This illustration, from Psalm 37 (38) in the Eadwine Psalter, is a good example of a medieval worldview (and, coincidentally, the life experience of a typical graduate student!).
The Department of History currently offers five undergraduate upper division courses in medieval European history, two of which count also in the world/comparative area for History majors. These medieval courses often carry a Focus designation of W (Writing Intensive) or O (Oral Communications) and are then limited therefore to 20 students. Class time is devoted to discussing and analyzing primary source materials.
History 335 and 336 survey the Middle Ages in Europe from circa 300 to 1500, breaking at circa 1000. This sequence is offered every other year and sometimes in summer session. Students may take either or both.
History 433, Medieval Cultures, is a topical course focusing on a cultural issue or cross-cultural subject in the medieval period. This course fulfills the History major World/Comparative category and will be taught by a variety of faculty.
History 434 examines the history of medieval European Christianity in a world context and can count in either the World/Comparative or European areas of the major. This course is offered every other year, and occasionally in the summer.
Graduate seminars in medieval history, designated History 611C, are offered on an as-needed basis, usually once every four or five semesters. The course content varies between three types: 1) a basic readings course in the secondary literature; 2) a topical readings course; and 3) a research seminar. The readings seminars are open to non-majors and unclassified students with permission from the instructor.
For other medieval faculty see Medieval and Renaissance Consortium.
Jolly, Karen Louise, Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996). Ordering Information. Sample charms translated.
