Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program
: Jennifer Ballengee (English, Coordinator), Rose Ann Christian (Philosophy and Religious Studies), Victor Fisher (Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice), Alhena Gadotti (History), Susanna Garfein ( Philosophy and Religious Studies), Barry Gittlen (Philosophy and Religious Studies), John McLucas (Foreign Languages), Allaire Stallsmith (History), Amy Sowder (Art History), Kate Wilkinson (Womens Studies)
The Classical Studies Program is now officially
known as the Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program. The Program's hegis code (CLAS) will remain the same, however.
Contact Professor Ballengee at jballengee@towson.edu for additional information..
Art and Culture of Rome: Ancient Beginnings and the Classical Legacy, Italy
January 2 - 19, 2011
Earn credit while studying in Rome, Italy with Towson University in January 2011. Students will experience the art and architecture of the city of Rome from its earliest beginnings in antiquity to today. Explore the major monuments of ancient Etruria, including the magnificent tombs in Cerveteri and Tarquinia, and of imperial Rome, including the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, and the Pantheon, with TU Professor Dr. Amy Sowder. The legacies of the classical tradition in the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods will be discussed in the course by walking through the hidden catacombs, visiting the magnificent Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Basilica, the Villa Borghese, and many of the spectacular churches and fountains throughout the city.
Rome is Italy’s largest city with over 2.7 million residents. It is the third most visited tourist destination in the European Union, and its historic center is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To complement the urban investigations, day trips to Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli and the stunning archaeological museums and archaeological sites in the Bay of Naples, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, are planned.
Program Director: Dr. Amy Sowder - Towson University Dept. of Art and Design, Art History, and Art Education, and Ancient Mediterranean Studies associated faculty member.
Course: ARTH 494: Art and Culture of Rome: Ancient Beginnings and the Classical Legacy (3 credits) or ARTH 600: Art and Culture of Rome: Ancient Beginnings and the Classical Legacy (3 credits). Graduate students can earn ARTH 600 by completing all of the course work plus a research paper on a topic of the student's choosing with advice from the instructor.
TU students may receive Honors credit for their study abroad experience.
Application Deadline: OCTOBER 15, 2010. Admission is on a rolling basis. Early application is advised as space is limited.
For further information: Contact Dr. Amy Sowder, Dept. of Art + Design, Art History, and Art Education, 410-704-2810 or the TU Study Abroad Office.
Michael Lucido '10, president of the Classics Club, has won a teaching assistantship in the Classics department at the University of Maryland College Park for next year.
Ian Milliken '07 has been accepted into the Masters program in Archaeology at the University of Arizona for this coming fall.
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 core of the Western liberal arts for centuries. The Ancient Mediterranean Studies minor incorporates courses drawn from the Anthropology, Art History, English, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies programs, 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 credit hours. It is designed for students who wish to take a specialized core of Ancient Mediterranean Studies courses.
(9 credits)
HIST 101 Introduction to Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations (3)
and 6 credits of an ancient language, either
LATN 101 Latin Elements I (3)
LATN 102 Latin Elements II (3)
or
GRK 103 Ancient Greek Elements I (3)
GRK 104 Ancient Greek Elements II (3)
or
HEBR 103 Biblical Hebrew I (3)
HEBR 104 Biblical Hebrew II (3)
NOTE: The language requirement may be waived by passing a proficiency exam; in that case, 6 credits would be made up by choices from the recommended courses listed below.
(15 credits)
Five additional courses (15 credits) should be chosen from the following list, with no more than two courses (6 credits) in any one department.
note: some of these courses are still awaiting official approval by the curriculum committee for inclusion in the minor.
Anthropology
ANTH 207 Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANTH 208 Human Evolution and Prehistory (3)
ANTH 381 Archaeological Methods and Theory (3)
Art History
ARTH 301 Origins of Western Art; Egypt and the Near East (3)
ARTH 303 Myths and Legends in Greek Art (3)
ARTH 305 Images of Women in Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman Art (3)
ARTH 306 Art and Archeology of the Ancient World (3)
English
ENGL 243 Introduction to Classical Mythology (3)
ENGL 341 History and Literature of the Old Testament (3)
ENGL 343 Myth and Literature (3)
ENGL 351 Historical Linguistics (3)
Geography
GEOG 109 Introduction to Human Geography (3)
GEOG 357 Cultural Geography (3)
Greek
GREK 103 Ancient Greek Elements I (3)
GREK 104 Ancient Greek Elements II (3)
Hebrew
HEBR 103 Beginning Biblical Hebrew I (3)
HEBR 104 Beginning Biblical Hebrew II (3)
HEBR 203 Biblical Hebrew Intermediate I (3)
HEBR 204 Biblical Hebrew Intermediate II (3)
History
HIST 275 History of Ancient Israel (3)
HIST 301 Ancient Egyptian Civilization (3)
HIST 302 Ancient Near Eastern and Anatolian Civilizations (3)
HIST 303 Alexander the Great and His Successors (3)
HIST 304 Ancient Greek Civilization (3)
HIST 305 Roman Civilization (3)
Latin
LATN 101 Latin Elements I (3)
LATN 102 Latin Elements II (3)
LATN 201 Latin Intermediate I (3)
LATN 202 Latin Intermediate II (3)
LATN 301 Advanced Readings in Latin I (3)
LATN 302 Advanced Readings in Latin II (3)
Philosophy
PHIL 221 Ancient Greek Philosophy (3)
PHIL 322 Hellenistic and Medieval Philosophy (3)
Religious Studies
RLST 103 Exploring Biblical Archaeology (3)
RLST 206 Judaism, Christianity and Islam (3)
RLST 270 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (3)
RLST 355 Introduction to the New Testament (3)
NOTE: Courses not listed above, if appropriate, may be approved for the minor by application to the Ancient Mediterranean Studies advisory committee.
Dr. Jennifer Ballengee, Program Director
LA 4210K
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
Phone:
(410)-704-5213 |
