# Medieval Cultures

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The program in Medieval Studies offers a concentration in Medieval Cultures with two tracks with distinct foci: one in Medieval Cultures and the other in Late Antique Cultures.

Degree Type

A.B.

department

[Program in Medieval Studies](https://medieval-studies.brown.edu/)

[More Information](https://www.brown.edu/academics/medieval-studies/undergraduate)

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# Medieval Cultures

The program in Medieval Studies offers a concentration in Medieval Cultures with two tracks with distinct foci: one in Medieval Cultures and the other in Late Antique Cultures.

**Medieval Cultures** focuses on the 6th-15th centuries, combining interdisciplinary perspectives with in-depth study of one or two related disciplines.

**Late Antique Cultures** deals with the 3rd-9th centuries, when ancient cultural forms were still in place but medieval cultures were beginning to take shape simultaneously. The first undergraduate degree of its kind in this country, Late Antique Cultures studies the changing relation of cultural practices, social patterns, political and economics forms, and artistic and literary traditions in this important transition period.

A traditional area of study in Medieval Cultures is Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, but students are encouraged to work comparatively in Byzantine, Islamic, Judaic and/or Slavic cultures in the middle ages.

- [List of requirements](https://bulletin.brown.edu/the-college/concentrations/mdvc)
- [Honors website](http://brown.edu/Departments/Medieval_Studies/medieval/)

## Student Goals

Students in this concentration will:

- Gain in-depth knowledge of Roman and medieval history, religions, and cultural production
- Develop advanced skills in critical reading and thinking
- Learn to read a medieval language or ancient Greek, Latin, or Hebrew
- Complete an original research project

## Tracks

- Late Antique Cultures

## Department Undergraduate Group (DUG)

Student Leaders: Markus Joerg

## Graduating Class

| Class Year | Total Students | Honors Graduates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |

The Director of Undergraduate Studies is typically the first point of contact for prospective concentrators. Once students have declared, they may be assigned a specific concentration advisor from within the department or program.

- [Jonathan Conant](mailto:Jonathan_Conant@brown.edu)

- [Jonathan Conant](mailto:Jonathan_Conant@brown.edu)
- [Joseph Pucci](mailto:Joseph_Pucci@brown.edu)