Requirements

1. Language. Two (2) courses at the 200–499 level from the Medieval Languages list:
   • Arabic
   • Greek
   • Hebrew
   • Italian
   • Latin
   • Old English
   • Old Icelandic
   • Old Norse
   • Persian
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2. Historical Survey. One (1) course:
   • Historical survey class related to medieval studies approved by the Institute's Director
3. Electives. Five (5) courses:
   • MEST-M 200 Medieval Cultures i
   • MEST-M 250 Medieval Italy i
   • MEST-M 260 Medieval Provence i
   • MEST-M 390 Studies in Medieval Culture i
   • MEST-M 490 Topics in Medieval Studies i
   • Additional medieval course(s) offered through other departments:
   • ANTH-E 335 Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica i
   • ANTH-P 230 Archaeology of the Ancient Maya i
   • ARTH-A 101 Ancient and Medieval Art i
   • ARTH-A 224 The Gothic Cathedral i
   • ARTH-A 226 Envisioning the Sacred: Survey of Medieval Art i
   • ARTH-A 321 Romans and Barbarians: Early Medieval Art i
   • ARTH-A 322 Romanesque and Gothic Art i
   • ARTH-A 323 Illuminated Manuscripts in the Middle Ages: Form, Function, and Audience i
   • ARTH-A 326 The Golden Age of Justinian: Art in the Sixth Century Mediterranean i
   • ARTH-A 329 Topics in Medieval Art i
   • ARTH-A 423 Romanesque Art i
   • ARTH-A 425 Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium i
   • ARTH-A 426 The Medieval City i
   • ARTH-A 452 Art of Pre-Columbian America i
   • CEUS-R 311 Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia i
   • CEUS-R 351 Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization i
   • CEUS-R 370 Introduction to the History of Tibet i
   • CEUS-R 393 The Mongol Century i
   • CEUS-R 397 Empires of the Silk Road: History of Central Eurasia i
   • CEUS-R 414 The Yasavi Sufis and Central Asian Islam i
   • CEUS-R 467 Mongolic Writing Systems i
   • CEUS-T 356 Middle Iranian Languages i
   • CEUS-T 373 Imperial Old Tibetan: The Language of the Tibetan Empire i
   • CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation i
   • CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin i
   • CMLT-C 320 World Literature before 1500 i
   • CMLT-C 321 Medieval Literature i
   • CMLT-C 340 Women in World Literature i
   • CMLT-C 415 Medieval Lyric i
   • CMLT-C 417 Medieval Narrative i
   • CMLT-C 445 Early Traditions of Christian Literature i
   • COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities i
   • EALC-E 237 Samurai: Culture and Violence in Premodern Japan i
   • EALC-E 251 Traditional East Asian Civilizations i
   • EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature i
   • EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature i
   • EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture i
   • EALC-E 337 Premodern Japanese History i
   • EALC-E 338 Sex, Romance and Story-Telling in The Tale of Genji i
   • EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History i
   • ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600 i
   • ENG-L 305 Chaucer i
   • ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature i
   • ENG-L 307 Medieval and Tudor Drama i
   • ENG-L 310
   • FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500) i
   • FRIT-F 410 French Literature of the Middle Ages i
   • FRIT-M 236 Dante's Divine Comedy i
   • FRIT-M 237 Boccaccio's Social Decameron i
   • GER-E 361 Vikings and Sagas i
   • GER-G 403 Medieval German Literature i
   • HIST-B 204 Medieval Heroes i
   • HIST-B 208 Pagans and Christians in the Middle Ages i
   • HIST-B 215 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft, 1000--2000 i
   • HIST-B 301 Issues in Medieval European History i
   • HIST-B 313 The Crusades i
   • HIST-B 330 The Jews of Spain i
   • HIST-B 348 Byzantine History i
   • HIST-B 351 Western Europe in the Early Middle Ages i
   • HIST-B 352 Western Europe in the High and Later Middle Ages i
   • HIST-C 205 Islamic History and Civilization i
   • HIST-C 300 Issues in Classical and Byzantine History i
   • HIST-D 321 Hungarian History and Civilization to 1711 i
   • HIST-E 331 African History from Ancient Times to Empires and City States i
   • HIST-G 357 Premodern Japan i
   • HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory i
   • HIST-H 206 Medieval Civilization i
   • HIST-H 213
   • HIST-H 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion i
   • HIST-J 300
   • HPSC-X 406 Survey of History of Science up to 1750 i
   • INST-I 371 Songs of Ecstasy: Loving God in Medieval India i
   • INST-I 402 Introduction to the History of Tibet i
   • JSTU-J 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion i
   • JSTU-J 260 Literary Masterpieces of Muslim Spain i
   • JSTU-J 360 Muslim Spain and Portugal: History and Memory i
   • MELC-M 233 The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization i
   • MELC-M 306 Topics in Middle Eastern Studies i
   • MELC-M 347 Rise of Eastern Rome i
   • MELC-M 348 Byzantium i
   • MUS-M 401 History and Literature of Music I i
   • MUS-M 417 Medieval Performance Practice i
   • MUS-M 435 Performance Practices Before 1750 i
   • PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy i
   • REL-A 326 Early Christian Monasticism i
   • REL-A 335 Introduction to Jewish Mysticism i
   • REL-A 350 Christianity, 400--1500 i
   • REL-A 380 Knowing the Will of God in Islam I: Law i
   • REL-A 485 The Life and Legacy of Muhammad i
   • REL-D 330 From Christian Ethics to Social Criticism I i
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4. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.