Faculty of Arts

 Ancient and Medieval Studies

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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. It offers a wide range of undergraduate subjects and may offer postgraduate subjects from time to time.

 1. Prerequisites

Enrolment in Beginners Latin, or Ancient Greek is an excellent preparation for this program.

Certain departments have first-year prerequisites which must be satisfied for entry to second or third-year subjects in their particular areas of study; consult the department in case of doubt. Generally, any of the below subjects provide background to further study in the area.

Non-language subjects
Department of Classics and Archaeology		Semester
	104-145 Classical Mythology	1
	104-117 Everyday Life in Greece and Rome; a study of ancient society	1
	104-117 Everyday Life in Greece and Rome; a study of ancient society	1
	104-146 Classical Greek and Roman Literature and Society	2
	131-118 The Medieval World A	1
	131-119 The Medieval World B	2
	131-125 Great Civilisations A	n/a
	131-126 Great Civilisations B	n/a

 2. Requirements for a major

The major in either Medieval or Ancient Studies is at least five subjects successfully completed at second and third-year levels, totalling 83.3 points, chosen from the lists below (any subject satisfying departmental requirements in Classics and Archaeology may be counted towards an Ancient Studies major), and 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
Subjects available at first, second and third year-level		Semester
	104-111 Beginners Latin A	1
	104-112 Beginners Latin B	2
	104-101 Beginners Ancient Greek A	1
	104-102 Beginners Ancient Greek B	2
	104-113 Intermediate Latin A	n/a
	104-114 Intermediate Latin B	n/a
	104-103 Intermediate Ancient Greek A	n/a
	104-104 Intermediate Ancient Greek B	n/a
	104-105 Intermediate Ancient Greek C	1
	104-106 Intermediate Ancient Greek D	2
Second and Third year
	106-208 Beowulf	1
	106-210 Medieval English Literature: Texts and Contexts	2
	106-224 Introductory Old English Language and Literature	1
	106-405 The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry	1
	106-467 Latin Paleography and Codicology	1

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, such as Old Norse, are taught from time to time.

All Classics and Archaeology subjects at second and third year level count for Ancient Studies. Certain may count for Medieval Studies. Check with the Coordinator for details.

Second and third year subjects
Department of English		Semester
	106-211 Classical and Christian Backgrounds to English Literature	n/a
	106-229 Medieval Women's Narrative	n/a
	106-255 Medievalism in Contemporary Culture	2
	106-414 Medieval Representations	2
Department of Fine Arts
	111-203 Italian Art From Donatello To Michelangelo	n/a
	111-205 High Renaissance and Mannerist Art: The Age of Michelangelo and Titian	n/a
	111-208 From Celtic To Gothic: Medieval Art in Northern Europe	1
	111-209 The Art of Europe and Byzantium	n/a
	111-231 Venetian Renaissance Painting: Giorgione, Titian and their Contemporaries	2
	111-240 Art and Culture in the Burgundian Netherlands 1380-1480	n/a
	111-241 Northern Renaissance Art 1480-1600	n/a
	111-263 Siena and its Environs: The Sacred and Secular Cityscape 1260 - 1460	1
	111-266 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750	1
	111-402 Art, Society and Ritual in Trecento Italy	2
	111-407 Late Antique and Byzantine Art	n/a
	111-423 Art and the Book in Medieval Culture: Illuminated Manuscripts	n/a
	111-434 Theories and Methodologies of Medieval, Renaissance & Baroque Art	n/a
	111-485 Siena and its Environs: The Sacred and Secular Cityscape 1260-1460 (Hons)	1
Department of History
	131-230 Cyprus: Colonisers, Crusaders, Invaders	n/a
	131-232 "Renaissance" Florence	2
	131-233 Roman History: 500 Years of Oligarchy	n/a
	131-234 Roman History: Three Centuries of Empire	n/a
	131-235 Medieval and Renaissance Nuremberg: Art and Civic Culture in an Age of Transition	Mid-year break and second
	131-240 Crusades: Holy War, Holy Conquest?	n/a
	131-247 Women and Men in Medieval Monasticism	n/a
	131-248 Christians and Jews in Medieval Europe	n/a
	131-264 Popular Heresy and Protest in Late Medieval Europe	n/a
	131-265 King Arthur - History and Legend	1
	131-268 Pagans, Christians, Goddesses and Kings in Celtic Ireland	2
	131-274 Sex and Love in the Medieval World	n/a
	131-287 Histories of God: Judaism, Christianity and Islam	n/a
School of Music
	740-337 Music Palaeography	1
Department of Philosophy
	161-225 Greek Philosophy: Metaphysics and Epistemology	1
	161-229 Love, Death and the Body in Medieval Philosophical Thought	1
	161-243 Metaphysics and the Nature of God	2
	161-249 Greek Philosophy: in Search of the Good Life	n/a

 3. Requirements for a double major

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 above.

 4. Entry to Honours

There is no separate Honours program in Ancient & Medieval Studies, 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. Other appropriate fourth-year subjects exist in all departments.

Fourth-year subjects
Interdepartmental subjects		Semester
	131-467 The Spirit of the Court	2
	131-469 The Crusade in Contemporary Eyes	1
Department of History
	131-403 Saints, Scholars and the Community in Early Christian Ireland	1
	131-423 Images, Rituals and Spaces: Visual Propaganda in 15th Century Rome	1
	131-445 The European Witch Hunt, 1400-1700	2
	131-457 Chivalry and Courtly Love, Part A	n/a
	131-458 Chivalry and Courtly Love, Part B	n/a
Department of Philosophy
	161-402 Critical Moments in Western Thought 300-1500	1

 5. For more information

Interested students should contact

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