Student Testimonials

In these classes, I found that the professors were passionate about their subjects, and each day, they shared that enthusiasm with the class.
- Mary Dooley

Many of the medieval and Renaissance courses that I have taken have also reinforced my studies for courses of other disciplines.
- Margaret Liekar

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies certificate has proved useful for my general knowledge as a student.
- Brad Bellinger

I have also discovered that it is nearly impossible to study a different culture without seeing it through the eyes of our culture.
- Catherine Muller

The material that I have studied in my medieval and renaissance classes seems to be reappearing in other classes in other departments.
- Allison Smith

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies coursework I pursued allowed me a chance to step away from such heavy science focus, and instead investigate topics in literature, fine arts, and history.
- Timothy Jackson

Through the Magna Carta I saw the early roots of democracy; through the battle between popes and kings I saw the eventual emergence of separation of Church and State.
- Katherine Cocklin

Gaining this certificate has also helped me with understanding concepts in other disciplines I had never thought it could extend to.
- Shakala Kyle

Everything I studied in my completion of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies certificate complemented all the other fields, and led to a richer and more multi-layered interpretation of each.
- Caroline Nilsen

The certificate enhanced not only my History major, but my German minor as well.
- Rebekah Mueller

Prof. Mark Possanza’s use of primary sources from the likes of Livy and Ovid were fascinating reads.
- Daniel Andrus

I have taken classes in Latin, history, linguistics, German, and the history of art and architecture; this variety contributes to a broader understanding of medieval and Renaissance culture than the courses in any single department would have done alone.
- Yelena Forrester

One of the benefits of the interdisciplinary aspects of the MRST certificate is that it has created for me an expansive window through which I can peer into the pasts of these two rich and volatile periods.
- Elizabeth Reali