Honours BA Medieval and Medievalism Studies in Combination with another Honours BA Program

The program for the combined Honours BA in Medieval and Medievalism Studies consists of 20.0 credits, no more than 6.0 credits of which are at the 100 level (14.0 credits at the senior level). Students must take a minimum of 7.0 credits as detailed below, only 1.0 credit of which can be at the 100 level. The limit of 6.0 100-level credits may be waived in the case of 100-level language courses taken by Medieval and Medievalism Studies majors in Year 2, Year 3, or Year 4. Students will also need permission from the Undergraduate Advisor of the student’s combined major.

Students should be aware that some senior courses have prerequisites. Consult the respective course descriptions from the various departments for more information.

Year 1 (1.0 credit)
Core ML Requirement:
ML100 - Discovering the Middle Ages (0.5 credit)

and at least one of the following:
ML101 - Harry Potter and Medieval Culture (0.5 credit)
ML102 - Game of Thrones and History (0.5 credit)
ML103 - Skyrim and the Middle Ages (0.5 credit)
HI101 - War, Conflict & Rebellion in Late Antiquity, 200-730 (0.5 credit)
HI102 - War, Conflict & Rebellion in the Middle Ages, 730-1500 (0.5 credit)

Year 2 (2.0 credits)
Core ML Requirement:
ML200 - The Middle Ages Today: Medievalism in Contemporary Culture

and 1.5 credits from the following:
EN214 - Medieval Poetry of the Fantastic
EN231 - Arthurian Traditions
EN237 - The Fairy Tale
EN238 - Tolkien and Fantasy
HI219 - History of English Law to 1714
HI220 - War and Society: From Knights to the Thin Red Line
HI224 - The Asian World in Ascendancy 300 BCE-1600 CE
HI237 - Vikings!
HI259 - War in Asia
ML201 - City and Cathedral: The Church in Medieval Society 
ML202 - Castle and Village: Class and Material Culture
ML288 - Medieval Studies Travel Course
PP261 - Medieval Philosophy
RE215 - Early Christian Cultures
RE250 - Buddhist Paths: Emergence and Development
or junior courses in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, or Latin; or senior courses in Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Sanskrit or Spanish, with the Co-ordinator's permission.

Note: Year 2 Medieval and Medievalism Studies students may take a section of ML300 with the program co-ordinator's permission, but must also take at least 2.0 credits of 200 level courses listed above (or equivalent in senior language courses).

Year 3 (2.0 credits)
Core ML requirement:
At least 1.0 credit (two courses) from: ML300, ML301, ML302, ML303, ML304, ML305, ML306

and additional credits as needed from the following:
EN372 - History of the English Language
EN390 - Chaucer and the Middle Ages
EN392 - Diversity in the Middle Ages
HI310 - The Italian Renaissance, 1350-1530
HI311 - The Reformation
HI358 - The Afterlife in Ancient and Medieval Thought
HI374 - Jews, ‘Witches’ and Heretics: Persecution and Toleration in pre-Modern Europe c. 1050-1700
HI382 - Anglo-Saxon England, c. 450-1066
HI383 - England in the Central and Late Middle Ages, 1066-1485
HI384 - The World of Genghis Khan
ML388* - Medieval Studies Travel Course
or junior courses in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, or Latin; or senior courses in Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Sanskrit or Spanish, with the Co-ordinator's permission.

Year 4 (2.0 credits)
Core ML Requirement:
ML400 - Senior Seminar in Medieval Studies

Or an approved 400 level seminar from English, History or Music.

and 1.5 additional credits as needed from:
ML402 - Teaching, Learning and Thinking Through Medieval Studies
or any 300 level courses listed above
or junior courses in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, or Latin; or senior courses in Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Sanskrit or Spanish, with the Co-ordinator's permission.

Degree Program Electives: An additional 13.0 credits toward the degree total of 20.0 credits, which includes the second BA major.