Courses
The following medieval studies courses are currently offered at Swarthmore. Majors and minors are also allowed to include medieval courses from Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and the University of Pennsylvania in their curriculum.
Spring 2025
- CHIN 033. Introduction to Classical Chinese
- CHIN 042. Voices of the Silk Road: Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Exchange in Central Asia
- HIST 002A. War, Religion, Revolution: Europe, 1096-1789
- LING 033. Introduction to Classical Chinese
- MDST 020. Medieval and Renaissance Music
- MUSI 020. Medieval and Renaissance Music
- MUSI 045. Critical Mass Medieval-Renaissance Vocal Chamber Ensemble
- PHIL 001H. Introduction to Philosophy: Personal Identity
- PHIL 053. Indian Philosophy
- RELG 004B. Interpreting Jews: Premodern Biblical Interpretation
- RELG 008B. The Qur'an and Its Interpreters
- RELG 011B. Islam
- RELG 067. Judaism, The Jew(s), Israel
- RUSS 047. Russian Fairy Tales
Fall 2025
Spring 2026
- CHIN 033. Introduction to Classical Chinese
- ENGL 014. Old English/History of the Language
- ENGL 046. Tolkien and Pullman and Their Literary Roots
- HIST 014. Sex, Lies and Revolution: Democracy in Anglo-America, 1642-1776
- LING 014. Old English/History of the Language
- LING 033. Introduction to Classical Chinese
- MUSI 045. Critical Mass Medieval-Renaissance Vocal Chamber Ensemble
- PHIL 001H. Introduction to Philosophy: Personal Identity
- RELG 008B. The Qur'an and Its Interpreters
- RELG 098. Islamic Law & Society