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1. Prerequisites
2. Requirements for a major
3. Ancient and medieval studies
    3.1. Language study component
    3.2. Ancient and medieval studies subjects
4. Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies)
5. Medieval and Renaissance studies
    5.1. Language study component
    5.2. Medieval and Renaissance studies subjects
6. Renaissance and early modern studies
    6.1. Language study component
    6.2. Renaissance and early modern studies subjects
7. Honours entry
8. Honours requirement
9. For more information

Conveners: Associate Professor David Marshall (ACCA), Dr Catherine Kovesi Killerby (History) and Associate Professor Stephanie Trigg (English).

The ancient, medieval and early modern studies program allows students to shape their subject choices according to an historical period as well as an academic discipline. Students completing one of the ancient, medieval and early modern studies majors will become aware of interdisciplinary links between subjects based in similar periods but in different disciplines. As well providing a major area of study for BA students, the program also offers an interdisciplinary honours years that focuses on medieval studies, Renaissance studies, or early modern studies that may lead to postgraduate work. The program offers a flexible structure that presents a cluster of three programs within an ancient, medieval and early modern framework. These sub-programs are sufficiently narrow in period terms to reflect a real sense of common interest and intellectual coherence but they are also sufficiently wide enough to provide a stable group of offerings to students undertaking the major.

Students may complete a major in:

1. Prerequisites

The programs commence at first year and there are no prerequisites for entry at this level.

Students may also enter the programs at second year, counting the completion of 25 points of first year in any area of study as a component of their major.

Certain areas of study have prerequisites which must be satisfied for entry to second/third-year subjects. In case of doubt, consult the full subject entry in the relevant area of study in this Handbook.

2. Requirements for a major

A major in usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects (totalling 112.5 points). It comprises:

Students are encouraged to include in their major two subjects of language study (25 points) in the languages specified below. If this language requirement is completed in first year, seven non-language subjects must be taken across the second/third year of the major.

3. Ancient and medieval studies

This interdisciplinary program of studies focuses on the period 1000BC-1400AD. The program offers students the means to develop focused period-based study across a range of disciplines. Students may complete an undergraduate major and an honours degree in this program.

3.1. Language study component

Students undertaking a major in ancient to early modern studies are encouraged to take language subjects in the following languages:

3.2. Ancient and medieval studies subjects

First year
Students are recommended to take two subjects from the following lists of first-year subjects toward their major. The completion of these subjects is not, however, a formal prerequisite for the major.Semester
 107-127 Everyday Life in Greece and Rome1
 107-130 Art History A: The Work of Art1
 107-134 Classical Mythology2
 131-119 Medieval World B2
 131-125 Great Civilisations A1
 131-126 Great Civilisations B2
 131-128 Europeans and ConquestNot Offered
 131-191 Medieval World A1
 702-131 European Architecture ANot Offered
 740-138 Discovering Music 1Not Offered
Second/third year
 106-013 Beowulf2
 106-015 Backgrounds to English Literature1
 106-024 Introduction to Old English A1
 106-029 Introduction to Old English B2
 106-038 Medievalism in Contemporary Culture1
 106-053 Chaucer and the CanonNot Offered
 106-213 Art, Ideology and Doctrine, 400-10002
 107-004 Palaces & Priest-Kings: The First Greeks1
 107-009 The Great ArchaeologistsNot Offered
 107-048 Art, Society & Ritual in Medieval ItalyNot Offered
 107-211 Roman Religion2
 107-213 Imperial Insanity: Mad Emperors of Rome1
 107-215 Pompeii2
 107-217 The Greeks Overseas1
 107-219 Early Christian and Byzantine Art2
 107-220 Art and Culture in Medieval North Europe1
 107-221 The Epics of HomerNot Offered
 107-222 Classical AthensNot Offered
 107-230 Pagans and Christians in the Roman WorldNot Offered
 107-231 Greek and Roman Theatre2
 107-245 Underworld and AfterlifeNot Offered
 107-249 Greek Art and Architecture1
 107-261 Egypt and its NeighboursNot Offered
 126-068 Viking Studies A: Culture and Influence1
 126-069 Viking Studies B: Society and Language2
 131-035 Pirates and their EnemiesSummer
 131-042 Roman History: 500 Years of OligarchyNot Offered
 131-043 Roman History: Three Centuries of EmpireNot Offered
 131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation2
 131-056 King Arthur: History and LegendNot Offered
 131-069 God Through HistoryNot Offered
 131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in AntiquitySummer
 131-233 Civil War and Revolution in Britain2
 161-019 Greek PhilosophyNot Offered
 161-023 Medieval Philosophy1
 161-031 Metaphysics and the Nature of God2
 740-304 Music of the Manuscript TraditionNot Offered
 740-312 Notation and Music EditingNot Offered
Third/fourth year
Students may take the following subjects at third year level to count towards a major on the condition that they satisfy individual subject prerequisites.Semester
 107-410 Byzantium in the Sixth Century1
 116-418 To Hell with Dante1
 116-419 Dante 22

4. Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies)

The Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies) is only available to students who are currently enrolled in a degree course at the University of Melbourne. It consists of a three-year sequence of study, and adds one year to the duration of your degree.

Students must complete 25 points of first-year Ancient and Medieval Studies subjects and 75 points of second/third-year Ancient and Medieval Studies subjects selected from the lists above.

5. Medieval and Renaissance studies

This interdisciplinary program of studies focuses on the period 600-1600. The program offers students the means to develop focused period-based study across a range of disciplines. Students may complete an undergraduate major and an honours degree in this program.

5.1. Language study component

Students undertaking a major in medieval and renaissance studies are encouraged to take language subjects in the following languages:

5.2. Medieval and Renaissance studies subjects

First year
Students are recommended to take two subjects from the following lists of first-year subjects toward their major. The completion of these subjects is not, however, a formal prerequisite for the major.Semester
 107-130 Art History A: The Work of Art1
 131-119 Medieval World B2
 131-128 Europeans and ConquestNot Offered
 131-191 Medieval World A1
 136-101 History of Astronomy2
 702-131 European Architecture ANot Offered
Second/third year
 106-013 Beowulf2
 106-015 Backgrounds to English Literature1
 106-024 Introduction to Old English A1
 106-029 Introduction to Old English B2
 106-037 Shakespearean Worlds1
 106-038 Medievalism in Contemporary Culture1
 106-053 Chaucer and the CanonNot Offered
 106-210 Elizabethan TextsNot Offered
 106-213 Art, Ideology and Doctrine, 400-10002
 107-009 The Great ArchaeologistsNot Offered
 107-020 Art of the Italian RenaissanceNot Offered
 107-021 The Age of MichelangeloNot Offered
 107-026 Studies in Asian Art and ArchitectureNot Offered
 107-032 Venetian Renaissance Painting1
 107-033 Northern Renaissance Art 1480-1600Not Offered
 107-048 Art, Society & Ritual in Medieval ItalyNot Offered
 107-220 Art and Culture in Medieval North Europe1
 126-068 Viking Studies A: Culture and Influence1
 126-069 Viking Studies B: Society and Language2
 131-023 Reformation England 1485-1560Not Offered
 131-035 Pirates and their EnemiesSummer
 131-041 The Renaissance in Italy2
 131-044 Medieval and Renaissance NurembergNot Offered
 131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation2
 131-085 Witches and Witch Hunting in Europe1
 131-218 The Conquest of Ireland, 1500-1603Not Offered
 131-232 Elizabeth I: Power and Patriarchy1
 131-233 Civil War and Revolution in Britain2
 740-304 Music of the Manuscript TraditionNot Offered
 740-310 Court, Church and Urban Music 1450-16001
 740-312 Notation and Music EditingNot Offered
Third/fourth year
Students may take the following subjects at third-year level to count towards a major on the condition that they satisfy individual subject prerequisites.Semester
 107-449 The Representation of Architecture2
 107-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750Not Offered
 116-418 To Hell with Dante1
 116-419 Dante 22
 116-462 Sex and Power in the RenaissanceNot Offered
 740-409 Early Music Theory and Practice2

6. Renaissance and early modern studies

This interdisciplinary program of studies focuses on the period 1300-1800. The program offers students the means to develop focused period-based study across a range of disciplines. Students may complete an undergraduate major and an honours degree in this program.

