Course Description Booklet
SPRING 2005
CLAS 116 - Scientific Greek and Latin
CLAS 180, Sec. 150 - Classical Mythology
CLAS 180, Sec. 250 - Classical Mythology
CLAS 180Z, Sec. 101 - Classical Mythology
CLAS 233 - Science in the Classical World
CLAS 282 - World of Classical Rome
CLAS 320 - Classical World: Archaeology and Texts
CLAS 381 - Ancient Novel
CLAS 399 - Independent Study
CLAS 399H - Honors Course
GREK 102 - Elementary Greek II
GREK 361 - Homer
GREK 399 - Independent Study
GREK 399H - Honors Course
GREK 491/891 - Topics in Greek Prose
GREK 896 - Reading and Research
GREK 899 - Masters Thesis
GREK 962 - Seminar in Greek Literature
LATN 102, Sec. 001 - Elementary Latin
LATN 102, Sec. 002 - Elementary Latin
LATN 302 - Latin Poety
LATN 350 - Vulgate: Latin Bible
LATN 399 - Independent Study
LATN 399H - Honors Course
LATN 896 - Reading and Research
LATN 899 - Masters Thesis
LATN 942 - Seminar in Latin Literature
HEBR 399 - Independent Study
HEBR 896 - Reading and Research
RELG 134W - Religious Diversity in the US - NOTE: CHANGE IN TIME
RELG 181 - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
RELG 206 - Ways of Western Religion
RELG 220 - Reason and Religion
RELG 308 - History of Comparative Religion
RELG 331 - Ancient Israel
RELG 398 - Special Topics: Fundamentalism, Religion, and Politics
RELG 399 - Independent Study
UHON 395H, Sec. 011 - University Honors Seminar: After the New Testament
| CLAS 116 - SCIENTIFIC GREEK & LATIN Instructor Schedule and Office Hours |
| Call#Cr HrsSecTimeDaysBldg/Room | Instructor |
| 218920010000-000000ON BLACKBOARD | T. Rinkevich |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Exploration of the linguistic techniques used in the study and formation of scientific terminology, and the classical hertiage of biomedical vocabulary. The emphasis is on the use of Greek and Latin roots and their application to the description of elements in medicine and comparative anatomy, and in one (1) other chosen category of science or technology. |
| Required Books: LaFleur-Brooks, Myrna, Exploring Medical Vocabulary: A Student Directed Approach 5th Edition, ISBN: 0-323-01218-3, Mosby, 2002, Hardcover, Required; Anderson, Kenneth N., Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, 6th Edition, ISBN: 0-323-01430-5, Mosby, 2002, Hardcover, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: You should have access to the WEB, since all of the discussion and quizzing will be online. The instructor will be available for consultation. There will also be discussion of developments in the scientific nomenclature, and speculation on the causes of terminological change online. Access to a computer with a CD-ROM player might be useful too, as a CD comes with the text. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Exercises will be assigned from the book as an aid to knowledge acquisition; in addition, further exercise may be provided on the WEB. Students will also select material from another area (e.g., ornithology, zoology, psychology, geology) of interest for separate work. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: There will be fifteen (15) quizzes (33% of the grade) and two (2) examinations (67% of the grade). These will be multiple-choice; some (or all) will be available from electronic devices. The last quiz and exam both will contain some of the student's specially-chosen area of interest. |
CLAS 180, SEC. 150 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
| Call#TypeCr HrsSecTimeDaysBldg/Room | Instructor |
| 2192Lecture A31501230p-0120pMFLL 102 | T. Rinkevich |
| 2193Recitation A--1511230p-0120pTCBA 107 | Staff |
| 2194Recitation A--1520130p-0220pWCBA 107 | Staff |
| 2195Recitation A--1530930a-1020pROLDH 308 | Staff |
| 2196Recitation A--1541230p-0120pWLL 102 | Staff |
| 2197Recitation A--1551230p-0120pRCBA 107 | Staff |
| 2198Recitation A--1560200p-0250pRNH W106 | Staff |
| 2199Recitation A--1571230p-0120pRAnd 144 | Staff |
| NOTE: Must also take Group A Recitation. |
| Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 150): We will read the significant sources of our information and ideas about Greco-Roman mythology. These include: Homer's Odyssey, Hesiod's Theogony, Sophocles' Three Theban Plays, four plays of Euripides, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Seneca's play Thyestes. Lectures will present and explain characters, plots, issues relating to literature, traditions, how the characters understand themselves as human beings, and what that implies. Attention is paid as well to the importance and influence of these stories. These pieces of literary art are among the greatest treasures of the human race. |
| Required Books (Sec. 150): Homer, The Odyssey, (ed. Cook), ISBN: 0-393-00744-8, Norton, 1968, Required; Hesiod, Theogony, (tr. Brown), ISBN: 0-02-315310-5, Prentice, 1953, Required; Seneca, Four Tragedies & Otavia (tr. Watling), ISBN: 0-14-044174-3, Penguin, 1966, Required; Sophocles, Three Theban Plays, ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Penguin, 1984, Required; Euripides, Ten Plays, (tr. Hadas), ISBN: 0-553-21363-6, Bantam, 1984, Required; Virgil, The Aeneid of Virgil, (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-02-358500-5, Prentice, 1951, Required; Ovid, Metamorphoses, (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-253-20001-6, Indiana UP, 1955, Required; There is also a highly recommended but optional text: Morford and Lenardon, Classical Mythology 7th Edition, ISBN: 0-195-15344-8, Oxford, 2003, Optional. |
