Medieval Studies
53 Wall, Rm 324, 432.0672
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Chair and Director of Graduate Studies
Paul Freedman
Professors
Marilyn McCord Adams, Robert Babcock, R. Howard Bloch, Gerhard
Böwering, Carlos Eire, Margot Fassler, Roberta Frank,
Paul Freedman, Ingeborg Glier, Walter Goffart, Harvey Goldblatt,
Beatrice Gruendler, Dimitri Gutas, Valerie Hansen, Traugott
Lawler, Bentley Layton, Ivan Marcus, Dale Martin, John Matthews,
Giuseppe Mazzotta, María Rosa Menocal, Lee Patterson,
Barbara Shailor, Paolo Valesio, Craig Wright
Assistant Professors
Jessica Brantley, Mark Burde, Maria Georgopoulou, Matthew
Giancarlo, Olivia Holmes, Dianne Jonas, Jaime Lara, Nicole
Rice, Ronald Rittgers, Anders Winroth
Fields of Study
Fields in this interdisciplinary program include history,
history of art, history of music, religious studies, language
and literature, and philosophy.
Special Admissions Requirements
The General Test of the GRE is required. A writing
sample of ten to twenty pages should be included with the
application.
Special Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
Languages required are Latin, French, and German.
Proficiency in Latin is tested with an examination administered
and evaluated by the department during the first term. Proficiency
in French and German is demonstrated by passing the departmental
examinations and should be achieved by the third term. Students
will design their programs in close contact with the director
of graduate studies. During the first two years students take
fourteen term courses and must receive an Honors grade in
at least four term courses the first year. Students take an
oral examination, usually in the fifth term, on a set of three
topics worked out in consultation with the director of graduate
studies. Then, having nurtured a topic of particular interest,
the student submits a dissertation prospectus that must be
approved by the end of the third year. Upon completion of
all predissertation requirements, including the prospectus,
students are admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. What
remains, then, is the writing, submission, and approval of
the dissertation during the final two years.
Students in Medieval Studies participate in the Teaching
Fellows Program in the third and fourth years.
Master's Degrees
M.Phil. See Graduate
School requirements. In addition, the program offers an
M.Phil. in Medieval Studies for students enrolled in the Ph.D.
programs of relevant humanities departments. Requirements
for this degree are (1) six courses in the medieval area from
departments other than that in which the student is enrolled
(two of these must be the Medieval Studies interdisciplinary
seminar and either a course in research methodology [HIST
540 or NELC 850] or in Latin or Arabic Paleography); (2) proficiency
in Latin or Arabic as tested by an examination administered
and evaluated by the department; and (3) an oral examination.
These requirements are in addition to those in force in the
student’s home department. The M.Phil. in Medieval Studies
thus requires a year of study in addition to the five years
required by the student’s home department. Fellowships
that provide support for this extra year are available from
the Graduate School; application forms may be obtained from
the program in Medieval Studies.
M.A. (en route to the Ph.D.). Students enrolled in
the Ph.D. program may qualify for the M.A. degree upon satisfactory
completion of the first year. Minimum requirements include
a High Pass average in courses and passing the Latin examination.
Master’s Degree Program. For this terminal master’s
degree students must take at least seven term courses with
a general average of High Pass and with at least one term
course of Honors. Two languages are required: Latin and either
French or German. No thesis is required.
Courses
MDVL 550a or b, Directed Reading.
By arrangement with faculty.
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