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| Arabic | |
| ARAB 3330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| History of Art and Architecture | |
| ARAH 5585 | Topics in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines focused topics in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| Architectural History | |
| ARH 3100 | History of Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Examines the architecture of Medieval Western Europe, emphasizing the period from 1000-1400. Includes the iconography, function, structure and style of buildings, and the use of contemporary texts. | |
| ARH 3101 | Early Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 800-1150. | |
| ARH 3102 | Later Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 1140-1500. | |
| ARH 3201 | Italian Renaissance Architecture (3.00) |
| This course aims to introduce the principal architects, monuments, and themes of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian architecture. The lectures will be varied in approach and scope, some considering broad issues, others focusing on particular architects, buildings, or texts. Special topics will include architectural theory, patronage, villas, gardens, architectural drawing, and urban design. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 3202 | Renaissance Architecture 16th Century (3.00) |
| Developments in classicism in Italy between 1500 and 1600. | |
| ARH 3205 | Rome, Istanbul, Venice (3.00) |
| This course will consider architecture, urbanism and landscape in three cities with multilayered histories: Rome, Venice, and Istanbul. While conditioned by distinct historical and topographic circumstances, each city negotiated complex and varied local traditions: Roman and Medieval in Rome; Byzantine and Gothic in Venice; and Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman in Istanbul. | |
| History of Art | |
| ARTH 1051 | History of Art I (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A survey of the great monuments of art and architecture from their beginnings in caves through the arts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, Byzantium, the Islamic world, and medieval western Europe. The course attempts to make art accessible to students with no background in the subject, and it explains the ways in which painting, sculpture, and architecture are related to mythology, religion, politics, literature, and daily life. The course serves as a visual introduction to the history of the West. |
| ARTH 2151 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the art of the early Church in East and West and its subsequent development in the East under the aegis of Byzantium. Includes the influence of theological, liturgical and political factors on the artistic expression of Eastern Christian spirituality. | |
| ARTH 2152 | Medieval Art in Western Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the arts in Western Europe from the Hiberno-Saxon period up to, and including, the age of the great Gothic cathedrals. | |
| ARTH 2153 | Romanesque and Gothic Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | From the Romanesque churches along the Pilgrimage Routes to the new Gothic architecture at St. Denis outside Paris and on to late medieval artistic production in Prague, this course examines profound and visually arresting expressions of medieval piety, devotion, and power made by artists from roughly 1000-1500. Throughout our investigations, particular attention will be paid to the contributions of important medieval women. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| ARTH 2251 | Italian Renaissance Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies painting, architecture, and sculpture in Italy from the close of the Middle Ages through the sixteenth century. Focuses on the work of major artists such as Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. |
| ARTH 2252 | High Renaissance and Mannerist Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the painting, architecture, and sculpture or the sixteenth century, emphasizing the works of major artists, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Giorgione, and Titian. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| ARTH 3151 | Art and Science in the Middle Ages (3.00 - 4.00) |
| During the medieval period, power and knowledge required the endorsement of clerics. Alongside secular courtiers they also cultivated creative expressions of their erudition, revealing the medieval interpenetration of art, science and religion. The artworks surveyed in this course provide lasting records of critically creative confrontations between the scientific and spiritual traditions linked to medieval Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. | |
| ARTH 3251 | Gender and Art in Renaissance Italy (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines how notions of gender shaped the production, patronage, and fruition of the visual arts in Italy between 1350 and 1600. Prerequisite: A previous course in art history or gender studies. | |
| ARTH 3253 | Renaissance Art and Literature (3.00) |
| Examines the interrelations between literature and the visual arts in Italy from 1300 to 1600. The writings of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio and their followers are analyzed in relation to the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Raphael, and Michelangelo, among others. | |
| ARTH 3254 | Leonardo da Vinci (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An analysis of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, drawings, and notes, giving special attention to his writings and drawings on human anatomy, the theory of light and shade, color theory, and pictorial composition. His work is considered in relation to the works of fellow artists such as Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo as well as within the context of Renaissance investigation of the natural world. Prerequisite: One course in the humanities. |