| Method of Instruction (Sec. 150): Two lectures/week and a recitation section. Attendance at the lectures is expected, and active participation in the discussion during recitation is required. There will be some audio-visual material (videos, overheads, etc.). |
| Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 150): Continuous assignments of reading each week, 3-4 short papers. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 150): Two (2) hour-exams (40% of grade), 10-15 quizzes (quizzes and discussion=30% of grade), essays (25% of grade), attendance (5% of grade). Attendance and performance counts! Standard scale on scores and grades: ca. 97-100=A+; 93-96=A; 90-92=A-; 87-89=B+; 83-86=B; 80-82=B-; 77-79=C+; 73-76=C; 70-72=C-; 67-69=D+; 63-66=D; 60-62=D-; below 60=F. |
| NOTE: Must also take Group B Recitation. |
| Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 250): The stories, gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and villains, themes and images of ancient Greek and Roman mythology continue to influence Western culture in myriad ways. In this course we will read a representative selection of the great works of ancient literature through which the classical myths have come down to us and seek to answer the questions "What is myth?" and "What is it good for?" |
| Required Books: Aeschylus, The Oresteia (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044333-9, Penguin, 1984, Required; Euripides, Ten Plays (tr. Roche), ISBN: 0-451-52700-3, Penguin, 1998, Required; Homer, The Essential Homer (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-540-1, Hackett, 2000, Required; David Sacks, A Dictionary of the Ancient Greek World, ISBN: 0-19-511206-7, Oxford, 1995, Required; Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Penguin, 1984, Required; Stephen M. Trzaskoma, Anthology of the Classical Myth, ISBN: 0-87220-721-8, Hackett, 2004, Required. |
| Method of Instruction (Sec. 250): Lecture and discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 250): Weekly reading, in-class discussion, and tests; a 5-7 page paper; and a final exam. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 250): Final grade breakdown: 25% attendance and participation in class discussions, 25% weekly tests, 25% paper, 25% final exam. |
| CLAS 180Z, SEC. 101 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY | |||||||
| Call#Cr HrsSecTimeDaysBldg/Room | Instructor | ||||||
| 219131010630p-0920pTAND 11 | G. Watley | ||||||
| Description of Material Being Covered: The stories, gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and villains, themes and images of ancient Greek and Roman mythology continue to influence Western culture in myriad ways. In this course we will read a representative selection of the great works of ancient literature through which the classical myths have come down to us and seek to answer the questions "What is myth?" and "What is it good for?" |
| Required Books: Aeschylus, The Oresteia (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044333-9, Penguin, 1984, Required; Euripides, Ten Plays (tr. Roche), ISBN: 0-451-52700-3, Penguin, 1998, Required; Homer, The Essential Homer (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-540-1, Hackett, 2000, Required; David Sacks, A Dictionary of the Ancient Greek World, ISBN: 0-19-511206-7, Oxford, 1995, Required; Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Penguin, 1984, Required; Stephen M. Trzaskoma, Anthology of the Classical Myth, ISBN: 0-87220-721-8, Hackett, 2004, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly reading, in-class discussion, and tests; a 5-7 page paper; and a final exam. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information : Final grade breakdown: 25% attendance and participation in class discussions, 25% weekly tests, 25% paper, 25% final exam. |
| CLAS 233 - SCIENCE IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD | ||||||
| Call#Cr HrsSecTimeDaysBldg/Room | Instructor | |||||
| 723930010230P-0320PMWFARR | T. Winter | |||||
| PREQ: Sophomore standing. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course deals with Greek concepts of the natural and physical world, and looks with deep perspective at the interplay of technological development and cultural change. As now taught, it uses one general history of science and three book-length primary sources to see, for instance, Aristotle struggle with physics and mechanics in a time before pi, a time before inertia, a time before mechanical advantage, a time before the understanding of second-degree and third-degree levers; to see ancient medical writers attempt a unified theory of disease in a time before the microscope; and finally, in Vitruvius to see a Roman comprehension and synthesis of this understanding of the natural and physical world. In addition to subjects based on readings, the professor will present materials for which a good ancient written source does not exist but where the surviving materials themselves are the source. (e.g. the development of the lathe, the development of ancient metalwork, and others). |
