Undergraduate Courses

The courses listed below are provided by the JHU Public Course Search. This listing provides a snapshot of immediately available courses and may not be complete. Course registration information can be found on the Student Information Services (SIS) website.

Course # (Section)	Title	Day/Times	Instructor	Location	Term	Additional Details
AS.010.239 (01)	Art in Motion: The Interconnected Mediterranean in the 1st mill. BCE	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Feldman, Marian	Gilman 177	Spring 2026	Description: The Mediterranean Sea has long connected the lands that surround it, from western Asia to North Africa, southern Europe and Iberia. The first millennium BCE, from the collapse of the Bronze Age (1200/1100 BCE) to the conquests of Alexander the Great (334-323 BCE), witnessed an especially vibrant period of interactions and exchanges that led to dramatic local developments. This class examines artworks that moved around the Mediterranean during this time, as well as those that arose from these interactions. Impacted by the large, emerging empires of Assyria, Persia, and Macedonia, and inheritors of older traditions such as Egypt, the arts of the 1st millennium BCE Mediterranean encourage us to ask questions about cultural interactions, mobile technologies, and the effect of globalizing forces on local regions. No previous experience in art history, archaeology, or the ancient Mediterranean is required. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/20 Tags: HART-ANC, ARCH-RELATE
AS.130.126 (01)	Gods and Monsters in Ancient Egypt	TTh 12:30PM - 2:00PM	Jasnow, Richard	Gilman 130G	Spring 2026	Description: A basic introduction to Egyptian Religion, with a special focus on the nature of the gods and how humans interact with them. We will devote particular time to the Book of the Dead and to the "magical" aspects of religion designed for protective purposes. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 6/25 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.130.209 (01)	Ancient Economies	WF 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Freire, Lucas	Gilman 238	Spring 2026	Description: Humans have recorded economic transactions since the invention of writing, but only recently have historians, text specialists, and social theorists joined forces to ask: can modern economic models explain ancient interactions? What roles did political and legal institutions play in shaping economic life? How did early records reflect trade, contracts, and the emergence of credit markets? What norms ensured trust, and how were scribes trained to document disputes and inheritance? This course explores these questions through case studies from Mesopotamia, Anatolia, the Biblical world, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. We’ll examine ancient documents alongside social theory, digital tools, and hands-on activities. Topics include trade, taxation, entrepreneurship, and the broader debate over applying modern theories to ancient economies. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/18 Tags: NEAS-HISCUL, ARCH-RELATE, CES-FT, CES-LSO
AS.130.214 (01)	The Origins of Civilization: A Cross-Cultural Perspective	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Schwartz, Glenn M	Krieger Laverty	Spring 2026	Description: One of the most significant transformations in human history was the “urban revolution” in which cities, writing, kingdoms, and social classes formed for the first time. In this course, we compare five areas where this development occurred: China, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, Egypt, and Mesoamerica (Mexico/Guatemala/Honduras/Belize). In each region, we review the archaeological and textual evidence and consider how and why these complex societies emerged – and, often, failed. We will also consider the concept of “civilization” and how it has been used (and abused) in the contemporary world. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/15 Tags: ARCH-ARCH, CES-CC, CES-PD
AS.130.216 (01)	History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, From the Middle-Ages to 1600	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Katz, David	Smokler Center Library	Spring 2026	Description: A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval and Early Modern eras. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 2/19 Tags: NEAS-HISCUL, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.130.315 (01)	Introduction To Middle Egyptian	TTh 4:15PM - 5:30PM	Wilkinson, Alison Michelle	Gilman 238	Spring 2026	Description: Introduction to the grammar and writing system of the classical language of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca. 2011- 1700 B.C.). Co-listed with AS.133.601. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.130.317 (01)	Akhenaten, Nefertiti and the Armana Period	WF 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Bryan, Betsy Morrell	Gilman 238	Spring 2026	Description: This course examines the visual expressions of the revolutionary pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti. The artistic changes that this reign introduced will be discussed through art historical, religious, political, and sociological lenses. Who was the king's sole god Aten and how did he and his visual appearance impact Egypt and the ancient world 1350 to 1330 BCE? Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 11/12 Tags: ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.339 (01)	Archaeological Sciences: An Introduction to the Principles and Applications of Archaeometry	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Shannon, John Lafe	Krieger 302	Spring 2026	Description: Over the past 50 years, archaeological science (or Archaeometry) has become an increasingly important subfield within the wider discipline of anthropological archaeology. Analytical approaches to archaeological materials including ceramic, stone, metal, bone, and plant remains have proven to be vital in archaeologists’ pursuit of piecing together the human past. This course is designed to familiarize students with the foundational principles of archaeological sciences including dating techniques, conservation sciences, and materials science approaches to artifact studies including optical petrography, X-ray fluorescence, mass spectrometry, stable isotope geochemistry, neutron activation analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. Students will learn the fundamental science behind archaeometric techniques and their applications to anthropological and historical questions. Students will also obtain hands-on laboratory experience through required labs and an optional final project. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 7/20 Tags: ARCH-ARCH, ARCH-RELATE
AS.130.348 (01)	Survey Jewish History as Relected in Responsa Literature: How Immutable Judaism Wrestles with Change	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Katz, David	Smokler Center Library	Spring 2026	Description: How does a religious system which defines its ancient laws as God-given and unchangeable apply them to radically different and changing social, political and intellectual situations? This course explores the literature of "Questions and Answers"(She'elot u-Teshuvot), the Jewish legal responsa which have struggled to match Jewish religious law to modern life for fifteen centuries. A sweeping survey of Jewish history as revealed by one of its most impenetrable yet fascinating sources. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.366 (01)	Reading Talmud Pre-Modern Jewish Culture: Marital Abuse/Marriage Annulment Post-Talmudic Rabbinic Li	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Katz, David	Smokler Center Library	Spring 2026	Description: The evolution of Talmudic thinking resulted in laws which made marriage too easy, divorce too difficult. This generated centuries of attempts to grapple with the consequences of this conundrum in real-life situations. This course analyzes the literature produced by these attempts. Students will read texts in original Hebrew. Knowledge of Hebrew required. Credits: 3.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 19/19 Tags: n/a
AS.130.382 (01)	History of Mesopotamia II	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Delnero, Paul	Gilman 130G	Spring 2026	Description: A survey of the history of Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.383 (01)	Elementary Akkadian II	W 3:30PM - 6:00PM	Turker, Zeynep	Gilman 130G	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the paleography, grammar, and lexicon of the Akkadian language, and the reading of simpler texts in that language. Continues AS.130.381 Credits: 3.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.130.441 (01)	Elementary Biblical Hebrew II	TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM	Saunders, Matthew John	Gilman 238	Spring 2026	Description: Survey of grammar and reading of simple texts. May not be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. A continuation of Elementary Biblical Hebrew I. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.443 (01)	Readings - Hebrew Prose and Poetry	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Saunders, Matthew John	Gilman 238	Spring 2026	Description: Reading of Biblical Hebrew Prose, from texts such as the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 7/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (01)	Independent Study		Schwartz, Glenn M		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (02)	Independent Study		Jasnow, Richard		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (03)	Independent Study		Bryan, Betsy Morrell		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (04)	Independent Study		Mandell, Alice H		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (05)	Independent Study		Delnero, Paul		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (06)	Independent Study		Lewis, Ted		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (07)	Independent Study		Harrower, Michael James		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (08)	Independent Study		Lauinger, Jacob		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (09)	Independent Study		Feldman, Marian		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (10)	Independent Study		Arnette, Marie-Lys		Spring 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.521 (01)	Near Eastern Studies Major Honors Thesis		Arnette, Marie-Lys		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Near Eastern Studies major. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.134.209 (01)	The Bible as/in Media	W 1:30PM - 3:30PM	Mandell, Alice H	Gilman 130G	Spring 2026	Description: This course offers an introduction to the history of the Bible, and its evolution from the perspective of ancient media studies. Student will learn about the Bible's composition, reception, and its use in pre-modern and modern media. Students will read biblical passages, learn about the ancient scribal practices underlying its composition, copying, and editing, and its translation into different languages and scripts. And, we will also study the people who used and preserved it. During the course, we will also learn about the different ways that the Bible has been used and reinterpreted in other media forms. We will experience retellings, reinterpretations, and/or other forms of interaction with the Bible in 20th and 21st century literature, art, and film. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/30 Tags: n/a
