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

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

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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 2012-13

Medieval Studies

(18 semester hours)

• HIST-263
• Intermediate language course
• IDIS-250 Introduction to Medieval Studies
• Three electives, outside the student's major from the following list of approved courses:
  • ARTH-232 Early Christian and Byzantine Arts
  • ARTH-233 Medieval Art
  • ARTH-234 Northern Renaissance Art
  • ARTH-235 Italian Renaissance Art
  • ENGL-310 British Literature of the Middle Ages
  • ENGL-337 Major Authors (Chaucer)
  • FREN-394 Medieval and Early Modern French Literature
  • GERM-390 Independent Study
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • SPAN-366 Spanish Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  This minor requires a minimum of 18 regular semester hours (including a three-hourinterim course), of which at least one coursemust be taken in history (HIST-263), andone course in Latin, a vernacular European language, or Greek 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 outside the student's major from among those listed above, to meet the interests and needs of the student.

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, Sabbatical 2012-13 Department of Philosophy HH 345 rdeyoung@calvin.edu (616) 526-6418 Craig Hanson Associate Professor Department of Art and Art History SC 209 cah26@calvin.edu (616) 526-7544 Matthew Lundberg Associate Professor, on leave 2012-13 Department of Religion HL 385 mdl4@calvin.edu (616) 526-8875 Henry Luttikhuizen Professor of Art History Department of Art and Art History SC 105B lutt@calvin.edu (616) 526-6327 Karen Saupe Co-Director of RAC Program, Professor Department of English CFAC 294 ksaupe@calvin.edu (616) 526-6467

Laura Smit Associate Professor Department of Religion HH 302 lsmit@calvin.edu (616) 526-8580 Timothy Steele director: Collegium Musicum; musicology and music theory Department of Music CFAC 237 ths3@calvin.edu (616) 526-8523 Christina Van Dyke Associate Professor Department of Philosophy HH 350 cvdyke@calvin.edu (616) 526-6676 Frans van Liere Professor, director of Medieval Studies program, sabb leave 2012-13 Department of History HH 485 fvliere@calvin.edu (616) 526-6535 Mark Williams Professor Department of Classical Languages SC 383C wilm@calvin.edu (616) 526-6203