| Required Books: Farrington, Benjamin, Greek Science: Its Meaning For Us, ISBN: 0-85124-631-1, Coronet Books; Artistotle, Minor Works (Loeb Class Lib #307), ISBN: 0-674-99338-1, Harvard; Lloyd, Hippocratic Writings, ISBN: 0-14-044451-3, Penguin; Lucretius, The Way Things Are, ISBN: 0-253-20125-X, Indiana Univ. Press; Vitruvius, The Ten Books on Architecture, ISBN: 0-486-20645-9, Dover Pub. (It should be noted that when a Roman said architectura our "civil engineering" was meant.) |
| Method of Instruction: Lectures, slides, demonstrations. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: The students typically substitute a short paper (3 pages) for one of the quizzes. Also, each student is required to do individual research which results either in an essay of about 10 pages, or a project. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Bi-weekly quizzes and a final examination. |
| CLAS 282 - WORLD OF CLASSICAL ROME | ||||
| Call#Cr HrsSecTimeDaysBldg/Room | Instructor | |||
| 220630010130p-0220pMWFAND 11 | T. Winter | |||
| PREQ: Sophomore standing. |
| Cross-Listed with English 240B. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course covers many of the most important works of Latin Literature in English, with two main purposes: A. To study the literature per se; B. To use the literature as documents from which to see the culture of the Romans. |
| Required Books: Horace, Horace: Complete Odes & Epodes (tr. Shepherd), ISBN: 0-14-044422-X, Penguin, 1983, Required; Juvenal, Satires of Juvenal (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-253-20020-2, Indiana UP, 1958, Required; Plautus, Pot of Gold & Other Plays (tr. Watling), ISBN: 0-14-044149-2, Penguin, 1965, Required; Polybius, Riso of the Roman Empire (tr. Scott-Kilvert), ISBN: 0-14-044362-2, Penguin, 1980, Required; Cicero, On Government, (tr. Grant), ISBN: 0-14-044595-1, Penguin, 1994, Required; Terence, Comedies, (tr. Bovie), ISBN: 0-8018-4354-5, John Hopkins UP, 1992, Required; Catullus, Pliny, Letters of Pliny the Younger, (tr. Radice), ISBN: 0-14-044127-1, Penguin, 1976, Required; Virgil, Aeneid of Virgil (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-02-358500-5, Prentice Hall, 1997, Required. |
| Examination Policy: There will be a test at the end of each of the seven source documents. Each student will do a paper and a presentation. There will be a comprehensive final exam. |
| CLAS 320 - CLASSICAL WORLD: ARCHAEOLOGY AND TEXTS | ||||
| Call#Cr HrsSecTimeDaysBldg/Room | Instructor | |||
| 676230011230p-0145pTRCBA 140 | E. Athanassopoulos | |||
| Objective: This course examines the relation between archaeology and textual sources in Classical antiquity. In the first part of the course we will examine the study of written records and material remains in the context of several regional archaeological traditions in the Old World (e.g. Egypt, Middle East). In the second part we will focus on the Classical tradition. Classical archaeology is one of the best examples of text aided archaeology. Both archaeological and textual sources will be used to understand aspects of daily life, e.g. economy and trade, gender, ethnic identity, religion, political organization etc. |
| Required Books: Whitley, James, The Archaeology of Ancient Greece, ISBN: 0-521-62733-8, Cambridge UP, 2001, (REQ); Camp, John McK., The Archaeology of Athens, ISBN: 0-300-08197-9, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001, (REQ); Nevett, Lisa C., House and Society in the Ancient Greek World, ISBN: 0-521-64349-X, Cambridge UP, 1999, (REQ); Stiebing, William, Uncovering the Past: A History of Archaeology, ISBN: 0-879-75764-7, Prometheus Books, 1993, (OPTIONAL). |
| Method of Instruction: The class will include lecture, discussion and student projects. The lectures will provide an outline of the social history of the Classical world, as a frame of reference for subsequent class discussion. We will become familiar with some of the primary written sources (in translation) and the ever expanding archaeological evidence. Classroom discussion will be an integral part of the course. In order to facilitate discussion we will select particular topics that supplement the lectures to be researched by students. The results of these student projects will be presented orally in class. |
| Assignments: Two exams, oral presentation, and a paper. |
| Examination policies and grading information : Each exam counts for 25% of the grade, oral presentation 20%, and paper 30%. |
| CLAS 381 - ANCIENT NOVEL | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 2210 | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | AND 11 | T. Winter |
| PREQ: Junior standing. |
| Cross-Listed with English 381. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Reading and discussion of works of Romans Apuleius and Petronius, Greeks Achilles Tatius, Chariton of Aphrodisias, Heliodorus of Emesa, Longus, Xenophon of Athens, and Xenophon of Ephesus. Attention given to their classical borrowings, and to the authors' times. |
