Ancient Mediterranean Studies Minor
Liberal Arts Building 4222
Phone: 410-704-4898
Email: agadotti@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 selected from the following:
| 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 | ||
| Recommended Courses | ||
| Select five of the following with no more than two courses in any one department. 2 | 15 | |
| Four of the five courses must be upper level. | ||
| Anthropology | ||
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| PALEOANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| ARCHEOLOGICAL METHODS AND THEORY | ||
| Art History | ||
| SURVEY OF WESTERN 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ORIGINS OF WRITING | ||
| Latin | ||
| LATIN ELEMENTS I | ||
| LATIN ELEMENTS II | ||
| LATIN INTERMEDIATE I | ||
| LATIN INTERMEDIATE II | ||
| ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN I | ||
| ADV READ LATN II | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY | ||
| HELLENISTIC & MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY | ||
| Religious Studies | ||
| JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM | ||
| PROPHETS AND PROPHECY IN ANCIENT ISRAEL | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT | ||
| Theatre | ||
| HISTORY OF THEATRE AND DRAMA I | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |
| 1 | Note: The language requirement may be waived by passing a proficiency exam; in that case, 6 units would be made up by choices from the recommended courses listed below. |
| 2 | Note: Courses not listed below, if appropriate, may be approved for the minor by application to the director. |