| ARTH 3255 | Renaissance Art on Site (3.00) |
| Firsthand, direct knowledge of Renaissance art and architecture through an intensive program of on-site visits in Florence and Rome. The course aims to provide a deeper understanding of the specificity of images and sites; that is, their materials, texture, scale, size, proportions, colors, and volumes. It also aims to instill a full sense of the importance of the original location for the understanding and interpretation of Renaissance art. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| Classics | |
| CLAS 3140 | Age of Augustine (3.00) |
| Studies cultural developments in the fourth and fifth centuries, centering on St. Augustine and the literature of the period. Readings from such works as Augustine's Confessions and City of God, Jerome's letters, Cassian's Conversations, Sulpicius Severus' biography of St. Martin, and the poetry of Claudian and Prudentius. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| English-Language Study | |
| ENLS 3030 | History of the English Language (3.00) |
| Studies the development of English word forms and vocabulary from Anglo-Saxon to present-day English. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| English-Medieval Literature | |
| ENMD 3110 | Medieval European Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Surveys English, French, German, Italian, Irish, Icelandic, and Spanish literature of the Middle Ages. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMD 3250 | Chaucer I (3.00) |
| Studies selected Canterbury Tales and other works, read in the original. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMD 3260 | Chaucer II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies Troilus and Criseyde and other works, read in the original. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 |
| ENMD 3559 | New Course in Medieval Literature (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Medieval Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMD 4500 | Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Limited enrollment. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ENMD 4559 | New Course in Medieval Literature (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Medieval Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENMD 5010 | Introduction to Old English (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the language and literature of Anglo-Saxon England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| English-Renaissance Literature | |
| ENRN 3110 | Literature of the Renaissance (3.00) |
| Surveys sixteenth-century English prose, poetry and drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENRN 3400 | Drama in English from its Beginnings to 1642 (3.00) |
| Surveys medieval and Renaissance drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ENRN 3559 | New Course in Renaissance Literature (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Renaissance Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Course was offered January 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ENRN 4500 | Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature (3.00) |
| Topics vary from year to year. Recent examples are `Renaissance Word and Image' and `Masks of Desire.' For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| ENRN 4530 | Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Interdisciplinary seminar whose topics vary from year to year. For more information on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| French | |
| FREN 3041 | Literature of the Middle Ages and Sixteenth Century (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines important trends in medieval and Renaissance literature through close reading of representative works. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. |
| FREN 4237 | The Culture of Renaissance Lyon (3.00) |
| A study of the cultural history of the city of Lyon, France, in the sixteenth century. Prerequisite: FREN 3032. | |
| FREN 4510 | Advanced Topics in Medieval Literature (3.00) |
| Topics may vary and include individual identity, love, war, humor, and their expression through literary techniques. Texts are read in modern French translation. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| FREN 4520 | Advanced Topics in Renaissance Literature (3.00) |
| Examines major works of sixteenth-century French literature situated in the larger historical and cultural context of the Continental Renaissance. Topics vary and may include, for example, humanism and reform, women writers, and urban culture. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: FREN 3032 and at least one FREN course numbered 3041 to 3043 (or instructor permission). | |
| FREN 5011 | Old French (1.00) |
| Basic introduction to reading Old French, with consideration of its main dialects (Île-de-France, Picard, Anglo-Norman) and paleographical issues. May be taken in conjunction with FREN 5100 or independently. Taught in English. Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of modern French. | |
| FREN 5100 | Medieval Literature in Modern French I (3.00) |
| Introduces literary forms, habits of style and thought, and conditions of composition from the late eleventh century to the late thirteenth. Chanson de Roland, Chrétien de Troyes, Marie de France, lyric poetry, etc. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| FREN 5510 | Topics in Medieval Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Topics may include genres (romance, poetry, hagiography, chanson de geste, allegory), themes (love, war, nature), single authors (Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut) and cultural and literary issues (gender, religion, authorship, rewritings). |
| French in Translation | |
| FRTR 2510 | Topics in Medieval Literature (3.00) |
| An introduction to the culture of the High Middle Ages in France. Topics vary and may include love literature, family relations, war, and science and religion. May be repeated for credit for different topics. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| History-East Asian History | |
| HIEA 2081 | Korea: Antiquity through the 12th Century (3.00) |
| The development of Korean culture from the Three Kingdoms Period through the Silla (675-918) and Early Koryo (936-1200) dynasties. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEA 3111 | China to the Tenth Century (3.00) |
| Surveys the social, political and economic organization of traditional Chinese society, traditional Chinese foreign policy, and major literary, artistic, and intellectual movements. | |
| History-European History | |
| HIEU 2061 | The Birth of Europe (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies ways of life and thought in the formation of Western Europe from the 4th century a.d. to the 15th. Includes a survey of the development of society and culture in town and countryside, the growth of economic, political, and religious institutions, and the impact of Muslim and Byzantine civilizations. |
| HIEU 2101 | Jewish History I: The Ancient and Medieval Experience (3.00) |
| This course surveys the pre-modern Jewish historical experience from antiquity through the sixteenth century. | |
| HIEU 2111 | History of England to 1688 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies England and the British Isles from earliest times to the accession of William III. |
| HIEU 3101 | Early Medieval Civilization (3.00) |
| Studies early medieval civilization from late antiquity to the 11th century. Emphasizes selected themes in cultural history. | |
| HIEU 3111 | Later Medieval Civilization (3.00) |
| Discusses intellectual and cultural history, political and social theories, and religious movements from the 11th to the 16th centuries. | |
| HIEU 3121 | Medieval Society: Ways of Life and Thought in Western Europe (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An introduction to the social and intellectual history from the tenth century to the sixteenth. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| HIEU 3141 | Anglo-Saxon England (3.00) |
| Surveys England and its Celtic neighbors in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland from the departure of the Romans in the early 5th century to the Scandinavian conquest in 1016. Emphasizes the human diversity and cultural and institutional creativity of the Anglo-Saxons. | |
| HIEU 3171 | Eastern Christianity (3.00) |
| Surveys the history of Christianity in the Byzantine world and the Middle East from late antiquity (age of emperor Justinian) until the fall of Constantinople. Emphasizes developments in theology, spirituality and art, and the relation of Christianity to Islam. Considers Eastern Christianity in modern times. | |
| HIEU 3181 | Medieval Christianity (3.00) |
| Detailed study of the development of Christianity in the Middle Ages and of how it reflected upon itself in terms of theology, piety, and politics. Cross-listed as RELC 3181. | |
| HIEU 3211 | Medieval and Renaissance Italy (3.00) |
| Surveys the development of the Italian city-state between 1050 and 1550, emphasizing the social and political context of Italian culture. | |
| HIEU 3215 | Dante's Italy (3.00) |
| This course investigates Italy's history and culture at the end of the Middle Ages through the life and writings of Dante Alighieri, Italy's greatest author of the medieval and early modern period. Through lectures and discussions on Dante's most important writings, students will be introduced to the culture of Italian city-states as well as to the most important literary and philosophical ideas of the late Middle Ages. | |
| HIEU 3471 | English Legal History to 1776 (3.00) |
| The development of legal institutions, legal ideas, and legal principles from the medieval period to the 18th century. Emphasizes the impact of transformations in politics, society, and thought on the major categories of English law: property, torts and contracts, corporations, family law, constitutional and administrative law, and crime. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 4501 | Seminar in Pre-1700 European History (4.00) |
| The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 4511 | Colloquium in Pre-1700 European History (4.00) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| History-Middle Eastern History | |
| HIME 2001 | History of the Middle East and North Africa, ca. 570-ca. 1500 (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores the historical evolution of the Middle East and North Africa from the birth of Islam to the establishment of the Ottoman state in the early 16th century. Topics include the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran/Persia, and the Arabian Peninsula; Andalusia (Muslim Spain); North Africa, Anatolia; Central Asia; Islam as a religious system, way of life, and world civilization; and the historical development of cultural, social, legal, and political Islamic institutions. |
| Hindi | |
| HIND 3230 | Readings in Hindi (3.00) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3240 | Readings in Hindi (3.00) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| History-South Asian History | |
| HISA 2001 | History and Civilization of Classical India (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the major elements of South Asian civilization, from the Stone Age to 1200, including the Indus Valley, Vedic literatures, Buddhism, Jainism, Epic traditions, the caste system, Mauryan and Guptan Empires, and devotional Hinduism. |
