What do global exploration, Gothic architecture, English literature, printing, Islam, the nation-state, and the idea of romantic love all have in common? They all began in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance!
With the MRS minor, you can choose from a wide array of courses—including literature, history, history of science, music, and art—to explore this exciting and important time-period.
Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Adviser, Prof. Roberta Magnusson
History Department
455 West Lindsey Street
Norman, OK 73019-2004
Phone: (405) 325-6002
Webpage: http://history.ou.edu/roberta-magnusson
Email: rmagnusson@ou.edu
The minor consists of 18 hours, including nine at the upper-division level. Six hours must be completed in each of the three core areas from courses listed below (excluding courses in the major department). No more than three of the 18 hours may be independent study. MRS courses may substitute in any area where appropriate and as approved by the MRS advisor. Note that open-topic courses, which are not listed here, will also be eligible (by petition) when the topic in a given semester concerns medieval and/or Renaissance material.
Courses that apply for the MRS Minor
Note that the courses listed below are potential courses, which may or may not be taught in any given semester. To see a list of eligible courses planned for the upcoming semester, as well as those currently or recently taught, click here.
Click here (pdf) for a downloadable checksheet to guide you through the MRS minor. (Note that the classes listed there are being updated, as of February 2021.)
I. SIX HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES (HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, OR RELIGIOUS STUDIES):
History (HIST)
1113 History of Medieval Europe
1223 Europe, 1500 to 1815
3053 Medieval Italy
3060 Topics in Medieval History
3073 The Renaissance
3113 The Crusades
3133 Medieval Women
3143 The Era of the Reformation
3323 Tudor England
3333 Stuart England
3733 History of Heaven & Hell in Judaism & Christianity
3983 Medieval Jewish History
3993 The Evolution of Martyrdom in the Judeo-Christian Civilization
4023 Inquisitions
History of Science (HSCI)
3013 History of Science to the Age of Newton
3453 Science & Civilization in Islam
3823 Science in Medieval Culture
3833 The Scientific Revolution
5513 Advanced Studies in the History of Ancient & Medieval Science
5523 Advanced Studies in the History of Renaissance & Early Modern Science
Philosophy (PHIL)
3423 Ancient & Medieval Religious Philosophy
Religious Studies (RELS)
2303 Islamic Religious Tradition
II. SIX HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES (HISTORY OF THE ARTS):
Architecture (ARCH)
4183 Survey of Middle Eastern Architecture
Art History (A HI)
3263 Survey of Byzantine Art & Architecture
3303 Renaissance Art in Italy 1200-1600
3403 Baroque Art & Architecture in Europe: 1600-1700
4273/5273 Byzantine Icons
4353 Northern Renaissance Art
4373/5373 The Italian City: Renaissance & Baroque Architecture
4383 Italian & Renaissance Art & Science
4463/5463 Issues in Northern Baroque Art
Drama (DRAM)
3713 History of the Theatre I
Music History / Musicology (MUHI / MUSC)
MuHi/Musc 2313 Ancient Times to 1700
Musc 5513 Music in the Middle Ages
MuHi/Musc 5523 Music in the Renaissance: Theory & Performance
MuHi/Musc 5543 The Baroque Era
III. SIX HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES (LITERATURE):
Classics (CL C)
3163 Visions of Heaven and Hell: Virgil, Dante, and Milton
English (ENGL) (Note some of these classes are in the process of being approved)
2543 English Literature from 1375 to 1700
3513 Medieval English Literature
3523 16th-Century English Literature
3573 Arthurian Legend & Literature (crosslisted with MLLL 3573)
4133 History of the English Language
4523 Shakespeare Comedies
4533 Shakespeare Tragedies
4553 Milton
4593/5593 Topics in Medieval Literature & Culture
4603/5603 Topics in Early Modern Literature & Culture
French (FR)
4153 Survey of French Literature to 1800
4313 From Lascaux to La terreur
5223 17th-Century Theatre
5313 Introduction to Old French
5323 Old French Readings
5623 17th-Century Prose & Poetry
German (GERM)
4113/5113 The Middle Ages
4313 Literature & Culture pre-1700
5003 History of the German Language
Italian (ITAL)
3553 Authors and Ideas: From Dante to Our Time
4513 Topics in Medieval & Renaissance Italian Literature & Culture
Letters (LTRS)
3123 The Examined Life II: Middle Ages & Renaissance
3203 Revenge Tragedy, Ancient & Modern
3213 Shakespeare & Classical Mythology
Modern Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics (MLLL)
3303 The World of Dante
3573 Arthurian Legend & Literature (crosslisted with ENGL 3573)
Spanish (SPAN)
4153 Survey of Spanish Literature to 1700
4713/5713 History of the Spanish Language
5203 Prose Fiction of Cervantes—The Quijote
5333 Studies in Medieval Literature
5353 Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Drama
5603 Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Prose
5623 Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Poetry
THE FOLLOWING MRS COURSES MAY COUNT IN ANY APPROPRIATE AREA, AS APPROVED BY THE ADVISER:
3023 Exploring Medieval & Renaissance Studies
3990 Independent Study
4970 Special Topics/Seminar
Other courses can be applied to the minor by petition.
