Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
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Program Director: Dr. Kateryna Schray rudnytzk@marshall.edu 304.696.2404 http://www.marshall.edu/english |
Program Overview:
The Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies requires 15 hours of course credit. The Certificate is intended for students interested in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural studies of the period from the Late Antiquity to the end of the seventeenth century.
Program Highlights:
- Students can be simultaneously enrolled in the English MA program.
- Most courses qualify for teachers’ re-certification and professional continuing education.
Gainful Employment Program Disclosure:
- Under the Code of Federal Regulations 668.6B, the following information is provided to prospective students seeking only the certificate (not simultaneously with a degree) to help them make informed decisions about this program, which does not lead to a degree. NOTE: Standard Occupational Classification (“SOC”) codes are issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The SOC is linked to the occupational profile on O*NET, the nation’s primary source of occupational information.
| Intended Occupation for Certificate Holders | Standard Occupation Code |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 25-1123 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education | 25-2031 |
Standard Time to Completion: 2-3 semesters.
| Curriculum: 5 courses | 15 credits | each course is 3 credits |
| Choose 5 Courses |
| ENG 509 Milton. 3 hrs. ENG 510 Shakespeare’s Comedies, Tragicomedies, and Romances. 3 hrs. ENG 511 Chaucer. 3 hrs. ENG 512 Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies. 3 hrs. ENG 517 British Drama to 1642 ENG 536 Medieval British Literature. 3 hrs. ENG 537 Tudor Literature: Poetry and Prose of the Sixteenth Century. 3 hrs. ENG 538 Seventeenth Century Literature: Poetry and ProseHST 506 Tudor and Stuart England, 1450-1688 HST 521 The Era of the Renaissance and Reformation HST 602 Stuart England, 1603-1714 MUS 650 Music of the Middle Ages MUS 651 Music of the Renaissance ART 514 Art and Architecture of the Italian Renaissance ART 519 Spinning, Dyeing, and Tapestry MUS 650 Music of the Middle Ages. MUS 651 Music of the Renaissance Advanced Latin, Special Topics courses, and Independent Studies may be used with advisor approval. |
Cost of books and supplies (estimated): $250
Certificate Application Essentials:
How to apply:
- Prospective certificate-only students should apply for admission to Marshall University as a Certificate/Professional Development student and select the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Certificate on the application form.
- Applicants should follow the admissions process described in the Graduate Catalog, or at the Graduate Admissions website.
- Students already enrolled in the English master’s program should submit a Secondary Program Request form:
Deadline for Application: December 1 (Spring semester); August 1 (Fall Semester); May 1 (Summer)
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