An 18 credit program available to undergraduate students from any major. The undergraduate Minor in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations examines the cultures and societies of the ancient Mediterranean region, broadly understood to include the major cultures of the Near East and Egypt as well as Greece and Rome, with special emphasis on institutions and society. Students in the program take two introductory courses selected from Greek and Roman history or art history surveys, or introductions to the Western humanities and to classical archaeology (most of these introductory courses may be counted toward General Education requirements for all MSU students), and continue with four upper-level courses in the history and culture of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern civilizations, including one course on an archaeological topic.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Classical Archaeology | ||
| General Humanities I (to 1400) | ||
| Greek Civilization | ||
| Roman Civilization | ||
| Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | ||
| Art History and Archaeology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Aegean Art and Archaeology | ||
| Greek Art | ||
| Roman Art | ||
| Early Medieval Art: Early Christian, Byzantine Early Medieval | ||
| The City in Antiquity | ||
| Special Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Reading Seminar in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete three courses from the list below. | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| HUMN 115 | Troy and the Trojan War | 3 |
| HUMN 209 | Introduction to Greek and Roman Religion | 3 |
| HUMN 211 | Classicism and American Culture | 3 |
| HUMN 215 | Traditions of Healing in the Ancient and Pre-Modern World | 3 |
| HUMN 230 | Ancient Greece and Rome in the Cinema | 3 |
| HUMN 283 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient World | 3 |
| HUMN 290 | Special Topics in Greek and Roman Literature and Culture | 3 |
| HUMN 320 | Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Humanities | 3 |
| HUMN 332 | Special Topics in Ancient History (Greece, Rome, W. Asia, N. Africa, Europe) | 3 |
| HUMN 355 | Alexander the Great: Legend and Legacy | 3 |
| HUMN 357 | The Roman Republic | 3 |
| HUMN 358 | Cleopatra | 3 |
| HUMN 359 | Rome in the Age of Augustus | 3 |
| HUMN 360 | The Roman Empire | 3 |
| HUMN 381 | Africa in Classical Antiquity | 3 |
| HUMN 384 | Introduction to Roman Law | 3 |
| GREK 301 | Greek New Testament | 3 |
| GREK 361 | Greek Historians | 3 |
| LATN 415 | Roman Biography | 3 |
| LATN 451 | Roman Historians | 3 |
| LATN 461 | Caesar: End of the Republic | 3 |
| PHIL 331 | History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| POLS 333 | Special Topics in Political Thought | 3 |
| RELG 209 | Introduction to Greek and Roman Religion | 3 |