Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor

This minor offers an interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Interested students should contact the program’s advisor prior to or during the first semester of taking classes toward the minor. These requirements may be counted, where applicable, toward the General Education requirements, the major, and minor.

The program consists of 18 units selected in consultation with the program advisor in addition to three semesters (or equivalent) of foreign language study. The 18 units include 9 units of core classes in History, Literature, and Art History and 9 electives from at least two departments of study (departments may be the same as those for core classes).

Requirements*

1. 3 units of core classes from upper-division History classes, or equivalent course accepted by faculty advisor in consultation with the program director(s).

HIST 316 - Early Middle Ages (3 units)
HIST 317 - High Middle Ages (3 units)
HIST 318 - Byzantine Empire (3 units)
HIST 319 - Women in the Ancient and Medieval West (3 units)
HIST 332 - The Age of the Renaissance (3 units)
HIST 333 - Reformation Europe (3 units)
HIST 334 - Early Modern France, 1589-1789 (3 units)
HIST 351 - Medieval England (3 units)
HIST 353 - Tudor and Stuart England (3 units)
HIST 400 - History of Western Scientific Thought (3 units)
HIST 443 - The Early Modern Atlantic World (3 units)
HIST 495 - Selected Topics (3 units) †
HIST 499 - Senior Seminar (4 units) †

2. 3 units of core classes from upper-division Literature classes (in English, CWL, or language departments), or equivalent course accepted by faculty advisor in consultation with the program director(s).

CWL 349 - Selected Topics - Literary Movements (3 units) ^†
CWL 314 - The World Before 1492: Race, Gender, and Identity in the “Middle Ages” (3 units)
CWL 430 - Dante (3 units)
CWL 432 - Continental Renaissance Literature (3 units)
CWL 449 - Selected Topics - Major Continental Writers (3 units) ^†
ENGL 363 - Shakespeare I (4 units)
ENGL 451 - Medieval Literature of the British Isles (3 units)
ENGL 452 - Literature of the Renaissance (1500‑1603) (3 units)
ENGL 453 - Literature of the Late Renaissance (1603‑1660) (3 units)
ENGL 463 - Shakespeare II (3 units)
ENGL 468 - English Drama (3 units)
ENGL 469 - Selected Topics - Major English Writers (4 units) ^†
ENGL 489 - Selected Topics in Literatures Written in English (4 units) ^†
ENGL 498 - Selected Topics in English (3 units) ^†
FREN 471 - French Literature of the Renaissance (3 units)
FREN 472 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century (3 units)
FREN 490 - Selected Topics in French (1-3 units) ^†
GERM 398 - Selected Topics in German (3 units) ^†
GERM 415 - Survey of German Literature and Culture I (3 units)
GERM 498 - Selected Topics in German (3 units) ^†
GK 490 - Selected Topics in Greek (1-3 units) ^†
ITAL 335 - Love and Death in Italian Literature 1300-1800 (3 units)
ITAL 414 - History of the Italian Language (3 units)
ITAL 473 - Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Literature (3 units)
ITAL 490 - Selected Topics in Italian (3 units) ^†
LAT 490 - Selected Topics in Latin (1-3 units) ^†
SPAN 330 - Literary Masterpieces: Spain (3 units) ^†
SPAN 400 - Don Quijote and the Critics (3 units)
SPAN 438 - Studies in Golden Age Literature (3 units)
SPAN 446 - Studies in Spanish Culture (3 units) ^†
SPAN 450 - Studies in Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 units)
SPAN 490 - Selected Topics in Spanish (3 units) ^†

3. 3 units of core classes from upper-division Art History classes, or equivalent course accepted by faculty advisor in consultation with the program director(s).

AH 408 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art (3 units)
AH 409 - Romanesque Art (3 units)
AH 410 - Gothic Art (3 units)
AH 423 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy (3 units)
AH 424 - High Renaissance Art in Italy (3 units)
AH 425 - Northern Renaissance Art (3 units)
AH 426 - Northern Baroque Art (3 units)
AH 427 - Southern Baroque Art (3 units)
AH 470A - Japanese Buddhist Art to 1500 (3 units)
AH 470B - Japanese Art 1500-1868 (3 units)
AH 497 - Seminar in Art History (3 units) ^†
AH 498 - Selected Topics in Art History (3 units) ^†

4. 9 additional upper-division elective units from at least two different departments: the courses chosen must substantially cover subject matter in medieval and Renaissance studies as those terms apply to different regions and cultures.

Final decisions on acceptability of elective courses lie with the faculty advisor in consultation with the program director(s).

