Faculty of Arts

Ancient and Medieval Studies

Convener: Assoc. Professor Anne Gilmour-Bryson (History).

The program offers students a means of developing or extending an interest in Ancient History, Archaeology, Philosophy, and other Classical Studies subjects, as well as the European Middle Ages. The program draws on subjects offered by individual departments, offers coursework in Latin and Ancient Greek and other appropriate languages, and adds other departmental offerings in Classics and Archaeology, English, Fine Arts, History, Music and Philosophy, as well as providing an interdepartmental seminar for fourth-year honours students, and some undergraduate courses.

The program begins at first-year level. Students wishing to complete a mixed major in Medieval Studies, or Ancient Studies, may count any Grade 1 subject as the foundation of this mixed major. Enrolment in Beginners Latin, or Ancient Greek, or any of the first-year units listed below are an excellent preparation for this program.

Certain departments have first-year prerequisites which must be satisfied for entry to second or third-year. Consult the department in case of doubt. Generally, any first-year Medieval or Ancient Studies subject is acceptable as a background to further study in the area. Check with individual departments for details.

The major in either Medieval or Ancient Studies is at least five subjects successfully completed at second and third-year levels, totalling 83.5 points, chosen from the lists below. As well as completing five subjects, the major in Medieval Studies, or Ancient Studies, requires completion of at least two semesters of language study (consult the departmental entries for further information). If the language requirement was satisfied at first-year, five non-language units must be taken in later years.

Subjects which satisfy the language requirement

Third-year medieval language students must add two single-semester subjects from the list of subjects below to their language subject to satisfy requirements at that level. Consult the Department concerned for details. Other medieval languages may become available.

Non-language subjects

Students completing nine or ten subjects, five from one of Medieval or Ancient Studies, and four of five from the other area, will have completed a double major. Subjects must be chosen from the second-third-year lists below. For entry to Honours, see the following statement.

Students must satisfy departmental requirements of the department to which they intend to apply for Honours. History usually requires 131-302 Historical Theory and Research as a prerequisite for Honours. Two fourth-year Interdepartmental units will be available in 1997: Chivalry and Courtly Love A and B, in first and second semester respectively. Other appropriate fourth-year subjects exist in all departments.

Subjects are not taught every year. Please check departmental entries to ensure that the unit you want to take is on in the semester when you wish to enrol in it.

Any two sequential units in Latin or Ancient Greek, Arabic, and Hebrew, and:

106-209/309 Beowulf

106-224/324 Introductory Old English

106-210/310 Introductory Medieval English Language and Literature

Other medieval languages such as Old Norse are acceptable and available from time to time.

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