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Course Description Booklet

SUMMER 2004

This is the final list of courses that will be offered this summer. 

Pre-Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 17 - June 4
8-Week Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 17 - July 9
1st 5-Week Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 7 - July 9
2nd 5-Week Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 12 - Aug. 12

PRESESSION 
CLAS 307/807 - Early Christianity
GREK 896 - Reading and Research
GREK 899 - Masters Thesis
LATN 896 - Reading and Research
LATN 899 - Masters Thesis
RELG 150 - Explaining Religion
RELG 307 - Early Christianity
CLAS 307/807 - EARLY CHRISTIANITY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
1522/1525 3 301 1030a-0120p MTWRF HENZ 53 G. Watley
Cross-Listed with Religious Studies 307 and History 307/807. 
Description of Material Being Covered:  Introduction to the history, institutions and thought of early Christianity from the beginnings until A.D. 150 as reconstructed from the New Testament and other early Christian literature.
Required Books: 
Steve Mason & Tom Robinson, Early Christian Reader, ISBN: 1-56563-043-2, Henrickson, Required;
Michael D. Coogan (Ed.), The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha (NRSV), 3rd Edition, ISBN: 0-19-528800-9, Oxford, Required;
Burton H. Throckmorton Jr., Gospel Parallels (NRSV) 5th Edition, ISBN: 0-8407-7484-2, Nelson, Required;
James M. Robinson (Ed.), The Sayings of Jesus: The Sayings Gospel Q in English, ISBN: 0-8006-3451-9, Fortress, Required.
Method of Instruction:  Mostly lecture, but ample opportunity for discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments:  To be announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:  Short quizzes, mid-term, and final exam.
GREK 896 - READING AND RESEARCH 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-3 301 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
**** 1-3 301 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Admission to the Masters Degree Program and Permission of Major Advisor.
Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
LATN 896 - READING AND RESEARCH 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-3 301 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
**** 1-3 301 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Admission to the Masters Degree Program and Permission of Major Advisor.
Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
RELG 150 - EXPLAINING RELIGION 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
3747 3 301 1030a-0120p MTWRF Henz 201 D. Crawford
Description of Material Being Covered:  The course will try to determine what religion is as it is manifested in various religious beliefs and practices. What is common to all religions? We will explore how religion attempts to reach beyond the natural realm to an ideal and sacred sphere. We look at the role of sacred texts, doctrines, myths, and profound experiences in religion. Is evil a religious concept? How do different religions deal with evil both within and without its own borders? Our approach will be cross-cultural and comparative--illustrating our claims about religion with examples from both western and non-western religions.
Required Books: 
Mircea Eliade, The Sacred and the Profane, ISBN: 0-15-679201-X, Harcourt;
Martin Marty & R. Scott Appleby, The Glory and the Power: The Fundamentalist Challenge to the Modern World, Beacon;
and a course packet
Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments:  Requirements will include several short papers (one will involve a presentation), a mid-term and either a final take-lhome exam or a final paper. There is also a "fieldwork" requirement to visit and report on some group that practices a faith other than your own.
Examination Polices and Grading Information: To be announced.
RELG 307 - EARLY CHRISTIANITY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
3384 3 301 1030a-0120p MTWRF HENZ 53 G. Watley
Cross-Listed with Classics 307/807 and History 307/807. 
Description of Material Being Covered:  Introduction to the history, institutions and thought of early Christianity from the beginnings until A.D. 150 as reconstructed from the New Testament and other early Christian literature.
Required Books: 
Steve Mason & Tom Robinson, Early Christian Reader, ISBN: 1-56563-043-2, Henrickson, Required;
Michael D. Coogan (Ed.), The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha (NRSV), 3rd Edition, ISBN: 0-19-528800-9, Oxford, Required;
Burton H. Throckmorton Jr., Gospel Parallels (NRSV) 5th Edition, ISBN: 0-8407-7484-2, Nelson, Required;
James M. Robinson (Ed.), The Sayings of Jesus: The Sayings Gospel Q in English, ISBN: 0-8006-3451-9, Fortress, Required.
Method of Instruction:  Mostly lecture, but ample opportunity for discussion.
Number and Types of Assignments:  To be announced.
Examination Policies and Grading Information:  Short quizzes, mid-term, and final exam.
1ST-FIVE WEEK SESSION 
CLAS 180, Sec. 501 - Classical Mythology
CLAS 399 - Independent Study
GREK 399 - Independent Study
GREK 896 - Reading and Research
GREK 899 - Masters Thesis
LATN 399 - Independent Study
LATN 896 - Reading and Research
LATN 899 - Masters Thesis
CLAS 180, SEC. 501 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY 
Call# Type Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
1521 Lecture A 3 501 0915a-1050a MTWRF AND 11 T. Winter
Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 501):  A reading and discussion of the major stories of the ancient Greeks and Romans, in epic and dramatic forms, including Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles, Euripides, Vergil, Ovid, and Seneca as sources.
Required Books (Sec. 501): 
 Homer, The Odyssey, (tr. Cook), ISBN: 0-393-00744-8, Norton;
Jackson, The Epic of Gilgamesh, (2nd Edition), ISBN: 0-86516-352-9, Bobbs-Merrill;
Sophocles, Three Theban Plays, ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Viking Penguin;
Euripides, Ten Plays, (tr. Hadas), ISBN: 0-553-21363-6, Bantam;
Apollodorus, The Library of Greek Mythology, ISBN: 0-19-283924-1, Oxford Univ. Press;
Ovid, Metamorphoses, (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-253-20001-6, Indiana Univ. Press;
Seneca, Four Tragedies and Octavia, (tr. Watling), ISBN: 0-14-044174-3, Penguin Classics
Method of Instruction (Sec. 501): 
- Lecture and discussion, coupled with quizzes and papers (vide infra)
- Questions and comments strongly desired
- Some audio-visuals
Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 501): 
1 - Several quizzes on the readings and lecture, at least one for each book
2 - 3-5 short papers, 3-5 pages long
3 - Regular reading assignments
Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 501): 
2-3 exams (last one being the final!), chiefly objective; at least seven (7) quizzes.
The grade will be approximately - Quizzes = 25%; Papers = 25%; Exams = 40%; Discussion = 10% for a total of 100%.
CLAS 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 501 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
GREK 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 501 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
GREK 896 - READING AND RESEARCH 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 501 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
**** 1-6 501 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:  Admission to the Masters Degree Program and permission of Major Advisor.
Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
LATN 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 501 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
LATN 896 - READING AND RESEARCH 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 501 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
**** 1-6 501 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Admission to the Masters Degree Program and Permission of Major Advisor.
Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
2ND-FIVE WEEK SESSION 
CLAS 399 - Independent Study
GREK 399 - Independent Study
GREK 896 - Reading and Research
GREK 899 - Masters Thesis
LATN 399 - Independent Study
LATN 896 - Reading and Research
LATN 899 - Masters Thesis
CLAS 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 601 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
GREK 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 601 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
GREK 896 - READING AND RESEARCH 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 601 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
**** 1-6 601 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:  Admission to the Masters Degree Program and permission of Major Advisor.
Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
LATN 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 601 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
LATN 896 - READING AND RESEARCH 
Call# Cr Hrs Sec Time Days Bldg/Room Instructor
**** 1-6 601 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
**** 1-6 601 Arranged Arranged Arranged Staff
PREQ:   Admission to the Masters Degree Program and Permission of Major Advisor.
Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). 
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