Major - Ancient and Medieval Civilizations
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(Classics 190, Greek 490, Hebraic Studies 500, Latin 580)
Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures
Conklin Hall (973/353-1302)
Program Director: Robert R. Stieglitz
Major Requirements
The interdepartmental major in ancient and medieval civilizations
encourages students to study the interrelations among the contiguous
civilizations of Eurasia and North
Africa, and to appreciate how this exchange facilitated material
and intellectual development from ancient times through the Middle
Ages. These civilizations are
approached through courses in history, language and literature,
archaeology and art, religion and myth, technology, and law and
philosophy. The geographic and temporal
scope of the program includes (but is not limited to) Ancient
Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel and the Levant, Ancient
Greece, Rome, Ancient North Africa, Ancient Central and East Asia,
and Medieval Europe, North Africa, and Asia. The ancient and medieval
civilizations program provides an excellent general education
in the humanities, as well as a foundation for careers in teaching,
research, law, and business.
The major in ancient and medieval civilizations includes courses
in Greek, Ancient 490, Hebraic Studies 500, and Latin 580 (whose
courses are described below), as well as
Anthropology 070, Arabic 074, Art 082, Chinese 165, History 510,
and Philosophy 730 (whose courses are described under their respective
departments). Students
considering the AMC major are encouraged to visit the program
director to discuss their interests.
A grade of C or higher is required for AMC courses credited toward
the major. Courses not listed below that seem applicable to an
AMC major (e.g., from NJIT or the occasional course offered at
Rutgers) may be applied toward the major with the approval of
the program director. Each course of study must include 36 credits,
12 each taken from the following three categories: history; art,
archaeology, and
intellectual and cultural development; and language:
1. History. 12 credits from among the following,
according to the student’s area of concentration:
