This Course and Program Catalogue is effective from May 2024 to April 2025.

Not all courses described in the Course and Program Catalogue are offered each year. For a list of course offerings in 2024-2025, please consult the class search website.

The following conventions are used for course numbering:

  • 010-099 represent non-degree level courses
  • 100-699 represent undergraduate degree level courses
  • 700-999 represent graduate degree level courses

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CMRS 110.3: The Graeco Roman Tradition Evolution and Reception

An introduction to the cultural and literary traditions of ancient Greece and Rome through the close reading of specific core texts. Emphasis will be placed on the development of key themes and values as they evolved in antiquity, and their reception in modern times.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Note: Students with credit for CMRS 201.6 or INTS 101.12 will not receive credit for this course.


CMRS 111.3: Medieval and Renaissance Civilization

An introduction to the civilization of the European Middle Ages and Renaissance through the lens of literature, philosophy, art, and other sources.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Note: Students with credit for CMRS 201.6 or INTS 101.12 will not receive credit for this course.


CMRS 298.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours


CMRS 299.6: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours


CMRS 300.0: Directors Colloquy

The Director’s colloquy is a non-credit course that ensures Students and Director are in regular communication as a community of scholars. The colloquy is designed to support student success in the completion of their degree and future career path. Three meetings of two hours each will be held over the semester. Each meeting will be focussed on different aspects of scholarly preparedness and post-degree career planning. Topics include successful research and writing strategies, meeting graduates of the program and learning about their post-degree employment experiences, planning for post-graduate life, whether it be joining the workforce or further education in professional programs. Students will meet our USask research librarians, successful CMRS graduates (published writers, managers, teachers, lawyers, professors, administrators, archivists, museum directors, theatre directors), and will take part in facilitated discussions on how to use their humanist education to create a meaningful life in a challenging world.

Prerequisite(s): 30 credit units of courses within the College of Arts and Science.


CMRS 333.3: Exploring Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts

Introduces the student to basic elements in the study of manuscripts. The greatest portion of the course will involve guided transcription, annotation, and analysis of manuscripts relevant to the research of the instructor. The texts in question will never have been edited and thus represent entirely original research. Students will also learn about methods such as context function analysis, provenance research, and historical bibliography. Although this will be done initially through lectures, the experience of confronting pre-modern manuscripts first-hand in all of their richness will form the backbone of the course.

Weekly hours: 1.5 Lecture hours and 1.5 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 200-level or above HIST, ENG, or CMRS or permission of instructor.


CMRS 398.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours


CMRS 399.6: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours


CMRS 401.3: CMRS Texts and Themes

Many aspects of medieval and renaissance culture had their roots in the Greco-Roman Classical period. Detailed study of a selected text or theme and related scholarship aims to deepen understanding of cultural continuity and change between the three periods. Texts and themes will change yearly. Please consult the CMRS homepage: http://www.artsandscience.usask.ca/cmrs/

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Prerequisite(s): CMRS 110 and CMRS 111; or permission of the program director.
Note: Students may take this course more than once for credit, provided the topic covered in each offering differs substantially. Students must consult the Department to ensure that the topics covered are different.


CMRS 402.3: Directed Research

A directed research course wherein students in biweekly meetings with a supervisor and a class seminar will develop skills required for graduate study: preparation of annotated bibliography, research proposal, major research paper and oral presentation. Projects will be focused on the classical, medieval or renaissance period.

Weekly hours: 1.5 Seminar/Discussion hours
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CMRS 401


CMRS 403.3: Analysis and Public Exhibition of Cultural Artifacts

Independent study of a particular cultural artifact or artifact type, culminating in the public presentation of an exhibit in the Museum of Antiquities. Includes practical experience as a volunteer in the Museum. Contact CMRS director for details.

Weekly hours: 4 Practicum/Lab hours and .5 Tutorial hours
Permission of the CMRS director is required
Restriction(s): Restricted to students majoring in Classical Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Prerequisite(s): 60 credit units at university
Note: Acceptance of project proposal by CMRS director required. Students with credit for ARCH 403.3 may not take this course for credit.


CMRS 406.3: Coinage in Ancient Greece and Rome

This course on the study of numismatics (coinage and currency) from ancient Greece and Rome will serve as an introduction to the field of numismatics, and will show students how coins are used by historians, art historians and archaeologists as a valuable resource and area of research for these various fields. The course will cover the numismatic histories of ancient Greece and Rome touching on coins as currency, but also as a means of mass media, and as precious artworks. Students will have the opportunity to learn how to read and analyze coins using original specimens housed in the Museum of Antiquities collections.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Prerequisite(s): 9 credit units of Humanities courses, of which 3 credit units must be at the 300 level or above, or permission of the instructor or program director.
Note: Some background in ancient Greek and/or Roman history is recommended but not required.


CMRS 433.3: Advanced Manuscript Studies

An independent study course in which the student works one-on-one with a CMRS faculty member on manuscript evidence relating to that faculty member’s research. It involves students directly in the process of advanced primary research and the excitement of discovery using sources which may well never have been examined before.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): CMRS 333.3 or permission of the instructor.


CMRS 498.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours


CMRS 499.6: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Note: Costs in addition to tuition will apply to this course. Please contact the college for more details.


CMRS 898.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally in special situations. Students interested in these courses should contact the department for more information.


CMRS 899.N/A: Special Topics

Offered occasionally in special situations. Students interested in these courses should contact the department for more information.


CMRS 994.0: Research – Thesis

Students writing a Master's thesis must register for this course.