| HISA 2002 | History and Civilization of Medieval India (3.00) |
| Studies the social, political, economic and cultural history of South Asia from 1200 to 1800, from the Turkic invasions through the major Islamic dynasties, especially the Mughal Empire, to the establishment of English hegemony in the maritime provinces. | |
| Italian | |
| ITAL 3110 | Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to relevant Italian medieval and renaissance literary works. Prerequisites: ITAL 2020 |
| ITAL 3760 | Italian Travel Literature (3.00) |
| Study of major Italian travel writers from medieval to modern times, within a discussion of the definition and history of the literary genre, and the critical perspectives relating to it. In Italian. Prerequisites: Italian language course 1010 through 2020, or demonstrated Italian language proficiency per consent of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ITAL 4100 | Medioevo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Middle Ages) (3.00) |
| Medioevo (Italian Culture and Literature in the Middle Ages) | |
| ITAL 4350 | Representations of Women in Italian Literature (3.00) |
| Images of women as presented in major Italian literary works from the Medieval period to the 20th century. Areas in which gender issues will be examined include authorship, genre, feminist literary criticism, and representation theory. Prerequisite: ITAL 2020 or its equivalent or instructor approval Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| Italian in Translation | |
| ITTR 3250 | Italian Love Poetry in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3.00) |
| This course treats the production of major poets and writers of Italian Medieval and Renaissance times (Dante, Petrarca, Ariosto, and Tasso) and focuses on the theme of love. It illustrates how central the topic of love was to Italian poetry in the early modern age, its development from classical love verse, and the immense influence of Italian love poetry in the diffusion of Italian culture abroad. Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ITTR 3770 | The Culture of Italian Comedy (3.00) |
| Treats Italian comedy from historic, generic, and theoretical viewpoints; divided into 4 units: 1) medieval comic-realist verse (poetry and song), 2) Renaissance comic theater, including plays by Machiavelli, Ariosto and the Sienese Intronati Academy, 3) the commedia all'italiana film, focusing on cinema by Germi and Monicelli, and 4) modern comic performances by Italians. Special units on Tuscan- and Neapolitan-style humor. Taught in English. | |
| Japanese in Translation | |
| JPTR 3010 | Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides an introduction to Japanese literature from earliest times through to the nineteenth century. We will read selections from representative texts and genres, including myth, poetry, prose fiction, memoir literature, drama, and works of criticism. No knowledge of Japanese culture or language is required. |
| JPTR 3290 | Feminine Fictions in Japanese Court Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This seminar will take up the world's earliest instance of literature written extensively by, for, and about women, including such famous works as the Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon and Sarashina Diary, among others. The focus will be on reading gender as a fictional enactment of desire and identity that is performed through acts of writing and reading. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or literature is required. |
| JPTR 5210 | The Tale of Genji (3.00) |
| This course is devoted to an in-depth examination of Japan's most renowned work of literature and the world's first novel. Topics covered will include: material culture (architecture, clothing, gardens); political and social history; gender and class; marriage customs; poetry and poetics; the arts (music, perfume, painting, etc.); and religious beliefs (in particular spirit possession) among others. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| Latin | |
| LATI 3090 | Introduction to Mediaeval Latin (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Selections of Mediaeval Latin prose and verse. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 2600 | Major Dimensions of Classical-Medieval Arab Civilization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introducing the cultural dimensions of Classical and Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (600-1400 CE). We will study how Arabs approach their worldly life and pleasures through literature; organize their social domain by ethical-law; construct their spirituality and worldview through religion; react to nature by science; and attempt to resolve the internal and external inconsistencies of their culture through theology, philosophy and mysticism. |
| Medieval Studies | |
| MSP 3801 | Colloquium in Medieval Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Discussion and criticism of selected works of and on the period. Taught by different members of the medieval faculty. |
| MSP 4801 | Seminar in Medieval Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For advanced students dealing with methods of research in the field. Taught by different members of the medieval faculty. |
| Persian | |
| PERS 3230 | Introduction to Classical Persian Literature (3.00) |
| A comprehensive, historical introduction to Persian poetry and prose from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Emphasizing the history and development of Persian poetry and prose, this advanced-level language course introduces various formal elements of Persian literary tradition. It analyzes literary texts and explores the linguistic structure, fine grammatical points, and syntactic intricacies of classical Persian. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| Persian in Translation | |
