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Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages
Live course taught by Phillip Campbell for Spring 2025 Middle School Medieval History
Summary

Give your middle school student this dynamic, high-interest history and science course highlighting valuable innovations and scientific discoveries impacting both history and today.

How to get the most out of Middle School Medieval History with Phillip Campbell:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes.

  • Read all homework assignments for the class.

  • Watch the class recording as much as needed if you need to revisit information.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

  • If you have problems or questions, contact Mr. Campbell at phicampiii@gmail.com

Total Classes: 12

Duration: 45 minutes

Class Dates: Tuesdays, January 14 to April 8, 2025 (No class Mar. 4)

Starting Time: 10:00 AM Eastern (9:00 AM Central; 8:00 AM Mountain; 7:00 AM Pacific)

Prerequisite: None, but Middle School Medieval History recommended (in recorded)

Suggested Grade Level: 6th to 8th grade

Suggested Credit: One full semester of Medieval or World History

Instructor: Phillip Campbell

Course Description: Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages is a fresh look at medieval history through the lens of science. Too often the medieval period is depicted as one of ignorance, superstition, and technological backwardness. This class will acquaint students with many valuable scientific advances of the Middle Ages and demonstrate that the medieval era was actually a time of dynamic discovery and innovation.

Course Outline:

  • Class 1: Science in the late Roman world

  • Class 2: Plowing and Horses

  • Class 3: The Waterwheel

  • Class 4: Military Engineering

  • Class 5: Miscellaneous Medieval Inventions

  • Class 6: Astronomy and Astrology

  • Class 7: Alchemy and Chemistry

  • Class 8: The Mechanical Clock

  • Class 9: Gothic Architecture

  • Class 10: Medieval Biology

  • Class 11: Medieval Medicine

  • Class 12: The Scientific Community

Course Materials: All course materials will be provided by the instructor.

Homework: Homework will consist of readings and automated online quizzes. The estimated homework commitment per week is 2 hours.

Fee: For all 12 classes: $177 if you register on or before November 15. $197 after Nov. 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $20 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)

Course name
Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages
Instructor
Phillip Campbell
Semester
Spring 2025
Category
History ➤ Medieval History
Grade level
Middle School
Monitor
Nicol Valentin
Start time
January 14th, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET
Course type
Live
Price
$197
Seats available
29 seats available
Seats remaining
1 seats remaining
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are disabled for this course.

Phillip Campbell holds a BA in European History from Ave Maria University and a certificate in Secondary Education through Madonna University. He taught history and Scripture for the St. Augustine Homeschool Enrichment Program for ten years and is the author of the popular ” Story of Civilization” series by TAN Books. Mr. Campbell has also been published by The Catholic Textbook Project, Ave Maria Press, Our Sunday Visitor, Arx Publishing, and Arouca Press and his articles have appeared in online and print journals such as the St. Austin Review, New Oxford Review, and New Liturgical Movement.

Testimonies from students:
 To quote one student from Intro to Formal Logic (Recorded), he said that Mr. Campbell was “WONDERFUL. Absolutely enjoyed it!” 

“Mr. Campbell took the dullness out of learning, and he made each class fun and exciting. I think that with his teaching method he could make any subject I hated into a productive and enjoyable learning experience. I would take as many of his classes as I could.”

Click here to find out more info about Phillip Campbell!

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Nicol Valentin

Nicol received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree before traveling the world with her Army husband and ten homeschooled children. Now comfortably settled in Southern Virginia, she homeschools her youngest four and combats dangerously high piles of laundry. In fleeting moments when her children aren't looking, she draws, paints, and gets covered in pastel dust.