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Twin Cities Campus
Ancient Mediterranean Studies B.A.
Classical & Near Eastern Studies
College of Liberal Arts
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Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2005.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 37 to 39.
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Degree: Bachelor of Arts.
The program allows students to concentrate on literary and material remains from the Near East and the Mediterranean basin dating from ca. 3000 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. This long era of human history witnessed the development of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Israel, Egypt, Greece, and Rome¿cultures, whose contributions remain fundamental to the modern western world. Students study the literature, history, and archaeology of these regions as a broad interconnected whole. They learn to evaluate and interpret a wide range of evidence from antiquity, as well as to appreciate the various methods by which meaning is extracted from the remains of other cultures and times.
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Admission Requirements
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Students are strongly encouraged to complete the "Preparatory Courses" requirement shown in program requirements prior to admission to the major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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Students are required to take 4 semester(s) of any second language. Preparatory Courses
Another course may fulfill this requirement with the approval of the director of undergraduate studies.
CNES 1001 - World of the Bible: Religions, Empires, and Discourses of Power, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 1002 - World of Greece, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 1003 - World of Rome, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 1042 - Greek and Roman Mythology, OH (4.0 cr)
or CNES 1042H - Honors Course: Greek and Roman Mythology, OH, H (4.0 cr)
or CNES 1043 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Archaeology, HP (4.0 cr)
or CNES 1044 - Introduction to Near Eastern Archaeology, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 1082 - Jesus in History, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 1082H {Inactive}
or CNES 1201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, LIT (3.0 cr)
Major Courses
At least 30 credits must be 3xxx courses or higher, with at least 9 credits from each of three groups. No course may be used to fulfill the credit requirement for more than one group.
Take 33 or more credit(s) from the following:
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Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CNES 1001 - World of the Bible: Religions, Empires, and Discourses of Power, HP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 1044 - Introduction to Near Eastern Archaeology, HP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3142 - Art of Egypt, HP (4.0 cr)
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CNES 3172 - Archaeology of Israel (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3202 - Prophecy in Ancient Israel, LIT (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3203 - The Bible: Wisdom, Poetry, and Apocalyptic, LIT (3.0 cr)
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CNES 4051 - Ancient Near East and Egypt: Neolithic to 1500 BCE (3.0 cr)
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CNES 4052 - Ancient Near East and Egypt: 1500 to 323 BCE (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5051 - Before Herodotus: History and Historiography of Mesopotamia and the
Ancient Near East (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5251 - Archaeology of Herodian Israel (3.0 cr)
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RELS 5513 - Scripture and Interpretation, WI (3.0 cr)
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CNES 1082 - Jesus in History, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 1082H {Inactive}
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CNES 1201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, LIT (3.0 cr)
or CNES 3201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, LIT (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3072 - The New Testament, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 5072 - The New Testament (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3502 - Ancient Israel: From Conquest to Exile, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 5502 - Ancient Israel: From Conquest to Exile (3.0 cr)
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Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CNES 1002 - World of Greece, HP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3008 - History of Ancient Art, IP, OH (4.0 cr)
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CNES 3152 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece, OH (4.0 cr)
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CNES 3201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, LIT (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5083 - Ancient Comedy (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5103 - Hellenistic and Early Roman Art and Archaeology (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5108 - Greek Architecture (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5111 - Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Greece (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5112 - Archaic and Classical Greek Art (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 5071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3081W - Classical Epic in Translation, LIT, WI (3.0 cr)
or CNES 5081W - Classical Epic in Translation, WI (3.0 cr)
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Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CNES 1003 - World of Rome, HP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3008 - History of Ancient Art, IP, OH (4.0 cr)
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CNES 3104 - Ancient Rome: Kings and Consuls, HP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3105 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Augustus, HP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3107 - Age of Constantine the Great, HP, IP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3108 - Age of St. Augustine of Hippo, HP (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3162 - Roman Art and Archaeology, OH (4.0 cr)
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CNES 5013 - Introduction to Roman Law (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5083 - Ancient Comedy (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5172 - House, Villa, Tomb: Roman Art in the Private Sphere (3.0 cr)
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CNES 5182 - Art and the State: Public Art in the Roman Empire (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3073 - Roman Religion and Early Christianity, HP (3.0 cr)
or CNES 5073 - Roman Religion and Early Christianity (3.0 cr)
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CNES 3081W - Classical Epic in Translation, LIT, WI (3.0 cr)
or CNES 5081W - Classical Epic in Translation, WI (3.0 cr)
Senior Project
Students should get a copy of the departmental statement on major projects from the director of undergraduate studies or department office. Students who complete a major project for another CLA major are not required to complete one for ancient Mediterranean studies.
CNES 3951W - Major Project, WI (4.0 cr)
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Program Sub-plans
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A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors
This is an honors sub-plan.
Eligibility is based on the GPA in the student's final 60 graded credits (the full semester in which the 60th credit is received will be included) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus (transfer credits are not included). Satisfactory completion of at least four upper division honors opportunities after completion of the 60th semester credit is required. One of the four honors opportunities must be outside the major field, a second is achieved through the honors thesis or project, and at least two of the four must be honors classroom experiences. Students must complete the honors requirements for their degree within two years of the term in which they apply for graduation. All honors courses must be graded A-F. CLA Honors
Honors Opportunity 1
Honors Opportunity 2
A senior project that is acceptable for an honors project for cum laude and magna cum laude. For summa cum laude, students must complete a thesis which must be approved unanimously by a committee of three faculty members, two from the major department and one from outside the major.
HSEM 3xxx
or HSEM 4xxx
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