| Required Books: Apuleius, The Golden Ass, (tr. Robert Graves), ISBN: 0-374-50532-2, Noonday Press, 1998, Required; Petronius, The Satyricon and Seneca the Apocolocyntosis, (tr. Sullivan), ISBN: 0-14-044489-0, Penguin, 1986, Required; Xenophon, The Education of Cyrus, (tr. Ambler), ISBN: 0-80148-750-1, Cornell UP, 2001, Required; B.P. Reardon, Collected Ancient Greek Novels, ISBN: 0-520-04306-5, Univ. of Calif. P, 1990, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: Informational sessions and lots of questions. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Exercises in literary archaeology plus a paper/semester project. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information : Two hour exams, one final exam. |
| CLAS 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| CLAS 399H - HONORS COURSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 2212 | 1-4 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Candidate for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences. |
| GREK 102 - ELEMENTARY GREEK II | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3525 | 5 | 001 | 1130a-1220p | MTWRF | AND 11 | T. Rinkevich |
| PREQ: Greek 101. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course is a continuation of Greek 101. The purpose of the course is to develop in the student the ability to read Classical and Koine Greek. |
| Required Books: Liddell, Henry G. & Scott, Robert; Abridged Greek-English Lexicon, ISBN: 0-19-910207-4, Oxford UP, 1972, Hardcover, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: Primarily supervised translation and analysis of Greek texts, with grammatical study. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: There will be assignments from each lesson on forms and meanings and readings from other sources. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: There will be nearly daily quizzes; there will be mid-term and final exams. |
| GREK 361 - HOMER | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3526 | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | AND 241 | V. Leinieks |
| PREQ: Greek 371 or 372. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Selections from Homer's Iliad, read in the original Greek. |
| Required Books: Homer, Selections from Homer's Iliad, (ed. Allen R. Benner), ISBN: 0-806-13363-5, Red River Books, 2001, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: Recitation, discussion, and lecture. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Translation and study of passages in the text. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: The grade will be based primarily on classroom performance. Possibly quizzes and a final examination. |
| GREK 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| GREK 399H - HONORS COURSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-4 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Candidate for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460) |
| GREK 491/891 - TOPICS IN GREEK PROSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 6760/6761 | 3 | 001 | 0000p-0000p | ARR | ARR | J. Turner |
| NOTE: GREK 491 can be repeated for credit towards the degree. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: To be announced. |
| Required Books: To be announced. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| GREK 896 - READING AND RESEARCH | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| GREK 899 - MASTERS THESIS | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3530 | 1-10 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Admission to the Masters Degree Program and permission of Major Advisor. |
| GREK 962 - SEMINAR IN GREEK LITERATURE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 0000 | 3 | 001 | 0000p-0000p | ARR | ARR | STAFF |
| Description of Material Being Covered: To be announced. |
| Required Books: To be announced. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| LATN 102, Sec. 001 - ELEMENTARY LATIN | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3846 | 5 | 001 | 0930a-1020a | MTWRF | AND 11 | S. Lahey |
| PREQ: Latin 101. |
| Description of Material Being Covered : This course will continue from Latin 101, with attention to grammar, syntax and vocabulary sufficient to begin reading elementary Latin prose. The student will encounter extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and Ovid, and will continue to develop their ability to understand and expand their vocabulary as well as their appreciation for grammatical structure. |
| Required Books: Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Parts II , ISBN: 0-19-521205-3, Oxford UP, 2002, Required; Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Parts III, ISBN: 0-19-521207-X, Oxford UP, 2002, Required; Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Reader, ISBN: 0-19-521209-6, Oxford UP, 2002, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| LATN 102, Sec. 002 - ELEMENTARY LATIN | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3847 | 5 | 002 | 0230p-0320p | MTWRF | AND 11 | R. Gorman |
| PREQ: Latin 101. |
| The Use of Latin for Today's
Student: For fifteen hundred years or more the Latin
language was the life-blood of the intellectual development of western
Europe. Subjects as diverse as history, government, law, rhetoric,
literature, philosophy, religion, medicine, physics, astronomy and
mathematics were written about, talked about and thought about in
Latin. For people of that time, not to know Latin was to be largely
cut off from the life of the mind. Likewise, for students of today,
to lack all knowledge of Latin language and culture is to remain
