Graduate Certificate in Arts (Medieval and Renaissance Studies)

Course 089-MR (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 ContactGraduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395 Fax: +61 3 9347 0424 Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The graduate certificate provides students with a general understanding of key concepts and issues in medieval studies. Students undertaking this short and concentrated program of study develop valuable skills of analysis and critique. Course coordinator: Dr Catherine Kovesi School of Historical Studies Email: c.kovesi@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the graduate certificate should: demonstrate a knowledge of one or more areas in the study of medieval and renaissance studies; understand the main theories and concepts relating to these areas of study; appreciate the significance of these ideas and issues in the context of medieval and renaissance studies as a discipline; develop skills of analysis in relation to specific areas of medieval studies.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	Total 50 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise a maximum of one first year subject a minimum of three second/third and/or third/fourth year subjects
Subject Options:	First Year Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-130 Art History: Theory and Controversy Semester 2 12.50 107-149 Intensive Beginners Latin Summer 25 131-121 Making the Modern World: 1300-1750 1 12.500 136-111 From Plato to Einstein Semester 1 12.50 702-131 European Architecture A Not offered in 2008 12.500 Second/third year Students may take the following subjects on the condition that they satisfy individual subject requirements. In some instances (for example, Music students) this will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Students are advised to check with the relevant subject coordinator. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-013 Beowulf 2 12.500 106-015 Backgrounds to English Literature Semester 1 12.50 106-024 Introduction to Old English A Semester 1 12.50 106-029 Introduction to Old English B Not offered in 2008 12.50 106-037 Shakespearean Worlds Not Offered 106-038 Medievalism in Contemporary Culture 1 12.500 106-053 Chaucer and the Birth of the Author Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-210 Romance and Melancholia 2 12.500 106-213 Art, Ideology and Doctrine, 400-1000 2 12.500 107-009 The Great Archaeologists Not Offered 107-020 The Age of Leonardo da Vinci Not Offered 107-021 The Age of Michelangelo Not Offered 107-032 Venetian Renaissance Painting Not Offered 107-048 Art, Society & Ritual in Medieval Italy Not Offered 107-149 Intensive Beginners Latin Summer 25 107-220 Medieval Art: Celtic to Gothic 2 12.500 107-236 Asian Art and SpiritualityNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 116-224 Rome: Fact or Fiction Not offered in 2008 25 126-068 Viking Studies A: Culture and Conflict Not Offered 126-069 Viking Studies B: Sagas and Society Not Offered 131-041 The Renaissance in Italy 2 12.500 131-044 Renaissance Nuremberg & Central Europe 2 25.000 131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation Semester 2 12.50 131-085 Witches and Witch Hunting in Europe 1 12.500 131-241 Medieval Ireland: Conflict and ConquestNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 131-233 Civil War and Revolution in Britain 2 12.500 131-237 The Crusades Not offered in 2008 12.50 131-238 Early Medieval Europe: Cultures of PowerNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 136-288 Astronomy: The Universe in World History Semester 1 12.50 740-304 Music of the Manuscript Tradition 1 12.500 740-310 Court, Church and Urban Music 1450-1600 Semester 2 12.50 740-312 Notation and Music Editing Not offered in 2008 12.50 Third/fourth year Students may take the following subjects on the condition that they satisfy individual subject requirements. In some instances (for example, Music students) this may be decided on a case-by-case basis. Students are advised to check with the relevant subject coordinator . Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-402 Attribution, Expertise, Connoisseurship Not offered in 2008 12.500 107-449 Architecture and the Visual Imagination 2 12.500 107-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750 Summer 25 116-418 To Hell with Dante 1 12.500 116-419 Italian Language in Focus Advanced Not offered in 2008 12.500 116-462 Italian Past and Present Not offered in 2008 12.500 740-409 Early Music Theory and Practice Not offered in 2008 12.500
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	http://www.english.unimelb.edu.au
Notes:	Students are expected to consult with the Course Coordinator to discuss an appropriate course plan.

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