Contributing Faculty

Dr. Dabney Bankert, Professor of EnglishDr. Charles Bolyard, Associate Professor of PhilosophyDr. Sarah Brooks, Associate Professor of Art HistoryDr. Jack Butt, Professor of HistoryDr. Peter Eubanks, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures and Minor CoordinatorDr. Marina Favila, Associate Professor of EnglishDr. Giuliana Fazzion, Professor of Foreign Languages, Literatures and CulturesDr. Timothy Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor of HistoryDr. Michael Galgano, Professor of HistoryDr. Mary Gayne, Associate Professor of HistoryDr. Jonathan Gibson, Associate Professor of MusicDr. Scott Hammond, Professor of Political ScienceDr. Yongguang Hu, Assistant Professor of HistoryDr. Bruce Johnson, Professor of EnglishDr. Michael Norton, Associate Professor of MusicDr. Mark Rankin, Associate Professor of EnglishDr. Alison Sandman, Associate Professor of History

MSC 1802Dr. Peter EubanksKeezell Hall, Room 420Harrisonburg, VA 22807540.568.3511 Phoneeubankpj@jmu.eduJMU 2018

Course RequirementsThe minor requires 18 credits total from the list below, with the following restrictions. The 18 credit hours must include courses from at least three distinct disciplines. Note that all foreign language courses (ARAB, FR, GER, ITAL and LAT) fall into the single discipline of foreign languages and literatures. At least four of the six required classes must be taken from the intermediate or advanced categories. It is recommended that students take one introductory course before taking the 300 or 400 level classes.

Other courses with significant Medieval and/or Renaissance content may be counted toward the minor with the approval of the coordinator. In addition, students interested in pursuing a three-credit hour focused individual research project should contact individual faculty members with whom they might wish to work to determine the feasibility of this option in their particular cases. Only one such independent study will count toward the minor.

Approval of the minor coordinator will also be required in the following two cases. First, courses with an asterisk will count toward the minor only if their content is focused on the Medieval and/or Renaissance periods. Second, because the content of HUM 200, HUM 250 and HUM 252 may vary, the minor coordinator will determine the appropriate disciplinary category for these courses.

Introductory CoursesARTH 205HIST 101HUM 200*HUM 250*HUM 252*HIST 201HIST 269

Survey of World Art I: Prehistoric to RenaissanceWorld History to 1500Great WorksFoundations of Western CultureGlobal CulturesEurope to 1815Premodern Middle East

Basic Language CoursesElementary and intermediate courses in Arabic, Greek and Latin may be taken for credit. Other languages may also be counted for credit with the approval of the minor coordinator. Introductory (i.e., 100- and 200-level) modern language courses are not permitted for credit.

Intermediate CoursesANTH 333ARTH 313ARTH 320ENG 302*ENG 311ENG 313ENG 315ENG 316ENG 317ENG 318HIST 383MUAP 380PHIL 342POSC 310REL 300*REL 305REL 360

Celts, Vikings, and Tribal EuropeMasterpieces of Italian Renaissance ArtTravel Study in Art HistorySpecial Topics in Literature and LanguageMedieval Literature and CultureSixteenth Century British LiteratureSeventeeth Century British LiteratureEarly Modern DramaShakespeare’s Tragedies and RomancesShakespeare’s Comedies and HistoriesEarly EnglandCollegium MusicumMedieval PhilosophyPolitical Theory: Ancient to Early ModernSelected Topics in ReligionIslamic Religious TraditionHistory of Christian Thought

Advanced CoursesARTH 340ARTH 446ARTH 448ARTH 449ENG 410*ENG 412*FR 446*GER 436*HIST 463HIST 464HIST 466HIST 473HIST 477HIST 489*ITAL/ENG 437*MUS 3731

PHIL 460*

Early Medieval ArtRenaissance Art and the EastStudies in Leonardo and MichelangeloTopics in Renaissance ArtAdvanced Studies in AuthorSpecial Topics SeminarSpecial Topics in French LiteratureStudies in German LiteratureTudor-Stuart EnglandRenaissance and ReformationThe Family, 1400-1800Early Modern Islamic EmpiresMedieval EuropeSelected Topics in World HistoryStudies in Italian LiteratureMusic HistoryTopics in Classical Philosophy

*Courses will count toward the minor only if their content is focused on the Medieval and/or Renaissance periods.1 MUS 373, intended for music majors, is not appropriate for student who lack expertise in reading music.

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor concentrates on the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century C.E. to 1700. The minor allows students to take courses in art history, English, history, music, philosophy, political science, religion and some languages, including medieval languages such as Old English and Middle English in the original or in translation, and elementary and intermediate courses in Arabic, Greek and Latin. Other languages may also be counted for credit with the approval of the instructor. Introductory (i.e., 100 and 200 level) modern language courses are not permitted for credit.

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