Medieval Studies

The Medieval Studies Program involves students in the depth of history and challenges them to analyze problems with more than one culture and time period in view. The University of Oregon possesses a commitment to international awareness and understanding, an undertaking only possible by knowing and reflecting on the past, as well as on our local and global present and future.

What You Can Do with a Degree in Medieval Studies

Students may enroll in graduate programs either within medieval studies or within traditional fields, such as English or history, where they can focus on medieval culture. Medieval studies majors have many avenues to explore careers, including:

  • Business
  • Computer technology
  • Law
  • Library science/archiving
  • Linguistics
  • Public service
  • Publishing
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Writing 

Our Degree Programs

Medieval studies provides an excellent general education or a solid base for graduate work in a more specialized area. We offer both a major and a minor in medieval studies.

Medieval Castle ruins

Learn from Experts in the Field

As part of the UO, a comprehensive research university, medieval studies offers undergraduates the benefits of active and professional research faculty.

Medieval tapestry

Get Real-world Experience

Our students extend their learning beyond the classroom through numerous experiential learning opportunities. Immerse yourself in another culture while studying abroad, develop vital job skills in an internship, or conduct original research on a topic that sparks your interest.

Scholarships and Funding

Students in the Department of Medieval Studies can seek funding through the College of Arts and Sciences, which awards various scholarships both to incoming students and to those already attending the UO.

Undergraduate Scholarships

Academic Support

Our academic advisors can help students understand their major or minor requirements, plan their course of study, explore study abroad opportunities, and more.

Undergraduate Advising

Humanities News and Events

ROMANCE LANGUAGES — Terence McCulley ’79 (French, history) is a decorated former U.S. ambassador whose dynamic 41-year career in Africa began with an interest in the French language. When asked about his choice of majors and careers, he said he “felt a call” to learn a foreign language all the way back in grade school and eventually developed a love of French and France’s literature and history.
THEATRE ARTS — In a season of productions that each promise to examine what happens when things go wrong, the first production in the 2026-2027 University Theatre season is a classic comedic play where everything goes wrong. “Noises Off” is filled with innuendo, comic misunderstandings, physical humor and characters running around on stage in their underwear. It is often called “the funniest farce ever written.”
LINGUISTICS — The annual sponsored research report highlights research projects across disciplines, from the Oregon Coast to Papua New Guinea. Featured projects in this year's report include a linguistics project studying how a specific set of language patterns arise, how people learn them and why they persist over time as well as a project capturing an endangered and undocumented language in Papua New Guinea.

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Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Nov

3

Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Nov 3 Villard Hall
Global Opportunities Fair

Nov

3

Global Opportunities Fair

Nov 3 Lillis Business Complex
History Dept. Seminar: "A Paper World: Urbano Monte's Global Perspective ca. 1587"

Nov

3

History Dept. Seminar: "A Paper World: Urbano Monte's Global Perspective ca. 1587"

Nov 3 McKenzie Hall
Boren Scholarship Workshop

Nov

3

Boren Scholarship Workshop

Nov 3 Anstett Hall
Eco-Fascism Lecture Series: "Fascist Climates: Tracking Weather in Colonial East Africa"

Nov

3

Eco-Fascism Lecture Series: "Fascist Climates: Tracking Weather in Colonial East Africa"

Nov 3 Gerlinger Hall
The Landscape of Muslim Philanthropy: An Academic Review of Giving Patterns in the US

Nov

3

The Landscape of Muslim Philanthropy: An Academic Review of Giving Patterns in the US

Nov 3 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Government Partnerships and Financing for Sanitation and the Human Right to WASH

Nov

4

Government Partnerships and Financing for Sanitation and the Human Right to WASH

Nov 4 Lawrence Hall
History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

Nov

5

History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

Nov 5 McKenzie Hall
Politics in Italy Info Session

Nov

5

Politics in Italy Info Session

Nov 5 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC)
CAS CareerLab Headshots Session

Nov

5

CAS CareerLab Headshots Session

Nov 5 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)

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