Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MEDVL coursework.
Generated from Pennsylvania State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MEDVL work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 4 MEDVL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 15 more MEDVL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MEDVL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 24 credits (at least 12 credits at the 400-level) from the program list of courses dealing with the Middle Ages from no less than three of the following areas:; Art; History; Literature and Language; Medieval Studies; Philosophy and Religious Studies
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MEDVL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at MEDVL 411
3 courses deep, ending at MEDVL 413
All MEDVL courses in the Penn State catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for MEDVL yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under MEDVL yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
MEDVL does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.