English Medieval and Renaissance Studies - The University of Tennessee

English Medieval and Renaissance Studies from The University of Tennessee is a Campus Master English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Graduate students with interests in Medieval and Renaissance studies will find a wide array of faculty and institutional resources at Tennessee. The Marco Institute is an interdisciplinary program that was recently awarded a three million dollar challenge grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Marco sponsors weekly discussion groups, a Friday tea, a spring colloquium, and research support, including sponsored graduate student travel to the Newberry and Folger Library. Additionally, all incoming students are encouraged to attend the bi-weekly graduate proseminar where they will meet graduate students and faculty from the other participating disciplines. Medieval Studies has a long history at the University of Tennessee beginning with the tenure of the great Arthurian scholar J. Douglas Bruce who was head of the department from 1900 to 1923. Graduate students will find a library of primary and secondary literature in the field that is unsurpassed in the southeast as well as an active and collegial interdisciplinary faculty of almost twenty-five from six participating departments in the College of Arts and Science. The four faculty members in English (Dzon, Heffernan, Howes and Liuzza) have been the recipients of national and international awards. Graduate students in medieval have won departmental research awards, which provide the opportunity to work closely with professors on research and editorial projects. View more details on The University of Tennessee . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.