Graduate Minor in Early Modern Studies
Contact Us
CPS Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Study | Andrea Sterk: [email protected]
CPS Associate Director and Assistant to the CPS DGS/DUS | Lydia Garver: [email protected]
The Center for Premodern Studies' graduate minor in Early Modern Studies offers MA and PhD students an opportunity to cultivate essential cross-disciplinary scholarship that takes into account a broad range of theories and methods. Upon graduation, students receive formal certification of their cross-disciplinary training as part of a recognized university minor.
The minor draws upon the University’s exceptional resources for studying the early modern period. Most importantly, the graduate faculty includes internationally recognized scholars from a wide range of programs, including: Anthropology; Art History; Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; English; French and Italian; Geography, Environment and Society; German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch; History; History of Science, Technology and Medicine; Music; Spanish and Portuguese; and Theater 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.
Details about the Graduate Minor in Early Modern Studies can be found in the University Catalog.
Program Highlights
- Requirements complement and are easily integrated into most major programs
- Core seminars are typically co-taught by faculty from two different departments and provide formal interdisciplinary training
- Electives can be chosen from a wide range of courses across the University
- Formal and informal opportunities for professional development through the Center for Premodern Studies
- Interdisciplinary cohort allows students to build connections across departments
- Priority eligibility for CPS research funding
Declare a Minor
To apply for the graduate minor in Early Modern Studies, complete the CPS Graduate Minor Application Form (view-only Google document to download or print) and return it to the Associate Director of the Center for Premodern Studies, Lydia Garver, at [email protected].
To make your declaration official, you will also need to complete the Graduate Minor Request Form (UMN login required). This will allow the minor to appear in GPAS. Declaring a minor early is highly recommended and makes tracking your degree process much easier.
Additional information about adding or removing a graduate minor is available on One Stop.
Current Minors
Students pursuing who are in coursework and pursuing a minor in Early Modern Studies will have an annual check in with the CPS DGS each fall to make sure they are on track to complete the minor. Students should complete an Annual Review Form prior to the meeting.