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The Junior YearFollowing is a list of the core curriculum courses that are part of the Freshman year, including course descriptions and readings. Official course syllabi are made available to enrolled students on or before the first day of class. Please note that this list does not include courses that fulfill foreign language, simulation, or field experience requirements. Click here for more information about these courses and when they are offered.
ST3410 World History: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greece (3 credits)
This course covers the rise of ancient Greece, the development of the City State, the defeat the of the Persian Empire, the Peloponnesian war, the rise of Phillip of Macedon, and the dissolution of the Empire after the death of Alexander.
ST3420 World History: Rome to the Renaissance (3 credits)
The first portion of this course covers the beginnings of Rome, the building of the Roman Republic, its transformation into the Roman Empire and eventual fall. The second portion covers the Middle Ages, beginning with the fall of Rome and ending in the Renaissance.
LT3410 Roman and Medieval Literature (3 credits)
This course covers Roman and Medieval literature.
LT3420 Shakespearian Histories (3 credits)
In this course students will study several of Shakespeare’s histories.
LT3430 Ancient Greek Literature (3 credits)
This course covers ancient Greek literature including, Homer, and Greece’s greatest tragedies and comedies.
ST3530 Modern History I (3 credits)
History is not only the discussion of widely accepted facts, but also a method of seeking truth by studying the patterns of cause and effects that have determined events. This course studies several great histories written in the modern era and is continued in ST3540.
ST3540 Modern History II (3 credits)
History is not only the discussion of widely accepted facts, but also a method of seeking truth by studying the patterns of cause and effects that have determined events. This course studies several great histories written in the modern era and is a continuation of ST3530.
LT3510 19th Century Russian Literature (3 credits)
This course covers two of the greatest classics on human nature and human relations: War and Peace and Brothers Karamazov.
LT3520 19th Century French and German Literature (3 credits)
The course covers two classics that significantly impacted Europe in the 19th century and continue their influence today. The idealism and sacrifice of the French revolutions and Germany’s great study of fallen man in Goethe’s Faustus.
FA3510 Art, Architecture and Music (4 credits)
This course will introduce students to the major periods in art, architecture and music, and to the artists who produced. Correlations will be drawn between artistic trends and the philosophical and historical periods that influenced them.
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