Medieval Civilisation

3 credits · Graduate

Each year several topics are chosen, broad enough to be used as central themes in the context of which medieval civilisation may be closely examined; for instance, monasticism, universities, peasants, and popular culture. Such topics are studied in some depth, where possible using original sources, and recent periodical literature and/or monographs. Class discussions are used to unravel contentious or difficult aspects of assigned readings. Students are to write a formal research-based essay as well as several critical book reviews. Some prior knowledge of medieval European history is required. Graduate level students are expected to use Latin-language primary sources for the research paper; in addition, they are required to complete several critical reviews of secondary sources. EXCLUSIONS: HIST 4003.03 FORMATS: Seminar