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Course Offerings

Spring 2026

  • ARTH 22-1 Reframing the Renaissance: A Survey of Early Modern Visual Cultre, TuTh 10:20-12
  • ARTH 23-1 Art and Revolution: Europe and the United States, 18th-20th Centuries, TuTh 8:30-10:10
  • ARTH 25-1 Indigenous Visions: Introduction to the Arts of the Americas, MWF 1-2:05, Core: C&I 3
  • ARTH 167-1 Cityscapes, Past and Present, MWF 10:30-11:35, Core: C&I 3
  • ENGL 144GS-1/GNSX 141A-1 Gender in 18th-Century British Literature, MWF 10:30-11:35
  • ENGL 161-1 The Bible as Literature, MWF 9:15-10:20, Core: RTC2
  • ENGL 54-1 Shakespeare, MWF 10:30-11:35, Core: Advanced Writing
  • HIST 43-1/143-1 The Haitian Revolution in World History and Memory, TuTh 3:50-5:30, Core: Civic Engagement, C&I 3
  • HIST 96A-1 The United States, Origins to 1877, TuTh 12:15-1:50, Core: Civic Engagement, Diversity: US Perspectives
  • HIST 96A-2, The United States, Origins to 1877, TuTh 3:50-5:30, Core: Civic Engagement, Diversity: US Perspectives
  • HIST 123-1 History of Plagues, Epidemics, and Infections, MWF 2:15-3:20, Core: STS
  • HIST 151B-1 The Philippines Under Colonialism, 1596-1946, TuTh 12:10-1:50, Core: C&I 3
  • MUSC 142-1 Concert Choir, MW 5:10-6:20, Core: Arts
  • MUSC 143-1 Chamber Singers, TuTh 3:50-5:30, Core: Arts
  • PHIL 142D-1 Medieval Philosophy: Special Topics (Philosophy as Consolation), TuTh 3:50-5:30
  • SCTR 19-1 Religions of the Book, MWF 10:30-11:35, Core: RTC1
  • SCTR 112R-1 RSS: Martyrdom, TuTh 10:20-12, Core: RTC3
  • TESP 79-1/GNSX 48-1 Women in the Christian Tradition, MWF 9:15-10:20, Core: RTC2
  • TESP 196-1/GNSX 154A-1 Eros, Lovesickness, and Religious Imagination. MWF 11:45-12:50, Core: RTC3

Other Options

MRST 199 Independent Study
Directed reading and research in source materials and secondary works dealing with selected problems rooted in the premodern period, culminating in an interdisciplinary paper. Prerequisite: Permission of program director and instructor. (2-5 units)

Note: In addition to the courses listed below, certain sections of Cultures & Ideas 11A and 12A may be applied to the minor. Many departments offer occasional special topics, directed reading/directed research, and seminar courses on premodern topics (including ARTH 97/197 and 196; ENGL 146, 147, 149, 166, 167, 190, and 97/197; HIST 130, 149, and 169; FREN 197; GERM 197; ITAL 125 and 197; SPAN 197; MUSC 193; PHIL 180; THTR 111, 112, 113, and 185). Students should consult with the program director to determine the applicability of these to the minor, as well as courses taken at other institutions or while studying abroad.