Program Requirements

Enrolment in the Specialist, Major and Minor Programs is open to students who have completed 4.0 FCEs.

Students in the Specialist option should take an introductory course in Latin.

Students enrolling in the Specialist and Major Programs are expected to meet with the program coordinator for counselling in order to be given guidelines as to how to select courses in order to build coherent specialization(s). Please note that not all courses are offered every year and that it is the responsibility of the student to plan ahead in order to make course selections that meet the program requirements.

Specialist:

12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 4.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 1.0 of which must be at the 400 level

1. At least 0.5 FCEs from the introductory courses: SMC175H1, SMC210H1 or SMC212H1

2. At least 2.0 FCEs from the foundational courses (see below), which provide further introduction into more specific aspects of Mediaeval Studies: Second year:SMC200H1 / SMC201H1 / SMC216Y1 / SMC222H1; Upper years:SMC307Y1 / SMC323H1 / SMC358H1 / SMC359H1 / SMC360H1 / SMC361H1

3. At least 2.0 FCEs from the following Latin courses: First or second year: LAT101H1 / LAT102H1; Second or Third year: LAT201H1 / LAT202H1 / SMC222H1; Third or Fourth year: SMC323H1

4. Up to 6.0 FCEs from among the following elective courses, with at least 2.0 FCEs from courses with an SMC designator. Their groupings are for the sake of orientation for the students in order for them to be able to make informed choices about coherent specializations.. At all levels (years 1-4) students can choose courses from all four groupings.

History courses: Second year: SMC 211H1 / SMC215H1 / SMC225H1 / HIS 208Y1 / HIS 220Y1 / HIS 251Y1 / HPS 201H1 / NMC 270H1 / NMC 273Y1 / NMC 275H1. Upper years: SMC 337H1 / SMC338H1 / SMC344Y1 / SMC357H1 / SMC422H1 / CLA378H1 / HIS320H1 / HIS321H1 / HIS322Y1 / HIS323H1 / HIS336H1 / HIS403Y1 / HIS424H1 / HIS426H1 / HIS427H1 / HIS428H1 / HIS432H1 / HIS434Y1 / HIS438H1 / HPS430H1 / NMC342H1 / NMC376H1 / NMC377Y1 / NMC396Y1

Thought: First year: SMC188Y1; Second year: SMC205H1 / PHL200Y1 / PHL205H1 / PHL206H1 / RLG241Y. Upper years: SMC307Y1 / SMC324H1 / SMC325H1 / SMC350H1 / SMC359H1 / SMC361H1 / CLA336H1 / MAT390H1 / PHL303H1 / PHL304H1 / PHL307H1 / PHL308H1 / PHL309H1 / PHL336H1 / RLG331Y1.

Literature: Second year: SMC222H1 / SMC226H1 / SMC250Y1 / ENG240Y1; LAT101H1 / LAT102H1 / LAT201H1 / LAT 202H1. Upper years: SMC323H1 / SMC343Y1 / SMC360H1 / SMC436H1 / ENG300Y1 / ENG311H1 / ENG330H1 / ENG385H1 / FRE318H1 / FRE471H1 / GER429H1 / ITA311H1 / ITA312H1 / ITA320H1 / ITA430H1 / NMC255Y1 / NMC350H1 / SLA330Y1 / SPA425H1 / SPA450H1.

The Arts: Second year: FAH215H1 / FAH216H1 / MUS208H1. Upper years: SMC344Y1 / SMC358H1 / FAH316H1 / FAH318H1 / FAH319H1 / FAH325H1 / FAH326H1 / FAH327H1 / FAH328H1 / FAH420H1 / FAH421H1 / FAH424H1 / FAH425H1 / FAH426H1 / FAH492H1 / NMC396Y1.

And from the intensive research courses with changing topics in the fourth year: SMC406H1, SMC407Y1, SMC435H1, SMC457H1

5. SMC385H1

6. SMC490Y1 (Senior Essay in Mediaeval Studies)

Major:

7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400 level

1. At least 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses: SMC 175H1 or 210H1, or 212H1.

2. At least 1.0 FCE from the foundational courses, which provide further introduction into more specific aspects of Mediaeval Studies: Second year: SMC200H1 / SMC201H1 / SMC216Y1 / SMC222H1. Upper years: SMC307Y1 / SMC323H1 / SMC358H1 / 359H1 / SMC360H1 / SMC361H1.

3. Up to 4.5 FCEs from among the following elective courses, with at least 1.5 FCEs from courses with an SMC designator. Their groupings are for the sake of orientation in order for students to be able to make informed choices about coherent specializations. At all levels (years 2-4) students can choose courses from all four groupings.

