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1.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 1. This course prepares students to participate in Latin 232: Latin in Rome, GRS 305: Travel-Study in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East, the classical track of European Studies and other opportunities for travel-study, for example, archaeological field schools and trips to museum collections. This course generally focuses on one country or region (e.g. Egypt, Greece, Italy, or Turkey) each time it is offered. Weekly meetings will cover introductory material on a variety of topics that will prepare students for their travel-study experience. Students will be expected to complete a number of relevant readings, participate in discussions, and attend lectures and other cultural activities.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. This course, making extensive use of resources available via the internet, focuses on the earliest literary documents in the Latin language. Readings will come primarily from the comedies of Plautus and Terence, but students should expect to study other examples of archaic Latin such as the fragments of Ennius' Annales. Students will participate in a weekly webcast lecture, an on-line discussion moderated by faculty members from institutions that participate in Sunoikisis (www.sunoikisis.org), and weekly tutorials with faculty members at Rhodes. This course is specifically designed for advanced students and will include a rigorous study of the cultural and historical context during the early Republic. Students will also become familiar with current interpretative approaches to the material. Prerequisites: Latin 265 or equivalent. Some familiarity with Roman history and the literature of the Augustan period is strongly advised. Permission of the instructor is required.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. This course, making extensive use of resources available via the internet, focuses on the literature of Rome during the Late Republic. Readings will come primarily from the work of Cicero, Catullus, Caesar, and Sallust. Students will participate in a weekly webcast lecture, an on-line discussion moderated by faculty members from institutions that participate in Sunoikisis (www.sunoikisis.org), and weekly tutorials with faculty members Rhodes. This course is specifically designed for advanced students and will include a rigorous study of the cultural and historical context during the Late Republic. Students will also become familiar with the current interpretative approaches to the material. Prerequisites: Latin 265 or equivalent. Some familiarity with Roman history and the literature of the Augustan period is strongly advised. Permission of the instructor is required.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. This inter-institutional collaborative course, making extensive use of resources available via the internet, explores the literature of the early Roman Empire, with a particular emphasis on the works of authors who were active during the period of Nero's reign. These authors include Seneca, Lucan, and Petronius. Students will participate in a weekly webcast lecture, an on-line discussion moderated by faculty members from institutions that participate in Sunoikisis (www.sunoikisis.org), and weekly tutorials with faculty members at Rhodes. This course is specifically designed for advanced students and will include a rigorous study of the cultural and historical context during the early Principate. Prerequisites: Latin 265 or equivalent. Some familiarity with Roman history and the literature of the Augustan period is strongly advised. Permission of the instructor is required.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. This course, making extensive use of resources available via the internet, explores the society of the Roman Empire through the works of authors who were active during the period beginning with the reign of Vespasian and extending to the death of M. Aurelius. These authors include Martial, Statius, Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Juvenal, and Apuleius. Students will participate in a weekly webcast lecture, an on-line discussion moderated by faculty members from institutions that participate in Sunoikisis (www.sunoikisis.org), and weekly tutorials with faculty members at Rhodes. This course is specifically designed for advanced students and will require extensive reading in more than one genre of Latin literature and a rigorous study of the cultural and historical context of Rome in the late first and second centuries CE. Prerequisites: Latin 265 or equivalent. Some familiarity with Roman history and the literature of the Augustan period is strongly advised. Permission of the instructor is required.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. This course examines the literature produced during and after the dissolution of the Roman empire, beginning approximately with the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine and concluding with the renaissance of secular education in the twelfth century. Texts will include selections from the work of Jerome, Augustine, Prudentius, Alcuin of York, Einhard, Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, Abelard, Heloise, Hildegard of Bingen, and Walter of Chatillon. Students will participate in a weekly webcast lecture, an on-line discussion moderated by faculty members from institutions that participate in Sunoikisis (www.sunoikisis.org), and weekly tutorials with faculty members at Rhodes. This course is specifically designed for advanced students and will require extensive reading in more than one genre of Latin literature and a rigorous study of the cultural and historical context of Rome and the Latin-speaking world after 180 CE. Prerequisites: Latin 265 or equivalent. Some familiarity with Roman history and the literature of the Augustan period is strongly advised. Permission of the instructor is required.
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4.00 Credits
Summer. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Fine Arts. This course offers an intensive introduction to the material culture of ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. The course generally focuses on one country, e.g., Egypt, Greece, Italy, or Turkey) each time it is offered. Through visits to archaeological sites and museums, the course will cover the evolution of art, architecture, and other aspects of material culture beginning with the period of the earliest human presence and, depending on the region, working through societies of the first millennium CE. The course of travel and study generally lasts four weeks. If possible, students should enroll in at least one of the following courses as preparation for this course: Art 220, 231, 318, 319, 320, History 205 (when appropriate). Students make take this course more than once if the itinerary changes.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 2. This course allows students to receive credit for participating in an off-campus internship or field school under professional supervision in areas that pertain to the discovery, recovery, preservation, and study of artifacts from ancient or medieval European, Mediterranean, and Near Eastern civilizations.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Humanities. This course introduces students to the methods, theories, and practices associated with primary (field or lab) and secondary (library) research in archaeological survey with an emphasis on the use of information technologies, primarily geographical information systems (GIS). Permission of the instructor is required for this course.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 2. Under the direction of the instructor, the tutorial assistant will be responsible for helping plan and conduct the tutorial sessions for elementary students. Assistants will also develop a familiarity with issues concerning second language acquisition and assist in the evaluation of language courses. This course is open only to advanced students and by permission of the instructor.
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