Ancient Mediterranean Studies Minor
Description
The interdisciplinary Ancient Mediterranean Studies (AMS) minor was designed to give students an in-depth understanding of the history of the Mediterranean and Ancient Near East from the beginning of the Bronze Age through the Roman Empire in the West, and the Byzantine Empire in the East.
Other Information
All coursework taken for the Ancient Mediterranean Studies minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
Contact
Jeanne Reames, PhD, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Director
mreames@unomaha.edu
Ancient Mediterranean Studies Minor Requirements
Undergraduate students will be expected to complete 15 credit hours of AMS courses with a grade of C- or higher from at least three departments, including art history, black studies, English, history, philosophy, political science, or religious studies. Twelve hours of these must be courses at the 3000-4000 level. A course in another department other than those listed may be permissible with review and approval by AMS faculty. See below for a list of approved courses.
While a language is not required for the minor, taking Latin is strongly recommended, especially for graduate students and any undergraduates who have plans to continue their studies in graduate school. Other relevant languages (Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, etc.), acquired through other venues, are equally acceptable.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Select Five from the following: | 15 | |
| Art History | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART (^) | ||
| CLASSICAL ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (^) 1 | ||
| Black Studies | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS | ||
| English | ||
| LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE ANCIENT WORLD (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH 2 | ||
or WGST 3000 | SPECIAL TOPICS: GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN ENGLISH STUDIES | |
| TOPICS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (^) 3 | ||
| History | ||
| ANCIENT GREECE: BRONZE AGE TO CLASSICAL ERAS | ||
| ANCIENT HISTORY - ROME (^) | ||
| PEOPLE AND ISSUES IN HISTORY (^) 4 | ||
| MESOPOTAMIA AND PRE-ISLAMIC PERSIA (^) | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK MYTH, RELIGION & MAGIC | ||
| ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND THE MACEDONIAN ORIGIN (^) | ||
| ROME AND THE EARLY CHURCH (^) | ||
| TOPICS IN HISTORY (^) 5 | ||
| Latin | ||
| INTERMEDIATE LATIN II (^) | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY | ||
| PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY (^) 3 | ||
| Political Science | ||
| CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT (^) | ||
| Religious Studies | ||
| HEBREW SCRIPTURES | ||
| NEW TESTAMENT: HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND SOCIETY | ||
| WOMEN AND THE BIBLE | ||
| HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY I | ||
| TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES 6 | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK MYTH, RELIGION & MAGIC | ||
| ROME AND THE EARLY CHURCH (^) | ||
- 1
Special Topics in Art History: The Hellenistic World, Pop Antiquity, Egyptian Art and Culture, Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity
- 2
Ancient Greek and Roman Drama or other approved topic.
- 3
Pre-approved special topics only
- 4
When offered as Ancient Egypt
- 5
Topics in History: Byzantium, others by permission
- 6
Special Topics in Religion: Jerusalem, Egyptian and Babylonian Religion, Ancient Israel, Biblical Archaeology, Biblical Cities, Jesus and Archaeology, Quran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Greco-Roman Religions, Bethsaida Excavations