Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor

The Minor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies is an interdisciplinary program with courses offered in the departments of Anthropology, Art History, Chicano/Latino Studies, English, History, Judaic Studies, Music, Philosophy, World Languages and Literatures, and Theatre and Film. Students will fulfill 28 credits of coursework in a minimum of three disciplines, distributed as follows:

  • Courses must be completed in at least three separate departments or programs;
  • At least 20 credit hours must be completed in upper-division courses, with at least 4 of those credit hours at the 400-level.

Requirements

Courses may be selected from the list below:

Anth 362U/BSt 362UAfrican Prehistory

4

Anth 364UThe Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest

4

Anth 365UThe Archaeology of North America

4

Anth 366UThe Archaeology of Mesoamerica

4

Anth 368UThe Archaeology of Oceania

4

ArH 205Art History: The Medieval World

4

ArH 316UJapanese Buddhist Art

4

ArH 329Islamic Art: Major Themes and Periods:

4

ArH 355UMedieval Monsters

4

ArH 356UEarly Medieval Art and Architecture

4

ArH 357UByzantine Art and Architecture

4

ArH 358URepresenting Medicine and Magic in Medieval Art

4

ArH 359UGothic Art and Architecture

4

ArH 360UThe Art of War: Representing the Crusades

4

ArH 361UNorthern Renaissance Art

4

ArH 371UItalian Renaissance Art

4

ArH 372UItalian Renaissance Art

4

ArH 373UItalian Renaissance Art

4

ArH 376UItalian Baroque Art

4

ArH 377UDutch and Flemish Baroque Art

4

ArH 378USpanish Baroque Art

4

ArH 379ULatin American Baroque Art

4

ArH 432UIssues in Gender and Art

4

ArH 474Art and the Early Modern City

4

Art 322U/TA 322UHistory of Dress I

4

BSt 305U/Hst 312UAfrican History, Before 1800

4

ChLa 340Mayas, Aztecs, and Chicanos

4

Chn 311Introductory Classical Chinese

4

Chn 312Introductory Classical Chinese

4

Eng 201Introduction to Shakespeare

4

Eng 204Survey of British Literature I

4

Eng 319UNorthern European Mythology

4

Eng 340UMedieval Literature

4

Eng 341URenaissance Literature

4

Eng 416History of Rhetoric

4

Eng 426Advanced Topics in Medieval Literature

4

Eng 441Advanced Topics in Renaissance Literature

4

Eng 491History of Literary Criticism and Theory I

4

Fr 490History of the French Language

4

Grk 101First-Year Ancient Greek Term 1

4

Grk 102First-Year Ancient Greek Term 2

4

Grk 103First-Year Ancient Greek Term 3

4

Grk 201Second-Year Ancient Greek Term 1

4

Grk 202Second-Year Ancient Greek Term 2

4

Grk 203Second-Year Ancient Greek Term 3

4

Hst 101Age of Empires: The Medieval World

4

Hst 102Early Modern Europe and the World

4

Hst 317U/JSt 317UJewish History from Antiquity to the Medieval Period

4

Hst 319U/JSt 319URabbinic Culture in the Roman World

4

Hst 320UEast Asian Civilizations

4

Hst 321UEarly Modern East Asia, 1300-1800

4

Hst 350UEnglish History from 1066 to 1660

4

Hst 352UEuropean Women's History to 1700

4

Hst 354UEarly Medieval Europe: 300-1100

4

Hst 355ULate Medieval Europe, 1100-1450

4

Hst 356URenaissance and Reformation Europe, 1400-1600

4

Hst 357UEurope from Reformation to Revolutions

4

Hst 359UEarly Modern France

4

Hst 365UHistory of Latin America, 4000 BCE - 1810

4

Hst 375UHistory of Kievan and Muscovite Russia, 800s-1700

4

Hst 378U/JSt 378UPagans, Christians and Jews

4

Hst 381U/JSt 381UKabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition

4

Hst 384UOttoman World

4

Hst 416Topics in Roman History

4

Hst 420Topics in Early Modern Japanese History

4

Hst 450Medieval England

4

Hst 451Early Modern England

4

Hst 452Topics in the History of European Women

4

Hst 453The Medieval City: Communities of Conflict and Consensus

4

Hst 454Topics in Medieval History

4

Hst 455Topics in Renaissance History

4

Hst 456Religious Change in Sixteenth Century Europe

4

Hst 457Topics in Early Modern Europe

4

Hst 468History of Mexico I: 4000 BCE-1821

4

It 330Italian Culture and Civilization

4

Lat 101First-Year Latin Term 1

4

Lat 102First-Year Latin Term 2

4

Lat 103First-Year Latin Term 3

4

Lat 201Second-Year Latin Term 1

4

Lat 202Second-Year Latin Term 2

4

Lat 203Second-Year Latin Term 3

4

Lat 303Third-year Latin: Post-classical Authors

4

Mus 304Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque

4

Phl 302UMedieval Philosophy

4

Phl 303UEarly Modern Philosophy

4

Phl 319UIntroduction to Asian Philosophy

4

Span 342Early Modern and Colonial Cultural and Literary Expression

4

Span 490History of the Spanish Language

4

TA 363Development of Dramatic Art I

4

UNST 421Medieval Portland Capstone

4

WLL 319UFairy Tales and Folklore

4

WLL 335UThe Icelandic Sagas

4

The following courses may be offered in a foreign language

Chn 412Advanced Chinese

4

Chn 413Advanced Classical Chinese

4

Chn 490History of the Chinese Language

4

Fr 341ULiterature and Culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

4

Fr 342ULiterature and Culture of the Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Centuries

4

Fr 419Medieval French Literature

4

Fr 420Renaissance French Literature

4

Fr 421Seventeenth-century French Literature

4

Ger 341UIntroduction to German Literature

4

Jpn 420Readings in Japanese Literature

4

Span 341Pre-Modern Cultural and Literary Foundations

4

The following courses require History Department approval to be counted towards the minor

Ar 330Topics in Arab Culture and Civilization

4

Ar 441UMajor Arabic Works in Translation

4

ArH 407Seminar

0-12

ArH 410Selected Topics

0-12

ArH 450Great Periods and Themes in Art and Architecture

4

Fr 441UMajor Works In Translation

4

Hst 461Topics in Jewish History

4

Hst 491Reading Seminar

4

Hst 492Research Seminar

4

Jpn 341UCourtly Love Tales and Warrior Epics (Japanese Literature In Translation)

4

Phl 451Major Figures

4

Phl 452Topics in the History of Philosophy

4

Span 421Major Topics: Peninsular Prose

4

Span 422Major Topics: Peninsular Drama

4

Span 423Major Topics: Peninsular Poetry

4

Span 434Major Topics: Peninsular Multiple Genres

4

Span 441Major Works in Translation

4

TA 471Theater History: Periods and Topics

1-4

All courses must be passed with a C- or better.

For advising concerning the minor, please consult the History Department office at hist@pdx.edu.