Classics And Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CAMS)

CAMS 001 (GH) GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE ( 3) Selected readings within a chronological and thematic context of significant and influential masterworks of Greece and Rome.

CAMS 002 (GH;IL) LITERATURE OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST ( 3) Reading and study of literary works from the Ancient Near East, especially from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.

CAMS 004 (GH;US;IL) (J ST;RL ST) JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS ( 3) Introduction to the perspectives, patterns of worship, morality, historical roots, and institutions of the Judaeo-Christian traditions; their relationships to culture.

CAMS 005 (GH;IL) (HIST) ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS ( 3) Survey of the history and cultures of ancient Mediterranean civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syro-Levant, Anatolia, Greece, and Rome.

CAMS 010 (GH;IL) MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION ( 3) Cultural, technological, literary, political, and economic achievements of peoples who occupied the region of Mesopotamia (4,000-331 B.C.E.), in historical context.

CAMS 012 (GH;IL) (J ST;RL ST) LANDS OF THE BIBLE ( 3) Textual and archaeological evidence for the lands, cities, and peoples associated with the Hebrew Bible and Christian scriptures.

CAMS 015 (GH) WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD ( 3) Overview of ancient world by focusing on the famed "Seven Wonders" and similar achievements from 3000 B.C.E.-1st Century C.E.

CAMS 020 (GH) EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION ( 3) The culture, history, literature, and archaeology of ancient Egypt from the dawn of history to the Greco-Roman period.

CAMS 025 (GH;IL) GREEK CIVILIZATION ( 3) The origin and development of the ancient Greek people; their political and social institutions, public and private life.

CAMS 033 (GH;IL) ROMAN CIVILIZATION ( 3) Origin of the Romans; sociopolitical development; food, homes, education, marriage, family life, amusements, private and public worship.

CAMS 034 LATIN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION ( 3) Readings in the major Latin authors (Plautus, Terence, Lucretius, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Livy, Tacitus, Petronius); their influence on later literature.

CAMS 044 (GH;IL) (RL ST) ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN AND EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY ( 3) Survey of major ancient Mediterranean myths, gods, and goddesses in their cultural contexts; influence on later cultures.

CAMS 045 (GH;IL) CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY ( 3) Introduction to Greek and Roman divinities, heroes and heroines; survey of the major myths and their influence on Western culture.

CAMS 050 (GH) WORDS: CLASSICAL SOURCES OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY ( 3) An introduction to English word forms stressing the most frequently occurring Latin and Greek elements and their derivatives.

CAMS 070 (GH;IL) (J ST;RL ST) PROPHECY: THE NEAR EAST THEN AND NOW ( 3) Prophecy in the ancient Near East, the ancient Jewish and Christian traditions, and today.

CAMS 083S (GH;IL) FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN CLASSICS AND ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES ( 3) Critical approach to the study of ancient Mediterranean languages, literatures, and/or material cultures.

CAMS 090 (GH;IL) (J ST;RL ST) ARCHAEOLOGY OF JERUSALEM: PAST AND PRESENT ( 3) Archaeology and history of Jerusalem from earliest times (c. 3000 BCE) to the present.

CAMS 099 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

CAMS 100 (GH;IL) (HIST) ANCIENT GREECE ( 3) Greek world from the earliest Aegean cultures to the death of Alexander the Great and the beginnings of Hellenistic civilization.

CAMS 101 (GH;IL) (HIST) THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND EMPIRE ( 3) History of the Roman Republic and Empire from the origins of Rome to the disintegration of the Empire.

CAMS 102 (GH;IL) (HIST;J ST;RL ST) CANAAN AND ISRAEL IN ANTIQUITY ( 3) Political, social, and intellectual history of the land of Canaan/Israel in the Biblical era: Late Bronze and Iron Ages.

CAMS 104 (GH) (HIST) ANCIENT EGYPT ( 3) The history and archaeology of ancient Egypt from the dawn of history to the Greco-Roman period.

CAMS 105 (GH;IL) HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST ( 3) History of the Ancient Near East from the end of the Neolithic to the Hellenistic period.

CAMS 109Y (GH;IL) WRITING SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD ( 3) Writing intensive overview of the world's writing systems throughout history.

CAMS 110 (GH;US;IL) (J ST;RL ST) HEBREW BIBLE: OLD TESTAMENT ( 3) Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel.

CAMS 111 (GH;IL) (J ST;RL ST) EARLY JUDAISM ( 3) Religious thought, practices, and parties in the Second Temple period; the emergence of rabbinic Judaism.

CAMS 120 (GH) (J ST;RL ST) NEW TESTAMENT ( 3) Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of early Christianity in the Jewish-Hellenistic setting.

CAMS 124 (GH;US;IL) (J ST;RL ST) EARLY AND MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY ( 3) Analysis in cultural context of selected thinkers, ideas, and movements in Christianity from the second through the fifteenth century.

CAMS 133 (GH) (J ST;RL ST) ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LEVANT AND ANCIENT ISRAEL ( 3) Archaeology of the Levant and Ancient Israel to c. 1000 B.C.E.; relationship between archaeological and textual evidence.

