WHER - Western Heritage Minor
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Minor effective prior to 2011
Requisites
Requirements for the Minor (20 credits)
I. Core (4 credits)
Complete at least one of the following courses:
course - Introduction to Ancient Greece and Rome
course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition
course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition
course - Classical Antiquity
course - The European Middle Ages
course - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
II. Classical Literature and Civilization (8 credits)
Complete 8 credits, selected from the following:
course - Survey of Art: Ancient and Medieval
course - Greek and Roman Art
course - History of Ancient Greece
course - History of Ancient Rome
course - Classical Mythology
course - History of Ancient Rome
course - Archaeology of Greece and Rome
course - Classical Literature in Translation
course - Classical Civilization: Selected Topics
course - Society and Family in Ancient Greece and Rome
course - Greek and Roman Religions
course - Current Controversies in Classics
course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition
course - Law and Trials in Ancient Society
course - Classical Antiquity
course - Roman Poetry
course - Introduction to Ethics
course- History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
III. Medieval and Renaissance (8 credits)
Complete 8 credits, selected from the following:
course - Survey of Art: Ancient and Medieval
course - The Art of Ancient Egypt: History and Modern Myth
course - Medieval Art
course - Italian Renaissance Art
course - Baroque and Rococo Art
course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition
course - Thrones, Theatres, and Witches: Early English History
course - The European Middle Ages
course - Music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Eras
course - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
course - Theatre Histories I: Global Perspectives
course - Western Literature I
course - Western Literature II
course - Contemporary Transnational Cinema
course - The Medieval Period: Mapping the Anglo-American Literary Tradition
course - Medieval or Renaissance Literature: Advanced Studies
course - Utopia and Dystopia
course - Forms of Humanism: Renaissance to Enlightenment
course - The Jewish Experience: An Introduction to Judaism
Note
With the permission of the coordinator, a departmental special topics course or independent study may be substituted for one of the above courses, when the topic is appropriate.