Minor in Ancient and Medieval Studies [Arts]

General Information

This minor is commonly taken as part of the  program, which has additional regulations and requirements.

Students from other programs should note the regulations and requirements on their own program page.

Requirements for the Minor

A minimum of 18 units at the senior level chosen from a list of cross-listed courses, including:

• 3 units at the 400-level

• INT D 205 - Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Studies

The following cross-listed courses may be counted toward the Ancient and Medieval Studies minor

• ANTHR 206 - Introduction to Archaeology
• ANTHR 219 - World Prehistory
• ANTHR 256 - Alberta Archaeology
• ANTHR 311 - Archaeology of Indigenous North America
• ANTHR 312 - Lower Palaeolithic Prehistory
• ANTHR 313 - Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Prehistory
• CHRTC 266 - Jesus in the New Testament
• CHRTC 267 - The New Testament Letters
• CHRTC 354 - The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
• CHRTC 358 - The Gospel and Epistles of John
• CHRTC 372 - The Theology and Spirituality of Eastern Christianity
• CLASS 220 - Introduction to the Methodology, Theory and Practice of Classical Archaeology
• CLASS 221 - Literature of Greece and Rome
• CLASS 254 - Introduction to Greek Art and Archaeology
• CLASS 255 - Introduction to Roman Art and Archaeology
• CLASS 261 - Women, Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
• CLASS 280 - Introduction to Ancient Greek History
• CLASS 282 - Introductory Roman History I
• CLASS 283 - Introductory Roman History II
• CLASS 284 - History of the Byzantine Empire
• CLASS 285 - Christianity in the Greco-Roman World
• CLASS 291 - Introduction to Scientific Terminology
• CLASS 294 - Ancient Science, Technology, and Medicine
• CLASS 299 - Topics in the Ancient World
• CLASS 303 - Religion in Greco-Roman Antiquity
• CLASS 304 - Warfare in Greco-Roman Antiquity
• CLASS 305 - Sex in Greco-Roman Antiquity
• CLASS 321 - Literature and Culture of the Greek World
• CLASS 322 - Literature and Culture of the Roman World
• CLASS 330 - From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic World
• CLASS 354 - Topics in Greek Civilization
• CLASS 355 - Topics in Roman Civilization
• CLASS 356 - Topics in Ancient Art
• CLASS 399 - Topics in the Ancient World
• CLASS 400 - Topics in the Culture and Society of Greco-Roman Antiquity
• CLASS 463 - Topics in Roman History
• CLASS 472 - Topics in Greek Archaeology
• CLASS 473 - Topics in Classical Archaeology
• CLASS 475 - Field Techniques in Classical Archaeology
• CLASS 476 - Advanced Field Techniques in Classical Archaeology
• CLASS 477 - Topics in Roman Archaeology
• CLASS 478 - Topics in Roman Art
• CLASS 480 - Topics in the Archaeology of the Roman Provinces
• CLASS 481 - Topics in Greek History
• CLASS 490 - Topics in Ancient History
• EASIA 223 - East Asian Religions
• EASIA 232 - Overview of Chinese Culture
• EASIA 238 - Confucianism and Chinese Civilization
• EASIA 239 - Daoism and Chinese Civilization
• EASIA 240 - Overview of Japanese Culture
• EASIA 270 - Overview of Korean Culture
• EASIA 331 - Pre-modern Chinese Literature in Translation
• EASIA 347 - The Japanese Supernatural
• EASIA 348 - The Chinese Supernatural
• EASIA 371 - Pre-Modern Korean Literature in Translation
• EASIA 431 - Topics in Pre-Modern Chinese Literary History
• EASIA 432 - The History of the Book in China
• EASIA 433 - Classical Chinese Poetry
• EASIA 441 - Topics in Japanese Literary History
• EASIA 442 - The Tale of the Genji
• EASIA 472 - Topics in Korean Literary History
• ENGL 215 - Reading Literature Across Time
• ENGL 300 - Social and Cultural History of the English Language
• ENGL 325 - Medieval Literature
• ENGL 327 - Topics in Medieval Literature
• GREEK 470 - Topics in Greek Historiography
• GREEK 475 - Topics in Greek Drama
• GREEK 477 - Topics in Greek Prose
• GREEK 481 - Topics in Greek Epic
• GREEK 482 - Topics in Greek Poetry
• HADVC 214 - History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture in China
• HIST 207 - From Constantine to the Cathedral: Europe in the Middle Ages
• HIST 212 - Early Modern Europe
• HIST 243 - The Golden Age of Islam: History of the Muslim World to the 16th Century
• HIST 246 - Africa from Medieval to Modern Times
• HIST 272 - Religion in History
• HIST 280 - East Asia to 1500
• HIST 289 - Classical India to 500 CE
• HIST 292 - Medieval India from 500 to 1500 CE
• HIST 297 - The History of Christianity
• HIST 303 - Saints and Medieval Christianity
• HIST 313 - Medieval and Early Imperial Russia
• HIST 383 - The Civilization and Culture of Early China
• HIST 386 - History of Science in Ancient and Classical India
• HIST 387 - History of Indian Yoga and Meditation
• HIST 390 - Imperial China from circa 600 to 1911
• HIST 392 - Ancient India- Diversity in History
• HIST 394 - History of Astronomy and Cosmology from Stonehenge to the Space Age
• HIST 403 - Topics in Medieval European History
• LATIN 406 - Topics in Latin Poetry
• LATIN 410 - Topics in Latin Prose
• PHIL 202 - Indian Philosophy
• PHIL 203 - Islamic Philosophy
• PHIL 230 - Ancient Greek Philosophy
• PHIL 233 - Trial and Execution of Socrates
• PHIL 239 - Greek Philosophy and the Christian Tradition
• PHIL 249 - Medieval Philosophy and the Christian Tradition
• PHIL 309 - Augustine
• PHIL 319 - Thomas Aquinas
• PHIL 333 - Aristotle

The following courses may be applied to the minor only after the topic has been approved by the department

Note

Not all courses are offered every year. See the History, Classics, and Religion departmental website for approved variable topics courses.