ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES MINOR UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA

ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
STUDIES MINOR
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA
6001 Dodge Street | Omaha, NE 68182
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA
MINOR IN ANCIENT
MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES
Overview
Participating Faculty
The interdisciplinary Ancient
Mediterranean Studies (AMS) Minor for
undergraduate and graduate students
may be paired with any of several majors
in the College of Arts and Sciences or
the College of Communication, Fine Arts
and Media in order to give students an
in-depth understanding of the history of the
Mediterranean and Ancient Near East from
the beginning of the Bronze Age through
the Roman Empire in the West, and the
Byzantine Empire in the East.
Anthony Aftonomos, History
Rami Arav, Religious Studies
Robert Darcy, English
Laura Grams, Philosophy
Carson Holloway, Political Science
Curtis Hutt, Religious Studies
Jennifer Irving, History
Charles King, History
Kimberly King, History
Jeanne Reames, History
Bridget Sandhoff, Art and Art History
Paul Williams, Religious Studies
Academic Requirements
Approved Course Offerings
Undergraduate students are expected
to complete at least 18 credit hours
of AMS courses with a grade of C- or
higher in at least three of the following
departments: Art History, English,
History, Philosophy, Political Science or
Religious Studies. Nine credit hours must
come from 3000 or 4000 level courses.
Courses from other departments may
be permissible with review and approval
by AMS faculty. Graduate students are
expected to complete 9 credit hours in two
departments.
ART HISTORY
Declaring the Minor
ART 4710/8716: Ancient Art History
ART 4720/8726: Women in Ancient and
Medieval Art
HIST 4820/8826: Ancient Persia and
Mesopotamia
HIST 4830/8836: Ancient Historical
Authors
HIST 4840/8846: Alexander the Great and
the Macedonian Origin
HIST 4850/8856: Rome and the Early
Church
HIST 4910/8916: Special Topics in History:
Roman Republic, Ancient Rome AD 284641, The Roman Family, Roman Paganism
HIST 9100: Seminar in History: Argead
Macedonia to Philip II, Greek Religion and
Mystery Cults
HIST 9200: History Colloquium: Greek
Military History; Race, Gender and Sex in
Ancient Greece; Ancient Roman Religion;
The Age of Caesar; Ancient Rome: the
Urban Experience; Imperial Rome
ART 4730/8736: Classical Art History
LATIN
ART 4750/8756: Late Roman and
Byzantine Art History
LATN 1110: and forward, all four
semesters
ART 4930/8936: Special Topics in Art
History: The Hellenistic World, Pop
Antiquity, Egyptian Art and Culture, Gender
and Sexuality in Antiquity
PHILOSOPHY
ENGLISH
ENGL 2500: Literature of Western
Civilization: the Ancient World
Students can declare the minor by
filling out a “Change of Minor” form
at the Registrar’s Office (105 Eppley
Administration Building) or by visiting their
college’s dean’s office.
ENGL 3000: Special Topics in English*
PHIL 3120: Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 3960/8900: Readings in Philosophy:
Plato
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSCI 4310/8361: Classical Political
Thought
ENGL 4960/8800: Special Topics in
Language and Literature*
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
HISTORY
RELI 2160: New Testament
HIST 2510: Ancient Greece
Contact
RELI 3130: Women and the Bible
HIST 2520: Ancient Rome
RELI 3170: History of Christianity
For advising in minor coursework, schedule
a meeting with program director Dr.
Jeanne Reames (mreames@unomaha.
edu), or with one of the other full-time AMS
faculty.
HIST 2990: People and Issues in History:
Greek Myth and Religion, Ancient Egypt,
Byzantium, Greek Heroes and Heroines,
Classical Sparta
RELI 3500/8900: Special Topics in
Religion: Jerusalem, Egyptian and
Babylonian Religion, Ancient Israel, Biblical
Archaeology, Biblical Cities, Jesus and
Archaeology, Qumran and the Dead Sea
Scrolls, Greco-Roman Religions, Bethsaida
Excavations
HIST 3520: History of the Roman Empire
*Topics courses, seminars and colloquia must significantly cover Ancient Mediterranean culture and are subject to approval by
the program director.
RELI 2150: Hebrew Scriptures