Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in any WC&IL I course or HON 1000 or a score of 630+ in SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing or a score of 28+ in ACT English.

This course will explore the political, social, economic, intellectual, and religious characteristics of Europe during the Medieval and Early Modern periods. Material will emphasize how medieval and early modern beliefs (religious and secular) molded social, cultural, political, military, and economic institutions. Topics covered in the course will include, but are not limited to, Christianity and Islam; the interaction of the Christian, Muslim, and Byzantine worlds; the creation of nation states; the relationship between spiritual and secular power and culture; intellectual “recovery” in the Renaissance; and European expansionism.

Credit: 3