Program: Medieval and Renaissance Studies Interdisciplinary Certificate - University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point - Modern Campus Catalog™

Jul 15, 2025

2015-16 Catalog

This certificate is administered by the Department of English .

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Certificate allows you to focus on a major epoch in Western civilization, drawing on the resources of multiple disciplines. The MRS certificate gives you a deeper understanding of the different ways of thinking and types of knowledge produced by the various disciplines and how these can work together to create fuller and richer knowledge of the period. The certificate provides excellent preparation for students interested in graduate study in the field and can enhance the general education of any student.

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Certificate satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Consists of 13 credits.

Required, 3 credits

Choose from:

HIST 256 - Europe to 1500 3 cr.
HIST 335 - Origins of Islam 3 cr.
HIST 356 - The Renaissance 3 cr.
HIST 357 - The Reformation 3 cr.
HIST 358 - England to the 18th Century 3 cr.

Note

Special Topics courses (HIST 315 , HIST 369 ) with an appropriate subtitle may be substituted with the approval of the coordinator.

Required, 3 credits

Choose from:

ENGL 211 - English Literature I 3 cr.
ENGL 321 - English Literature to 1485 3 cr.
ENGL 323 - British Literature Before 1790, Excluding Drama 3 cr.
ENGL 523 - British Literature Before 1790, Excluding Drama 3 cr.
ENGL 330 - Chaucer (British) 3 cr.
ENGL 333 - Shakespeare (British) 3 cr.
ENGL 334 - Shakespeare (British) 3 cr.
ENGL 336 - Milton (British) 3 cr.

Note

Students with appropriate preparation may substitute a literature course in Foreign Languages with the approval of the coordinator.

Required, 3 credits

Choose from:

Additional Courses, 3 credits

Choose 3 additional credits from the courses listed above.

Senior Project, 1 credit

ENGL 400 - Medieval and Renaissance Studies Senior Project 1 cr.

Note

This course is to be taken in or after the semester in which you complete the coursework listed above.