Program Overview
The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MARS) offers an interdisciplinary combined major focusing on the period from late antiquity to the 17th century. Students develop critical inquiry and analysis skills through courses covering art, architecture, history, literature, music, and thought. Experiential opportunities include visits to local archives and study abroad courses. Graduates pursue careers in fields such as archival science, journalism, teaching, law, and civil service.
Program Outline
Outline:
The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MARS) offers a combined major. The program focuses on the period from late antiquity to the 17th century. It is interdisciplinary, emphasizing interrelations among art, architecture, history, literature, music and thought. You’ll develop the skills and habits of critical inquiry, analysis, argument and expression. Course offerings range from the end of the Roman world to Renaissance Italy, from the Mediterranean to the Americas, and from the reading of seminal authors like Dante, Chaucer, and Shakespeare to emergent and marginalized voices, as well as the culture, music, art, and architecture of the period.
Careers:
Archivist/librarian Editor/journalist Teacher Lawyer
