Courses

Courses in a variety of swimming and water sports.Non-Swimmer no swimming experience. Beginning Swimmer-ability to swim length of pool (25 yards).Intermediate Swimmer-ability to jump into deep water and swim length of pool on back; turn over and swim length of pool; float on back withminimum actions. Advanced Swimmer-ability to swim two consecutive lengths of pool with each of these strokes: side stroke, any back stroke, front crawl; surface dive in 10 feet of water; dive from diving board.

Arabic Lang Exempt

An introduction to Aramaic for intermediate or advanced students of Hebrew, with a focus on the verb conjugations, declensions and syntax of Babylonian Jewish dialect necessary for reading and decoding Aramaic texts. Short readings selected from works of Jewish legal and literary significance, including the Babylonian Talmud, the targumim, and other rabbinic works.

In this seminar, students will examine the theories that have guided archaeological research, and the methods developed to pursue these goals.

This course examines social developments in Africa through its material culture from the early Pleistocene era until the historical period. Topics covered include human evolution, the emergence and spread of agriculture, the development of complex societies and urbanism, the role of trade and exchange networks in shaping African societies, and the impact of colonialism and post-colonialism on African archaeology.

This lecture course traces the major themes in the cultural development of Europe. From the florescence of Paleolithic art through the spread of the Indo-European language to the impact of the Roman Empire on the Celtic world, this course tracks the changing forms of social integration.

This lecture course traces the major themes in the cultural development of Europe. From the florescence of Paleolithic art through the spread of the Indo-European language to the impact of the Roman Empire on the Celtic world, this course tracks the changing forms of social integration.

As an intensely social activity, food plays a central role in our lives. This course focuses on the study of food as a way to understand past prehistoric and historic- period societies.

The development of complex societies in Mexico and Central America focusing on the Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs, Mixtecs, and Teotihuacan. Pre-16th century development of agriculture, the concept of zero, intricate calendars, writing, political and religious hierarchies, and immense ceremonial architecture in relation to general explanations for the emergence and collapse of complex societies.

Examines the development of North American cultures from the arrival of humans on the continent through the impact of European colonization.