forever intellectually "childish"; enjoying the fruits and suffering
the consequences of our intellectual heritage without even recognition
or acknowledgment, not to mention insight and understanding. In addition to its place as an invaluable key to the story of intellectual development in the West, knowledge of Latin may help to unlock for the student much of the modern world as well. In a vast swath across our planet, from the southern tip of South America to the coast of the Black Sea, the languages spoken are essentially Neo-Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese and Catalan are all directly descended from Latin. Much of the grammar, morphology, vocabulary and syntax are readily transparent to those who have studied Latin. A good Latin student can, without any further formal training, learn to read these languages with facility. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: Accordingly, it is the goal of the beginning
Latin sequence to introduce the student to the achievements of Latin
culture by the most direct route: unmediated confrontation with the
monuments of Latin literature. Latin 101/102 will familiarize the student
with the elements of the grammar of Classical Latin, the standard by which
previous and subsequent developments in the Latin language are measured.
In Latin 101 the student will learn the morphology and syntax of the Latin
case system as well as a substantial part of the Latin verb system. Knowledge
of morphology and syntax will be developed and tested in daily translation
exercises. The beginning Latin sequence also aims to develop in the student an increased level of linguistic sophistication. This improvement will arise not only willy-nilly from the simple fact of the learning of a second language, but is the product of a continual practice of explicit analysis of both Latin and English grammar. |
| Required Books: Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Parts III, ISBN: 0-19-521207-X, Oxford UP, 2002, Required.. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments : To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| LATN 302 - LATIN POETRY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3849 | 3 | 001 | 1230p-0120p | MWF | Teac 247 | R. Gorman |
| 7240 | 3 | 002 | 0130p-0220p | MWF | Teac 247 | N. Adkin |
| PREQ: Latin 201 or 301. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Latin 302 is a continuation of Latin 301. Students will be introduced to some of the most fantastic works of Latin poetry as they continue to enhance their skills in translation and grammatical analysis. |
| Required Books: Maurice Balme & James Morwood, Oxford Latin Reader, ISBN: 0-19-912229-6, Oxford UP, 1997, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: Discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments : Translation and grammatical analysis. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Daily quizzes, mid-term and final. |
| LATN 350 - VULGATE: LATIN BIBLE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 6764 | 3 | 001 | 0330p-0420p | MWF | AND 11 | N. Adkin |
| PREQ: Latin 301 and 302. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: We shall be reading Saint Matthew's Gospel in the Latin Vulgate version, which is quite simply the most influential of all literary texts. We shall continue to enhance our skills in translation and grammatical analysis as we read this gem of unrhetorical Latin. |
| Required Books: Free hand-out. |
| Method of Instruction: Discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Translation and grammatical analysis. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information : Daily quizzes, mid-term and final. |
| LATN 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| LATN 399H - HONORS COURSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-4 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Candidate for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460) |
| LATN 896 - READING AND RESEARCH | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| LATN 899 - MASTERS THESIS | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3854 | 1-10 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: ADMISSIONS TO THE MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM AND PERMISSION OF MAJOR ADVISER. |
| LATN 942 - SEMINAR IN LATIN LITERATURE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 3855 | 3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| HEBR 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| HEBR 896 - READING AND RESEARCH | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| RELG 134W - RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE US | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 3 | 001 | 0100p-0150p | MWF | 308 Old Main | R. Lester |
| NOTE: This course is taught at NE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. |
| PREQ: Permission from Classics office (472-2460). |
| Description of Material Being Covered:
Religion in the U.S. is vital and diverse and its study illuminates not
only early American society, but also the current pluralism within our contemporary
culture. This course will introduce religious traditions in the U.S. through thematic,
historical, denominational and cultural considerations. Though the Puritan roots of U.S.