AS.134.402 (01)	Wisdom Literature of the Hebrew Bible: The Book of Qoheleth	T 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Lewis, Ted	Gilman 130G	Spring 2026	Description: This course aims to increase students’ proficiency in Biblical Hebrew by reading the entire book of Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) in Hebrew. In addition, students will practice the art of critical exegesis including grammatical analysis and textual criticism. They will interact with various aspects of interpretation for this representation of Hebraic wisdom literature (e.g., philology, text history, structure, literary history, message, poetics, rhetoric, philosophy, theology, ancient Near Eastern comparanda). Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: NEAS-HISCUL
AS.136.505 (01)	Archaeology Fieldwork		Schwartz, Glenn M		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.505 (02)	Archaeology Fieldwork		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.506 (01)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Schwartz, Glenn M		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.506 (02)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Harrower, Michael James		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.506 (03)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.506 (04)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Feldman, Marian		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.506 (05)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Bryan, Betsy Morrell		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.506 (06)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Deleonardis, Lisa		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.506 (07)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Arnette, Marie-Lys		Spring 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.510 (01)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Schwartz, Glenn M		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.510 (02)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Roller, Matthew		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.510 (03)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Deleonardis, Lisa		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.510 (04)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Harrower, Michael James		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.510 (05)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.510 (06)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Feldman, Marian		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.511 (01)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Schwartz, Glenn M		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.511 (02)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Roller, Matthew		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.511 (03)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Deleonardis, Lisa		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.511 (04)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Arnette, Marie-Lys		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.136.511 (05)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Feldman, Marian		Spring 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.210.120 (01)	Modern Hebrew for Beginners I	MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Bimka, Maya	Smokler Center Library	Spring 2026	Description: Elementary Modern Hebrew is the first exposure to the language as currently used in Israel in all its functional contexts. All components of the language are discussed: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Simple idiomatic sentences and short texts in Hebrew are used. Students learn the Hebrew alphabet, words and short sentences. Cultural aspects of Israel will be intertwined throughout the course curriculum. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/10 Tags: n/a
AS.210.121 (01)	Modern Hebrew for Beginners II	MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM	Bessire, Mirit	Smokler Center Library	Spring 2026	Description: Hebrew for Beginners 121 is a continuation of Hebrew 120 and as such, students are required to have a foundation in Hebrew. The course will enhance and continue to expose students to Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. All components of the Hebrew language will be emphasized in this course; we will highlight verbs, adjectives, and the ability to read longer texts. Speaking in Hebrew will also be highlighted to promote students’ engagement and communication. Cultural aspects of the language will be incorporated into lessons too Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 7/12 Tags: n/a
AS.210.221 (01)	Intermediate Modern Hebrew II	MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Bessire, Mirit	Smokler Center 301	Spring 2026	Description: Intermediate Hebrew level II is a continuation of the course Hebrew 220 and as such is a requirement for entry. In the course, grammatical aspects of the language will be introduced in the focus of past and future tenses. Combined and complex sentences with proper syntax and reading comprehension and writing skills will be required. Modern Israeli cultural aspects of the Hebrew language will be introduced as well and will be part of the holistic understanding of the modern language. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/11 Tags: n/a
AS.270.205 (01)	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Chen, Xin	Krieger 108	Spring 2026	Description: The course provides a broad introduction to the principles and practice of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related tools of Geospatial Analysis. Topics will include history of GIS, GIS data structures, data acquisition and merging, database management, spatial analysis, and GIS applications. In addition, students will get hands-on experience working with GIS software. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/24 Tags: ENVS-MINOR, ARCH-RELATE
