Topics in the Near and Middle East: First Christian Empire

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Find, interpret, and evaluate information on diverse global cultures. [Assessed through Short Papers 1 and 2]

• Use diverse cultural frames of reference and alternative perspectives to analyze issues. [Assessed through Final Project]

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Class Participation	10%
Summaries	10%
Short Paper 1	25%
Short Paper 2	25%
Final Project	30%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100	A
90-92	A-
87-89	B+
83-86	B
80-82	B-
77-79	C+
73-76	C
70-72	C-
67-69	D+
63-66	D
60-62	D-
0-59	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is mandatory and I will take attendance at the beginning of each class.

You may miss three classes during the semester, after which your class participation grade will be docked 3 points for each absence.

If you miss more than six classes, I will drop your final grade by three points per absence and /or reserve the right to drop you from the course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Averil Cameron. Later Roman Empire. Harvard University Press, 1993

• Averil Cameron. The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity. Routledge, 2012

• Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: CE 150-750. Thames and Hudson, 2024

• Glenn Bowersock, et al. Interpreting Late Antiquity. Harvard University Press, 2001