religious history will be considered, this course emphasizes the variety and diversity
of religious experiences in the U.S., including Native American, Protestant, Catholic,
African-American, Judaism, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist traditions This class was created out of research that Prof. Lester and student researchers are conducting for the Harvard Pluralism Project on religious diversity in Lincoln. Resources from the Harvard Project (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralism/) will be used for this class and exceptional student research for this class will contribute to the Pluralism Project. |
| Required Books: L. Foster, Religion and Sexuality; A. Raboteau, Canaan Land; D. Kraybill, The Riddle of the Amish; Rashad Manji, The Trouble with Islam. |
| Objectives: Acquaint students with the contributions of various religious traditions, denomination and movements in American culture and society as well as the effects of American culture on diverse religious faiths and practices, Provide a broad survey of religions and religious life in the US, Access the role and importance of marginalized peoples and religious traditions, Increase students' analytical and critical skills, Increase students' ability to express themselves effectively, Help students understand the relevance of debates regarding God, nature, and society to current religious, social and political issues. |
| Course Requirements:
1. Attendance. If the student is absent for 3 or more class sessions 5 points will be subtracted from their total grade for each absence beyond 3. No distinction is made between excused and unexcused absences. 2. Each student will compose a religious family tree and autobiography, indicating both ethnicity and religious traditions of your birth and adoptive family which should be 2-4 pages in length. 3. Students will be separated into teams to conduct research and fieldwork of a religious organiztion, group or community. Each team will do outside of class background reading on the religous groups and visit their site (if there is one, and talk with practitioners. Then, each team will write and revise an essay (with photos) and conduct an in-class presentation about that religious organization in the US, Nebraska and Lincoln. 3. Exams (4 worth 100 each). |
| RELG 220 - REASON AND RELIGION | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 0000 | 3 | 001 | 1230p-0120p | MWF | CBA 105 | S. Lahey |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course in philosophical theology will explore the approaches philosophers and theologians have taken to address problems that arise in religious thought. Following a survey of some of the general problems defining philosophical theology, including the possibility of natural theology, understanding the divine nature, and addressing problems associated with the human relation to God, we will focus on one issue that has defined the history of speculative theology in the Western tradition. This semester we will examine how the incarnation has been understood to have occurred, with attention to the various possibilities prevalent in the late classical world, and to the dialogue of 21st century theology. |
| Required Books: Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright, The Meaning of Jesus, ISBN: 0-060-60876-5, Harper San Francisco, 2000; Edward Hardy, ed., Christology of the Later Fathers, ISBN: 0-664-24152-2, Westminster John Knox, 1977; Richard Swinburne, The Resurrection of God Incarnate, ISBN: 0-199-25746-9, Oxford UP, 2003; Eleonore Stump, Philosophy of Religion: The Big Questions, ISBN: 0-631-20604-3, Blackwell Pub., 1999. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| RELG 308 - HISTORY OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 6883 | 3 | 001 | 0200p-0315p | TR | CBA 206 | G. Watley |
| Cross-Listed with History 308. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Introductory survey of seven major religious traditions--Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic. The focus of the course is on the academic study of religion through a comparative approach, engaging each tradition with the critical tools of religious studies scholarship. We will explore and analyze the assumptions of each tradition, including their truth claims; the role of scripture; the status of women; and the historical roots of present-day conflicts. |
| Required Books: Philip Novak (Ed.), The World's Wisdom, ISBN: 0-06-066342-1, Harper Collins, 1994, Required; William E. Paden, Interpreting the Sacred Beacon, ISBN: 0-8070-7705-4, Beacon, 2003, Required; Arvind Sharma, Our Religions, ISBN: 0-06-067700-7, Harper Collins, 1993, Required; Arvind Sharma, Her Voice, Her Faith, ISBN: 0-8133-6591-0, Westview, 2003, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture/discussion, in-class and on blackboard. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: 1. Bi-weekly readings of both primary and secondary source materials, 2. Regular attendance, 3. Active participation in class discussions, 4. Active participation in course discussion boards on blackboard, and 5. Two essay exams (mid-term and end-of-term). |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Final grade is the average of the two exams and two participation grades. |
| RELG 331 - ANCIENT ISRAEL | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 0000 | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | ARR | S. Burnett |
| PREQ: Sophmore standing or permission. |
| Cross-Listed with Religion, History and Judaic Studies 331. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course will survey the history of Israel from the patriarchs to the emergence of Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. Major themes will include the nature of the Bible's witness to Israel's history, Israel's place within broader Near Eastern and Mediterranean history, and the use of archaeological findings for understanding Israelite history, religion, and culture. |
| Required Books: Bright, John, A History of Israel, 4th Edition, ISBN: 0-664-22068-1, Westminster John Knox P, 2001; Heschel, Abraham Joshua, The Prophets, Volume 1, ISBN: 0-06-093699-1, Perennial, 2001; Niditch, Susan, Ancient Israelite Religion in Historical Perspective, ISBN: 0-19-509128-0Oxford Univ. Press. |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture with discussion of texts. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Several reader response papers based upon readings of primary or secondary sources. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Two in-class examinations and a final examination. |
| RELG 398 - SPECIAL TOPICS: FUNDAMENTALISM, RELIGION, AND POLITICS | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 6882 | 3 | 001 | 1230p-0120p | MWF | AND 11 | S. Wood |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course analyses the complex relationship between fundamentalism, religion, and politics. We will begin by examining in detail a variety of theories that scholars have advanced to define and explain the phenomenon of fundamentalism. We will then test these theories against the fundamentalist trend in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. |
| Required Books: R. Scott Appleby, Strong Religion: The Rise of Fundamentalisms around the World, ISBN: 0-66-601498-3, Univ. of Chicago P, 2003; Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, ISBN: 0-34-539169-1, Ballantine Books, 2001; Tessa J. Bartholomueusz, Buddhist Fundamentalism and Minority Identities in Sri Lanka, ISBN: 0-79-143834-1, SUNY Press, 1998; Johannes J.G. Jansen, The Dual Nature of Islamic Fundamentalism, ISBN: 0-80-143338-X, Cornell UP, 1997; RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED--Santosh C. Saha, Islamic, Hindu, and Christian Fundamentalism Compared, ISBN: 0-77-346769-6, E. Mellen P, 2003. |
| Method of Instruction: Seminar format. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Requirements will include active participation in class discussions, short papers on selected readings, mid-term, and final. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| RELG 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| UHON 395H, SEC 011 - UNIV. HONORS SEMINAR: AFTER THE NEW TESTAMENT | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 3 | 011 | 1230p-0140p | TR | CBA 362 | G. Watley |
| PREQ: Obtain call # from the Honors Program. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: To be announced. |
| Required Books: Stuart G. Hall, Doctine and Practice in the Early Church, ISBN: 0-8028-0629-5, Eerdmans, 1991, Required; Christopher R. Seitz, Nicene Christianity, ISBN: 0-58743-021-5, Brazos, 2001, Required; J. Stevenson (Ed.), A New Eusebius, ISBN: 0-281-04268-3, SPCK, 1987, Required; J. Stevenson (Ed.), Creeds, Councils and Controversies, ISBN: 0-281-04327-2, SPCK, 1989, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
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