Medieval Studies (MEDVL)Arts and Sciences

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MEDVL 1101
FWS: Aspects of Medieval Culture

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: Dreams and Visions

  •  2313 MEDVL 1101   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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: Marvelous Bodies

  •  2314 MEDVL 1101   SEM 102

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Chauncy, J

  • 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: Material Matters

  •  2315 MEDVL 1101   SEM 103

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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

  •  2316 MEDVL 1101   SEM 104

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    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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: Premodern Sense and Sensation

  •  2317 MEDVL 1101   SEM 105

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Gunning, 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: Good Grief! Medieval Mourning

  •  2318 MEDVL 1101   SEM 106

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    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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

  •  2319 MEDVL 1101   SEM 107

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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: Kingship and Failure

  •  2320 MEDVL 1101   SEM 108

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Solly, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

MEDVL 2170
Early Modern Iberian Survey

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 2170, SPAN 2170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8030 MEDVL 2170   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Olmedo Gobante, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 2627
Introduction to Islam

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 2627, NES 2627, RELST 2627

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8763 MEDVL 2627   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 2722
Of Saints, Poets, and Revolutionaries: Medieval and Modern Iran and Central Asia

From the poet-kings of medieval Persia to the trading networks of the famed ?Silk Road? to the wandering mystics of Herat to the constitutional revolution of Iran to the colonial and post-colonial occupations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2294, NES 2722, RELST 2722

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8738 MEDVL 2722   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3110
Old English

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 3110, ENGL 6110, MEDVL 6110

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8492 MEDVL 3110   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8493 MEDVL 3110   IND 601

  •  
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 3140
Love and Ecstasy: Forms of Devotion in Medieval English Literature

What do love, torture, and ecstasy all have in common? How could they all be considered spiritual experiences? The thirteenth century brought a new and intense focus on the body of Christ, bloodied, wounded, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ENGL 4140, ENGL 6140

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8513 MEDVL 3140   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

  •  8514 MEDVL 3140   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MEDVL 3315
Old Norse I

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

  • 16323 MEDVL 3315   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Hauksdottir, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3750
Introduction to Dendrochronology

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

  •  6738 MEDVL 3750   LEC 001

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Manning, S

      Oliver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  6739 MEDVL 3750   LAB 401

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Manning, S

      Oliver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  6740 MEDVL 3750   LAB 402

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Manning, S

      Oliver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  6741 MEDVL 3750   LAB 403

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Manning, S

      Oliver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  6742 MEDVL 3750   LAB 404

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Manning, S

      Oliver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

MEDVL 3850
The Arts of Southeast Asia

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

  •  7123 MEDVL 3850   LEC 001

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • McGowan, K

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3888
Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity

This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8745 MEDVL 3888   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 4002
Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  9439 MEDVL 4002   SEM 101

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MEDVL 4310
Methods in Medieval

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

  •  7184 MEDVL 4310   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

MEDVL 4540
Moses Maimonides

Moses Maimonides who was born in Cordoba (1138), moved to Fez as a youth and died in Cairo (1204) is regarded by Jewish, Islamic, and Christian tradition alike as the most important Jewish religious ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8684 MEDVL 4540   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6020
Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  9497 MEDVL 6020   SEM 101

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MEDVL 6110
Old English

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.  Combined with: ENGL 3110, ENGL 6110, MEDVL 3110

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8436 MEDVL 6110   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6310
Methods in Medieval

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

  •  7201 MEDVL 6310   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6540
Moses Maimonides

Moses Maimonides who was born in Cordoba (1138), moved to Fez as a youth and died in Cairo (1204) is regarded by Jewish, Islamic, and Christian tradition alike as the most important Jewish religious ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  8729 MEDVL 6540   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6850
The Arts of Southeast Asia

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

  •  7243 MEDVL 6850   LEC 001

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • McGowan, K

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6888
Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity

This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  8749 MEDVL 6888   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 7777
Medieval Studies Proseminar

This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the study of the Middle Ages, with special attention to theory and methodology. Seminars will be led by Medieval Studies Program faculty who represent ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8561 MEDVL 7777   SEM 101

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 8010
Directed Study - Individual

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

  •  8562 MEDVL 8010   IND 601

  •  
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Hill, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8563 MEDVL 8010   IND 602

  •  
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 8020
Directed Study - Group

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

  •  8564 MEDVL 8020   IND 601

  •  
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Hicks, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies