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Undergraduate Record 2010-2011 
    
Undergraduate Record 2010-2011 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Medieval Studies


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Requirements for Major


The major is open to all qualified students in the College of Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated competence in a foreign language through the 2000 level, or its equivalent, which is appropriate to their work in the program. Students are required to 30 hours of credit in courses approved by the student’s advisor with passing grades, and at least a 2.0 average, distributed over the following fields of study:

History (9 hours)
Literature (9 hours)
Art or Music (3 credits)
Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Political Thought (3 hours)
MSP 3081: Colloquium in Medieval Studies in the fall of the junior year (3 credits), or the equivalent. 
MSP 4801: Seminar in Medieval Studies in the spring of the senior year (3 credits).

Students will also research and write a senior thesis under the supervision of a member of the faculty and approved by the student’s advisor and the chair of the Medieval Studies Program.

The major may be combined with another departmental program as a double major. Students may also complete a minor in Medieval Studies by taking at least 18 credits in medieval courses approved by the student’s advisor. At least one course must be taken in each of the contributing fields of study (History; Literature; Art or Music; Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Political Thought).

 

Requirements for a Minor


Students may also complete a minor in Medieval Studies by taking at least 18 credits in medieval courses approved by the student’s advisor. At least one course must be taken in each of the contributing fields of study:

History, Literature, Art or Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Political Thought.

Additional Information


For more information, contact: Professor Paul J. E Kershaw, Program Director, Corcoran Department of History, 235 Nau Hall, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400180, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4180; pjk3p@virginia.edu.

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