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Course Notation Information
Academic Foundations 003
African American and African Studies 014
Allied Health Technologies 045
American Studies 050
Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060
Major Requirements
Minor Requirements
Courses (Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060)
Courses (Greek, Ancient 490)
Courses (Hebraic Studies 500)
Courses (Latin 580)
Anthropology 070
Arabic 074
Archaeology 075
Art (Art 080, B.F.A. Visual Arts 081, Art History 082, Arts Management 084)
Biological Sciences
Central and Eastern European Studies (CEES) 149
Chemistry 160
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 191
Computer Science 198
Criminal Justice 202
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geology 460)
Economics 220
Urban Education 300
English (350, 352, and 355)
Environmental Sciences 375
French 420
Geoscience Engineering 465
Greek 490
Hebraic Studies 500
History (History 510, American 512)
Honors 525
International Affairs
Italian 560
Journalism and Media Studies 570
Korean 574
Latin 580
Legal Studies
Linguistics 615
Mathematics (Mathematics 640, Statistics 960)
Medical Technology 660
Microbiology
Music (Music 700, Music Performance 701)
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Political Science 790
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 810
Psychology 830
Puerto Rican Studies 836
Religious Studies 840
Slavic 861
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
Spanish 940
Speech 950
Television
Theater Arts, Television and Media Arts (Theater Arts 965, Speech 950)
Urban Studies 975
Women's Studies 988
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Consortium with New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark
School of Criminal Justice
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Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 Liberal Arts Colleges Academic Programs and Courses Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060 Courses (Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060)  

Courses (Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060)

21:060:303 Greco-Roman Archaeology (3) The material culture of ancient Greece and Rome from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire, especially as such evidence reveals information about the historical period which could not be known otherwise. Special attention will be paid to the emergence of the city; monumental structures such as the Parthenon and Colosseum; tomb art and architecture; domestic art and architecture; and art and governmental propaganda.
21:060:304 Greco-Roman Myth and Pagan Religion (3) Myths and religions of ancient Greece and Rome, their relationship to one another and the ancient Near East. Myths are studied in light of modern theories of mythology. The nature and forms of classical pagan religion, Judaism, and early Christianity are compared.
21:060:315,316 Topics in Mediterranean Civilization (3,3) In-depth study of selected subjects in the civilizations of the ancient and medieval Mediterranean.
21:060:335 Law in the Ancient Near East (3) Reading in the law codes issued by Sumerian monarchs (Ur-Nammu, Lipit-Ishtar) and Babylonia (Eshnunna, Hammurabi). Legal principles, the administration of justice, and regulations concerning social and economic activities. Diverse court cases from the cruciform archives of the Fertile Crescent; texts and international relations in Syria-Asia Minor; Egyptian legal documents; the moral principles of their negative confessions; and selected passages from the three law codes in the Hebrew Bible will be analyzed.
21:060:390 Senior Thesis (3) An extended research paper written during the senior year with faculty guidance.
21:060:395,396 Internship in Ancient and Medieval Civilizations (3,3)
Prerequisite: Permission of the program director.
21:060:406 Topics in Ancient and Medieval Civilization (3)
Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202, or permission of instructor.
21:060:445,446 Individual Studies (3,3) Study in detail of a selected subject in ancient or medieval civilizations. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 
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