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Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor Check Sheet

Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor Checklist

2022-2023 Catalog

24 Hours

This checklist is for advising purposes for BGS students only.


Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for degree requirements.

  • Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required for the BGS.
  • A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
  • No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for BGS minors.
  • Course rotation indications are intended to be used for planning purposes and do not guarantee course availability. "F" indicates "fall," "S" indicates "spring," and "Su" indicates "summer" availability.

Choose 1:

  • _____ ENG 2310 (WI) - British Literature before 1785 (F, S)
  • _____ ENG 2330 (WI) - World Literature before 1600 (F, S, SU)

Choose 1:

  • _____ HIST 2310 (WI) - Western Civilization to 1715 (F, S, SU)
  • _____ HIST 2311 (WI) - History of World Civilization to the 17th Century (F, S, SU)

Choose 6: (4 courses must be advanced)

No more than three courses, including core courses, in a single department may count toward this minor.Relevant Honors courses and special topics courses may be substituted with permission from the Dir. of Medieval and Ren. Studies.

  • _____ ARTH 2301 - Ancient to Medieval Art (F, S, SU)
  • _____ ARTH 2302 - Renaissance to Modern Art (F, S, SU)
  • _____ ARTH 4306 (WI) - Renaissance Art
  • _____ ARTH 4322 (WI) - Special Problems (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor)
  • _____ DAN 2368 (WI) – World Dance and Cultures
  • _____ ENG 3319 - The Development of English (F, S)
  • _____ ENG 3350 (WI) - Medieval European Literature
  • _____ ENG 3351 (WI) - Anglo-Saxon Language, Literature, and Culture
  • _____ ENG 3352 (WI) - Medieval English Literature
  • _____ ENG 3353 (WI) - British Poetry and Prose of the 16th Century
  • _____ ENG 3354 (WI) – Shakespeare (F)
  • _____ ENG 3356 (WI) - British Poetry and Prose of the 17th Century
  • _____ ENG 3392 (WI) - Women Writers of the Middle Ages
  • _____ ENG 4351 (WI) - Chaucer and His Time
  • _____ ENG 4355 (WI) - The Later Shakespeare
  • _____ ENG 4358 (WI) – Milton (F)
  • _____ HIST 3312 (WI) - Renaissance and Reformation
  • _____ HIST 3315 (WI) - History of England to 1603
  • _____ HIST 4307 (WI) - Medieval European History, 300-1400
  • _____ HIST 4317 (WI) - Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1689
  • _____ HIST 4320 (WI) - Origins of Christianity
  • _____ MATH 4311 (WI) - Introduction to the History of Mathematics (F, SU) (Prerequisite: MATH 3315 with a grade of “C” or better and MATH 2331 or MATH 2472 with a grade of “C” or better)
  • _____ MU 3315 (WI) - History and Analysis of Music I (F, S) (Prerequisite: MU 1316 with grade of “C” or better)
  • _____ PHIL 2311 (WI)- History of Philosophy before 1600 (F, S)
  • _____ PS 4311 (WI) - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (Greeks to 1600) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301)
  • _____ PS 4312 (WI) - Modern Political Theory (1600-1900) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301)
  • _____ PS 4331 (WI) - Islamic Law and Politics (F) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301)
  • _____ SPAN 3301 (WI)- Literatures of Spain I (S) (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or better)
  • _____ TECH 3322 (WI) - Development of Technology
  • _____ TH 3320 (WI) - History of the Theatre I (F)
  • _____ TH 3346 – Historical Costume Research (F, S)