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Minor in Ancient and Medieval Studies

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

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Program
Award
Minor
CIP
30.2202
Total credits (published)
72
Credits (computed from items)
72
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166683
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166683_3ed4e028
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Area I: Language 1, 2

5 items
  1. Select one of the following for a total of 12 units:
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  2. 21L.601[J]
    Old English and Beowulf 3
    Not resolved to a course
  3. 21L.611& 21L.612
    Latin Iand Latin II
    Not resolved to a course
  4. 21L.607& 21L.608
    Greek Iand Greek II
    Not resolved to a course
  5. 21L.613& 21L.614
    Latin Readingsand Advanced Latin Readings 3
    Not resolved to a course

An intermediate-level subject in Greek, Latin, Italian, Norse, or Arabic 4

1 item
  1. Select five subjects from at least two of the following areas. At least one subject must be taken in both the Ancient and Medieval periods:
    Not resolved to a course
    60

Area II: Arts and Architecture

0 items

    Ancient

    3 items
    1. 4.605
      A Global History of Architecture 5
      Not resolved to a course
    2. 21H.237
      The City of Athens in the Age of Pericles
      Not resolved to a course
    3. 21H.239[J]
      The City of Rome in the Age of the Caesars
      Not resolved to a course

    Medieval

    4 items
    1. 4.614
      Introduction to Islamic Architecture
      Not resolved to a course
    2. 4.635
      Early Modern Architecture and Art
      Not resolved to a course
    3. 21H.234[J]
      Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient Mediterranean World
      Not resolved to a course
    4. 21M.220
      Medieval and Renaissance Music
      Not resolved to a course

    Area III: Literary Studies 6

    0 items

      Ancient

      6 items
      1. 21L.001
        Foundations of Western Literature: Homer to Dante 5
        Not resolved to a course
      2. 21L.021
        Comedy 5
        Not resolved to a course
      3. 21L.455
        Ancient Authors
        Not resolved to a course
      4. 21L.458
        The Bible
        Not resolved to a course
      5. 21L.613& 21L.614
        Latin Readingsand Advanced Latin Readings 3, 5
        Not resolved to a course
      6. 24.200
        Ancient Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course

      Medieval

      2 items
      1. 21L.460
        Arthurian Literature
        Not resolved to a course
      2. 21L.601[J]
        Old English and Beowulf 3
        Not resolved to a course

      Area IV: Material and Historical Studies

      0 items

        Ancient

        14 items
        1. 3.981
          Communities of the Living and the Dead: the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
          Not resolved to a course
        2. 3.982
          The Ancient Andean World
          Not resolved to a course
        3. 3.983
          Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization
          Not resolved to a course
        4. 3.986[J]
          The Human Past: Introduction to Archaeology
          Not resolved to a course
        5. 3.987
          Human Evolution: Data from Palaeontology, Archaeology, and Materials Science
          Not resolved to a course
        6. 3.993
          Archaeology of the Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
        7. 21H.007[J]
          Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Studies 5
          Not resolved to a course
        8. 21H.130
          The Ancient World: Greece
          Not resolved to a course
        9. 21H.132
          The Ancient World: Rome
          Not resolved to a course
        10. 21H.230
          Barbarians, Saints, and Emperors 5
          Not resolved to a course
        11. 21H.331
          Julius Caesar and the Fall of the Roman Republic
          Not resolved to a course
        12. 21H.333
          Early Christianity 5
          Not resolved to a course
        13. 21H.336
          The Making of a Roman Emperor
          Not resolved to a course
        14. CC.117[J]
          Humane Warfare: Ancient and Medieval Perspectives on Ethics in War 5
          Not resolved to a course

        Medieval

        8 items
        1. 21H.133
          The Medieval World
          Not resolved to a course
        2. 21H.134[J]
          Medieval Economic History in Comparative Perspective
          Not resolved to a course
        3. 21H.135
          J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar, Author, and Thinker
          Not resolved to a course
        4. 21H.238
          The Vikings
          Not resolved to a course
        5. 21H.240
          The World of Charlemagne
          Not resolved to a course
        6. 21H.332
          Medieval Warfare
          Not resolved to a course
        7. 21H.383
          Technology and the Global Economy, 1000-2000
          Not resolved to a course
        8. CC 116
          How to Rule the World: The Promises and Pitfalls of Politics, War, and Empire 5
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, catalog 2026 — https://catalog.mit.edu/interdisciplinary/undergraduate-programs/minors/ancient-medieval-studies/. Captured page pages/0235.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.