Medieval Studies (MEDVL)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
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- Schedule of Classes - June 21, 2024 12:50PM EDT
- Course Catalog - June 6, 2024 12:59PM EDT
Classes
MEDVL 2100
Course Description
Romances were, essentially, medieval science fiction and fantasy writing. They were how authors in the Middle Ages imagined things beyond rational understanding that, at the same time, greatly extended ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2100
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 2722
Course Description
From the poet-kings of medieval Persia to the trading networks of the famed "Silk Road" to the wandering mystics of Herat to the constitutional revolution of Iran to the colonial and post-colonial occupations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2294, NES 2722, RELST 2722
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 3120
Course Description
Beowulf has received renewed attention in popular culture, thanks to the production of recent movies and riveting new translations. The poem's popular appeal lies in its complex depictions of monsters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 6120
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 3190
Course Description
Chaucer became known as the "father of English poetry" before he was entirely cold in his grave. Why is what he wrote more than six hundred years ago still riveting for us today? It's not just because ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3190, ENGL 6190, MEDVL 6190
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 3300
Course Description
This course will address both "Romanesque" and the earliest manifestations of "Gothic" art and architecture as Western Mediterranean phenomena, rather than northern European ones. We will adopt a comparative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3300, ARTH 6300, MEDVL 6300, NES 3759, NES 6759
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
MEDVL 3316
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 3316
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 3545
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3113, GERST 3545, PMA 3545, VISST 3545
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 3724
Course Description
What happens after death? If there is an Afterlife, how is it connected to earthly life? What would the Afterlife actually look like? What role does God or Satan play in the Afterlife? Since the earliest ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6724, NES 3724, NES 6724, RELST 3724, RELST 6724
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 6102
Course Description
This course is an introduction to and survey of Latin scripts from Roman antiquity through the early Renaissance, with an emphasis on the identification, localization, and reading of scripts. Class meetings ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7222
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 6120
Course Description
Beowulf has received renewed attention in popular culture, thanks to the production of recent movies and riveting new translations. The poem's popular appeal lies in its complex depictions of monsters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 3120
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 6190
Course Description
Chaucer became known as the "father of English poetry" before he was entirely cold in his grave. Why is what he wrote more than six hundred years ago still riveting for us today? It's not only because ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3190, ENGL 6190, MEDVL 3190
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Augustine's "Confessions"
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment in 6000-level is restricted to grad students. Contact the Philosophy department for a permission number.
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MEDVL 6300
Course Description
This course will address both "Romanesque" and the earliest manifestations of "Gothic" art and architecture as Western Mediterranean phenomena, rather than northern European ones. We will adopt a comparative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3300, ARTH 6300, MEDVL 3300, NES 3759, NES 6759
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
MEDVL 6724
Course Description
What happens after death? If there is an Afterlife, how is it connected to earthly life? What would the Afterlife actually look like? What role does God or Satan play in the Afterlife? Since the earliest ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3724, NES 3724, NES 6724, RELST 3724, RELST 6724
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 8010
Course Description
This course gives students the opportunity to work with a selected instructor to pursue special interests or research not treated in regularly scheduled courses. After getting permission of the instructor, ... view course details
MEDVL 8020
Course Description
This course should be used for an independent study in which a small group of students works with one member of the graduate faculty. After getting permission of the instructor, students should contact ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)