Overview
Description
Explores the experiences of medieval women as religious leaders, workers, nobles, and queens, and as mothers, wives, and daughters.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Core
CO10, CO13
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate in writing and/or classroom participation a knowledge of the transformation in the political, social, and cultural status of women from the 4th-15th century in Europe and the Mediterranean basin in various faiths.
- articulate in a written project and presentation ways in which gender intersects with class, social status, religion, and culture to influence individual life experiences in Middle Ages as evidenced by primary sources.
- interpret secondary sources and comprehend arguments that pertain to the contemporary historiography on medieval concepts of gender and on women and their experiences in the Middle Ages.
- integrate and synthesize Core knowledge, enabling them to analyze open-ended problems or complex issues through long-form written assignments.