Courses

In addition to those offered by the Centre for Medieval Studies, students may enrol in courses offered by other departments relating to the Middle Ages. Approved courses from other departments are cross-listed below; those offered within the university not listed here (including those at the Toronto School of Theology) may be taken in consultation with the student’s supervisor. NB: Course offerings are subject to change.

  • Staff indicates that the course is team-taught, or rotates among various faculty members.
  • Y and L indicate full-year courses.
  • F and S indicate half-year courses taught, respectively, in the fall and spring terms.
  • H indicates half-year courses.

To enrol in a course on ROSI, provide the course code in a format without spaces, and with an additional Y (for full-year courses) or H (for half courses), following the following examples:

  • MST 1000 Y: MST1000Y, section Y
  • MST 1002 S: MST1002H, section S

Please refer to the calendar of the School of Graduate Studies for information about regulations.

List of current courses (2011-2012).
(For a provisional list of courses planned for 2012-2013 see here.)

Centre for Medieval Studies Courses

Course Code Course Title Instructor Times Location
MST 1000 Y Introductory Medieval Latin A. Andrée M–F 1–2 F: LI 310
S: LI 301
MST 1001 Y Intermediate Medieval Latin F: A. G. Rigg
S: L. Armstrong
M–F 1–2 F: LI 301
S: LI 310
MST 1002 S Topics in Medieval Latin Literature: The Story of Apollonius of Tyre
PR: Level Two Latin Pass or MST1001Y, or permission of Instructor
W. Robins R 10-12 LI 310
MST 1035 S Humanistic Latin
PR: Level Two Latin Pass or MST1001Y, or permission of Instructor
L. Armstrong R 10–12 LI 317
MST 1104 F Palaeography I
PR: Level One Latin Pass
A. Andrée T 10–12 KL PIMS
MST 1105 S Palaeography II
PR: Level One Latin Pass
A. Andrée T 10–12 KL PIMS
MST 1110 S Diplomatics and Diplomatic Editing
PR: Level One Latin Pass, MST1104H &/or MST1105H
L. Armstrong W 10–12 LI 310
MST 2010 Y Old Norse I. McDougall T 2–4 LI 301
MST 2017 F Sources of Norse Myths
PR: Basic reading knowledge of Old Norse and/or Latin useful but not essential
A. Orchard R 9–11 LA 213
MST 2040 F Beginnings of Medieval Rhetoric and Poetics
PR: Level One Latin recommended
J. Ross M 2–4 LI 301
MST 2048 S Music in Medieval Life J. Haines M 10–12 LI 103
MST 2050 Y Middle Welsh D. Klausner W 10–12 LI 301
MST 3021 S Boethius
PR: Level One Latin Pass or permission of the instructor
J. Magee M 10–12 LI 301
MST 3112 S Geography and Identity in Old and Middle English Literature F. Michelet F 2–4 LI 301
MST 3116 F Medieval Medicine R. Harvey W 10–12 LI 310
MST 3122 S Medieval Women in their own Writing I. Fernández Peláez M 2–4 LI 301
MST 3262 S Monastic Identities I. Cochelin W 10–12 UC 204
MST 3308 F The Philosophy of Peter Abelard P. King M 2–4 LI 310
MST 3327 S Free Will and Human Action in Medieval Philosophy M. Pickavé M 2–4 LI 310
MST 3501 F Introduction to the Medieval Christian Liturgy J. Haines R 10–12 LI 103
MST 9310 F Directed Reading / Staff
MST 9310 S Directed Reading / Staff
MST 9310 Y Directed Reading / Staff
MST 9315 F Directed Reading / Staff
MST 9315 S Directed Reading / Staff
MST 9315 Y Directed Reading / Staff

Cross-Listed Courses from Other Academic Units

All details concerning course offerings cross–listed from other departments should be checked with the relevant academic department as changes can occur which may not be reflected in our listing.

Art History

FAH 1134 S Communal Painting and Propaganda in Italy during the 13th and 14th Centuries J. Wollesen W 12–3 SS 6032
FAH 1125 F Medieval Pilgrimage Art and Architecture J. Caskey R 2–5 LI 301
FAH 1127 F Early Medieval Art A. Cohen M 1 – 4 SS 6032

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Collaborative Program)

No courses currently cross–listed.