AS.360.305 (01)	Introduction to Computational Methods for the Humanities	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Lippincott, Tom; Sirin Ryan, Hale	Bloomberg 168	Spring 2026	Description: This course introduces basic computational techniques in the context of empirical humanistic scholarship. Topics covered include the command-line, basic Python programming, and experimental design. While illustrative examples are drawn from humanistic domains, the primary focus is on methods: those with specific domains in mind should be aware that such applied research is welcome and exciting, but will largely be their responsibility beyond the confines of the course. Students will come away with tangible understanding of how to cast simple humanistic questions as empirical hypotheses, ground and test these hypotheses computationally, and justify the choices made while doing so. No previous programming experience is required. Credits: 3.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 12/12 Tags: MSCH-HUM
AS.360.306 (01)	Computational Intelligence for the Humanities	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Messner, Craig A	Bloomberg 168	Spring 2026	Description: This course introduces substantial machine learning methods of particular relevance to humanistic scholarship. Areas covered include standard models for classification, regression, and topic modeling, before turning to the array of open-source pretrained deep neural models, and the common mechanisms for employing them. Students are expected to have a level of programming experience equivalent to that gained from AS.360.304, Gateway Computing, AS.250.205, or Harvard’s CS50 for Python. Students will come away with an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different machine learning models, the ability to discuss them in relation to human intelligence and to make informed decisions of when and how to employ them, and an array of related technical knowledge. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/10 Tags: COGS-COMPCG, MSCH-HUM
AS.136.505 (04)	Archaeology Fieldwork		Harrower, Michael James		Summer 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (01)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Schwartz, Glenn M		Summer 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (02)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Harrower, Michael James		Summer 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (03)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Summer 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (04)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Feldman, Marian		Summer 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (05)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Bryan, Betsy Morrell		Summer 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (06)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Deleonardis, Lisa		Summer 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.001.193 (01)	FYS: Diplomacy and Conflict in the Ancient Middle East	WF 4:15PM - 5:45PM	Lauinger, Jacob	Gilman 130G	Fall 2026	Description: This First-Year Semianr offers an introduction to the changing paradigms of diplomacy and conflict in the pre-modern Middle East (ca. 3100-323 BC). From Hammurabi of Babylon (and earlier!) to Alexander the Great, students will be introduced to the history and culture of the pre-modern Middle East and will study in translation primary sources such as royal inscriptions, law collections, treaties, and diplomatic correspondence. We will consider issues such as how diplomacy and conflict both reflect and constrain political structures; what aspects of diplomatic life are found throughout the early Middle East and what are particular to various cultures; similarly, what aspects of diplomatic life change over the millennia and what aspects endure; and even how we can talk about international relations in a pre-modern world without “nations.” Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 12/12 Tags: ARCH-RELATE, HIST-LAW
AS.010.301 (01)	Michelangelo: Religion, Sexuality, and the Crisis of Renaissance Art	MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM	Campbell, Stephen John	Hodson 303	Fall 2026	Description: The course will focus on the controversies surrounding the representation of the body in the writings and figurative art of Michelangelo and his contemporaries, the historical circumstances under which the most admired artist in Europe was attacked as a blasphemer and an idolator, and the effect of widespread calls for censorship on his later production. The writings of Michelangelo, Pietro Aretino, Benvenuto Cellini and own writings will be considered with a focus on their staging of an ambivalent and transgressive eroticism. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/25 Tags: HART-RENEM
AS.130.352 (01)	History of Hasidism	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Katz, David	Smokler Center Library	Fall 2026	Description: Although it appears to be a relic of pre-modern Judaism, Hasidism is a phenomenon of the modern era of Jewish history. This course surveys the political and social history of the Hasidic movement over the course of the last three centuries. Students will also explore basic features of Hasidic culture and thought in their historical development. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 7/19 Tags: INST-GLOBAL, HIST-LAW
