Welcome

Welcome to the website for Rice University’s Medieval Studies Program.

Undergraduates who choose the Medieval Studies major can put together an interdisciplinary course of study from a broad range of available course offerings. The program is designed to allow students to obtain an overview of vital aspects of medieval learning, arts, languages, and cultures, while also specializing in a traditional discipline or area.

This program involves collaborative work from faculty across many departments in the humanities and social sciences. In addition to curricular work, students in Medieval Studies have opportunities to take part in symposia, to learn about faculty research projects, and sometimes to assist with them; faculty members in turn gain a community of interested people and sometimes able undergraduate research assistants.

We hope that students seeking to go on to graduate work, as well as anyone interested the Middle Ages, will find everything they need to know about the program here. Of course, if you still have questions, feel free to contact us.