Course Descriptions
ARCH 201
Beginning and Intermediate Classical Hebrew
3 Semester Hours
A concentrated course in Hebrew, with attention paid to its historical development and to comparative phonetics and morphology.
ARCH 204
Beginning and Intermediate Classical Arabic
3 Semester Hours
A concentrated course in the writing system, phonetics, and morphology of the classical language.
ARCH 205
Beginning and Intermediate Classical Sanskrit
3 Semester Hours
A concentrated course in the writing system, phonetics, and morphology of the classical language.
ARCH 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ARCH 299
Independent Studies1-3 Semester Hours
ARCH 301
Rapid Readings in Classical Hebrew
3 Semester Hours
Selected readings in both prose and poetry.
Prerequisite: ARCH 201 or equivalent.ARCH 303
Ancient Near Eastern Languages
3 Semester Hours
Study of the languages and writing systems of the ancient Near East, including Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic.
ARCH 304
Rapid Readings in Arabic
3 Semester Hours
Selected readings in either classical or contemporary Arabic.
Prerequisite: ARCH 204 or equivalent.
ARCH 305
Rapid Readings in Sanakrit
3 Semester Hours
Selected readings in classical Sanskrit.
ARCH 311
Ancient Near East
3 Semester Hours
Study of the Near Eastern background of classical civilizations from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic periods.
ARCH 354
Near Eastern Religions
3 Semester Hours
Study of the religions, rituals, and pantheons of ancient Near Eastern societies.
ARCH 363
Archaeology and the Bible
3 Semester Hours
Study of selections from the Old or New Testament, combining historical criticism and exegesis with the relevant archaeological data.
This course may be repeated for credit.
ARCH 364
Principles of Archaeology
3 Semester Hours
Modern archaeological methodology, theory, and interpretation.
ARCH 366
Archaeology and the Psalms
3 Semester Hours
Study of selections from the Psalms and other biblical wisdom literature combining historical criticism and exegesis with the relevant archaeological data.
ARCH 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ARCH 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ARCH 401
Near Eastern Archaeology
3 Semester Hours
Hands-on study of the archaeology and excavated artifacts of the Levant, from the paleolithic to the Roman periods.
ARCH 402
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology
3 Semester Hours
Study of the archaeology of a specific ancient Mediterranean culture, period, type of artifact, or phenomenon in Egypt, Anatolia, Crete, Greece, Italy, Israel-Palestine, etc.
This course may be repeated for credit.
ARCH 403
Classical Numismatics
3 Semester Hours
Hands-on study of the coinages of ancient Greece, Rome, and the Eastern Mediterranean, with emphasis on archaeology, art history, and monetary origins.
ARCH 404
Egyptology
3 Semester Hours
Study of Egypt from the Neolithic to the Roman period: history, culture, religion, art, language, and literature.
ARCH 410
Archaeology Field Experience
1-3 Semester Hours
Active participation in archaeological excavations or surveys at Near Eastern, Classical, or selected New World sites.
This course may be repeated for credit.
ARCH 411
Near Eastern Archaeology Lab
1-3 Semester Hours
This course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: ARCH 401 or concurrent enrollment.
ARCH 415
Special Topics in Near Eastern Archaeology
3 Semester Hours
This course may be repeated for credit.
ARCH 498
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
ARCH 499
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
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