Medieval Studies Graduate Certificate

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Graduate Certificate Type

Add-On

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• Students may take up to 6 graduate credit hours of certificate classes before making formal application to the Medieval Studies certificate.
• Students must inform the Chair of the Medieval Studies Program of their intent to apply for the certificate.
• Application to the certificate must be made to the Office of Graduate Admissions by submitting the online application and copies of undergraduate transcripts (and graduate transcripts, if applicable).

Academic Standards

• Once admitted to the certificate, students must maintain a graduate GPA of at least 3.00.

Credit Hours Required

15 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

• MRST 510 - Special Topics

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  Select an additional 12 graduate credit hours (at least two disciplines must be chosen, and a minimum of 6 credit hours must be taken in one discipline):

• ARCH 511 - History and Theory of Architecture I
• ARTH 425 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art to 1350
• ARTH 441 - Northern European Painting, 1350-1600
• ARTH 451 - Art of Italy, 1250-1450
• CLAS 435 - Medieval Latin
• CLAS 445 - Ancient and Medieval Seafaring
• CLAS 571 - Special Topics in Medieval Literature
• CLAS 572 - Latin Paleography and Book Culture in the Middle Ages I
• ENGL 401 - Medieval Literature
• ENGL 402 - Chaucer
• ENGL 403 - Introduction to Middle English
• ENGL 508 - History of the English Language I
• ENGL 513 - Readings in Medieval Literature
• ENGL 514 - Readings in Medieval Literature
• ENGL 610 - Studies in Old English Language and Literature
• ENGL 611 - Studies in Beowulf
• ENGL 620 - Studies in Medieval English Literature
• ENGL 621 - Studies in Chaucer
• FREN 410 - Topics in Medieval / Early Modern French Literature
• FREN 540 - French Literature and Culture I
• GERM 541 - Medieval German Language and Literature
• HIST 529 - Topics in Late-Antique/Early-Medieval History
• HIST 530 - Topics in Medieval History
• HIST 531 - Topics in 15th- and 16th-Century European History
• HIST 629 - Seminar in Late-Antique/Early-Medieval History
• HIST 630 - Seminar in Medieval History
• HIST 631 - Topics in 15th- and 16th-Century European History
• ITAL 401 - Dante and Medieval Culture
• MUCO 540 - Medieval and Renaissance Music
• PHIL 520 - Topics in Ancient or Medieval Philosophy
• PHIL 620 - Topics in Ancient or Medieval Philosophy
• REST 523 - Seminar in Early Christianity
• SPAN 531 - From Latin to Spanish
• SPAN 532 - Medieval Spanish Culture and Literature
• Topics and special topics courses, where appropriate, may be substituted for any of the above courses with the permission of the Chair of the Medieval Studies Program.

Non-Course Requirements

• All courses must be selected in consultation with a program advisor, who must approve all courses for individual students prior to their being taken, except that, as noted above, up to 6 graduate credit hours may be accepted from candidates upon admission.
• Demonstration of competency in reading medieval Latin either by
  • Earning a B+ or higher in CLAS 435 and CLAS 571 or
  • Passing the Marco Medieval Latin Examination administered on campus
  • Where appropriate, students may substitute competency in reading medieval Greek, Hebrew, or Arabic.
  • The chair of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program, in conjunction with the Marco Graduate Curriculum Committee, will establish standards for determining competency in these languages as need arises.
• Evidence of professionalization in Medieval Studies in the form of a formal, twenty-minute presentation of original research to take place on campus for Medieval Studies faculty, students, and the public. The presentation should demonstrate interdisciplinarity and may grow out of a course or seminar paper. Normally the presentation will take place in the semester that the certificate is granted.

To receive the certificate, students must:
1) complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form (located on the Graduate School webpage under the Forms Central tab) and
2) through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.