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
Spring 2024 Master Course List
| SUB | NUM | Title | Days | Time | Instructor |
| AAAS | 107 | History of Islam | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| AHST | 221 | Roman Art and Archaeology | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Elizabeth Colantoni |
| ARBC | 102 | Elementary Arabic II | Mon/Wed | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Afrah Alfatli |
| ARBC | 104 | Intermediate Arabic II | Mon/Wed | 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM | Afrah Alfatli |
| ARBC | 206 | Adv Arabic Prose Sem III | Mon/Wed | 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Afrah Alfatli |
| CGRK | 102 | New Testmnt-Class Grk II | Mon/Wed/Fri | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM | Nicholas Gresens |
| CGRK | 230 | The Fragments of Greek Comedy | Mon/Wed | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Justin Dwyer |
| CHIN | 274 | Chinese Religions | Mon/Wed | 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM | Shin-yi Chao |
| CLST | 143 | Stoics and Epicureans | Tues/Thurs | 9:40 AM - 10:55 AM | Nicholas Gresens |
| CLST | 220 | Writing History in Ancient Greece and Rome | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Alexander Cushing |
| CLST | 222 | Slavery in the Ancient Roman World | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Alexander Cushing |
| CLST | 231 | Roman Art and Archaeology | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Elizabeth Colantoni |
| CLST | 231W | Roman Art and Archaeology | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Elizabeth Colantoni |
| CLST | 243 | The Body in Early Christianity | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Anne Merideth |
| CLST | 295 | Greek Myths and Rituals | N/A | N/A | Nicholas Gresens |
| CLTR | 204A | Writing History in Ancient Greece and Rome | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Alexander Cushing |
| FMST | 184 | Jewish Music and Film Across History | Tuesday | 3:25 PM - 6:05 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| GSWS | 228 | Body in Early Christianity | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Anne Merideth |
| HBRW | 102 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | Mon/Wed/Fri | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| HBRW | 104 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew II | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| HBRW | 110 | Introduction to Biblical Hebrew | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| HIST | 176 | History of Judaism | Mon/Wed | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| HIST | 183 | History of Christianity | Tues/Thurs | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | John Downey |
| HIST | 184 | History of Islam | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| HIST | 291 | Slavery in the Ancient Roman World | Tues/Thurs | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Alexander Cushing |
| HIST | 296 | Writing History in Ancient Greece and Rome | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Alexander Cushing |
| INTR | 246 | Religious Nationalism | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| JWST | 102 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | Mon/Wed/Fri | 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| JWST | 104 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew II | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| JWST | 110 | Introduction to Biblical Hebrew | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Michela Andreatta |
| JWST | 113 | History of Judaism | Mon/Wed | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| JWST | 184 | Jewish Music and Film Across History | Tuesday | 3:25 PM - 6:05 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| JWST | 207 | Medicine, Magic, and the Body in Judaism | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| LATN | 101 | Elementary Latin I | Mon/Wed | 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM | Alexander Cushing |
| LATN | 103 | Intermediate Latin | Mon/Wed/Fri | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Justin Dwyer |
| LATN | 209 | Ovid’s Metamorphoses | Mon/Wed | 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM | Justin Dwyer |
| PHLT | 180 | Religion and Public Health: Collaboration on the Front Lines | Tues/Thurs | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Denise Yarbrough |
| RELC | 100 | Religion, Society, and Culture: Introduction to the Study of Religion | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Anne Merideth |
| RELC | 102 | Introduction to the New Testament | Mon/Wed/Fri | 10:25 AM - 11:15 AM | Anne Merideth |
| RELC | 103 | History of Judaism | Mon/Wed | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| RELC | 104 | History of Christianity | Tues/Thurs | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | John Downey |
| RELC | 106 | From Confucius to Zen | Tues/Thurs | 9:40 AM - 10:55 AM | Douglas Brooks |
| RELC | 107 | History of Islam | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| RELC | 130 | Buddhism: Belief and Practice | Mon/Wed | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Shin-yi Chao |
| RELC | 174 | Chinese Religions | Mon/Wed | 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM | Shin-yi Chao |
| RELC | 180 | Religion and Public Health: Collaboration on the Front Lines | Tues/Thurs | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Denise Yarbrough |
| RELC | 184 | Jewish Music and Film Across History | Tuesday | 3:25 PM - 6:05 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| RELC | 192 | Beam Me Up!: Aliens, Abduction Narratives, and the Uncanny | Tuesday | 4:50 PM - 7:30 PM | John Downey |
| RELC | 207 | Medicine, Magic, and the Body in Judaism | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Andrea Gondos |
| RELC | 210 | Religious Nationalism | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Aaron Hughes |
| RELC | 228 | The Body in Early Christianity | Mon/Wed | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Anne Merideth |
| RELC | 295 | Greek Myths and Rituals | Nicholas Gresens | ||
| RELC | 317 | Hindu Yoga Philosophies from Antiquity to Modernity | Tues/Thurs | 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM | Douglas Brooks |
| RELC | 389W | Senior Seminar | Tues/Thurs | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Nora Rubel |
You can find descriptions of courses being offered for the current semester via the Registrar's Course Description Database.