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Director: Dr. Alison Williams Lewin
Medieval and Renaissance Studies is a special program for students majoring in the Liberal Arts, who may focus their elective and related course choices on Medieval and Renaissance history, literature, thought, and institutions. In satisfying the GER, major and other requirements for the degree, participants choose a minimum of seven courses from those listed below, with at least two from each group, plus HIS 1011 or its equivalent. In the History Group, students must take either History 2131 or History 2141. Students who successfully complete the program requirements are eligible for a Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
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HIS 2121 Church and State in the West: Origins to 1600 HIS 2281 Tudor-Stuart England HIS 2131 Medieval Europe: 500-1400 HIS 2141 The Renaissance: 1100-1600 HIS 2151 Revolutions, 1517-1648: Religious, Social, and Scientific HIS 2111 Medieval and Renaissance Women HIS 2931 Directed Readings: The Italian Renaissance
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ART 2031 Medieval and Renaissance Art ENG 2101 Chaucer and the Medieval World ENG 2111 Renaissance Non-Dramatic Lilterature ENG 2121 Renaissance Drama ENG 2131 Renaissance Authors ENG 2201 Shakespeare: Early Works ENG 2211 Late Works of Shakespeare FRE 2031 Medieval French Literature GRM 2051 Medieval German Literature SPA 2311 Medieval Spanish Literature SPA 2321 Golden Age Spanish Literature: Prose and Poetry SPA 2331 Golden Age Drama SPA 2341 Cervantes
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PHL 2031 Medieval Philosophy PHL 2561 The Philososphy of Aquinas POL 2011 Classical and Medieval Political Thought THE 2131 Introduction to Islam THE 2731 The Early Church THE 2741 Medieval Theology THE 2751 Reformation Theologies THE 2371 Sex and Christian Sexuality
For more information, contact: Dr. Phillip T. Smith Address: B/L 206 Phone: (610) 660-1744 Email: psmith@sju.edu