Medieval and Renaissance Studies offers students an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary minor focusing on western culture from late antiquity through the beginnings of European colonialism. Core courses ground students in medieval and renaissance thought and cultures, while elective courses offer options to develop particular interests. With careful planning, students integrate coursework in Veritas to develop a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary focus. Students from across campus and from numerous major disciplines pursue the minor.
Contact Information
medrenstudies@css.edu
Requirements
Program Requirements
Students must achieve the following program requirements for all courses listed under Program Requirements and Program Required Courses for the Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor.
Minor Credits: 20
Minor Residency Credits: 4
Minimum GPA: 2.0
Minimum Grade: C-
Program Required Courses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| MER/ENG 2220 | Medieval AND Renaissance Worlds in Literature | 4 |
| MER 4444 | Seminar: Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 4 |
| 12 |
| Medieval European Economic History | |
| Brexit Sixteenth-Century Style | |
| Sexploitation in Jacobean Drama | |
| War and Paradise Lost | |
| Pre-Modern British Literature | |
| Shakespeare and Social Justice | |
| Individual Author | |
| World History I | |
| World History II | |
| World History II: Since 1492 | |
| The Renaissance and Reformation in Global Perspective | |
| Beginning Latin Language and Culture II | |
| The Way of the Pilgrim | |
| Topics: Medieval Renaissance Studies | |
| History of Western Music I | |
| Ancient Philosophy | |
| Medieval Philosophy | |
| Modern Philosophy | |
| Civilización y cultura de España | |
| Theatre: Greek - Elizabethan | |
| Introduction to Catholicism | |
| The Christian Faith in Art: The College of St. Scholastica in Rome | |
| A History of Christian Thought | |
| Benedictine Tradition | |
| Sacraments and Liturgy | |
| Women Mystics | |
| Total Credits | 20 |
