Medieval Studies: Medieval Studies MA, PhD Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the Centre for Medieval Studies (CMS)' website which lists the courses that will be offered this year as well as those offered by associated departments. A graduate course is understood to require at least two hours per week of class meeting and such research hours as may be required.

Art History

Course CodeCourse Title
FAH1118H
The Medieval Treasury
FAH1119H
Global Medieval Art in China
FAH1127H
Early Medieval Art

Book History and Print Culture

Course CodeCourse Title
BKS1001H
Introduction to Book History
BKS1002H
Book History in Practice
BKS2000H
Advanced Seminar in Book History and Print Culture
BKS2001H
Individual Practicum in Book History and Print Culture

Classics

Course CodeCourse Title
CLA5007H
Criticism of Latin Poetry

Comparative Literature

Course CodeCourse Title
COL5032H
Feminist Approaches to Medieval Literature
COL5086H
Literature, Culture, and Contact in Medieval Iberia

English

Course CodeCourse Title
ENG1001H
Old English I
ENG1002H
Introduction to Old English II: Beowulf
ENG1551H
The Canterbury Tales

French Language and Literature

Course CodeCourse Title
FRE1164H
Initiation au français médiéval
FRE1203H
Séminaire de littérature II : période

Germanic Languages and Literatures

Course CodeCourse Title
GER1200H
Middle High German

History

Course CodeCourse Title
HIS1213H
Medieval Institutes of Perfection (joint graduate/undergraduate)
HIS1215H
Social Change in Medieval England, 1154–1279
HIS1221H
Topics in Early Modern European Social History

Italian Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
ITA1200H
Dante
ITA1202H
Dante as a Reader of Augustine's City of God: Augustinian Textual Communities at the Beginning of the 14th Century
ITA1203H
Boccaccio
ITA1330H
Petrarch and Petrarchism
ITA1535HTopics in Italian Literature
ITA1540H
Renaissance Italian Theatre
ITA1597H
The Commedia dell'Arte