| PETR 3210 | Persian Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Reading from the works of major figures in classical Persian literature, especially Rudaki, Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Attar, Mowlavi, Sa'adi, and Hafez, as well as the most important minor writers of each period. Emphasizes the role of the Ma'shuq (the beloved), Mamduh (the praised one), and Ma'bud (the worshiped one) in classical verse, as well as the use of allegory and similar devices in both prose and verse. Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| PETR 3559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic int he subject area of Persian Translation |
| Philosophy | |
| PHIL 2110 | History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Survey of the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratic period through the Middle Ages. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. |
| PHIL 3140 | History of Medieval Philosophy (3.00) |
| Examines the continued development of philosophy from after Aristotle to the end of the Middle Ages. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| Politics-Political Theory | |
| PLPT 3010 | Ancient and Medieval Political Theory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the development of political theory from Greek antiquity through the medieval period. |
| Religion-Christianity | |
| RELC 2050 | The Rise of Christianity (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course traces the rise of Christianity in the first millennium of the Common Era, covering the development of doctrine, the evolution of its institutional structures, and its impact on the cultures in which it flourished. Students will become acquainted with the key figures, issues, and events from this formative period, when Christianity evolved from marginal Jewish sect to the dominant religion in the Roman Empire. |
| RELC 3181 | Medieval Christianity (3.00) |
| Studies the development of Christianity in the Middle Ages and how it reflected upon itself in terms of theology, piety, and politics. Cross-listed as HIEU 3181. | |
| RELC 3200 | Medieval Church Law (3.00) |
| Surveys the origins and development of the law of the Christian Church, the canon law, from its origins to its full elaboration in the 'classical period', 1140-1348. Readings and exercises from original sources will focus on general principles of the law, using marriage law as the particular case. | |
| RELC 3240 | Medieval Mysticism (3.00) |
| Introduces the major mystical traditions of the Middle Ages and the sources in which they are rooted. | |
| RELC 3270 | Salvation in the Middle Ages (3.00) |
| Studies four topics in medieval Christian thought: How can human beings know God? How does Jesus save? How does grace engage free will? How does posing such questions change language? Authors include Athanasius, Irenaeus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Anslem, Aquinas, Bernard of Clairvaux, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, and some modern commentators. | |
| RELC 3610 | Female Saints in the Western Tradition (3.00) |
| This course is a study of the lives of female saints from the early Christianity through the present. The course focuses on the theological writings of female saints as well as exploring the cultural/historical importance of canonization. Prerequisite: one religious studies course. | |
| RELC 5006 | Augustine's City of God (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An advanced graduate class that will read the entire City of God, using that work and several other of Augustine's texts (particularly letters and sermons) to attempt to understand that work's argument, paying attention to the various audiences to which it was addressed, and Augustine's larger vision. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| RELC 5559 | New Course in Christianity (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Religion-Islam | |
| RELI 2070 | Classical Islam (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the Irano-Semitic background, Arabia, Muhammad and the Qur'an, the Hadith, law and theology, duties and devotional practices, sectarian developments, and Sufism. |
| RELI 3110 | Muhammad and the Qur'an (3.00) |
| Systematic reading of the Qur'an in English, with an examination of the prophet's life and work. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| Religion-Judaism | |
| RELJ 3100 | Medieval Jewish Theology (3.00) |
| Medieval Jewish Theology | |
| South Asian Literature in Translation | |
| SATR 6700 | Medieval Indian Literature: Vernacular and Bhakti Revolution (3.00) |
| This course explores the classic authors and texts of the Indian pre-modern literary period 700 - 1650 CE, which saw the rise of devotional Hinduism, the arrival of Islam in India and its fundamental influence on Indian literature, and the use of vernacular - regional languages in literature. | |
| Spanish | |
| SPAN 3400 | Survey of Spanish Literature I (Middle Ages to 1700) (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| SPAN 4400 | Spanish Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. | |
| SPAN 4702 | Islam in Europe: Muslim Iberia (3.00) |
| An introduction to Islam and a cultural history of al-Andalus (Muslim Iberia) from the year 711 until the expulsion of the Moriscos-Muslims converted, often forcibly, to Christianity-from early modern Spain in 1609. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or equivalent level of proficiency in Spanish. | |
| SPAN 4704 | Islamic Iberia (3.00) |
| An introduction to Islam and the cultural history of al- Andalus (Islamic Iberia) from 711 until the expulsion of the Morsicos from early modern Spain in 1609. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement. | |