AH 408 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art (3 units)
AH 409 - Romanesque Art (3 units)
AH 410 - Gothic Art (3 units)
AH 423 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy (3 units)
AH 424 - High Renaissance Art in Italy (3 units)
AH 425 - Northern Renaissance Art (3 units)
AH 426 - Northern Baroque Art (3 units)
AH 427 - Southern Baroque Art (3 units)
AH 470A - Japanese Buddhist Art to 1500 (3 units)
AH 470B - Japanese Art 1500-1868 (3 units)
AH 497 - Seminar in Art History (3 units) †
AH 498 - Selected Topics in Art History (3 units) †
CWL 349 - Selected Topics - Literary Movements (3 units) †
CWL 314 - The World Before 1492: Race, Gender, and Identity in the “Middle Ages” (3 units)
CWL 430 - Dante (3 units)
CWL 432 - Continental Renaissance Literature (3 units)
CWL 449 - Selected Topics - Major Continental Writers (3 units) †
ENGL 363 - Shakespeare I (4 units)
ENGL 451 - Medieval Literature of the British Isles (3 units)
ENGL 452 - Literature of the Renaissance (1500‑1603) (3 units)
ENGL 453 - Literature of the Late Renaissance (1603‑1660) (3 units)
ENGL 462 - Chaucer (3 units)
ENGL 463 - Shakespeare II (3 units)
ENGL 468 - English Drama (3 units)
ENGL 469 - Selected Topics - Major English Writers (4 units) †
ENGL 489 - Selected Topics in Literatures Written in English (4 units) †
ENGL 498 - Selected Topics in English (3 units) †
FREN 471 - French Literature of the Renaissance (3 units)
FREN 472 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century (3 units)
FREN 490 - Selected Topics in French (1-3 units) †
GERM 398 - Selected Topics in German (3 units) †
GERM 415 - Survey of German Literature and Culture I (3 units)
GERM 498 - Selected Topics in German (3 units) †
GK 490 - Selected Topics in Greek (1-3 units) †
HIST 316 - Early Middle Ages (3 units)
HIST 317 - High Middle Ages (3 units)
HIST 318 - Byzantine Empire (3 units)
HIST 319 - Women in the Ancient and Medieval West (3 units)
HIST 332 - The Age of the Renaissance (3 units)
HIST 333 - Reformation Europe (3 units)
HIST 334 - Early Modern France, 1589-1789 (3 units)
HIST 351 - Medieval England (3 units)
HIST 353 - Tudor and Stuart England (3 units)
HIST 400I
HIST 400 - History of Western Scientific Thought (3 units)
HIST 443 - The Early Modern Atlantic World (3 units)
HIST 495 - Selected Topics (3 units) ^† †
HIST 499 - Senior Seminar (4 units) ^† †
ITAL 335 - Love and Death in Italian Literature 1300-1800 (3 units)
ITAL 414 - History of the Italian Language (3 units)
ITAL 473 - Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Literature (3 units)
ITAL 490 - Selected Topics in Italian (3 units) †
LAT 490 - Selected Topics in Latin (1-3 units) †
MUS 360 - History of Music: Medieval/Renaissance (3 units)
MUS 400R
MUSC 400S
PHIL 413 - Continental Rationalism (3 units)
PHIL 490 - Selected Topics - Early Philosophy (3 units) ^† †
POSC 493 - Selected Topics in Political Science (3 units) ^† †
POSC 497 - Selected Topics in Political Science (3 units) ^† †
RGR 450 - 1492 and Beyond (3 units)
R/ST 314 - Jewish Religion (3 units)
R/ST 331 - A Journey through Islam (3 units)
R/ST 471 - Early Christianity and Society (3 units)
R/ST 490 - Selected Topics in Religious Studies (3 units) ^† †
SPAN 330 - Literary Masterpieces: Spain (3 units) †
SPAN 400 - Don Quijote and the Critics (3 units)
SPAN 438 - Studies in Golden Age Literature (3 units)
SPAN 446 - Studies in Spanish Culture (3 units)
SPAN 450 - Studies in Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 units)
SPAN 490 - Selected Topics in Spanish (3 units) †
THEA 221 - History of Theatre and Drama to 1660 (3 units)
THEA 490 - Selected Topics in Theatre Arts (3 units) ^† †

5. Three semesters of appropriate foreign language study (or equivalent competence as determined by qualified CSULB faculty).

* Up to 6 units of study may be fulfilled with lower-division courses with the approval of the faculty advisor in consultation with the program director(s).

Note:

† Courses that can only count towards the minor if the topic is relevant to Medieval and Renaissance studies, to be determined in consultation with a program advisor.