Universität Bonn

English Medieval Studies

Study Programmes

Below you'll find links to information on studying at BA and MA level, as well as a list of previously taught modules for English Medieval Studies. 

Current students will also find handy links to:

  • eCampus
  • Basis
  • Library Catalogue
  • the most recent study calendar.

Below you'll find a list of recently taught seminars at BA and MA levels.

SoSe 2018 - SoSe 2023 (listed in order of most recent; recurring modules listed once only)
B.A.

  • English in the Middle Ages (Middle English and Old English) – Dr. Nicole Meier & Dr. Niamh Kehoe-Rouchy
  • Reading Chaucer – Dr. Nicole Meier
  • Trying to be Perfect in the Middle Ages – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu (Intensive)
  • History of the English Language – Dr. Niamh Kehoe-Rouchy (Intensive)
  • Medieval Studies – Dr. Nicole Meier
  • Old English Poetry (Then vs. Now) – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu (Intensive)
  • English in the Middle Ages (Middle English and Old English) – Dr. Catalin Taranu
  • Henryson – Dunbar – Kennedy – Dr. Nicole Meier (Intensive)
  • Monsters and Heroes of Medieval England – Dr. Catalin Taranu (Intensive)
  • Dwellings of Sorrow and Joys in the Mead-Hall: Understanding Old English Emotions – Dr. Catalin Taranu (Intensive)
  • Canterbury Tales – Dr. Nicole Meier (Intensive)
  • Beauty, Love and Wonder in Middle English Romance – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu (Intensive)
  • English Poetry in Contemporary Translation – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu (Intensive)
  • Scotland in the Middle Ages – Dr. Nicole Meier (Intensive)
  • Global Medieval Literature – Erik Wade (Intensive)
  • Middle English Lyrics – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu (Intensive)
  • Trying to be Perfect in the Middle Ages – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu (Intensive)
  • Short Readings in Old English – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu 
  • Manuscripts and Texts – Dr. Nicole Meier
  • Violence in Medieval Literature – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu (Intensive)

M.A.

  • Troilus and Criseyde – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu
  • Women’s Writing in Medieval England – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu
  • Premodern Travel Narratives – Erik Wade
  • Medieval Ghost Stories – Erik Wade
  • Chaucer’s Dream Visions
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu
  • The Culture of Food in the Middle English Writing – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu
  • Fame and Celebrity in the Middle Ages – Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu
  • Sex and Religion in Medieval Literature – Erik Wade
  • Sex and Religion in the North – Dr. Nicole Meier
  • English Medieval Studies: „Wille gē bēon beswungen on learnunge?“ - ‘Do you want to be beaten during learning?’ Old English Instructional Texts – Pedagogy, Genres, Style – Dr. Judith Kaup
  • Saints and Sinners – Medieval religious writing – Dr. Nicole Meier