Students of the Middle Ages at the Graduate School and University Center may undertake an interdisciplinary concentration in Medieval Studies available to anyone enrolled in the Ph.D. Program in Comparative Literature, English, French, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures, History, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, or Theatre. Students who complete the requirements of the interdisciplinary concentration receive, when the Ph.D. in the major field is conferred, a Certificate in Medieval Studies.
The Certificate Program provides
doctoral students with the opportunity to study the
Middle Ages within the kind of broad and
multidisciplinary framework that is particularly
appropriate to medieval studies. It offers training in
skills, such as paleography, that are important to all
medievalists, and an introduction to the central
scholarly issues facing medievalists today. A student
organization maintains a library of books and journals of
interest to medievalists in the Pearl Kibre Medieval
Study, a room that provides students of the Middle Ages
with a unique haven for private and group study, as well
as for talks by students, faculty, and visitors, and for
social gatherings. Certificate Program conferences and
colloquia bring scholars from around the world to the
Graduate Center.
Through the
New York City Doctoral Consortium, students at the Graduate Center may enroll in courses at
Columbia University,
Fordham University, and
New York University.
The New York City Doctoral Consortium in Medieval Studies sponsors an
annual colloquium for graduate students from the four consortial universities.
We also work closely with the
Medieval Club of New York, a citywide association of
medievalists that presents monthly lectures on medieval
topics. The Graduate School and University Center is
located within a short walk of the Pierpont Morgan
Library, with its world-renowned collection of medieval
manuscripts. Proximity to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
and The Cloisters
also makes New York an ideal venue for
medieval studies.
The Medieval Studies Certificate Program
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212.817.8124
Fax: 212.817.1528
Professor Anne Stone, Acting Coordinator
astone@gc.cuny.edu
Mary Frisque, Assistant Program Officer
mfrisque@gc.cuny.edu
This material has been prepared by faculty in the program.
For official information, please check the current Bulletin
and Student Handbook of The Graduate School and
University Center.
