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Undergraduate Courses<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The following are some current and upcoming courses of Marco interest. Not all are guaranteed to fulfill the requirements of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies major or minor. If you have questions or concerns, please consult the Undergraduate Catalog or email marco@utk.edu<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Course Number<\/th>Course Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 201<\/strong><\/td>Medieval Civilization I<\/strong>
TBA
TR 9:45-11:00am \/ TR 11:20-12:35pm<\/td><\/tr>
Art History 419<\/strong><\/td>Art of Japan<\/strong>
S. Wright
TR 9:45-11:00am<\/td><\/tr>
Art History 421<\/strong><\/td>Greek Art<\/strong>
R. Darby
MWF 10:20-11:10am<\/td><\/tr>
Art History 451<\/strong><\/td>The Art of Italy, 1250-1450<\/strong>
S. Roberts
TR 12:40-1:30pm<\/td><\/tr>
Classics 345<\/strong><\/td>Greek and Roman Religion<\/strong>
R. Habib
MWF 10:20-11:10am<\/td><\/tr>
Classics 351<\/strong><\/td>Latin Prose<\/strong>
S. Bartera
TR 11:20-12:35pm<\/td><\/tr>
English 371<\/strong><\/td>How English Became English<\/strong>
H. Saeli
TR 9:45-11:00am<\/td><\/tr>
English 389<\/strong><\/td>Literature of the English Bible<\/strong>
R. Addicott
MWF 10:20-11:10am<\/td><\/tr>
English 404<\/strong><\/td>Shakespeare I: The Early Plays<\/strong>
A. Welch
MWF 12:40-1:30pm<\/td><\/tr>
English 514<\/strong><\/td>Animals in Medieval Culture<\/strong>
M. Dzon
MW 12:55-2:10pm<\/td><\/tr>
Germany 419<\/strong><\/td>The Middle Ages in German Literature<\/strong>
S. Ohnesorg
TR 11:20-12:35pm<\/td><\/tr>
History 299<\/strong><\/td>Vengeance in Medieval History<\/strong>
M. Gillis
TR 9:45-11:00am<\/td><\/tr>
History 530<\/strong><\/td>Historical Writing in the Late Antique and Early Medieval World<\/strong>
F. Yirga
T 12:55-3:55<\/td><\/tr>
History 531<\/strong><\/td>Politics, Religion, and Culture in Medieval and Reformation Europe<\/strong>
R. Bast
W 5:20-8:20pm<\/td><\/tr>
History – Asia 389<\/strong><\/td>Pre-Modern Chinese History<\/strong>
C. Sanft
MWF 9:10-10:00am<\/td><\/tr>
History – Europe 321 \/
Religious Studies 321<\/strong><\/td>		New Testament and Christian Origins<\/strong>
C. Shepardson
MWF 1:50-2:40pm<\/td><\/tr>
History – Europe 323<\/strong><\/td>Deviance and Persecution in the Christian West<\/strong>
R. Bast
TR 12:55-2:10pm<\/td><\/tr>
History – Europe 383<\/strong><\/td>Holy War and Crusade<\/strong>
M. Gillis
TR 2:30-3:45pm<\/td><\/tr>
History – Europe 419<\/strong><\/td>Byzantium from the Margins<\/strong>
F. Yirga
TR 8:10-9:25am<\/td><\/tr>
History – Latin America 255<\/strong><\/td>Early Latin American and Caribbean History<\/strong>
C. Black
TR 11:20-12:35pm<\/td><\/tr>
History – Middle East 366<\/strong><\/td>The Middle East and Islamic World, 600-1050<\/strong>
E. Snowden
MWF 3:00-3:50pm<\/td><\/tr>
History – Middle East 450<\/strong><\/td>Food, Health, and Society: \u201cYou Are What You Eat\u201d<\/strong>
D. Yildirim
TR 11:20-12:35pm<\/td><\/tr>
Italian 405<\/strong><\/td>Topics in Italian Culture, History, and Literature<\/strong>
A. Mariani
MWF 1:50-2:40pm<\/td><\/tr>
Religious Studies 360<\/strong><\/td>Witchcraft, Magic, and Religion<\/strong>
J. Collins-Elliott
MWF 11:30-12:20pm<\/td><\/tr>
Religious Studies 436<\/strong><\/td>Sacred Reading, Writing, and Ritual in Islam<\/strong>
M. Ceballos
TR 11:20-12:35pm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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