Art History

• AHIS 120: Foundations of Western Art: Prehistoric to Renaissance

Instructor: Hector Reyes

Description: Mediterranean and European art and architecture presented in historical, cultural and social context that introduces art history as a discipline.

• AHIS 220: Medieval Visual Culture

Instructor: Carolyn Malone

Description: Medieval visual culture as an introduction to the Christian heritage of western civilization and to the interaction of Church and state from the 3rd to the 13th century.

• AHIS 330: Medieval Art

Instructor: Carolyn Malone

Description: Introductory survey of art and architecture of Christianity from 300-1300; biblical themes and classical traditions; cultural and historical analysis of medieval art.

Classics

• CLAS 190: History of Science: Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution

Instructor: Alexandre Roberts

Description: Introduction to the history of premodern science and the social and intellectual processes and practices that have shaped the work of scientists.

• CLAS 305: Roman Law

Instructor: Brandon Bourgeois

Description: History and elements of Roman law, including persons, property, obligations, and inheritance, in context of social structure (family, gender, class, slavery, empire).

• CLAS 325: Ancient Epic

Instructor: Lucas Herchenroeder

Description: Representative epics of the Greek and Roman world; development of the character of the hero; later influences.

Comparative Literature

• COLT 101: Masterpieces and Masterminds: Literature and Thought

Instructor: Vincent Farenga

Description: A broad introduction to the great works of Western culture from antiquity to 1800.

English

• ENGL 230: Shakespeare and His Times

Instructor: Heather James

Description: Close study of Shakespeare's plays and poems to introduce his language, stagecraft, literary "genius," social and literary contexts, precursors and rivals, and legacy.

• ENGL 261: English to Literature to 1800s

Instructo: Anthony Kemp

Description: Intensive reading of major writers to 1800.

• ENGL 304: Introduction to Poetry Writing

Instructor: Molly Bendall

Description: Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing poetry.

• ENGL 461: English Drama to 1800s

Instructor: Heather James

Description: Representative plays, especially those of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Restoration periods.

• ENGL 510: Medieval English Literature and Cultures

Instructor: David Rollo

Description: Investigations of chivalry and romance, allegory, drama, popular literature in the Middle Ages, the reception of medieval literature, and other topics.

• ENGL 520: Renaissance English Literature and Cultures

Instructor: Rebecca Lemon

Description: Studies in poetry and patronage, the popular tradition in literature and drama, the social and sexual dynamics of comedy, historical and cultural uses of genres, among other topics.

History

• HIST 102: The Worlds of Medieval Europe

Instructor: Jason Glenn

Description: The social, political, religious, intellectual and cultural landscapes of Europe and the Mediterranean, c. 300 to c. 1400.

• HIST 103: The Emergence of Early Modern Europe

Instructor: Lindsay O'Neill

Description: Political, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe,1300-1815. Renaissance and Reformation; absolute monarchy,scientific changes, and Enlightenment; French Revolution and Napoleon.

• HIST 306: The Early Middle Ages

Instructor: Jay Rubenstein

Description: Survey of European civilization in the Early Middle Ages.

• HIST 240: History of California

Instructor: Philip Ethington

Description: A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environment, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.

• HIST 250: Climate Change: Science, History and Solutions

Instructor: Joshua Goldstein & Victoria Petryshyn

Description: History and science of anthropogenic climate change; climate dynamics; carbon cycle; climate modeling; fossil fuel economy; climate denial and political tactics; group research of solutions.

Jewish Studies

• JS 180: Introduction to Judaism

Instructor: Leah Hochman

Description: Jewish beliefs, practices, and history from the biblical period to the present; Judaic contributions to Western civilization.

Philosophy

• PHIL 102: Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Instructor: James Van Cleve

Description: Introduction to the central philosophical works that have shaped western thought. Includes ancient, early modern and contemporary writings.

• PHIL 104: Ancient Foundations of Western Thought

Instructor: John Dreher

Description: Explores writings of ancient philosophers who first raised, and continue to influence our thinking about, fundamental questions concerning nature, knowledge, justice, happiness, and death.

• PHIL 255: Existentialism in Philosophy, Literature and Film

Instructor: Edwin McCann

Description: A study of existentialist philosophy and its influence in 19th and 20th century culture, including both literature and film. Focus on works by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir, Dostoevsky, Godard, and others.

Religion

• REL 111: The Hebrew Bible

Instructor: Bruce Zuckerman

Description: The Hebrew Bible in the cultural setting of the ancient Near East; the formation of theological and ethical concepts which have shaped Western culture.

• REL 115: Jerusalem, City of Three Faiths

Instructor: Jessica Marglin

Description: History of Jerusalem as a window onto the nature of the three Abrahamic faiths.

• REL 121: The World of the New Testament

Instructor: Cavan Concannon

Description: Historical investigation of New Testament characters, events, ethics and theology in relation to its social, intellectual, and religious contexts in the Jewish and Greco-Roman world.

• REL 462: Religion and Violence

Instructor: Fr. James Heft

Description: Religious and moral perspectives on war, pacifism, violent and non-violent protest, and religion-based terrorism and militia.

Slavic Languages and Literature

• SLL 345: Literature and Philosophy: Dostoevsky

Instructor: Greta Matzner-Gore

Description: Dostoevsky's novels as psychological and philosophical analyses of modern alienated man. Readings in Dostoevsky and selections from Gide, Kafka, Camus, and Sartre. Conducted in English.

Thematic Option

• Core 104: Thinking without God in Modernity

Instructor: David Albertson

Description: Critical thinking about religion, ethics, and reason in some of the leading thinkers of the nineteenth century: Kant, Kierkegaard, Marx, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, and Rilke.