Ancient World Studies (Minor)

Program Description

The Ancient World Studies multidisciplinary minor focuses on the shared and overlapping periods in the development of cultures and societies around the Mediterranean basin, in the Near East, and across Central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

Abu Dhabi’s location at the center of this geographical expanse makes it an ideal site for exploring the intellectual and material riches of the ancient world. This minor encompasses a number of disciplines, including archaeology, art history, history, literature, and philosophy.

The minor in the Ancient World requires that students complete four approved courses. These courses must be distributed across as least two disciplines or geographic regions and may include up to two semesters of intermediate or higher-level ancient language study. Students are strongly encouraged to include among these four courses one on archaeology or material culture.

Admissions

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Program Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Select four Ancient World or crosslisted courses covering at least two disciplines or geographic regions and up to two semesters of intermediate or higher-level ancient language study		16
Total Credits		16

Learning Outcomes

• an understanding of several ancient societies and cultures and the ways in which they are examined and analyzed;
• an understanding of the potential for cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of the ancient world;
• ability to read, analyze, and write about ancient material culture and texts persuasively, and locate them in their historical and cultural contexts;
• familiarity with the methodologies and critical approaches and research tools deployed in the study of the ancient world;
• ability to engage in detail with the methods needed to analyze the range of fragmentary evidence, both written and material, required in an interdisciplinary study of the ancient world;
• ability to assess differences among, and relations between ancient cultures.

Policies

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