Medieval Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
MST1000Y
Medieval Latin I
MST1001Y
Medieval Latin II
MST1002H
Advanced Medieval Latin: Boethius
(Prerequisite: Latin Level I.)
MST1003HProfessional Development for Medieval Studies PhDs (Credit/No Credit)
MST1015H
Medieval Representation of Sexual Diffidence
MST1020H
The Medieval Latin Epic
(Prerequisite: Latin Level II.)
MST1021HThe Bibliographic Imagination in the Middle Ages
MST1022HTransmission and Reception: the Survival and Use of the Latin Classics
(Prerequisite: Level One Latin Pass, or permission of instructor. MST1104H or MST1105H is recommended.)
MST1023HEarly Medieval Latin and Greek Poetry
MST1101H
Codicology
(Prerequisites: Latin Level I and either MST1104H or MST1105H.)
MST1102H
Practical Palaeography
MST1104H
Latin Palaeography I
(Prerequisite: Latin Level I.)
MST1105H
Paleography II
(Prerequisite: either Latin Level I or MST1104H.)
MST1107H
Latin Textual Criticism
(Prerequisite: Latin Level I and either MST1104H or MST1105H.)
MST1110H
Diplomatics and Diplomatic Editing
(Prerequisite: Latin Level I.)
MST1115H
English Palaeography
MST1117HMedieval English Handwriting, 1300–1500
MST1327HDeath, Dying, and Society in Medieval Northern Europe
MST1370HFrom Farm to Market: Social and Economic Transformation in Medieval Europe
MST1371H
Old English Philology: Grammar
(Prerequisite: ENG1001H or equivalent.)
MST1372HWhy Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not: the Great Divergence Debate
MST1373HEnglish Language and Literature in Transition, 1100–1250
MST1383HPoetry and Prose of the Vercelli Book
MST1384H
The Exeter Book of Old English Verse
(Prerequisite: ENG1001H or equivalent.)
MST1388HThe Junius Manuscript: Old Testament Narratives
(Prerequisite: ENG1001H or equivalent.)
MST1398HAlfredian Prose
(Prerequisite: ENG1001H or equivalent; MA Latin.)
MST1422H
Introduction to the Study of Magic in the Middle Ages
MST2001H
Old Saxon
MST2007HOld High German
MST2010H
Old Norse I
MST2015H
Studies in Old Norse Texts
(Prerequisite: MST2010H or equivalent.)
MST2018HIntroduction to Celtic Latin
(Prerequisite: MST1001Y or a pass of Level 2 Latin Exam.)
MST2029HIntroduction to Old Irish
(Exclusion: MST2030Y.)
MST2030HOld Irish Texts
(Prerequisite: MST2029H or equivalent. Exclusion: MST2030Y.)
MST2030Y
Old and Middle Irish
MST2031HTopics in Medieval Celtic Literature
MST2032H
Medieval Irish Poetry 500–1600
MST2033H
Textual Studies in Medieval Irish Poetry
MST2037H
Legendary History of Britain and Ireland from Celtic Sources
MST2038H
Medieval Brittany
MST2040H
Beginnings of Medieval Rhetoric and Poetics
MST2048HMusic in Medieval Life
MST2042HMedieval Literary Theory in the Later Middle Ages
MST2051HIntroduction to Middle Welsh
MST2052HMedieval Welsh Texts
MST2055Y
Studies in Middle Welsh Texts
MST3015H
Introduction to Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic)
MST3016HIntermediate Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic)
(Prerequisite: MST3015H.)
MST3021H
Boethius
MST3022H
Consolation Through the Ages: Later Medieval Approaches to Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy
MST3035H
Medieval Representations of Death, Sickness, and Crime (1100–1500)
MST3123H
Introduction to Medieval Medicine
MST3124H
Medieval Studies in the Digital Age
MST3126H
The Apocalypse in Medieval English Literature
MST3127HTexts and the City in Medieval Northern Europe
MST3135HDigital Old English
MST3140Y
Medieval Catalan Language and Literature
MST3150H
Medieval French Epic: Kings and Heroes
MST3152H
Introduction to Medieval Occitan
MST3153H
Medieval Occitan Literature
MST3155HMiddle French Literature
MST3159H
Classical Antiquity in the French Middle Ages
MST3160HIntroduction to Romance Philology: From Vulgar Latin to the First Literary Texts
MST3163H
Medieval French Historiography
MST3164H
Medieval French Romance: The Grail
MST3205H
Violence in Medieval Society
MST3207H
Decretists and Decretalists: Canonical Jurisprudence 1140–1300
MST3225H
Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
MST3226HMedieval Mediterranean History
MST3231HClio's Workshop: Introduction to Historical Methods
MST3232HVernacular Literature in Medieval Europe: Status and Function
(Prerequisite: basic reading knowledge of Latin and at least one medieval vernacular language.)
MST3235H
Communal Florence, 1150–1530
MST3237HMonastic Rules and Customaries
MST3241H
Everyday Life in Medieval Europe
MST3242H
Carolingian Europe 750–900 CE
MST3244H
Saints of Early Medieval Italy
MST3251H
The Merovingians
MST3253HEmperor, Antichrist, World-Wonder: Frederick II of Sicily
MST3261HCluny in the Central Middle Ages
MST3263HGender and Sexuality in Medieval Literature
MST3301H
Themes in Medieval Philosophy
MST3309H
Birth of the Will: Augustine and Anselm
MST3310HThomas Aquinas
MST3311H
Topics in Medieval Metaphysics
MST3321H
Philosophy of Mind in the Middle Ages
MST3322H
William of Ockham
MST3327H
Free Will and Human Action in Medieval Philosophy
MST3346H
Medieval Islamic Philosophy
MST3347HLate Antique and Early Medieval Philosophical Commentators
MST3501H
Introduction to the Medieval Christian Liturgy
MST3601H
Medieval Spanish Sources in Context
MST3602HCrime and Punishment in the Middle Ages
MST3604HThe Culture of Food, Cooking, and Diet Through Daily Life and Tradition in Medieval Europe
MST3606HHistorical Archives in the Digital Age: Books Along the Silk Roads
MST5001HTopics in Medieval Art History
MST5002HTopics in Medieval History
MST5003HTopics in Medieval Languages and Literatures
MST5004HTopics in Medieval Manuscript Studies and Textual Cultures
MST5005HTopics in Medieval Musicology
MST5006HTopics in Medieval Religion and Theology
MST9310Y, H
Directed Reading
MST9315H
Directed Reading

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC2090Y
The Prophet and the Caliphates: Early Islamic History to 1258
NMC2221H
Persian Mirrors for Princes
NMC2226H
Medieval Persian Historiography and Diplomatics

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Course CodeCourse Title
SLA1104H
Introduction to Old Church Slavonic (Credit/No Credit)
SLA1109H
Studies in Old Church Slavonic