, French and Italian), Denis Sinor (Emeritus, Central Asian Studies)
Professors
Salih Altoma (Emeritus, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures), Theodore Andersson (Emeritus, Germanic Studies), Frank Banta (Emeritus, Germanic Studies), Christopher Beckwith (Central Eurasian Studies), Luis Beltran (Emeritus, Comparative Literature, Spanish and Portuguese), Lawrence M. Clopper (English), Henry Cooper (Slavic Languages and Literatures), Alfred David (Emeritus, English), Robert Fulk (English), Kari Gade (Germanic Studies), Kenneth R. R. Gros Louis (Comparative Literature, English), Paul Hillier (Early Music Institute), Olga Impey (Spanish and Portuguese), Sidney Johnson (Emeritus, Germanic Studies), Eugene Kintgen (English), W. Eugene Kleinbauer (Fine Arts), Karma Lochrie (English), Conseulo López-Morillas (Spanish and Portuguese), Fedwa Malti-Douglas (Comparative Literature, Gender Studies), Emanuel Mickel (French and Italian), William Newman (History), Samuel Rosenberg (French and Italian), William Shetter (Emeritus, Germanic Studies), Josep Sobrer (Spanish and Portuguese), Paul Spade (Philosophy), Suzanne Stetkevych (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures), Paul Strohm (Emeritus, English), Ian Thomson (Emeritus, Classical Studies), Stephen Wailes (Germanic Studies)
Associate Professors
David Brakke (Religious Studies), Ann Carmichael (History, History and Philosophy of Science), Devin DeWeese (Central Eurasian Studies), Dyan Elliott (History), Wendy Gillespie (School of Music), Jeffrey Huntsman (English), Rosemarie McGerr (Comparative Literature), Bertoloni Melil (History and Philosophy of Science), Jacques Merceron (French and Italian), Leah Shopkow (History), Kemal Silay (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures), Martha Vinson (Classical Studies)
Assistant Professors
Scott Alexander (Religious Studies), Paul Losensky (Near Eastern Languages and Culture), Jacques Merceron (French and Italian), Diane Reilly (Fine Arts), John Walbridge (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
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Introduction
The Medieval Studies Institute (MEST) offers an undergraduate minor and a certificate. Students may elect to take either one or the other but not both. The program is organized around an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Middle Ages. Students who are interested in the minor, the area certificate, or in receiving the institute's newsletter of events and announcements and becoming acquainted with other students and faculty studying the Middle Ages should contact the Medieval Studies Institute, located in Ballantine Hall 650, (812) 855-8201, mest@indiana.edu.
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Minor in Medieval Studies
Requirements
Students must complete 15 credit hours from at least three departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. At least two courses must be at the 300 level or above, and no more than one course can be at the 100 level. Eligible courses will be certified by the institute; students should consult with the director to confirm that the courses selected are eligible.
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Area Certificate in Medieval Studies
Purpose
The certificate is designed for undergraduates interested in the medieval period within their own majors who are seeking additional training in preparation for graduate work. The program also provides students majoring in the sciences, social sciences, and business with the opportunity to take a broad range of courses in the humanities and yet maintain focus in their work.
Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours from at least three departments, including:
- 6 credit hours of language above the 100 level in Latin, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, or Persian.
- An historical survey.
- 15 credit hours of electives, chosen either from the institute offerings or from those of participating departments approved by the director of the institute.
- At least two courses must be at the 300 level or above, and no more than one course can be at the 100 level.
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Course Descriptions
M200 Medieval Cultures (3 cr.) A & H, CSA Introduction to medieval cultures and life. May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
M390 Studies in Medieval Culture (2-4 cr.) Examination and evaluation of various aspects, periods, and manifestations of medieval civilization. Study will be interdisciplinary, focusing on such subjects as Jews, Moslems, and Christians in the Middle Ages; Carolingian Renaissance; the eastern invasion of Europe. May be repeated once with a different topic.
M490 Topics in Medieval Studies (2-4 cr.) Exploration of a medieval topic, such as social history through literary texts, medieval world view, centers of Western medieval culture: some basic concepts. Readings in English. May be repeated once with a different topic.
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