Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program

2026-2027

121 courses

MEDREN 105Old Worlds/New Histories, 500-1500 CE
MEDREN 106CNSMapping the Cosmos from the Neolithic to Now
MEDREN 125Renaissance & Revolution: Religion, Science, and Politics in Europe, 1400-1800
MEDREN 145SGateway Seminar: Disease in History
MEDREN 160Fantasy: The Borders of Genre, Medium, and Culture
MEDREN 175Scripture: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
MEDREN 176CNSThe Song of the Stars
MEDREN 180SMysticism of India: Spiritual Traditions of South Asia
MEDREN 190FSSpecial Topics in Focus
MEDREN 190SSpecial Topics in Medieval Renaissance Studies
MEDREN 191FSClash of Civilizations: In the Heart of Europe
MEDREN 201SMusic History I: Antiquity Through Renaissance
MEDREN 202SMusic History II: 1600 through Mozart
MEDREN 215Gothic Cathedrals
MEDREN 217The Body in Art in Early Modern Europe: Power and Limits of Corporeal Representations
MEDREN 223DFrom Agra to Istanbul: Islamic Art and Architecture in the Early Modern Era
MEDREN 224SIslam, Art, and Society
MEDREN 225Art in Renaissance Italy
MEDREN 225FSArt in Renaissance Italy
MEDREN 226Medieval Castles of Europe
MEDREN 228Art & Architectural History of the Islamic World, 6th-13th c. CE
MEDREN 229ARenaissance and Baroque Art History
MEDREN 233Michelangelo
MEDREN 236Pilgrimage and Tourism
MEDREN 240Drawing Foundations in Early Modern Europe
MEDREN 241Early Modern Architecture: Europe and the United States, 1400-1800
MEDREN 245SWomen in Visual Arts, 1400-1800: Theory and History
MEDREN 246Italian Baroque Art
MEDREN 247SMusical Shakespeare
MEDREN 248SWomen and Power in the Renaissance
MEDREN 250FSBio-Lit: The Science of Renaissance Sex and Gender
MEDREN 252Galileo: Faith and Science at the Dawn of the Modern
MEDREN 253SCross-Cultural Encounters
MEDREN 254Europe in the Middle Ages: Rome to Renaissance
MEDREN 255The Caribbean, 1492-1700
MEDREN 268Global Islam
MEDREN 269Islamic Civilization II
MEDREN 270Aztecs and Mayans
MEDREN 275Tudor/Stuart Britain
MEDREN 281Religion, Reform, and Violence in Early Modern Europe
MEDREN 287Magic, Religion, and Science since 1400
MEDREN 287DMagic, Religion, and Science since 1400
MEDREN 290-1Topics in Medieval Art and Architecture
MEDREN 290SSpecial Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MEDREN 290S-1Special Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
MEDREN 291Independent Study
MEDREN 292Slavery: A Global History
MEDREN 293Research Independent Study
MEDREN 303Ancient and Medieval Epic
MEDREN 304The Problem of Love in Western Literature
MEDREN 305The Viking Age
MEDREN 305SThe Viking Age
MEDREN 314Introduction to Spanish Literature I
MEDREN 315The Legend of King Arthur in Literature and Film
MEDREN 320SChaucer I
MEDREN 321Chaucer II
MEDREN 322SDwarves, Dragon-Slayers, and Werewolves: Germanic Myths and Legends
MEDREN 323SMuhammad: The Prophet of Islam
MEDREN 329Introduction to Spanish-American Literature: 16th - 18th C.
MEDREN 330Shakespeare
MEDREN 331Shakespeare through 1600
MEDREN 332Shakespeare After 1600
MEDREN 333SThe Renaissance
MEDREN 334SLate Medieval Literature and Culture
MEDREN 335SDon Quixote for Beginners
MEDREN 336SShakespeare's Nature
MEDREN 337SMilton
MEDREN 338SBoccaccio's Decameron
MEDREN 341Dante's Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise
MEDREN 342ADante and the Art of Hell
MEDREN 343SThe Acoustic Image in the Renaissance
MEDREN 344SShakespeare Studio
MEDREN 346The History of the Book
MEDREN 348SMedieval Latin
MEDREN 351Rumi: Mysticism and Poetry
MEDREN 352SAndalusia: Muslim, Jewish, Christian Spain
MEDREN 353The Seven Deadly Sins: Representing Vice and Virtue in Christian Tradition
MEDREN 354From History to Fantasy: Medieval Religions in Film & Fiction
MEDREN 355SAugustine's City of God
MEDREN 356Loot: Who owns the past?