Medieval Studies (MEDVL)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

MEDVL 1101

Topics and reading lists vary from section to section, but all will in some way address the subject of medieval culture. Consult the John S. Knight Institute Current Courses webpage to access current year ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:How to Write a Love Letter—Medieval Advice

  • 20537 MEDVL 1101   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bajorek, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Dreams and Visions

  • 20538 MEDVL 1101   SEM 102

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Berry, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Images in the Margin

  • 20539 MEDVL 1101   SEM 103

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Edwards Rentsch, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Medieval Images—Art, Experience, and Debate

  • 20540 MEDVL 1101   SEM 104

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Emmons, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Worms, Serpents, Dragons, and Maggots

  • 20541 MEDVL 1101   SEM 105

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kelshaw, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Back to School—Debating in the Medieval Univ

  • 20542 MEDVL 1101   SEM 106

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Nekhaenko, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Arthuriana through the Ages

  • 20543 MEDVL 1101   SEM 107

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Perry, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Conjuring Horror in the Premodern

  • 20544 MEDVL 1101   SEM 108

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Randle, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20784 MEDVL 1101   SEM 109

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Visentin, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

MEDVL 1660

Globalization may seem like a recent hot topic, but it was already very much in vogue 1000 years ago when Norse explorers burst out of Scandinavia to journey as far as North America, Azerbaijan, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 1660NES 1660

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18625 MEDVL 1660   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Falk, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18626 MEDVL 1660   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Falk, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 2170

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2170SPAN 2170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3186 MEDVL 2170   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Harari, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 2627

This course is an introduction to the study of Islam and Islamic history. Organised historically, the lecture series will begin with the career of the Prophet Muhammad, before charting the course of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2627NES 2627RELST 2627

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9057 MEDVL 2627   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 2666

For thousands of years, people have believed that the world is ending imminently. In this course, we will examine the roots of apocalyptic thinking in the ancient world, especially among Jews and Christians. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20023 MEDVL 2666   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 2770

This course explores the role of gender and sexuality in shaping the lives of Muslims past and present. Through a close examination of ethnographies, intellectual histories, and religious treatises, we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20743 MEDVL 2770   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3110

English has a recorded history longer and more variable than any other language, including poetry and prose as skillful as writings in any period. While learning the language (especially in the first half ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ENGL 3110ENGL 6110MEDVL 6110

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3188 MEDVL 3110   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8778 MEDVL 3110   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 3315

Old Norse is a collective term for the earliest North Germanic literary languages: Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Danish, and Old Swedish. The richly documented Old Icelandic is the center of attention, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 3315

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3442 MEDVL 3315   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3545

Today, the legacy of the Middle Ages can be found everywhere, from the game of chess to Game of Thrones, the parliament to the university, the Crusades to the Vikings, the nostalgia for tradition to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18504 MEDVL 3545   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Born, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3566

This course introduces students to the arts of the ancient Americas from circa 2000 BC to the Spanish invasions of the 15th and 16th centuries. The term pre-Columbian refers to the span of time during ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19448 MEDVL 3566   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cohen-Aponte, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3658

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3658NES 3658

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20025 MEDVL 3658   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3750

Introduction and training in dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and its applications in archaeology, art history, climate and environment through lab work and participation in ongoing research projects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8916 MEDVL 3750   LEC 001

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Manning, S

      Oliver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9276 MEDVL 3750   LAB 401

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Manning, S

      Oliver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3760

Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque. This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - On Paying Attention, gives students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 3770RELST 3770

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18674 MEDVL 3760   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3787

The Qur'an is a cornucopia of stories, laws, apocalyptic visions, Paradisical landscapes and stark warnings. This course presents students with the opportunity not only to read the Qur'an in translation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9065 MEDVL 3787   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3850

The arts of Southeast Asia are studied in their social context, since in traditional societies creative processes are often mapped on the sequence of events that compose human lives. We will be looking ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8523 MEDVL 3850   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McGowan, K

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 4002

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9986 MEDVL 4002   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 4170

This seminar explores the relation between book history and literary history during the span from medieval English manuscript culture through Renaissance print culture, with invitations to apply these ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ENGL 4170ENGL 6171MEDVL 6170

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19777 MEDVL 4170   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Galloway, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19778 MEDVL 4170   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Galloway, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 4310

Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19661 MEDVL 4310   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 4706

How can a small sculpture produce monumental effects? Recent shifts in metal-detecting and excavation practices have transformed our understanding of the scope of figural art after the Roman empire's collapse; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19550 MEDVL 4706   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 4754

This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Greek and Roman Wall Painting

  • 20378 MEDVL 4754   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6020

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9983 MEDVL 6020   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6110

English has a recorded history longer and more variable than any other language, including poetry and prose as skillful as writings in any period. While learning the language (especially in the first half ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ENGL 3110ENGL 6110MEDVL 3110

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3189 MEDVL 6110   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8779 MEDVL 6110   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 6170

This seminar explores the relation between book history and literary history during the span from medieval English manuscript culture through Renaissance print culture, with invitations to apply these ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 4170ENGL 6171MEDVL 4170

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19772 MEDVL 6170   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Galloway, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6310

Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19668 MEDVL 6310   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6566

This course introduces students to the arts of the ancient Americas from circa 2000 BC to the Spanish invasions of the 15th and 16th centuries. The term pre-Columbian refers to the span of time during ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  • 19445 MEDVL 6566   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cohen-Aponte, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6706

How can a small sculpture produce monumental effects? Recent shifts in metal-detecting and excavation practices have transformed our understanding of the scope of figural art after the Roman empire's collapse; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19555 MEDVL 6706   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6754

This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Greek and Roman Painting

  • 20409 MEDVL 6754   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6787

The Qur'an is a cornucopia of stories, laws, apocalyptic visions, Paradisical landscapes and stark warnings. This course presents students with the opportunity not only to read the Qur'an in translation ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  •  9061 MEDVL 6787   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6850

The arts of Southeast Asia are studied in their social context, since in traditional societies creative processes are often mapped on the sequence of events that compose human lives. We will be looking ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8999 MEDVL 6850   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McGowan, K

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 8010

This course gives students the opportunity to work with a selected instructor to pursue special interests or research not treated in regularly scheduled courses. After getting permission of the instructor, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2636 MEDVL 8010   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Hill, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3325 MEDVL 8010   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 8020

This course should be used for an independent study in which a small group of students works with one member of the graduate faculty. After getting permission of the instructor, students should contact ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2637 MEDVL 8020   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Hicks, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies