Degree Requirements

Major
Nine courses, including:
Four (4) core requirements:

• HUM 120  Medieval Connections
• HIS 369  Early and Middle Ages
• HIS 370  Late Middle Ages
• HUM 499  Keystone, Medieval Studies Project

One (1) of the following literature courses:

• ENL 330  Shakespeare
• ENL 332  Renaissance and Reformation
• ENL 360  The Medieval World
• ENL 361  The Classical Tradition

One (1) of the following religion or philosophy courses:

• HIS 372  Medieval Church
• PHI 242  Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
• REL 361  Church in the First Four Centuries
• REL 362  Theology of the Reformers

One (1) of the following history of arts courses:

• ART 386  Medieval Art
• ART 387  Renaissance and Baroque Art
• MUS 231  History and Literature of Music I
• THR 361  Theatre History and Criticism I

Two (2) electives from the following courses:

• HIS 374  Medieval Crusades
• HIS 440  Monks and Heretics
• POL 380  Western Political Thought

Any literature, religion/philosophy, or history of arts courses not already taken may be taken as electives.

Graduation Skills
Graduation skills in Critical Thinking (CT), Speaking (S), and Writing (W) are embedded throughout the offered courses and are met by completing the major.

The Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Skill is fulfilled within the major by completing HIS 369.

Transfer students must consult an adviser about potential adjustments to their course requirements to fulfill each of these skills.

Minor
Five courses including HUM 120. The remaining four courses must be in different disciplines, as grouped above (history, literature, religion/philosophy, and history of arts).

Language Requirement
Students must take one year of college-level Latin or other medieval language approved by their adviser, which will fulfill the Modern Languages Graduation Skills requirement.

Augsburg Experience
As with all majors, an Augsburg Experience is required for graduation. For the Medieval Studies major this might include study abroad, or internships at the University of Minnesota’s Rare Books Collection, the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, or the Minnesota Renaissance
Festival. Prior approval of adviser is required for all Augsburg Experiences related to Medieval Studies.