History: Second year: SMC211H1 / SMC215H1 / SMC225H1 / HIS208Y1 / HIS220Y1 / HIS 251Y1 / HPS201H1 / NMC270H1 / NMC273Y1 / NMC275H1. Upper years: SMC337H1 / SMC338H1 / SMC344Y1 / SMC357H1 / SMC422H1 / CLA378H1 / HIS320H1 / HIS321H1 / HIS322Y1 / HIS323H1 / HIS336H1 / HIS403Y1 / HIS424H1 / HIS426H1 / HIS427H1 / HIS 428H1 / HIS432H1 / HIS434Y1 / HIS438H1 / HPS430H1 / NMC342H1 / NMC376Y1 / NMC377H1 / NMC396Y1.

Thought: First year: SMC188Y1; Second year: SMC205H1 / PHL200Y1 / PHL205H1 / PHL206H1 / RLG241Y1. Upper years: SMC307Y1 / SMC324H1 / SMC325H1 / SMC350H1 / SMC359H1 / SMC361H1 / CLA 336H1 / MAT 390H1 / PHL303H1 / PHL304H1 / PHL307H1 / PHL308H1 / PHL309H1 / PHL336H1 / RLG331Y1.

Literature: Second year: SMC222H1 / SMC226H1 / SMC250Y1 / ENG240Y1; LAT101H1 / LAT102H1 / LAT201H1 / LAT 202H1. Upper years: SMC323H1 / SMC343Y1 / SMC360H1 / SMC436H1 / ENG300Y1 / ENG311H1 / ENG330H1 / ENG385H1 / FRE318H1 / FRE471H1 / GER429H1 / ITA311H1 / ITA312H1 / ITA320H1 / ITA430H1 / NMC255Y1 / NMC350H1 / SLA330Y1 / SPA425H1 / SPA450H1.

The Arts: Second year: FAH215H1 / FAH216H1 / MUS208H1. Upper years: SMC344Y1 / SMC358H1 / FAH316H1 / FAH318H1 / FAH319H1 / FAH325H1 / FAH326H1 / FAH327H1 / FAH328H1 / FAH420H1 / FAH421H1 / FAH424H1 / FAH425H1 / FAH426H1 / FAH492H1 / NMC396Y1.

4. SMC385H1

5. At least 0.5 FCE from among the following: SMC406H1 / SMC407Y1 / SMC422H1 / SMC425H1 / SMC435H1 / SMC436H1 / SMC457H1 / SMC490Y1.

Minor:

4 FCEs or their equivalent; including at least one 300+ series course

1. At least 0.5 FCE from the introductory courses SMC175H1/SMC210H1/
SMC212H1

2. 1.0 FCE from the Foundational Courses listed below

3. 2.0 FCEs from the Approved Courses and Foundational Courses

Foundational Courses:

SMC200H1 The Christian Imagination: Visual Arts

SMC201H1 The Christian Imagination: Literary Arts

SMC216Y1 Ritual and Worship

SMC222H1 Mediaeval Latin I

SMC307Y1 Scripture in the Christian Tradition

SMC323H1 Mediaeval Latin II

SMC358H1 The Mediaeval Book

SMC359H1 Mediaeval Theology

SMC360H1 Vernacular Literature of the Middle Ages

SMC361H1 Mediaeval Law

Approved SMC Courses

SMC175H1 Mediaeval Civilization

SMC188Y1 Cornerstones in Social Justice

SMC205H1 Varieties of Christian Experience

SMC211H1 The Middle Ages and the Movies

SMC215H1 Varieties of Christian Community

SMC225H1 Viking Myths and Legends

SMC226H1 King Arthur

SMC250Y1 Celtic Mythology

SMC324H1 The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages

SMC325H1 The Monstrous Middle Ages

SMC337H1 Early Celtic History 450-1000

SMC338H1 The Celtic Nations in the Later Middle Ages

SMC343Y1 Celtic Literature and Society 500-1400

SMC344Y1 Celtic Archaeology

SMC350H1 Celtic Spirituality

SMC357H1 The Mediaeval Child

SMC406H1 Mediaeval Seminar II

SMC407Y1 Mediaeval Seminar I

SMC422H1 Sacred Space in the Christian Tradition

SMC425H1 Uses of the Bible in the Middle Ages

SMC435H1 Independent Studies in Mediaeval Studies

SMC436H1 Advanced Mediaeval Latin Seminar

SMC440Y1 Middle Welsh Language and Literature

SMC441Y1 Old and Middle Irish

SMC457H1 Directed Research

In addition to the above Approved Courses, a number of courses from other departments are cross-listed and may be counted towards the specialist, major and minor programs. See Tab 4 on this page, or request a copy from the Program Assistant.

Courses Offered 2013-2014

Introductory Courses

SMC175H1F Mediaeval Civilization

Instructor: TBA
Class: R12-2 | Tutorials: R4/R5

An interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the rich culture of the European mediaeval period (from 500 to 1500). Students will examine the Middle Ages by means of its art, literature, philosophy, liturgy, historiography, and music. A chronological overview will introduce students to the basic historical shape of the period.

