Medieval Studies (MEDVL)Arts and Sciences
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Classes
MEDVL 1101
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Writing About Dreams in the Mdl Ages
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G88
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Caldwell, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:The Medea Myth From Anc Greece thru Mdl Ages
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Kennedy Hall 105
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Randle, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Art of Friendship in the Latin Middle Ages
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Thomas, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Medieval British Archaeology
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G22
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Wolff, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Medieval Migrations
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 183
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Zweers, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:There &Back Again—Routes Across the Mdvl Globe
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 189
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Naeve, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Rome—The Eternal City
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barber, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Rome—The Eternal City
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 303
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barber, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
MEDVL 1740
Course Description
This course explores the history of imperial China between the 3rd century b.c.e. and the 16th century c.e. with a focus on the following questions: How did imperial Chinese states go about politically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 1174, CAPS 1740, HIST 1740
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 366
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 2082
Course Description
The Middle Ages are usually imagined as a time of manly men and feminine women: no room for gender ambiguity in Conan the Barbarian! Yet gender, then as now, was in fact unstable, multiple, and above all, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 2082, HIST 2082
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 104
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Falk, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 2170
Course Description
This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 2170, SPAN 2170
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G22
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Francis, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor. Conducted in Spanish. This is a core course for the major.
MEDVL 2355
Course Description
Survey lecture course covering the creation, encoding, and reception of Medieval (roughly AD 500-1500) European, Byzantine, and Islamic architecture, ornament, manuscripts, liturgical and luxury objects. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2355
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3080
Course Description
An introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and the Icelandic family saga-the "native" heroic literary genre of Icelandic tradition. Texts will vary but will normally include the Prose Edda, the Poetic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3080
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Hill, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3120
Course Description
Beowulf is about monsters, dragons and heroes and is the longest and most interesting Old English heroic poem. In this course we will read the poem in the original and discuss the critical and scholarly ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 6120
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 283
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Hill, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3200
Course Description
This course aims to familiarize students with the history of Scandinavia, ca. 800-1100 ad. Although well known as a dramatic chapter in medieval history, this period remains enigmatic and often misunderstood. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: HIST 3200
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 110
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Falk, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 215
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 215
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3210
Course Description
A selective survey of Western philosophical thought from the fourth to the 14th century. Topics include the problem of universals, the theory of knowledge and truth, the nature of free choice and practical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 3210, PHIL 6210, RELST 3150, RELST 6210
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 204
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3315
Course Description
Old Norse is a collective term for the earliest North Germanic literary languages: Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Danish, and Old Swedish. The richly documented Old Icelandic is the center of attention, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 3315
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall G44
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Stefansdottir, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 4002
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 320
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
MEDVL 4351
Course Description
Topic Spring 22: Spiral Relief Columns. In this seminar, we will consider the Roman medium of the spiral relief column (beginning with the Columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius) and its reception ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Spiral Relief Columns
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 4420
Course Description
Through guided readings in Chinese of selected poems of the Tang dynasty (618-907) on various themes and in different styles, students develop the essential analytical skills for reading Tang poetry while ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4420, CHLIT 4420, CHLIT 6620
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 127
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Warner, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Minimum three years of Chinese and/or one year of Classical Chinese or permission of instructor.
MEDVL 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 320
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6120
Course Description
Beowulf is about monsters, dragons and heroes and is the longest and most interesting Old English heroic poem. In this course we will read the poem in the original and discuss the critical and scholarly ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 3120
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 283
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Hill, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6210
Course Description
Graduate seminar covering a topic in medieval philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3210, PHIL 3210, PHIL 6210, RELST 3150, RELST 6210
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 204
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6351
Course Description
Seminar topics rotate each semester. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 4351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Spiral Relief Columns
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6425
Course Description
This course begins with a word - mysticism - that doesn't work, and for good reason: for the authors variously associated with the mythical traditions of medieval Christianity, words are necessary failures. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 6425, ITAL 6420, RELST 6425
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 254
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Conducted in English.
MEDVL 8020
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)