PAST 400 Capstone Seminar. 4 semester hours.
Capstone course in which the junior or senior Pre-Modern and Ancient World Studies minor integrates the major strands of Pre-Modern and Ancient World history, culture, religion and philosophy, and literature around a specified theme and writes an extensive research paper. Writing intensive.
Prerequisite: Must be a junior or senior Pre-Modern and Ancient Studies minor and have completed twelve hours of the PAST minor. Every year.
See Academic Catalog by Department for Full Description of Courses Listed
Below:
Art History:
Art 110H History of Art I
Art 220H Renaissance Art
Art 230H Baroque and Rococo Art
Art 240H Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Art 243H Western Medieval Art
Art 275H Greek and Roman Art
Art 280 when topic appropriate
Economics:
Economics 231 European Economic History
Economics 320 History of Economic Thought
English:
English 180A when topic appropriate
English 280 British Survey I
English 305 Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
English 306 Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
English 307 Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture
English 330 when topic appropriate
English 331 Shakespeare
History:
History 101 Topics in History when topic appropriate
History 105H/C Pre-Modern World
History 110C/H Ancient Mediterranean Worlds
History 111H Medieval Civilization
History 161C Pre-Modern East Asia
History 171C African Societies to 1500
History 201 Topics in History when topic appropriate
History 202H Writing and Interpreting History when topic appropriate
History 203H/C Historian’s Craft when topic appropriate
History 240H Topics in Pre Modern Europe
History 251C Medieval Russia
History 263C Japan's Medieval Past
History 301 Topics in History when topic appropriate History 306 Byzantium: The Mediterranean Empire
History 309 Eurasian Nomads in the Ancient and Medieval World
History 310 Topics in Pre-Modern European History 311 The Viking World
History 312 The Age of Cathedrals
History 313 Living in Medieval England
History 390 Reading Colloquium when topic appropriate
Languages:
Chinese 130A/C Chinese Topics when topic appropriate
French 140A Themes of Francophone Literature when topic appropriate
French 301A Survey of French Literature I
French 412 La Prose I
Spanish 301 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Music:
Music 209A: Bach and Handel
Music 220 Introduction to Church Music
Music 301H History of Western Music to 1750
Philosophy:
Philosophy 310 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
Philosophy 311 Modern Philosophy
Political Science:
Political Science 211 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy
Religion:
Religion 100C/R Hinduism Religion 121R Art of Biblical Literature
Religion 134C/R Chinese and Japanese Religious Traditions
Religion 137R Jewish Tradition
Religion 221R Understanding the Old Testament
Religion 222R Understanding the New Testament
Religion 241R Christian Tradition
Religion 321 Biblical and Modern Prophets
Religion 324 Apocalyptic Vision in Ancient and Modern Literature
Religion 333C/R Buddhist Thought and Scriptures
Religion 339 C/R Monkeys, Samurai, and Gods
Religion 381R Women and Religion
Theatre:
Theatre and Dance 260H History of European Theatre
In addition, topics courses in these departments and others are approved to meet Pre-Modern and Ancient World Studies minor requirements as the selected topics warrant. Other types of courses may also be offered with a Pre-Modern and Ancient World Studies emphasis and be approved for PAST credit. Current PAST courses will be listed in the master schedule each semester. Students may also receive PAST credit for study abroad experience upon petition to the PAST faculty up to 10 hours. The remaining 12 hours, which include the 2-hour PAST seminar, must be completed with PAST Wittenberg faculty.
