Courses
The Department of Religion and Classics offers courses in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, and Turkish.
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 2022 Master Course List
| Course | Title | Instructor | Meeting Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAAS107 | History of Islam | John Thibdeau | Mon/Wed | 4:50-6:05 p.m. |
| AAAS170 | Religion and Hip Hop | Cona Marshall | Monday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| AAAS239 | Love, Liberation, and Black Lives: African American Religious Traditions | Cona Marshall | Thursday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| AAAS285 | Civil Disobedience | John Downey | Mon/Wed | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| ANTH241 | Islamic Ethics | John Thibdeau | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| ARBC101 | Elementary Arabic I | Afrah Alfatli | Mon/Wed | 9-10:15 a.m. |
| ARBC103 | Intermediate Arabic | Afrah Alfatli | Mon/Wed | 10:25-11:40 a.m. |
| ARBC148 | The Arabian Nights | Daniel Beaumont | Tues/Thurs | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| ARBC205 | Adv Arabic Prose Seminar II | Afrah Alfatli | Mon/Wed | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| CGRK101 | New Testmnt&Classical Greek | Nicholas Gresens | Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:25-11:15 a.m. |
| CGRK103 | Intermediate Greek 1 | Nicholas Gresens | TBD |
| CGRK220 | Plato | Nicholas Gresens | TBD |
| CHIN275 | Religion & Chinese Society | Shin-Yi Chao | Mon/Wed | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| CLST101 | Introduction to Antiquity | Nicholas Gresens | Tues/Thurs | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| CLST120 | History of the Ancient Greek World | Cameron Hawkins | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 a.m.-12:20 p.m. |
| CLST208 | Healing in Antiquity | Anne Merideth | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| CLST221 | Economy and Society in Classical Antiquity | Cameron Hawkins | Tues/Thurs | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| CLTR257 | The Arabian Nights | Daniel Beaumont | Tues/Thurs | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| FMST226 | Guilt | Joshua Dubler | Mon/Wed | 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m. |
| GSWS189 | Sexuality in World Religion | Denise Yarbrough | Tues/Thurs | 3:25-4:40 p.m. |
| GSWS245 | Performing Islam | John Thibdeau | Thursday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| GSWS256 | Guilt | Joshua Dubler | Mon/Wed | 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m. |
| GSWS285 | Civil Disobedience | John Downey | Mon/Wed | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| HBRW101 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Michela Andreatta | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| HBRW103 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew I | Sapir Soble | TBD Evening |
| HBRW201 | Hebrew through the Centuries | Michela Andreatta | Mon/Wed | 10:25-11:40 a.m. |
| HBRW204 | Modern Hebrew through Media and Literature | Michela Andreatta | Mon/Wed | 10:25-11:40 a.m. |
| HIST120 | History of the Ancient Greek World | Cameron Hawkins | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 a.m.-12:20 p.m. |
| HIST148 | Religion & Chinese Society | Shin-Yi Chao | Mon/Wed | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| HIST184 | History of Islam | John Thibdeau | Mon/Wed | 4:50-6:05 p.m. |
| HIST272 | Love, Liberation, and Black Lives: African American Religious Traditions | Cona Marshall | Thursday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| HIST283 | Economy and Society in Classical Antiquity | Cameron Hawkins | Tues/Thurs | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| JWST101 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Michela Andreatta | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| JWST103 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew I | Sapir Soble | TBD Evening |
| JWST106 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible | Anne Merideth | Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:25-11:15 a.m. |
| JWST201 | Hebrew through the Centuries | Michela Andreatta | Mon/Wed | 10:25-11:40 a.m. |
| JWST204 | Modern Hebrew through Media and Literature | Michela Andreatta | Mon/Wed | 10:25-11:40 a.m. |
| JWST226 | Guilt | Joshua Dubler | Mon/Wed | 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m. |
| LATN102 | Elementary Latin II | Nicholas Gresens | Mon/Wed/Fri | 9-9:50 a.m. |
| LATN223 | Livy | Elizabeth Colantoni | Mon/Wed/Fri | 9-9:50 a.m. |
| MUSC140 | Religion and Hip Hop | Cona Marshall | Monday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| PHIL286 | Islamic Ethics | John Thibdeau | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| PHLT208 | Healing in Antiquity | Anne Merideth | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| RELC101 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible | Anne Merideth | Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:25-11:15 a.m. |
| RELC105 | Asian Search for Self | Douglas Brooks | Tues/Thurs | 9:40-10:55 a.m. |
| RELC107 | History of Islam | John Thibdeau | Mon/Wed | 4:50-6:05 p.m. |
| RELC148 | The Arabian Nights | Daniel Beaumont | Tues/Thurs | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| RELC161 | Not Cults: Controversial Religious Movements East and West | Shin-Yi Chao | Mon/Wed | 10:25-11:40 a.m. |
| RELC166 | Gospel Music in America | Cory Hunter | Mon/Wed | 10:25-11:40 a.m. |
| RELC170 | Religion and Hip Hop | Cona Marshall | Monday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| RELC175 | Religion & Chinese Society | Shin-Yi Chao | Mon/Wed | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| RELC189 | Sexuality in World Religions | Denise Yarbrough | Tues/Thurs | 3:25 p.m.-4:40 p.m. |
| RELC208 | Healing in Antiquity | Anne Merideth | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| RELC226 | Guilt | Joshua Dubler | Mon/Wed | 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m. |
| RELC239 | Love, Liberation, and Black LIves: African American Religious Traditions | Cona Marshall | Thursday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| RELC240 | Performing Islam | John Thibdeau | Thursday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
| RELC241 | Islamic Ethics | John Thibdeau | Mon/Wed | 2-3:15 p.m. |
| RELC272 | Advice and Dissent | Douglas Brooks | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 a.m.-12:20 p.m. |
| RELC280 | Religion and Festival | Shin-Yi Chao | Mon/Wed | 3:25-4:40 p.m. |
| RELC284 | Civil Disobedience | John Downey | Mon/Wed | 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| RELC293W | Theories of Religion | John Downey | Tuesday | 2-4:40 p.m. |
You can find descriptions of courses being offered for the current semester via the Registrar's Course Description Database.