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WHER - Western Heritage Minor

Program Title

Western Heritage

Program Type

Minor

Degree Designation

Minor

Department(s)

Program Description

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.