Bachelor of Arts in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Brock University

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies offers an excellent opportunity to study medieval and Renaissance culture and society from an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of the history, literature, philosophy, art and architecture of cultures across the globe from 400 CE to 1700 CE. To this end, we have participating faculty from Digital Humanities, English Language and Literature, History, Modern Languages, Literature and Cultures, Music, Visual Arts, Philosophy, and Classics.This program is offered as a combined major. The focus is on the period from Late Antiquity to the 17th century.It draws from many different disciplines and emphasizes interrelations among art, architecture, history, literature, music and thought. You’ll develop the skills and habits of critical inquiry, analysis, argument and expression.Course offerings range from the end of the Roman world to Renaissance Italy, from Byzantium to Iceland, and from the reading of Latin literature to the analysis of Chaucer, Dante and Shakespeare, among many others, as well as the music, art and architecture of the period.