G-MDVL-C - Interdisciplinary Medieval and Renaissance Studies Certificate

Complete three Medieval and Renaissance studies courses outside of major department (discuss with director of graduate studies and thesis advisor). Courses must be taken for credit. In some cases, courses listed in the student’s major department may be counted, as for example when they are team taught by faculty from different disciplines, when they teach research methods or skills relevant to several disciplines, or when they are in a different discipline than that of the student. The director of graduate studies must be consulted in every such case.

Attend twelve meetings of the Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium. The purpose of the colloquium is to encourage students, before the dissertation-writing stage, to interact with students and faculty in Duke departments beyond their own, and to become part of a broader Medieval and Renaissance studies community at Duke. This colloquium usually meets three times each semester and is led by a range of faculty members or distinguished visiting lecturers.

Present a research paper at a Medieval and Renaissance studies workshop, colloquia, or conference at a local venue.

Dissertation on a topic in Medieval and Renaissance studies (late antiquity through seventeenth century on any region, in any discipline).