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Undergraduate Major in
Medieval and Renaissance Studies

The Center's interdisciplinary undergraduate major is designed to offer students an introduction to both the culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the tools required to pursue more advanced study of these periods in a wide range of disciplines. By studying medieval and Renaissance society, students learn about those centuries that witnessed the end of the ancient world and the formation of the modern and that are fascinating in their own right for the culture and achievements they produced. Through their work in this program, students develop language and analytical skills as well as an appreciation for the two periods. In addition to the traditional option of graduate study, a Medieval and Renaissance major may enter any number of fields that require linguistic ability, research experience and analytic skills: for example, law, library science and business.
For more information about the CMRS major, please contact our Assistant Director, Ethan Knapp, at knapp.79@osu.edu.

Requirements of the Major Program

The undergraduate major program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies is composed of 55 hours, distributed as follows:
  1. 15 credit-hours (3 courses) in C.M.R.S., including at least 5 credit-hours at the 600-level.
  2. 5 credit-hours in C.M.R.S. 6xx, a senior seminar and Third Writing Course.
  3. 10 credit-hours (2 courses) in a foreign language pertinent to Medieval and Renaissance Studies beyond the level of 104. These credits may be taken in either language or literature, excluding courses without language prerequisites.
  4. 25 credit-hours from the approved list of Medieval and Renaissance courses in other departments, selected in accordance with an area of concentration identified with the C.M.R.S. advisor. Courses must be selected from at least two departments. No more that 5 credit-hours may be taken at the 200-level. Courses in C.M.R.S. may be substituted, but courses from two additional departments are still required.
The program is designed to allow students flexibility in selecting their courses, because no specific courses, other than the C.M.R.S. senior seminar 6xx, are required. While the major program remains clearly interdisciplinary, it permits (and indeed encourages) students to focus their studies in an area pertinent to future graduate study.

C.M.R.S. COURSES

The following course are offered by C.M.R.S. on a rotating basis:
Please consult the Master List of C.M.R.S. Courses for other courses which may be used to fulfill the requirements of number four above.
In addition, C.M.R.S. produces an on-line Course Listing describing courses in the medieval and Renaissance area every quarter in time for pre-registration.