CAMS 134 (GH;IL) (J ST;RL ST) ARCHAEOLOGY OF BIBLICAL ISRAEL ( 3) Archaeology of Biblical Israel from 1200 B.C.E. to c. 640 C.E.; relationship between archaeological and textual evidence.

CAMS 140 (GH;IL) CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY--ANCIENT GREECE ( 3) Literary sources and material evidence for society; culture of the inhabitants of Greece in ancient times.

CAMS 150 (GH;IL) CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY--ANCIENT ROME ( 3) Literary sources for the development of Roman civilization in relation to the relevant archaeological discoveries.

CAMS 151 (HEBR;J ST) INTRODUCTORY BIBLICAL HEBREW ( 3) Fundamentals of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.

CAMS 152 (HEBR;J ST) INTERMEDIATE BIBLICAL HEBREW ( 3) Intermediate study of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Prerequisite: CAMS 151

CAMS 180 (GH;IL) (HIST) ANCIENT WARFARE ( 3) Historical survey of the evolution of warfare in the ancient Mediterranean region from prehistoric times to the Later Roman Empire.

CAMS 197 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

CAMS 198 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

CAMS 199 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

CAMS 200 (GH) (PHIL) ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY ( 3) Examines the thought and influence of major Western thinkers from the pre-Socratics to the neo-Platonists, emphasizing Plato and Aristotle.

CAMS 294 RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

CAMS 295 INTERNSHIP ( 1 -18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor

CAMS 296 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

CAMS 297 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

CAMS 298 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9 per semester)

CAMS 299 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

CAMS 395 INTERNSHIP ( 1 -18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor

CAMS 397 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9 per semester)

CAMS 398 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

CAMS 399 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

CAMS 400W COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLD ( 3) Comparative study of ancient Mediterranean civilizations. Prerequisite: 3 credits in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies

CAMS 410 CLASSICAL EPIC ( 3) Homer, Hellenistic Epic, and Vergil; influences on later epic.

CAMS 411W CLASSICAL DRAMA ( 3) Masterpieces of Greek tragedy (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides) and comedy (Aristophanes, Menander); their influence on Roman writers.

CAMS 420 INTRODUCTORY TARGUMIC ARAMAIC ( 3) Fundamentals of Aramaic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.

CAMS 421 INTRODUCTORY SYRIAC ( 3) Fundamentals of Syriac grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.

CAMS 440W STUDIES IN CLASSICAL AND ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY ( 3 - 6) Selected topics in the literary sources and material evidence for classical and ancient Mediterranean society. Prerequisite: 3 credits from: ANTH 002 , ART H 311 , CAMS 010 , CAMS 020 , CAMS 025 , CAMS 033 , CAMS 140 , CAMS 150 , HIST 100 , HIST 101

CAMS 442 (IL) (KINES) SPORT IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME ( 3) An examination of the continuity of sport in Greek and Roman societies. Prerequisite: CAMS 025 , CAMS 033 , CAMS 140 , CAMS 150 , CAMS 100 , CAMS 101 or KINES 141

CAMS 480 (J ST) GREEKS AND PERSIANS ( 3) Development and achievements of the Achaemenid kingdom; relationships between Persians and Greeks. Prerequisite: CAMS 010 , CAMS 025 , or CAMS 100

CAMS 490 ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGES ( 3 - 6) Variable topic study of an ancient language of the Mediterranean basin and related areas, other than Greek, Latin, or Hebrew. Prerequisite: GREEK 003 or LATIN 003

CAMS 492 INTERMEDIATE FIELD METHODS ( 3 - 6) On-site experience in archaeological fieldwork in the ancient Mediterranean region. Prerequisite: approval by field school director

CAMS 493 INTERMEDIATE FIELD ANALYSIS ( 3 - 6) On-site experience in archaeological analysis in the ancient Mediterranean region. Prerequisite: approval by field school director

CAMS 494 RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

CAMS 494H RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

CAMS 495 INTERNSHIP ( 1 -18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.

CAMS 496 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

CAMS 497 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

CAMS 499 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

CAMS 501 COMPARATIVE GREEK AND LATIN GRAMMAR ( 3) The evolution of the phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical structures of Greek and Latin from Proto-Indo-European. Prerequisite: GREEK 003 ; LATIN 003

CAMS 502 THE SANSKRIT LANGUAGE ( 3) An introduction to the structure and history of Sanskrit, with special emphasis on reading and translating. Prerequisite: GREEK 003 or LATIN 003

CAMS 503 SEMINAR ON ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN LANGUAGES ( 3 - 6) An in-depth examination of the ancient languages of the Mediterranean basin, including Indo-European and non-Indo-European languages. Prerequisite: GREEK 003 , LATIN 003 , LING 502

CAMS 504 TOPOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT ROME ( 3) Lectures and readings on physical development of the ancient city of Rome from earliest habitation to time of later empire.

CAMS 592 PROSEMINAR ( 3) Introduction to the history, research methods, historiography of modern scholarship on ancient Mediterranean studies.

CAMS 593 RESEARCH SEMINAR ( 3 - 6 per semester) Significant research experience in the fields represented by CAMS; guided supervision in the preparation of a scholarly article. Prerequisite: CAMS 592

CAMS 596 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES ( 1 - 9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

CAMS 597 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

CAMS 599 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12 per semester, maximum of24)

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Review Date: 06/20/2008

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