SMC210H1F The Early Mediaeval Tradition (formerly SMC210Y1)

Instructor: TBA | Class: T2-4

An introduction to the thought and culture of early Mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to the important monuments of early mediaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run through these disciplines and explore chief expressions of early mediaeval life and thought.
Exclusion: SMC210Y1 | Recommended preparation: SMC175H1

SMC212H1S The Later Mediaeval Tradition (formerly SMC210Y1)

Instructor: TBA | Class: T2-4

An introduction to the thought and culture of later Mediaeval Europe. Students are introduced to the important monuments of later mediaeval History, Thought, Literature, and Art. They follow some of the common threads that run through these disciplines and explore chief expressions of later mediaeval life and thought.
Exclusion: SMC210Y1
Recommended preparation: SMC175H1

Foundational Courses:

SMC201H1S Christian Imagination II: Literary Arts (formerly Christianity and Literature)

Instructor: TBA

Class: R10-12

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the depth and breadth of the imagination in the western Christian tradition, through an exploration of the literary arts.

Exclusion: SMC200Y1

SMC222H1S Mediaeval Latin I

Instructor: Alexander Andrée Class: MW10-12

This course studies a selection of mediaeval Latin prose and poetry. Emphasis is on the linguistic differences between mediaeval Latin and its classical antecedent, especially in regard to vocabulary, grammar and orthography. A review of Latin grammar is part of the course.

Prerequisite: LAT100Y1 / LAT102H1
Exclusion: LAT322H1; SMC323H1

SMC307Y1Y Scripture in Christian Tradition

Instructor: Daniel Donovan

Class: TR2 | Tutorials: T3/R1

An introduction to the place and meaning of the Bible within the Christian tradition; the practice of biblical interpretation in the patristic, medieval and modern periods; a contemporary reading of one of the Gospels and of a letter of Paul.

SMC323H1F Mediaeval Latin II (formerly LAT323H1)

Instructor:TBA
Class: MW10-12

Through the close reading of fewer but longer texts than in SMC222H1, this course gives students a deepened acquaintance of the linguistic features of mediaeval Latin, as well as with its literature, and generic and stylistic conventions. A solid foundation in basic Latin morphology, syntax and vocabulary is assumed.

Prerequisite: LAT202H1 / SMC222H1

SMC358H1S The Mediaeval Book

Instructor: TBA

Class: R10-12

This course examines the most salient aspects of mediaeval manuscript culture. We will study how the parchment for books was folded, pricked, ruled and bound, as well as what scripts were employed in the different codices. We will also examine the various types of books made in the Middle Ages, the development of manuscript library collections and how modern technology is changing the study of the mediaeval book.
Recommended preparation: LAT100Y1; SMC210H1 / SMC212H1 or a course in mediaeval history

SMC361H1F Mediaeval Law

Instructor: Giulio Silano

Class: R2-4

Mediaeval jurisprudence combines the high technical quality of Roman law with the requirements of Christianity. The seminar provides an overview of the development of mediaeval learned jurisprudence; select texts from Roman and canon law, with their glosses, are read in order to explore more specifically the methods and concerns of mediaeval jurists.

Exclusion: SMC405H1 | Recommended preparation: HIS220Y / SMC210H1 / SMC212H1

Approved SMC Courses

The following courses from the list of Approved SMC Courses are being offered in 2013-2014. For availability of Approved Cross-Listed Courses from other departments, check the Faculty of Arts and Science 2013-2014 Timetable.

SMC211H1F The Middle Ages and the Movies

Instructor: TBA

Class: R10-12

This course examines the ways mediaeval themes have been presented in the cinema over the last century by taking exemplary films from different countries and epochs. The purpose is to explore each on three levels: the mediaeval reality, the subsequent legendary or literary elaboration, and the twentieth-century film rendition, regarded equally as work of art, ideology and economic product.

The following course is required for the Specialist and Major Programs to fulfil the Quantitative Reasoning competency:

SMC385H1F Numbers and the Humanities: Multicultural Toronto

Instructor: Mark McGowan
Class: T10-12

An introduction to research methods in the Humanities focusing on quantification, the use of routinely generated records, forensic analysis, and data collection and analysis. Critique of these methods. This year the course focuses on multiculturalism and ethnicity in Toronto. Students will reconstruct the life of immigrant groups in the city by use of municipal assessment records, the censuses of 1901 and 1911, church records, newspapers, maps, city directories, and records housed in the collection of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, located in SMC's Kelly library.

