A first-year schedule sample

This degree program is flexible and offers you the opportunity to take courses in many different subject areas. Here’s what a typical first-year schedule might look like:

^a Required or eligible course for the major
^b One of the course options to complete the English Language Writing Requirement
^c One of the course options to complete the Indigenous Learning Requirement
^d One of the course options to complete the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement
^e One of the course options which may be used in the Breadth, Cognate, and/or Electives Requirements

The Course and Program Catalogue has the complete and official listing of required classes and their descriptions for this program.

• Course and Program Catalogue

CLAS 242: Ancient Art and Architecture II: Graeco Roman World
A study of the Art and Architecture of the Graeco-Roman World (200 B.C. to A.D. 400), with focus on the Roman adaptation and transformation of Hellenistic Greek aesthetic practices and principles in the spheres of architecture, sculpture, interior decoration, and luxury crafts.

HIST 211: Martyrs, Mystics, and Madmen: Making the Medieval Saint
In the world of late antiquity, the veneration of saints became a focus of the religious and cultural life of Christian communities. But what is it to be a saint? Many were martyrs and miracle workers, but we also find holy madmen, transvestites, prostitutes. In this seminar we explore the diverse representations of sanctity in the hagiographical tradition of the Middle Ages, addressing both the literary and the historical questions raised therein. We ask how Christian communities in the later Roman Empire conceived of sanctity. We address questions of gender and empire, ritual and the body, memory and the use of the past. We explore the array of evidence for the cult of the saints—both literary and material—first in an attempt to understand the complex of practices and beliefs that accompany its emergence but also to recognize more broadly what this institution can tell us about the Mediterranean world of late antiquity and Medieval Europe.

CMRS 403: Analysis and Public Exhibition of Cultural Artifacts
Independent study of a particular cultural artifact or artifact type, culminating in the public presentation of an exhibit in the Museum of Antiquities. Includes practical experience as a volunteer in the Museum. Contact CMRS director for details.

Unique
The Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies program is unique to the University of Saskatchewan. No other program in North America approaches these three periods as a whole.

Program customization
The program's multi-disciplinary approach gives you the freedom to customize your degree, taking any number of courses from anthropology, archaeology, art, art history, drama, English, history, languages, music, philosophy, political studies and religious studies.

Learning environment
The diversity of disciplinary interests among the students and faculty has created a rich intellectual environment of discussion, exchange, and informal learning. The Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies community includes numerous internationally acclaimed scholars, a growing cohort of strong young academics, and uniformly excellent teachers. CMRS students are given opportunities to engage in original research and to make meaningful contributions to current scholarship.