Medieval Studies (MEDVL)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.
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- Schedule of Classes - May 19, 2024 7:32PM EDT
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Classes
MEDVL 1101
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:How to Write a Love Letter—Medieval Advice
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 301
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bajorek, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: The Medieval Art of Memory
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 254
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Emmons, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Medieval Love Songs
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 303
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Perry, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Conjuring Horror in Medieval Literature
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 498
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Randle, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
MEDVL 2082
Course Description
The Middle Ages are usually imagined as a time of manly men and feminine women: no room for gender ambiguity in Conan the Barbarian! Yet gender, then as now, was in fact unstable, multiple, and above all, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: FGSS 2082, HIST 2082, SHUM 2082
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G20
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Falk, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 2100
Course Description
Romances were, essentially, medieval science fiction and fantasy writing. They were how authors in the Middle Ages imagined things beyond rational understanding that, at the same time, greatly extended ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2100
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Zacher, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 2722
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2294, NES 2722, RELST 2722
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3120
Course Description
Beowulf has received renewed attention in popular culture, thanks to the production of recent movies and riveting new translations. The poem's popular appeal lies in its complex depictions of monsters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 6120
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Zacher, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3190
Course Description
Chaucer became known as the "father of English poetry" before he was entirely cold in his grave. Why is what he wrote more than six hundred years ago still riveting for us today? It's not just because ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3190, ENGL 6190, MEDVL 6190
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Raskolnikov, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3200
Course Description
This course aims to familiarize students with the history of Scandinavia, ca. 800-1100 ad. Although well known as a dramatic chapter in medieval history, this period remains enigmatic and often misunderstood. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3200, JWST 3200, NES 3200
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 262
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Falk, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3210
Course Description
A selective survey of Western philosophical thought from the fourth to the 14th century. Topics include the problem of universals, the theory of knowledge and truth, the nature of free choice and practical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 3210, PHIL 6210, RELST 3150, RELST 6210
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3300
Course Description
This course will address both "Romanesque" and the earliest manifestations of "Gothic" art and architecture as Western Mediterranean phenomena, rather than northern European ones. We will adopt a comparative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3300, ARTH 6300, MEDVL 6300, NES 3759, NES 6759
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3316
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 3316
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 494
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Svavarsdottir, H
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3545
Course Description
The medieval past often returns in modern media with a critical twist. This course explores the imagination of the Middle Ages in modern films, video games, and other popular media. It introduces classic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3113, GERST 3545, PMA 3545, VISST 3545
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Library 311
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Born, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 3724
Course Description
What happens after death? If there is an Afterlife, how is it connected to earthly life? What would the Afterlife actually look like? What role does God or Satan play in the Afterlife? Since the earliest ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6724, NES 3724, NES 6724, RELST 3724, RELST 6724
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Lawrence, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 4689
Course Description
Seemingly timeless concepts of natural sex and gender have a history. In fact, they have many histories, some of which are only just starting to be written. This class examines the relationship between ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4989, FGSS 4689, FGSS 6689, FREN 4689, FREN 6689, LGBT 4689, LGBT 6689, MEDVL 6689, SHUM 4689, SHUM 6689
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Campbell, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 4691
Course Description
How do we cross from an era of destruction and devastation to one of hope and possibility? When we see the signs of endings and extinctions all around us, can we move forward with courage and creativity? ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4691, CLASS 6691, JWST 4695, JWST 6695, MEDVL 6691, NES 4695, NES 6695, RELST 4691, RELST 6691, SHUM 4691, SHUM 6691
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R A D White House 109
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Hans Bethe House 125
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Brittain, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
MEDVL 6102
Course Description
This course is an introduction to and survey of Latin scripts from Roman antiquity through the early Renaissance, with an emphasis on the identification, localization, and reading of scripts. Class meetings ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7222
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Hicks, A
- W Kroch, Carl A Library 2B49
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Hicks, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6120
Course Description
Beowulf has received renewed attention in popular culture, thanks to the production of recent movies and riveting new translations. The poem's popular appeal lies in its complex depictions of monsters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 3120
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Zacher, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6190
Course Description
Chaucer became known as the "father of English poetry" before he was entirely cold in his grave. Why is what he wrote more than six hundred years ago still riveting for us today? It's not only because ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3190, ENGL 6190, MEDVL 3190
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Raskolnikov, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6210
Course Description
Graduate seminar covering a topic in medieval philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3210, PHIL 3210, PHIL 6210, RELST 3150, RELST 6210
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Augustine's "Confessions"
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
MacDonald, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment in 6000-level is restricted to grad students only. Contact the Philosophy department for a permission number.
Department Consent Required (Add)
MEDVL 6300
Course Description
This course will address both "Romanesque" and the earliest manifestations of "Gothic" art and architecture as Western Mediterranean phenomena, rather than northern European ones. We will adopt a comparative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3300, ARTH 6300, MEDVL 3300, NES 3759, NES 6759
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6689
Course Description
Seemingly timeless concepts of natural sex and gender have a history. In fact, they have many histories, some of which are only just starting to be written. This class examines the relationship between ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4989, FGSS 4689, FGSS 6689, FREN 4689, FREN 6689, LGBT 4689, LGBT 6689, MEDVL 4689, SHUM 4689, SHUM 6689
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Campbell, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6691
Course Description
How do we cross from an era of destruction and devastation to one of hope and possibility? When we see the signs of endings and extinctions all around us, can we move forward with courage and creativity? ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4691, CLASS 6691, JWST 4695, JWST 6695, MEDVL 4691, NES 4695, NES 6695, RELST 4691, RELST 6691, SHUM 4691, SHUM 6691
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R A D White House 109
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 6724
Course Description
What happens after death? If there is an Afterlife, how is it connected to earthly life? What would the Afterlife actually look like? What role does God or Satan play in the Afterlife? Since the earliest ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3724, NES 3724, NES 6724, RELST 3724, RELST 6724
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Lawrence, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
MEDVL 8010
Course Description
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
MEDVL 8020
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)