Renaissance Studies Certificate Program
The Renaissance Studies Certificate Program functions as a consortium of Ph. D. programs that brings students and faculty together through courses, events, and participation in organizations in order to share and enhance common interests in the Renaissance and Early Modern period through cross-disciplinary contact.
The RSCP is designed to enable students pursuing doctorates in any CUNY Ph.D. program in any aspect of the Renaissance or Early Modern period (c. 1350-1700) to expand their studies in an interdisciplinary way. The program's main goals are to
Participating CUNY Ph.D. Programs
Art
History, Classics,
Comparative Literature,
English, French,
Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian
Literatures, History,
Music, Philosophy,
and Theatre.
Requirements
Requirements for the certificate consist of
Several participating Ph.D. programs accept the two core courses toward their own requirements.
Students are welcome to take RSCP courses even if they are not completing a certificate.
A major part of the program is the organization of lectures and colloquia that have brought major scholars to The Graduate Center from major national and international institutions.
The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) at The Graduate Center
The RSA and its interdisciplinary journal, Renaissance Quarterly, have their offices at the CUNY Graduate Center and employ CUNY doctoral students. CUNY faculty and doctoral students participate in the annual RSA conference. Two annual student awards are funded by the RSA: The Graduate Student Essay Prize in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, and Renaissance and Early Modern Travel and Research Grants.
The Folger Institute Consortium
The Renaissance Studies Certificate Program is the contact program for CUNY’s membership in the Folger Institute consortium, which meets at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. CUNY doctoral students are eligible for funding to travel to, and participate in, Folger Institute seminars, colloquia, and conferences. For program and application information, see <http://www.folger.edu/institute/>.
Society for the Study of Women in the Renaissance
Affiliated with the Renaissance Studies Certificate Program, this society has monthly speakers at The Graduate Center, organizes major national conferences, and sponsors major publications. Information: Susan O'Malley
The Early Modern Interdisciplinary Group
(EMIG)
A student-run organization, emphasizing connections
between thought, culture, politics, society, language, and art, EMIG
provides a forum for the exchange of ideas related to the period between the
fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The group serves as a bridge between
the Ph.D. Program in English and the Renaissance Studies Certificate Program
and its participating programs in Art History, Comparative Literature,
French, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages and Literatures, History,
Music, Philosophy, and Theatre. EMIG meets monthly during the academic year. Information
Awards and Grants
The following awards are open to students enrolled in the program:
Graduate Student Essay Prize in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, an annual award of $300.00 for an essay on a Renaissance or Early Modern-topic. The purpose of the prize is to encourage future Renaissance scholarship by recognizing scholarly promise in a doctoral student. Funds for the award are provided by the Renaissance Society of America (RSA), whose offices are located at The Graduate Center.
Renaissance and Early Modern Travel and Research Grants, a limited number of grants to help students travel to collections or conferences in connection with projects related to research in Renaissance and Early Modern studies. The award is supported by funds contributed by the Renaissance Society of America.
Guidelines and applications for these awards are available in the Certificate Programs Office (Room 5109) or by request
New York Resources for Renaissance Study
With its rich cultural resources, New York is especially suited to serve students interested in the Renaissance. In addition to the Mina Rees Library of The Graduate Center and the libraries of the eighteen CUNY college campuses, CUNY graduate students have access to a broad range of resources, including
New York
Academy of Medicine Library
American Numismatic Society
Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference
Library
General Theological Seminary--St.
Mark’s Library
Hispanic Society of
America, Museum and Library
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Museum, Libraries,
and Research Resources
New York Public Library-Research Libraries
Pierpont Morgan Museum and Library
Union Theological
Seminary--Burke Library
Admission
The Certificate in Renaissance Studies is available to students matriculated in Ph.D. programs at The Graduate Center. For admission to The Graduate Center, write to individual programs, or, for general information, write to Admission Office, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309 or see www.gc.cuny.edu.
Students already at the Graduate Center, or planning to attend, should contact the program coordinator.
For further inquiries, contact:
Professor Clare Carroll,
Coordinator
Renaissance Studies Certificate Program
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Room 5109.02
New York, NY 10016
Email:
ccarroll1@gc.cuny.edu
or
renaissance@gc.cuny.edu