Graduate Minor in Early Modern Studies

The University of Minnesota's graduate minor in early modern studies offers MA and PhD students an opportunity to enrich their major field program with solid grounding in theories and methods used by scholars across disciplines who study the early modern period.

The minor draws upon the University’s exceptional resources for studying the early modern period, such as library collections and colloquia. Most importantly, the graduate faculty includes internationally recognized scholars from a wide range of programs, including anthropology; English; French and Italian; geography, environment, and society; German, Nordic, Slavik, and Dutch; history; history of science, technology, and medicine; Spanish and Portuguese studies; and theatre arts and dance. 

Graduate students earn credits while building an intellectual community among their peers and tap into the exciting interdisciplinary research going on in early modern studies at the University of Minnesota and around the world. Upon graduation, students receive formal certification of their cross-disciplinary training as part of a recognized university minor.

Program Highlights

• Requirements complement and are easily integrated into most major programs
• Co-taught by faculty from two different departments; core seminar provides formal interdisciplinary training
• Electives come from a wide range of courses from across the University
• Creates formal and informal opportunities for professional development

Declare

Call or email us to learn more about program requirements, course offerings, and how to apply for our early modern studies minor.

Fill out the application (PDF) and return it to the early modern studies director of graduate studies.

Other Forms

• Annual review (PDF)
• Petition for elective credit substitution (PDF)
• Coursework completion (PDF)