Premodern Cultures Microcredential

Why pursue a microcredential in Premodern Cultures?

Studying human experience from a long historical perspective can increase our understanding of pressing social and environmental concerns that cross time, space, and methods. Complex issues like climate change, structural inequalities, and racial and economic justice benefit from interdisciplinary methodologies that combine multiple approaches to differentiate present and past and allow us to recognize both how we arrived in the current moment and how the past was different from today.

A microcredential in Premodern Cultures certifies this interdisciplinary expertise about the literatures, history, and culture from ca. 1200 BCE – 1500 CE. Employers will value earners’ strong communication skills and ability to recognize the assumptions they and others bring to objects and experiences.

Declare Your Microcredential

The Premodern Cultures Microcredential is available as of March 2025. To register, please complete the online registration form.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. The earner possesses an undergraduate-level foundation in the understanding of premodern cultures.
  2. The earner can identify, evaluate, and use tools from different disciplines to study the art, literature, and culture of premodern societies.
  3. The earner can analyze the relationships between present and past, between art and culture, and between disciplinary specializations.

Requirements

To complete the microcredential in Premodern Cultures, students must earn a C grade or higher in each core area for a minimum of 9 credit hours:

  • 3 hours from Core 1: History
  • 3 hours from Core 2: Language and Literature
  • 3 hours from Core 3: Culture

Courses that fulfill Core 1: History

  • HIST 101 Western Civilization I
  • HIST 111 World History to 1450
  • HIST 330 History of East Asian Civilizations
  • HIST 340 The Middle Ages, 500-1500AD
  • HIST 411 The Vikings, 700-1100AD
  • HIST 501 Japan's Samurai Age
  • HIST 504 Intellectual History of Early China
  • HIST 559 History of Aztecs, Inca, and Maya
  • HIST 565 History and Culture of Greece
  • HIST 566 History and Culture of Rome
  • HIST 567 Europe in the Middle Ages
  • HIST 581 Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome

Courses that fulfill Core 2: Language and Literature

  • CLSCS 501 Topics in Classical Literature in Translation
  • ENGL 361 British Survey 1
  • ENGL 501 Topics in Classical Literature in Translation
  • ENGL 605 Readings in Medieval Literature
  • ENGL 700 Old English
  • FREN 709 Medieval French Literature
  • GRMN 700 Topics in Medieval German Literature and Culture
  • LATIN 301 Intermediate Latin - Prose
  • LATIN 302 Intermediate Latin - Poetry

Courses that fulfill Core 3: Culture

  • ART 195 Survey of Western Art History 1
  • ART 604 Greek Art History
  • ENGL 230 Classical Cultures
  • ENGL 231 Medieval and Renaissance
  • ENGL 297 Honors Introduction to the Humanities 1
  • ENVD 250 History of the Designed Environment 1
  • HIST 297 Honors Introduction to the Humanities 1
  • MUSIC 490 Collegium Musicum
  • MUSIC 530 Music History 1: Ancient Greece through 1700
  • PHILO 297 Honors Introduction to the Humanities 1
  • PHILO 300 History of Ancient Philosophy
  • PHILO 301 History of Philosophy
  • PHILO 648 Philosophy and Origins of Ancient Science
  • POLSC 661 Ancient and Medieval Political Thought

Course Schedule

Review course offerings by semester for all departments on the university line schedule.

Advising

For advising about the Premodern Studies Microcredential, contact your major advisor or the English Department, the department home for the microcredential.

Questions?

Contact english@ksu.edu for assistance.