6.1. Language study component

Students undertaking a major in renaissance and early modern studies are encouraged to take language subjects in the following languages:

6.2. Renaissance and early modern studies subjects

First year
Students are recommended to take two subjects from the following lists of first-year subjects toward their major. The completion of these subjects is not, however, a formal prerequisite for the major.Semester
 107-130 Art History A: The Work of Art1
 131-103 Age of Revolution: American Revolution2
 131-218 The Conquest of Ireland, 1500-1603Not Offered
 131-128 Europeans and ConquestNot Offered
 136-101 History of Astronomy2
 702-131 European Architecture ANot Offered
 740-138 Discovering Music 1Not Offered
Second/third year
 106-019 BlakeNot Offered
 106-037 Shakespearean Worlds1
 106-052 Gothic Fictions1
 106-058 Sex, Sentiment & the 18th Century Novel1
 106-210 Elizabethan TextsNot Offered
 106-211 Restoration WritingNot Offered
 107-009 The Great ArchaeologistsNot Offered
 107-020 Art of the Italian RenaissanceNot Offered
 107-021 The Age of MichelangeloNot Offered
 107-023 Baroque Art2
 107-026 Studies in Asian Art and ArchitectureNot Offered
 107-031 Art and the Market: Then and Now2
 107-032 Venetian Renaissance Painting1
 107-033 Northern Renaissance Art 1480-1600Not Offered
 107-063 Watteau and 18th Century Art 1700-1770Not Offered
 107-263 Visions of Paradise: Art of the GardenNot Offered
 116-019 French Theatre from Corneille to BeckettNot Offered
 116-033 Classical and Enlightenment France1
 131-023 Reformation England 1485-1560Not Offered
 131-035 Pirates and their EnemiesSummer
 131-041 The Renaissance in Italy2
 131-044 Medieval and Renaissance NurembergNot Offered
 131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation2
 131-085 Witches and Witch Hunting in Europe1
 131-218 The Conquest of Ireland, 1500-1603Not Offered
 131-232 Elizabeth I: Power and Patriarchy1
 131-233 Civil War and Revolution in Britain2
 136-038 The Scientific Revolution2
 161-217 Kant's Metaphysics of Experience1
 740-304 Music of the Manuscript TraditionNot Offered
 740-310 Court, Church and Urban Music 1450-16001
 740-312 Notation and Music EditingNot Offered
 740-318 Wagner's Ring1
Third/fourth year
Students may take the following subjects at third-year level to count towards a major on the condition that they satisfy individual subject prerequisites.Semester
 107-402 Attribution, Expertise & ConnoiseurshipNot Offered
 107-449 The Representation of Architecture2
 107-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750Not Offered
 116-462 Sex and Power in the RenaissanceNot Offered
 740-409 Early Music Theory and Practice2

7. Honours entry

The prerequisite for entry to fourth-year honours are:

Entry to honours must be approved by the renaissance and early modern studies convenor, the honours coordinator of the program in which the thesis will be undertaken, and the Faculty of Arts fourth-year course adviser.

Students wishing to enrol in a thesis in the Department of History must complete either 131-084 Historical Theory and Research or 121-503 Research Methods and Design prior to enrolling in honours.

8. Honours requirement

Students undertaking honours in ancient and medieval studies, medieval and renaissance studies, or Renaissance and early modern studies must complete:

Ancient and medieval studies
ThesisSemester
 A 37.5-point (12 000 word) thesis (year long) 
One of the following research methods subjects:
 121-503 Research Methods and DesignSummer
 106-401 Research Principles and Practices (for students enrolled in the English or Cultural Studies thesis)1, repeat 2
 131-418 Historical Theory and Research (for students enrolled in the History thesis)2
Elective subjects to total 100 points:
 106-405 The Exeter Anthology2
 106-414 Medieval Representations1
 106-467 Latin Paleography and Codicology1
 107-410 Byzantium in the Sixth Century1
 107-413 Roman Mythology1
 107-415 Cities of Greece and Rome2
 107-428 The Book in Medieval & Renaissance ArtNot Offered
 107-435 The Epic Cycle and Homeric Hymns2
 107-439 Sex, Gender & Society in Greece and Rome1
 107-441 Ethnic Identity in the Greco-Roman World2
 107-456 Advanced Latin C1
 107-457 Advanced Latin D2
 107-482 Advanced Ancient Greek C1
 107-483 Advanced Ancient Greek D2
 107-528 Art History Special Topics A1, repeat 2
 116-418 To Hell with Dante1
 116-419 Dante 22
 131-430 Historians & Autobiography1
 131-434 Reading Course1, repeat 2
 131-451 Historians and Ritual1
 131-457 Orienteering: Muslim Travel and WritersNot Offered
 136-417 Science in the Classical WorldNot Offered
Medieval and Renaissance studies
ThesisSemester
 A 37.5-point (12 000 word) thesis (year long) 
One of the following research methods subjects:
 121-503 Research Methods and DesignSummer
 106-401 Research Principles and Practices (for students enrolled in the English or Cultural Studies thesis)1, repeat 2
 131-418 Historical Theory and Research (for students enrolled in the History thesis)2
Elective subjects to total 100 points:
 106-405 The Exeter Anthology2
 106-414 Medieval Representations1
 106-415 Material TextsNot Offered
 106-467 Latin Paleography and Codicology1
 107-403 Fine Arts 4A1, repeat 2
 107-428 The Book in Medieval & Renaissance ArtNot Offered
 107-438 Women in 16th & 17th Century Italian ArtNot Offered
 107-442 Netherlandish Painting:van Eyck to Bosch1
 107-449 The Representation of Architecture2
 107-456 Advanced Latin C1
 107-457 Advanced Latin D2
 107-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750Not Offered
 107-482 Advanced Ancient Greek C1
 107-483 Advanced Ancient Greek D2
 107-528 Art History Special Topics A1, repeat 2
 116-418 To Hell with Dante1
 116-419 Dante 22
 116-462 Sex and Power in the RenaissanceNot Offered
 131-430 Historians & Autobiography1
 131-434 Reading Course1, repeat 2
 131-451 Historians and Ritual1
 131-454 Art, Family & Politics: The Renaissance2
 131-457 Orienteering: Muslim Travel and WritersNot Offered
 136-417 Science in the Classical WorldNot Offered
 740-409 Early Music Theory and Practice2
Renaissance and early modern studies
ThesisSemester
 A 37.5-point (12 000 word) thesis (year long) 
One of the following research methods subjects:
 121-503 Research Methods and DesignSummer
 106-401 Research Principles and Practices (for students enrolled in the English or Cultural Studies thesis)1, repeat 2
 131-418 Historical Theory and Research (for students enrolled in the History thesis)2
Elective subjects to total 100 points:
 106-407 Pope and His EnemiesNot Offered
 106-455 Urban Entertainments 1700-1800Not Offered
 107-402 Attribution, Expertise & ConnoiseurshipNot Offered
 107-403 Fine Arts 4A1, repeat 2
 107-406 Readings in CaravaggioNot Offered
 107-434 The Baroque: Theory and MethodNot Offered
 107-438 Women in 16th & 17th Century Italian ArtNot Offered
 107-442 Netherlandish Painting:van Eyck to Bosch1
 107-449 The Representation of Architecture2
 107-456 Advanced Latin C1
 107-457 Advanced Latin D2
 107-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750Not Offered
 107-528 Art History Special Topics A1, repeat 2
 116-462 Sex and Power in the RenaissanceNot Offered
 131-430 Historians & Autobiography1
 131-434 Reading Course1, repeat 2
 131-451 Historians and Ritual1
 131-454 Art, Family & Politics: The Renaissance2
 131-457 Orienteering: Muslim Travel and WritersNot Offered
 136-417 Science in the Classical WorldNot Offered
 136-460 Physical Science in the 18th CenturyNot Offered

9. For more information

Associate Professor David Marshall
School of Art History, Cinema, Classics and Archaeology
Elisabeth Murdoch Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: 61 3 8344 5565
Email: finearts-info@unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.sfca.unimelb.edu.au

or

Dr Catherine Kovesi Killerby
Department of History
Third Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: 61 3 8344 8160
Email: c.kovesi@history.unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.history.unimelb.edu.au

or

Associate Professor Stephanie Trigg
Department of English
Second Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 5506
Email: sjtrigg@unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.english.unimelb.edu.au

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