This course introduces students to premodern Chinese history, society, and culture up to 1840. Some of the major questions to be addressed include: Is "China" the oldest continuous civilization? Was it culturally and ethnically homogenous? Was Chinese traditional culture and society "patriarchal"? To what extent was the state successful in penetrating into the daily lives of individuals? Course assignments will include primary and secondary literature (entirely in English) as well as visual and material culture sources.

Mesopotamia, and the history of the ancient Near East and Greece to the conquest of Greece by Philip of Macedon.

Rome with selected readings of complete works from the major Latin authors. Lectures and class discussions on the various genres, styles, and themes of Latin literature.

This course examines the origins of Christianity from its Jewish, Greek, and Roman influences and charts its development through the first one hundred years of its existence. Special emphases are placed on understanding the diversity of Judaic religious identity as well as the influence of Greek philosophy and religion. The world of Jesus, Paul, and the evolution of this new view of one's relationship to God are analyzed historically through a close examination of the texts of this time in the nexus of Jewish, Greek, and Roman cultural interaction.

The course is designed for students with a good command of Latin morphology and basic knowledge of Latin syntax. The participants will deepen their knowledge of Latin syntax, internalize the principles of Latin grammar and usage, and develop a sensitivity to prose style. The course will involve readings from Latin authors from all periods, and exercises in Latin prose composition. It will foster familiarization with the language through exercises that will go beyond simple translation from English. English, not Latin, will be the spoken language used in this course.

A historical introduction to the development of Roman law, from the Twelve Tables through the Codex Justinianus.

A study of one or more works selected from approximately 31 B.C. to the end of the Western Empire, the period of such writers as Livy, Tacitus, Pliny, Seneca, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, and Juvenal. Texts may include prose, including history, philosophy, rhetoric and oratory, and letters, and/or poetry, including epic, lyric, elegiac, pastoral, and satire. A particular author, work, genre, or theme is selected each time the course is offered. Textual analysis is emphasized, with lectures and class discussion on the literary milieu.

This course examines how the vehicle of the manuscript and the circumstances of manuscript production shaped the creation, transmission, and reading of texts before the fifteenth century.

Graduate seminar in an author, a literary form, or a problem in the period of the Roman Empire. Intensive study of the Latin text(s) is accompanied by considerable attention to current scholarship and bibliography. Students will write extended papers and present oral reports in class. May be repeated to a maximum of nine hours.

This course is a writing course designed to provide international undergraduate students with a firm basis in the rhetorical patterns of written English and in the grammatical structures and expressions associated with those patterns. It also serves as an introduction to the analysis and organization of information as found in English paragraphs and essays. Emphasis is placed upon writing beyond the sentence level. Students must attain at least a C in order to enter ENG 099. The course may be repeated up to six credits.