Instructor: Knauth (Coordinator)

The interdisciplinary major in Archaeology and Culture of the Ancient Near East is designed to acquaint students with the "cradle of Western civilization." The major requires completion of ten courses relevant to the study of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds from the following courses, which are described in their departmental sections:

1. Two courses in archaeology:

2. Four courses in culture from:

 3. Two semesters of foreign language from:

 4. Two courses from related disciplines, subject to advance approval by the supervi- sory committee. These courses may be taken from the fields of anthropology, art, economics, geology, his-tory, literature, philosophy, political science, or religion (or other related fields); they can be taken as independent study projects. Topics should be relevant to some aspect of ancient or modern Near Eastern or Greco-Roman study. Additional "culture" courses as listed above are allowed in this category. Although not included in the major, the study of German and/or French is highly recommended for those planning to pursue graduate studies in the field.

An interdisciplinary minor in Archaeology and Culture of the Ancient Near East requires completion of one archaeology course from REL 226 or 401, and four courses at least three of which must be numbered 200 or higher from ASTR 102 or 112, ART 222, HIST 210, REL 113 or 114, 223, 224, 226, 228, 401, 421, SOC 114 and 229. At least two of these courses must be from outside the Religion Department.