Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

1. A total of eighteen (18) hours in courses approved for graduate credit in accordance with the policies of the Graduate School.
2. Nine (9) credits hours from the list of "Approved Medieval and Renaissance Courses" must be taken in the student's home department. These credit hours may also count towards the student's graduate degree. In cases where the student's home department does not offer a sufficient number of Medieval and Renaissance courses, the student may develop an alternative course of study with the approval of the Program Director.
3. Nine (9) credits hours from the list of "Approved Medieval and Renaissance Courses" must be taken outside of the student's home department. These credits must be distributed as follows: three (3) credits from the list of courses designated by the program as "History and Culture Courses"; three (3) credits from the list of courses designated by the program as "Textual Studies Courses"; three (3) credits from the list of courses designated by the program as "Arts and Music Courses." Substitutions must be approved by the Program Director.
4. Attendance at lectures and participation in workshops conducted each semester by visiting faculty selected by the Graduate Programs Committee.
5. Student must demonstrate reading knowledge at the M.A. level in one of the following: Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Hebrew, German, Spanish, Portuguese, or Arabic. Reading knowledge in other languages may be used to fulfill this requirement at the discretion of the Program Director. Reading knowledge may be demonstrated either by taking a language exam or by earning a "B" or above in a graduate level language course. Fulfillment of this requirement may overlap with the completion of a language requirement in the student's home department.
6. At least six (6) hours must be at the 600 level.
7. A single course may fulfill more than one of these requirements.
8. Independent Studies may not count towards the fullfillment of these requirements.
9. 5OO-level courses taken for undergraduate credit may not count towards the fulfillment of these requirements. As is standard practice, those students enrolled in 5OO-level courses for credit towards the certificate must complete the requirements for graduate-level work specified by the instructor.
10. Coursework towards the Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies may count towards the student's graduate degree.

Dr. Blake R. Beattie
Associate Professor of History