Ancient Mediterranean Studies Minor
Program Director: Dr. Salvatore Pappalardo
Liberal Arts Building 4351
Phone: 410-704-3493
Email: spappalardo@towson.edu
Ancient Mediterranean Studies includes the study of ancient history and languages, including Biblical Hebrew, ancient Greek and Latin. The period covered extends from the Paleolithic to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in A.D. 476, and the field’s geographical boundaries cover the coasts of the Mediterranean and the civilizations which arose in the Mediterranean hinterlands.
The disciplines concerned with the Ancient Mediterranean have formed the basis of the Western liberal arts for centuries. The Ancient Mediterranean Studies minor incorporates courses drawn from Anthropology, Art History, English, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Jewish Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, offering students an opportunity to specialize in the disciplines of antiquity. The Ancient Mediterranean Studies minor helps students majoring in various fields to focus their interests and gives coherence to their programs.
Trained to integrate the past with the present, students of antiquity are found not only in their traditional havens—universities, museums, archaeological projects, and research centers—but also as valuable team members in such diverse fields as international business, public educational programs, documentary filmmaking, publishing, marketing, mass communications, medicine and the law.
Students in the Baltimore-Washington area have unique opportunities for research and hands-on learning at the Walters Art Museum, the Center for Hellenic Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and the libraries of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland.
The minor in Ancient Mediterranean Studies consists of 24 units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 101 | INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| or HIST 160 | WORLD HISTORY BEFORE 1300 | |
| Select one of the following ancient language sequences: 1 | 6 | |
| LATIN ELEMENTS I and LATIN ELEMENTS II | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK ELEMENTS I and ANCIENT GREEK ELEMENTS II | ||
| BIBLICAL HEBREW I and BIBLICAL HEBREW II | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select five of the following with no more than two courses in any one department. Minimum four of the five courses must be upper (300-400) level. 2 | 15 | |
| Anthropology | ||
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| PALEOANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS AND THEORY | ||
| Art History | ||
| SURVEY OF GLOBAL ART I | ||
| ORGINS OF WESTERN ART | ||
| MYTHS AND LEGENDS IN GREEK ART | ||
| IMAGES OF WOMEN IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN, GREEK, AND ROMAN ART | ||
| ART & ARCHITECTURE OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD | ||
| English | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY | ||
| HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | ||
| MYTH AND LITERATURE | ||
| HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS | ||
| Greek | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK ELEMENTS I | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK ELEMENTS II | ||
| Hebrew | ||
| BIBLICAL HEBREW I | ||
| BIBLICAL HEBREW II | ||
| BIBLICAL HEBREW III | ||
| BIBLICAL HEBREW IV | ||
| History | ||
| CITIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | ||
| SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | ||
| HISTORY OF ANCIENT ISRAEL | ||
| ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION | ||
| ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN AND ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS | ||
| ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND HIS SUCCESSORS | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION | ||
| ROMAN CIVILIZATION | ||
| WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY | ||
| THE ETRUSCANS: ANATOMY OF A CIVILIZATION | ||
| ORIGINS OF WRITING | ||
| Latin | ||
| LATIN ELEMENTS I | ||
| LATIN ELEMENTS II | ||
| LATIN INTERMEDIATE I | ||
| LATIN INTERMEDIATE II | ||
| ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN I | ||
| ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN II | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY | ||
| PLATO AND HIS PREDECESSORS | ||
| ARISTOTLE AND HIS SUCCESSORS | ||
| PLATO'S ETHICS | ||
| Religious Studies | ||
| EXPLORING BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE | ||
| JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM | ||
| EXPLORING GENESIS | ||
| PROPHETS AND PROPHECY IN ANCIENT ISRAEL | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT | ||
| Theatre | ||
| HISTORY OF THEATRE AND DRAMA I | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |
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The ancient language sequence requirement may be waived for students who achieve sufficient scores on a departmental placement assessment. In such cases, the 6-unit requirement must be fulfilled with coursework selected from the elective course listing. Students may also satisfy the ancient language sequence requirement by completing higher-level ancient language courses in Latin, Greek or Hebrew (per departmental placement).
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Other appropriate courses not listed may be applied toward the minor with permission of the director.