Book History and Print Culture (Collaborative Program)

BKS 1001 H Introduction to Book History TBA TBA
BKS 2000 F Advanced Seminar in Book History and Print Culture T. Keymer TBA TBA

Classics

LAT 1803 S Readings in Latin Verse M. Revermann F 10 – 1 TBA

Comparative Literature

No courses currently cross–listed.

English

ENG 1001 F Old English I A. Orchard T 9–11 TC 24
ENG 1002 S Old English II (Beowulf) A. Healey T & R 9–10:30 RL 14284
ENG 1008 F Medieval Entertainers W. Robins T 3–5 TBA
ENG 1552 S Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde and other poems S. Akbari M 3–6 TBA

French

FSL 6000 F,S Reading French Course for Graduate Students TBA T 4–6 CR 403

Germanic Languages and Literatures

GER 1200 F Introduction to Medieval German Language and Culture M. Stock W 2–4 OH 323
GER 6000 F Reading German for Graduate Students M. Kumanatasan TBA TBA
GER 6000 S Reading German for Graduate Students M. Kumanatasan TBA TBA

History

HIS 1201 F Materials of Medieval History J. Goering R 2–4 KL PIMS
HIS 1210 F Gregory of Tours and the Sixth Century A. C. Murray T 10–12 UC 55
HIS 1215 F Social Change in Medieval England, 1154–1279 M. Gervers W 2–4 UC F204
HIS 1223 S Renaissance Humanism K. Bartlett T 2–4 VC 211

History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

No courses currently cross–listed.

Italian Studies

ITA 1303 F Italian Lexicography F. Pierno W 10-12 CR 106
ITA 1200 S Dante D. Pietropaolo T 10-12

Jewish Studies

JEH 2020 F Early Modern Diaspora: A cross-disciplinary seminar on the literature and the history of exile M. Rubright
N. Terpstra
R 3–6 JH 718

Music

No courses currently cross–listed.

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

NMC 1500Y Archaeology from Alexander to Muhammad E. J. Keall T & R 4–6 BF 323
NMC 2225Y History of Iran M. E. Subtelny W 3–5 TBA
NMC 2310Y Ottoman History to 1800 V. Ostapchuk M 7–9 UC 140

Philosophy

No courses currently cross–listed.

Religious Studies

No courses currently cross–listed.

Slavic Languages and Literatures

SLA 1104 F Introduction to Old Church Slavonic J. Schallert R 2–4 AH 103
SLA 1109 S Studies in Old Church Slavonic J. Schallert R 2–4 AH 103

Spanish and Portuguese

SPA 2025S The Worlds of Alfonso X, el Sabio J. Blackmore W 2–4 PR 304
SPA 2060S Literature and Society of Castile in the Late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance Y. Iglesias M 3–5 PR 304

Location Key

AH Alumni Hall 121 St Joseph Street
BC Birge–Carnegie Library 75a Queen’s Park
BF Bancroft Building 4 Bancroft Avenue
BT Comparative Literature Seminar Room Isabel Bader Theatre
93 Charles Street West, 3rd floor
CR Carr Hall 100 St Joseph Street
EJ Music Library Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park
IN Innis College 2 Sussex Avenue
JH Jackman Humanities Building 170 St George Street
KL PIMS Library J.M. Kelly Library, 113 St Joseph Street, 4th floor
LA Gerald Larkin Building 15 Devonshire Place
LI Lillian Massey Building 125 Queen’s Park, 3rd floor
(SE corner of Bloor Street & Queen’s Park)
MA Colin Friesen Room Massey College, 4 Devonshire Place
OH Odette Hall 50 St Joseph Street
PI Pontifical Institute of Mediæval Studies (PIMS) 59 Queen’s Park Crescent East
PR E.J. Pratt Library 71 Queen’s Park Crescent East
RB Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library 120 St George Street
RL Robarts Library, Dictionary of Old English Room 14284, 14th floor, 130 St George Street
SS Sidney Smith Hall 100 St George Street
TC Trinity College 6 Hoskin Avenue
TF Teefy Hall 57 Queen’s Park Crescent East
UC University College 12 King’s College Circle
VC Victoria College 73 Queen’s Park Crescent East
WI Wilson Hall, New College 40 Willcocks Street