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The Medieval Studies program at Florida State University is a vibrant and expanding field of academic exploration. Scholars from the Colleges of Fine Arts, Arts & Sciences, and Communications collaborate to foster cross-disciplinary investigations of the medieval period (approximately 400-1500 CE). They offer diverse undergraduate and graduate courses while guiding numerous MA and PhD candidates across all medieval disciplines. Curriculum offerings span Archaeology, Art and Architectural History (covering Western, Byzantine, and Islamic traditions), Book History, various historical approaches (social, economic, political, religious, intellectual, and gender studies), Language and Literature studies (encompassing Old/Middle English, Old Norse, Medieval Welsh, Middle Dutch, Classical/Medieval Latin, Church Slavic/Old Russian, Spanish, Italian, Insular French, and French), Manuscript Studies (including British and Continental illumination techniques), and Musicology.