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| History of Art | |
| ARTH 2861 | East Asian Art (3 - 4) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | Introduces the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, from prehistoric times to the modern era. Surveys major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation, and examines artistic form in relation to society, individuals, technology, and ideas. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2010 |
| English-Literature | |
| ENGL 3161 | Chaucer I (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | Studies selected Canterbury Tales and other works, read in the original. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. |
| ENGL 3275 | History of Drama I: Ancient Greece to the Renaissance (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | This course begins in ancient Athens with the birth of tragedy and comedy, moving from there to the Latin tradition, both pagan and Christian, before settling into the European vernaculars, both medieval and modern. |
| ENGL 5100 | Introduction to Old English (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | Studies the Old English language and the literature of early Medieval England. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://english.as.virginia.edu/. |
| ENGL 5510 | Seminar in Medieval Literature (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | A graduate-level seminar in Medieval literature. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu. Course was offered Spring 2025 |
| French | |
| FREN 4848 | The Good Life? (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | What is the good life, and what is a good life? Saints seem to live perfectly good lives, but stories about them often grapple with this question, encouraging audiences to think deeply about their own lives in ways that go beyond any one ethical system. Looking at old and new stories of parent-child struggles, spectacular sinning and redemption, gender transformation, and daily moral predicaments, we will explore what it means to live well. |
| German in Translation | |
| GETR 3464 | Medieval Stories of Love and Adventure (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | This course traces the lineage and shapes of the Arthurian legend as witnessed in medieval literature and modern adaptations, including film and television ("Games of Thrones," "Star Wars," etc.) The aim is familiarity with the story of King Arthur and his court, as well as an ability to appreciate the permutations of the legend in all forms of media. Course was offered Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 |
| History-European History | |
| HIEU 4511 | Colloquium in Pre-1700 European History (4) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2011 |
| Japanese in Translation | |
| JPTR 3400 | Tales of the Samurai (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | A seminar focusing on influential medieval and early-modern narratives such as the Tale of Heike in which the notion of the samurai first developed. No prerequisites. Satisfies the non-Western and Second-Writing requirements. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2019 |
| Latin | |
| LATI 3090 | Introduction to Mediaeval Latin (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | Selections of Mediaeval Latin prose and verse. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. |
| Philosophy | |
| PHIL 2110 | History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | Survey of the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratic period through the Middle Ages. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. |
| Politics-Political Theory | |
| PLPT 3010 | Ancient and Medieval Political Theory (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | Western Political Theory from Plato to the Reformation. Among authors covered are Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Martin Luther. For the medieval period, central themes are natural law, allegorical interpretation of Scripture, and the origins of modern liberal political theory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Religion-Buddhism | |
| RELB 2715 | Introduction to Chinese Religion (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | This course serves as an introduction to the religious beliefs and practices of China, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora. The course covers several broad themes in Chinese religion, including ritual, self-cultivation, means of communicating with the gods, and the intersection of political authority and religion. We will engage with textual, material, and visual traditions. |
| Religion-Christianity | |
| RELC 2050 | The Rise of Christianity (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | This course traces the rise of Christianity in the first millennium of the Common Era, covering the development of doctrine, the evolution of its institutional structures, and its impact on the cultures in which it flourished. Students will become acquainted with the key figures, issues, and events from this formative period, when Christianity evolved from marginal Jewish sect to the dominant religion in the Roman Empire. |
| RELC 3181 | Medieval Christianity (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | This course introduces students to the extensive philosophical, theological and exegetical work of St. Thomas Aquinas. Students will read his foundational texts, a range of important tractates from the *Summa theologiae*, and a range of Aquinas's scriptural exegeses. Comparisons will be made to other scholastic theologians and commentators, including those of the previous generation, i.e., the monastic theologians. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2015 |
| Religion-General Religion | |
| RELG 2820 | Jerusalem (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | This course traces the history of Jerusalem with a focus on its significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. How has Jerusalem been experienced and interpreted as sacred within these religious communities? How have they expressed their attachments to this contested space from antiquity to modern times? Discussion will be rooted in primary texts from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sources, with attention to their historical context. |
| Spanish | |
| SPAN 3400 | Spain: From Kingdom to Empire (1200 - 1700) (3) |
| Offered Fall 2025 | This course will explore medieval and early modern works written in Castilian from El Cid to Calderón's theater. We will focus on the function of these literary texts in the European and Mediterranean context. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement. Exclude Spanish majors on their 4th year. Course was offered Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |