Medieval Studies (MED ST)
MED ST 150 Studies in Medieval Culture 2 - 4 Units
Department: Medieval Studies
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 1 hour of lecture per week per unit. 1 hour of lecture per week per unit. 2 hours of lecture per week per unit for 8 weeks. 2.5 hours of lecture per week per unit for 6 weeks. 2 hours of lecture per week per unit for 8 weeks. 2.5 hours of lecture per week per unit for 6 weeks.
Normally three hours of lecture per week for fifteen weeks. In the event that the instructor is in residence for fewer than fifteen weeks, the course may be offered for either 2 or 3 units of credit, in proportion to the number of actual contact hours. Course may be repeated for credit. Normally taught by the Visiting Distinguished Professor of Medieval Studies. An interdisciplinary exploration of Medieval culture, focusing on an area of the instructor's expertise. Specific topic varies with instructor.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
MED ST 200 Introduction to Research Materials and Methods 4 Units
Department: Medieval Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
The gradute proseminar. Basic materials and resources in fields represented in the Medieval Studies program, and in some subjects involving expertise in more than one discipline (e.g., liturgy, codicology). Emphasis on methods of interdisciplinary research, research tools, and critical evaluation of their use.
MED ST 205 Medieval Manuscripts as Primary Sources 4 Units
Department: Medieval Studies
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
This course explores the use of medieval manuscripts as primary sources for contemporary scholarship and as evidence of book culture in the medieval West.
MED ST 210 Paleography and Codicology 4 Units
Department: Medieval Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor required.
Instruction in Medieval Latin paleography and/or the paleography of one or more of the medieval vernacular languages of Western Europe, emphasizing the evolution of scripts as well as practice in reading them. Ancillary instruction in the principles of codicology with attention to the process of text-making and book manufacture.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
MED ST 250 Seminar in Medieval Culture 2 - 4 Units
Department: Medieval Studies
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Taught by the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Medieval Studies on a topic related to his or her specialty. In the event that the instructor is in residence for fewer than 15 weeks, the course will be offered for either 2 or 3 units of credit, in proportion to the number of actual contact hours.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Course may be taken for less than 4 units on a <satisfactory/unsatisfactory> basis with consent of instructor.
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