Overview

Calvin's group minor in medieval studies is designed to critically examine the medieval roots of modern culture. The interdisciplinary program features courses in art, history, music, philosophy and religion and will prepare you  for graduate school work, in a variety of topics such as classics, english, history, art history, or medieval studies.

Careers in Medieval Studies

As a graduate of this program, you might find work as a:

• Archivist
• Teacher
• Journalist
• Gallery Manager
• Librarian
• Museum Worker
• Publisher
• Copy Editor
• Production Assistant
• Computer Game Designer
• More

See job placement rates for Calvin grads.

Student involvement

Spend an interim abroad in Italy; Study under a faculty of devoted, Christian educators; Submit your work to the Chimes or Dialogue.

Course Requirements 2011-12

Medieval Studies

(18 semester hours)

• HIST-263
• Intermediate language course
• IDIS-306 Introduction to Medieval Studies
• Elective courses, to be chosen from a field of interest other than the student's current major:
  • Field 1: History and Ideas
    • ARTH-232 Early Christian and Byzantine Arts
    • ARTH-233 Medieval Art
    • ARTH-234 Northern Renaissance Art
    • ARTH-235 Italian Renaissance Art
    • MUSC-205 Music History and Analysis I
    • PHIL-251 History of Western Philosophy I
    • PHIL-322 Aquinas
    • REL-243 History of Christian Theology I
    • REL-341 Studies in Early and Medieval Theology: Augustine and the Augustinian Tradition
    • HIST-262 Saints and Heroes in Dark-Age Europe, 400-1000
    • HIST-362 Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 1000-1500
    • IDIS-198 Classical And Medieval Palaeography
  • Field 2: Literature and Language
    • LATN-101 Elementary Latin I
    • LATN-102 Elementary Latin II
    • LATN-201 Intermediate Latin I
    • LATN-202 Intermediate Latin II
    • LATN-206 Late Latin Literature
    • LATN-391 Special Topics in Latin
    • FREN-394 Medieval and Early Modern French Literature
    • GERM-390 ?
    • SPAN-366 Spanish Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
    • ENGL-310 British Literature of the Middle Ages
    • ENGL-337 Major Authors
    • IDIS-198 Classical And Medieval Palaeography

This minor requires a minimum of 18 regular semester hours (including a three-hour interim course), of which at least one course must be taken in history (HIST-263), and one course in Latin, a vernacular European language, Greek, or Arabic at the intermediate level. (Ordinarily this last requirement will be met with a course in literature, rather than conversational language study.) The remaining regular course requirements for the minor will be met by courses chosen from among those listed below to meet the interests and needs of the student. Elective courses must be chosen out of one of two fields of interest ("History and ideas", or "Literature and language"), with the understanding that this field is outside the student's current major. (For example, a history or philosophy major will choose his/her elective courses from the "literature and language" field, a classics major would choose his/her elective courses from the "history and ideas" field).

Scholarships

New students are automatically considered for general academic scholarships ranging from $1,000-15,000 based on a careful review of their application materials.

For a complete listing of departmental scholarships available to first-year students, use the Scholarship Search ».

Faculty

Rebecca DeYoung Professor Department of Philosophy rdeyoung@calvin.edu (616) 526-6418 Craig Hanson Associate Professor Department of Art and Art History cah26@calvin.edu (616) 526-7544 Matthew Lundberg Associate Professor, sabbatical Department of Religion mdl4@calvin.edu (616) 526-8875 Henry Luttikhuizen Professor Department of Art and Art History lutt@calvin.edu (616) 526-6327 Karen Saupe Co-Director of RAC Program, Professor Department of English ksaupe@calvin.edu (616) 526-6467

Dr. Smit Associate Professor Department of Religion lsmit@calvin.edu (616) 526-8580 Timothy Steele Associate Professor Department of Music ths3@calvin.edu (616) 526-8523 Christina Van Dyke Associate Professor Department of Philosophy cvdyke@calvin.edu (616) 526-6676 Frans van Liere Professor Department of History fvliere@calvin.edu (616) 526-6535 Mark Williams Dean, Arts, Languages & Education Department of Classical Languages wilm@calvin.edu (616) 526-6203