
Graduate Student
The Medieval & Renaissance Studies graduate minor offers unparalleled interdisciplinary learning, as you work with professors and peers in departments across the university, along with an extensive breadth of knowledge that comes from studying Medieval and Renaissance periods from different critical perspectives.
Our program is unique in that it actively charts three axes of cultural diversity: that which occurs across geographical boundaries, within disciplinary cultures, and spanning nearly 900 years of chronological distance.
You’ll examine through multiple methodological lenses the relations between the many disparate cultures in Europe, Africa, and Asia from the end of Classical Antiquity to the beginning of the Modern Age. By locating European history alongside the histories of Africa, the Americas, and the Near East, and by casting the European “self” as a temporal “other,” Medieval and Renaissance courses challenge you to develop an alternate, more open and more culturally complex historical place from which to articulate your own contemporary histories.
The program supports numerous graduate students in various participating departments such as English, History and Modern Languages. These students frequently draw on Medieval & Renaissance faculty from other departments as readers and committee members, a practice that increases the interdisciplinary rigor and appeal of our graduate students’ work. As a result of this collaboration and the good work of faculty and students within their departments, our students have presented at national conferences, published in respected academic journals, and continued on to become faculty colleagues at other institutions.
Where Can a PhD or Masters Degree Take Me?
An advanced degree can provide you with skills that make you a match for any job. Be active in voicing your interests. Colleagues and peers will help you develop your skills and find relevant opportunities In other words, being proactive, having initiative, and cultivating a network are key elements beyond your research and coursework.
UNL provides excellent resources to gain skills, polish existing ones, and prepare for the job market. The Office of Graduate Studies has an entire site on Career and Professional Development which includes career pathways, career development, and professional development.
"What Can You Do With a Humanities Ph.D., Anyway?," The Atlantic (March 31, 2014)
Here are some resources we have developed to help you address how to gain or polish skills ("Get Involved", "Career Experience", "Conferences"), and to find jobs inside and outside academia.
Get Involved Career Experience Conferences Job-seeking resources
Requirements
- For a M.A. minor, 9 credits of courses outside of the department in which the student is seeking a degree.
- For Ph.D. minor, 15 credits of courses outside of the department in which the student is seeking a degree.
Classes
Course listing in the Graduate Catalog
818 | Gothic Painting and Prints |
821 | The Italian Renaissance City |
826 | Northern Renaissance and Reformation Art |
831 | Italian Baroque Art |
876 | History of Prints |
916 | Seminar in Medieval Art |
921 | Seminar in Italian Renaissance Art |
926 | Seminar in Northern Renaissance Art |
931 | Seminar in Baroque Art |
801 | Renaissance Drama |
826 | History of the English Language |
828 | Old English |
830 | British Authors to 1800 |
830A | Shakespeare |
830J | Music and Text in the English Renaissance |
862 | Survey of medieval Literature |
863 | Survey of Renaissance Literature |
930 | Travel Writing and Influence |
962 | Seminar in Medieval Literature |
963 | Seminar in Renaissance Literature |
FREN 841 | French Literary Treasures of the Middle Ages |
FREN 845 | 17th Century I |
FREN 846 | 17th Century II |
845 | 16th and 17th Century German Literature |
820 | The Italian Renaissance |
821 | The German Reformation |
822 | The Scientific Revolution |
830 | Early European History Through Biography |
831 | Medieval England |
832 | England: Reformation to Revolution, 1530-1660 |
836 | Saints, Witches, and Madwomen |
883 | History of Premodern China |
881 | History of Premodern Japan |
931 | Readings in Early Modern Europe |
932 | Research in Early Modern Europe |
830J | Music and Text in the English Renaissance |
849 | Medieval Music |
886 | Renaissance Music |
887 | Baroque Music |
860 | History of Modern Philosophy |
821 | Medieval Literature |
845 | Spanish Golden Age Drama |
841 | Spanish Golden Age Poetry |
842 | Spanish Golden Age Prose |
873 | Cervantes |
943 | Colonial Spanish America |