Graduate Certificate: Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from this program will:
- interpret primary documents and artifacts of the medieval and early modern world.
- apply theories and methodologies used in the various disciplines that contribute to medieval and early modern studies.
- communicate results of original research effectively in expository prose, oral presentations, or electronic media.
Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)
The Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) offers students an interdisciplinary opportunity to focus their studies in early literatures, history, and culture. The certificate not only benefits graduate students pursuing MA, MFA, and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. degrees in traditional fields, such as Art History, English, History, and Theatre but also provides an opportunity for education professionals to pursue further study in the pre-modern period as professional development and enhancement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGLISH 5564/HISTORY 5583GR | Paleography | 3 |
| Capstone Experience or Thesis 1 | 3 | |
| Electives | ||
| Four three-hour graduate medieval or early modern courses 2 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| 1 | The Capstone Experience or Thesis could be a written academic thesis or another kind of project, as developed by the student and his/her committee. |
| 2 | The four elective courses must be distributed between at least two academic disciplines (e.g. English and History) and must include at least one three-credit medieval course and one three-credit early modern course. |
Strongly recommended: Two Years College-level Proficiency in Latin
Admission Process
Applicants must be admitted to UMKC’s School of Graduate Studies to complete the certificate as a stand-alone degree. Matriculated graduate students in any discipline may submit a request for admission directly to the program director.
Contact
Dr. Virginia Blanton, Department of English blantonv@umkc.edu
List of Courses for the Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Courses in Medieval and Early Modern Studies are found primarily in the departments of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, but there is also an opportunity to collaborate with faculty members at the Conservatory. The courses that would fulfill the requirements of the graduate certificate include graduate colloquia focusing on the pre-modern period, undergraduate/graduate hybrid courses (at the 300-400 level for undergrads and 5500 for graduates), special topics courses, directed readings courses with affiliated faculty, and independent studies courses with affiliated faculty. Courses appropriate to the program will be approved on a case-by-case basis.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART-HIST 5501 | Scope and Methods of Art History | 3 |
| ART-HIST 5540 | Seminar in French Art: Renaissance and Baroque | 3 |
| ART-HIST 5541 | Seminar in Northern Baroque Art: The Age of Rubens, Rembrandt, and Wren | 3 |
| ART-HIST 5547 | Seminar in Italian Baroque Art: The Age of Caravaggio, Bernini, and Borromini | 3 |
| ART-HIST 5570 | Seminar In Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART-HIST 5575 | Seminar In Baroque Art | 3 |
| ART-HIST 5579 | From the Parthenon to the Altar of Peace | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5477CS | Classical Studies | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5477MS | Medieval Studies | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5477EM | Early Modern Studies | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5477ES | 18th-Century Studies | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5503 | Old English | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5533 | Histories Of Writing, Reading, And Publishing | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5550 | Graduate Seminar (where appropriate) | 3 |
| or ENGLISH 5555 | Graduate Seminar | |
| ENGLISH 5550A | Graduate Seminar Medieval Literature I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5550B | Graduate Seminar Renaissance Literature I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5550C | Graduate Seminar Neo-Classical Literature I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5550J | Graduate Seminar: History Of The English Language | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5555A | Graduate Seminar Medieval Literature II | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5555B | Graduate Seminar Renaissance Literature II | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5555C | Graduate Seminar Neo-Classical Literature I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5564/HISTORY 5583GR | Paleography | 3 |
| ENGLISH 5566CF/FRENCH 5500CF | Courts And Culture In The Middle Ages | 3 |
| FRENCH 5577ME | French & Francophone Literature & Culture: Medieval to Enlightenment | 3 |
| FRENCH 5577LC | Themes in French and Francophone Literature & Culture | 3 |
| HISTORY 5502 | Colonial North America, 1492-1763 | 3 |
| HISTORY 5503 | The American Revolution, 1763-1789 | 3 |
| HISTORY 5506A/RELIG-ST 5506 | History of Christianity to Middle Ages | 3 |
| HISTORY 5507A/RELIG-ST 5507 | The History of Christianity from the Middle Ages to the Present | 3 |
| HISTORY 5512 | Medieval Civilization II | 3 |
| HISTORY 5533 | History of Britain 1603-1832 | 3 |
| HISTORY 5545 | The Ottoman Empire in the Middle East to WWI | 3 |
| HISTORY 5572R | Ancient Rome | 3 |
| HISTORY 5569 | Women in Early America | 3 |
| HISTORY 5574 | Late Antiquity: The Transformation of the Mediterranean World (200-600 AD) | 3 |
| HISTORY 5584R | Colloquium In European History I | 3 |
| HISTORY 5591 | Archival Methods | 3 |
| HISTORY 5511 | Medieval Civilization I | 3 |
| HISTORY 5512 | Medieval Civilization II | 3 |
| HISTORY 5512A | Women and Gender in the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HISTORY 5512B | The Black Death And Late Medieval Society | 3 |
| HISTORY 5513 | Renaissance | 3 |
| HISTORY 5514 | Reformation | 3 |
| HISTORY 5515B | 17Th And 18Th Century European History | 3 |
| HISTORY 5525R | European Criminal Justice History, 500-1900 | 3 |
| HISTORY 5526R | The Scientific Revolution 1500-1700 | 3 |
| HISTORY 5531 | History of the British Isles, ca. 500 to 1500 | 3 |
| HISTORY 5532 | Tudor England, 1485-1603 | 3 |
| HISTORY 5544 | Islam & the Arabs: The Formative Period | 3 |
| HISTORY 5576R | Medieval Jewish History | 3 |
| RELIG-ST 5502 | Religion & Colonialism in Latin America | 3 |
| SPANISH 5516 | Medieval Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPANISH 5519 | Federico Garcia Lorca | 3 |
| SPANISH 5527 | Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Literature | 3 |
| SPANISH 5533 | Cervantes' Exemplary Novels | 3 |
| SPANISH 5534 | The Picaresque Novel | 3 |
| THEATRE 5512R | History Of The English Stage I | 3 |
| CONSVTY 5547 | Opera History | 3 |
| CONSVTY 5554 | Music of the Medieval Era | 3 |
| CONSVTY 5555 | Music Of The Renaissance | 3 |
| CONSVTY 5556 | Music of the Baroque Era | 3 |
| CONSVTY 5557 | Music of the Classical Era | 3 |