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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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Spring 2027 MRST Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Course Number<\/th>Course Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
MRST 202<\/strong><\/td>Medieval Civilization II<\/strong>
A. Hudson
TR 11:20-12:35pm \/ TR 12:55-2:10pm<\/td><\/tr>
MRST 313 \/ HIS 313<\/strong><\/td>The Later Middle Ages
<\/strong>D. Hardy
MWF 1:45-2:40pm<\/td><\/tr>
MRST 403<\/strong><\/td>Capstone: Early Modern Witches & Devils
<\/strong>S. Murphy
TR 2:30-3:45<\/td><\/tr>
AFST 235<\/strong><\/td>Intro to African Cultures & Societies, Before 1880s
<\/strong>Various
MWF 10:20-11:10 \/ MWF 12:40-1:30 \/ TR 9:45-11:00 \/ Online<\/td><\/tr>
ARTH 422<\/strong><\/td>Roman Art
<\/strong>R. Darby
MWF 11:30-12:20<\/td><\/tr>
ARTH 452<\/strong><\/td>Art of Italy, 1475-1600
<\/strong>S. Roberts
TR 4:05-5:20<\/td><\/tr>
ARTH 483<\/strong><\/td>History of Museums and Collections
<\/strong>K. Wood
W 3:00-5:30<\/td><\/tr>
CLAS 352<\/strong><\/td>Latin Lyric Poetry: Horace, Odes<\/em>
<\/strong>N. Golubovic
MWF 1:50-2:40<\/td><\/tr>
CLAS 362<\/strong><\/td>Roman Law
<\/strong>L. Del Monte
MWF 11:30-12:20<\/td><\/tr>
CLAS 432<\/strong><\/td>Selecting Readings from Latin Literature
<\/strong>J. Westerhold
MWF 11:30-12:20<\/td><\/tr>
CLAS 444<\/strong><\/td>Archaeology and Art of Ancient Italy and Rome
<\/strong>D. Bloy
TR 11:20-12:35<\/td><\/tr>
CLAS 455<\/strong><\/td>Comparative Oral Traditional Epics
<\/strong>J. Arft
MWF 10:20-11:10<\/td><\/tr>
ENGL 301<\/strong><\/td>Early Modern Witches & Devils
<\/strong>S. Murphy
TR 2:30-3:45<\/td><\/tr>
ENGL 321<\/strong><\/td>Introduction to Old English: Swords, Sagas, and Syntax
<\/strong>S. MacKenzie
TR 9:45-11:00<\/td><\/tr>
ENGL 389 \/ REST 389<\/strong><\/td>Literature of the English Bible
<\/strong>R. Addicott
Online<\/td><\/tr>
ENGL 406<\/strong><\/td>Shakespeare\u2019s Contemporaries: Renaissance Drama: \u201cPlaying the Globe in Shakespeare\u2019s Time\u201d
<\/strong>H. Hirschfeld
TR 12:55-2:10<\/td><\/tr>
ENGL 409<\/strong><\/td>Shakespeare\u2019s Contemporaries: Renaissance Poetry and Prose: \u201cSpenser and Milton\u201d
<\/strong>A. Welch
TR 11:20-12:35<\/td><\/tr>
ENGL 411<\/strong><\/td>Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century British Literature: \u201cThe Coffeehouse\u201d
<\/strong>M. Anderson
TR 9:45-11:00<\/td><\/tr>
FREN 585<\/strong><\/td>Reading Old French
<\/strong>A.-H. Miller
MW 3:00-4:15<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 110<\/strong><\/td>Warrior Women of Japan
<\/strong>N. Doan
MWF 9:10-10:00<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 299<\/strong><\/td>Renaissance Europe \u2013 A Golden Age
<\/strong>D. Hardy
MWF 10:20-11:10<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 307<\/strong><\/td>Caesar, Augustus, and Empire (Honors) <\/strong>[HIST Majors only]<\/em>
J. Latham
TR 12:55-2:10<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 499<\/strong><\/td>Apocalypticism<\/strong> <\/strong>[HIST Majors only]<\/em>
R. Bast
TR 11:20-12:35<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 499<\/strong><\/td>Body\/Sex\/Medicine in Islam<\/strong> [HIST Majors only]<\/em>
<\/strong>D. Yilidirim
2:30-3:45<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 530<\/strong><\/td>Medieval Germany
<\/strong>M. Gillis
W 5:00-8:00pm<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 562<\/strong><\/td>The Horse in Premodern China and Beyond
<\/strong>C. Sanft
F 9:10-12:10<\/td><\/tr>
HIAS 490<\/strong><\/td>History and Cultural Legacy of the Samurai
<\/strong>N. Doan
10:20-11:10<\/td><\/tr>
HIEU 310<\/strong><\/td>The Byzantine Empire, 284-1453
<\/strong>F. Yirga
TR 9:45-11:00<\/td><\/tr>
HIEU 315 \/ REST 315<\/strong><\/td>Reformation Europe
<\/strong>R. Bast
TR 2:30-3:45<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 322 \/ REST 322<\/strong><\/td>Martyrs and Monks: Christian History, 100-800 CE
<\/strong>C. Shepardson
TR 11:20-12:35<\/td><\/tr>
JAPA 313<\/strong><\/td>Premodern Japanese Literature and Culture
<\/strong>M. Citko-Duplantis
TR 11:20-12:35<\/td><\/tr>
MUCO 440<\/strong><\/td>Medieval and Renaissance Music: Gender & Feeling in Medieval & Early Modern Song
<\/strong>R. Golden
TR 11:20-12:35<\/td><\/tr>
REST 225<\/strong><\/td>Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
<\/strong>J. Collins-Elliott
ONLINE<\/td><\/tr>
REST 320<\/strong><\/td>Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
<\/strong>J. Collins-Elliott
TR 9:45-11:00<\/td><\/tr>
REST 383<\/strong><\/td>Japanese Religions
<\/strong>M. Bryson
MWF 9:10-10:00<\/td><\/tr>
SPAN 334<\/strong><\/td>Survey of Hispanic Literatures, Beginnings-1700
<\/strong>H. Meadows
TR 12:55-2:10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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