Courses
The Department of Religion and Classics offers courses in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and Sanskrit.
Advising Contacts
Declaring a major, minor, or cluster for religion related concentrations:
- Professor Anne Merideth, anne.merideth@rochester.edu
Declaring a major, minor, or cluster for classics related concentrations:
- Professor Nicholas Gresens, nicholas.gresens@rochester.edu
Jewish Studies Program or Hebrew language questions:
- Professor Michela Andreatta, michela.andreatta@rochester.edu
Fall 2023 Master Course List
| Course | Title | Day/Time | Instructor |
| AAAS107 | History of Islam | Mon/Wed | 4:50 PM - 6:05 PM | John Thibdeau |
| AAAS285 | Civil Disobedience | Tuesday | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM | John Downey |
| ANTH241 | Islamic Ethics | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | John Thibdeau |
| ARBC101 | Elementary Arabic I | Mon/Wed | 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Afrah Alfatli |
| ARBC103 | Intermediate Arabic | Mon/Wed | 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM | Afrah Alfatli |
| ARBC149 | The Middle East: Revolution, War and Dissent | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Daniel Beaumont |
| ARBC205 | Adv Arabic Prose Seminar II | Mon/Wed | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Afrah Alfatli |
| ATHS259W | Public and Community-Engaged Archaeology | Friday | 10:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Stefanie Bautista San Miguel |
| CGRK101 | New Testmnt&Classical Greek | Mon/Wed/Fri | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM | Nicholas Gresens |
| CGRK103 | Intermediate Greek 1 | TBD | Nicholas Gresens |
| CHIN275 | Religion & Chinese Society | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Shin-yi Chao |
| CLST101 | Introduction to Antiquity | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Elizabeth Colantoni |
| CLST121 | History of the Ancient Roman World | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Cameron Hawkins |
| CLST151 | Athenian Democracy | Tues/Thurs | 9:40 AM - 10:55 AM | Nicholas Gresens |
| CLST224 | The Greeks and the Persian Empire | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Cameron Hawkins |
| EHUM284 | Civil Disobedience | Tuesday | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM | John Downey |
| GSWS189 | Sexuality in World Religion | Tues/Thurs | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Denise Yarbrough |
| GSWS285 | Civil Disobedience | Tuesday | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM | John Downey |
| HBRW101 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Mon/Wed/Fri | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| HBRW103 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew I | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| HBRW204 | Modern Hebrew through Media and Literature | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| HIST111 | The Greeks and The Persian Empire | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Cameron Hawkins |
| HIST121 | History of the Ancient Roman World | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Cameron Hawkins |
| HIST148 | Religion & Chinese Society | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Shin-yi Chao |
| HIST184 | History of Islam | Mon/Wed | 4:50 PM - 6:05 PM | John Thibdeau |
| INTR249 | Israel/Palestine | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| INTR249W | Israel/Palestine | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| JWST100 | Introduction to Jewish Studies | Mon/Wed | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | TBA |
| JWST101 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Mon/Wed/Fri | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| JWST103 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew I | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| JWST106 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible | Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:25 AM - 11:15 AM | Anne Merideth |
| JWST177 | Kitchen Judaism: Jewish Food Beyond the Bagel and the Bible | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Nora Rubel |
| JWST204 | Modern Hebrew through Media and Literature | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| JWST265 | Israel/Palestine | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| LATN102 | Elementary Latin II | Mon/Wed/Fri | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | TBA |
| LATN221 | Cicero | Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:25 AM - 11:15 AM | Elizabeth Colantoni |
| PHIL286 | Islamic Ethics | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | John Thibdeau |
| RELC101 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible | Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:25 AM - 11:15 AM | Anne Merideth |
| RELC105 | Asian Search for Self | Tues/Thurs | 9:40 AM - 10:55 AM | Douglas Brooks |
| RELC107 | History of Islam | Mon/Wed | 4:50 PM - 6:05 PM | John Thibdeau |
| RELC109 | Introduction to Jewish Studies | Mon/Wed | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | TBA |
| RELC149 | The Middle East: Revolution, War and Dissent | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Daniel Beaumont |
| RELC159 | Introduction to Interreligious Studies | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Denise Yarbrough |
| RELC161 | Not Cults: Controversial Religious Movements East and West | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Shin-yi Chao |
| RELC175 | Religion & Chinese Society | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Shin-yi Chao |
| RELC177 | Kitchen Judaism: Jewish Food Beyond the Bagel and the Bible | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Nora Rubel |
| RELC189 | Sexuality in World Religions | Tues/Thurs | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Denise Yarbrough |
| RELC192 | Beam Me Up!: Aliens and the American Imagination | Inquire with Instructor | John Downey |
| RELC216 | Women and Islam | Thursday | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM | John Thibdeau |
| RELC229 | Religion and Violence | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Anne Merideth |
| RELC252 | Heroines and Heroes in India's Mythologies | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Douglas Brooks |
| RELC259W | Public and Community-Engaged Archaeology | Friday | 10:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Stefanie Bautista San Miguel |
| RELC265 | Israel/Palestine | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| RELC265W | Israel/Palestine | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| RELC284 | Civil Disobedience | Tuesday | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM | John Downey |
| RELC292 | Paranoia-- From Descartes to Trump, a Tour | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Daniel Beaumont |
| RELC293W | Theories of Religion | Tuesday | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM | Aaron Hughes |
You can find descriptions of courses being offered for the current semester via the Registrar's Course Description Database.