Prerequisite: Students must be registered in major or specialist programs in SMC/SLA/FRE/GER/ITA

SMC435H1F/S Independent Studies in Mediaeval Studies

An independent research project to be proposed by the student and supervised by a member of faculty affiliated with the Mediaeval Studies Program.Follow the instructions on the Independent Studies Form

Prerequisite: Ten full courses

SMC436H1S Advanced Mediaval Latin Seminar

Instructor: Alexander Andrée
Class: W1-3

This seminar explores the intellectual millieu of the cathedral schools of the twelfth century and the debates of its famous and infamous protagonists: Abelard, for instance, and Bernard of Clairvaux, Heloise, Peter the Venerable, etc. Readings in the original Latin will be discussed and commented upon by students.

Prerequisite: SMC323H1
Recommended preparation: SMC210H1 / SMC212H1

SMC457H1F/S Directed Research

Based on a professor's research project currently in progress, this course will enable an undergraduate student to play a useful role in the project while receiving hands-on training in research.

Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director

SMC490Y1Y Senior Essay in Mediaeval Studies

A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co-ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. The project will be accompanied by a research seminar component. Follow the instructions on the Independent Studies Form.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and program co-ordinator

 

Approved Cross-Listed Courses

Group A: History

CLA378H1 Late Antiquity

HIS208Y1 History of the Jewish People

HIS220Y1 The Shape of Medieval Society

HIS251Y1 History of East Central Europe

HIS320H1 Barbarian Invasions and the Fall of the Roman Empire

HIS321H1 Dark Age Europe, 7th-10th Centuries

HIS322Y1 The High Middle Ages

HIS323H1 Rites of Passage and Daily Life in the Middle Ages

HIS336H1 Medieval Spain

HIS403Y1 Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

HIS424H1 Violence in Medieval Society

HIS426H1 Mediaeval Italy, 400-1400

HIS427H1 History and Historiography in the Golden Legend

HIS428H1 Medieval Institutes of Perfection

HIS432H1 Topics in Mediaeval History

HIS434Y1 Kievan Rus

HIS438H1 Inquisition and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

HPS201H1 Origins of Western Technology

HPS430H1 History of Technology I

NMC270H1 Christians of the Middle East

NMC273Y1 Early Islamic History: The Prophet and the Caliphates

NMC275H1 Muslims and Jews: The Medieval Encounter

NMC342H1 History and Sources of Egyptian Monasticism

NMC396Y1 The Islamic City

NMC376H1 History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492)

NMC377Y1 The Ottoman Empire to 1800

Group B: Thought

CLA336H1 Roman Law

MAT390H1 History of Mathematics up to 1700

PHL200Y1 Ancient Philosophy

PHL205H1 Early Medieval Philosophy

PHL206H1 Later Medieval Philosophy

PHL303H1 Plato

PHL304H1 Aristotle

PHL307H1 Augustine

PHL308H1 Aquinas

PHL309H1 Topics in Medieval Philosophy

PHL336H1 Islamic Philosophy

RLG241Y Early Christian Writings I

RLG331Y1 Eastern Christianity

Group C: Literature

ENG240Y1 Old English Language and Literature

ENG300Y1 Chaucer

ENG311H1 Medieval Literature

ENG330H1 Early Drama

ENG385H1 History of the English Language

FRE318H1 Medieval French Literature (formerly FRE 321H1)

FRE471H1 Medieval French Language

GER365H1 Yiddish and German Storytelling Before 1700

GER429H1 Topics in Medieval German Literature

ITA311H1 Medieval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante

ITA312H1 Medieval Italian Literature in Translation: Petrarch and Boccaccio

ITA320H1 Dante: Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia (Inferno)

ITA430H1 History of the Italian Language

LAT101H1 Introductory Latin I

LAT102H1 Introductory Latin II

NMC255Y1 Arabic Literature in Translation

NMC350H1 Syriac Literature in Translation

SLA330Y1 Old Church Slavonic

SPA425H1 History of the Spanish Language

SPA450H1 Studies in Medieval Iberian Literature

Group D: The Arts

Note that admission to FAH courses at the 400 level is limited. Please contact the Fine Art History Department early if you wish to enrol.

FAH215H1 Early Medieval Art and Architecture

FAH216H1 Later Medieval Art and Architecture

FAH316H1 Accessing the Sacred

FAH318H1 Monastic Art and Architecture

FAH319H1 Illuminated Manuscripts

FAH325H1 Church Decoration

FAH326H1 Art and Liturgy

FAH327H1 Secular Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages

FAH328H1 Gothic Cathedral

FAH420H1 Studies in Western Medieval Art and Architecture

FAH421H1 Studies in Medieval Cities

FAH424H1 Studies in Medieval Book Illumination

FAH425H1 Studies in Medieval Art and Gender

FAH426H1 Medieval Art in Local Collections

FAH492H1/Y1 Independent Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture

MUS208H1 Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces

NMC396Y1 The Islamic City