AS.001.107 (01)	FYS: Who Wrote the Bible? A Story of Scribes, Priests, Prophets, and Scholars	W 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Mandell, Alice H	Gilman 130G	Fall 2026	Description: This First-Year Seminar offers an introduction to the history of the Bible's composition, reception, and its use, with a focus on the different people who wrote, edited, and preserved it. Students will read biblical passages, and learn about the ancient scribal communities and the different people who created and preserved the texts that we today call the Bible (priests, prophets, and scholars). Students will also learn about and research the very different religious communities who valued and transmitted these texts, forming their own bodies of authoritative scripture. As part of this work, students will gain experience developing research questions and critical thinking as they work towards a final project on a facet of biblical text. Together, we will also go on field trips and examine ancient and modern objects and art inspired by the history of the Bible, and the people involved in its creation and transmission. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 12/12 Tags: NEAS-HISCUL, NEAS-ARTARC, ARCH-RELATE
AS.130.202 (01)	Ancient Mythology	MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Delnero, Paul	Gilman 119	Fall 2026	Description: This course explores the mythology of the ancient Near East from the invention of writing in Sumer in 3000 B.C. until the conquest of Alexander the Great near the end of the first millennium B.C. Mythological texts from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, the Levant, and the Bible will be read from a comparative perspective. Special attention is paid to the origin and development of the epic, culminating in the great Epic of Gilgamesh, but considerable time is also given to the vast mythological and historical literature, and such diverse genres as love poetry, proverbs, humorous dialogues, Omens, and legal and medical texts. All readings are in English translation. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 10/30 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.130.119 (01)	Medicine in Ancient Egypt	TTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM	Jasnow, Richard	Gilman 130G	Fall 2026	Description: A survey of medicine and medical practice in Egypt and, to a much lesser extent, the ancient Near East in general. The abundant sources range from magical spells to surprisingly "scientific" treatises and handbooks. Readings are mainly selected from translations of primary sources in the writings of ancient Egypt. Topics will include the sources of our knowledge; the nature and position of medical practitioners, medical treatment, and surgery; beliefs about disease and the etiology of illness; concepts of contagion and ritual purity. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/25 Tags: n/a
AS.130.177 (01)	World Prehistory: An Anthropological Perspective	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Harrower, Michael James	Gilman 55	Fall 2026	Description: How and why did our nomadic hunting and gathering ancestors become farmers? What led agricultural societies to build cities, develop writing, religious institutions, wage war, and trade for exotic goods? This course surveys prehistory and ancient history from the origins of human culture to the emergence civilization. Although prehistory and ancient history yield evidence of tremendous cultural diversity this course emphasizes common elements of past human experience, culture, and culture change. These include the origins of modern humans and their adjustment to a variety of post-ice age environments, shifts from hunting and gathering to agricultural lifeways, and the initial development of the world’s earliest cities and civilizations. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 18/30 Tags: ARCH-ARCH, CES-FT, CES-PD
AS.130.216 (01)	History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1789	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Katz, David	Smokler Center Library	Fall 2026	Description: A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval and Early Modern eras. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/19 Tags: n/a
AS.130.314 (01)	Introduction To Middle Egyptian	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Jasnow, Richard	Gilman 238	Fall 2026	Description: Introduction to the grammar and writing system of the classical language of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055-1650 B.C.). In the second semester, literary texts and royal inscriptions will be read. Course meets with AS.133.600. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 3/6 Tags: n/a
AS.130.354 (01)	Archaeological Method and Theory	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Harrower, Michael James; Vance, Georgia Hunter	Gilman 130G	Fall 2026	Description: Climate change, population growth, war - what questions do archaeologists ask about the ancient past, how do they collect relevant evidence, and how do they arrive at satisfying answers to their questions? This course will review major theoretical currents in archaeology including evolutionary, cultural-historical, processual and post-processual approaches and discuss the future of archaeology as a scientific and humanistic discipline. Basic techniques for analyzing major categories of artifacts such as lithics, ceramics, archaeobotanical, and zooarchaeological materials will also be introduced. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR, ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.388 (01)	Elementary Sumerian	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Russell, Ishbel Sophie	Gilman 238	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the paleography, grammar and lexicon of the Sumerian language, and the reading of simpler texts in that language. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: NEAS-HISCUL
AS.130.207 (01)	Covenant, Crown, and Conquest: The Making and Breaking of Kings in the Ancient Middle East	WF 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Ottobre, Morganne C	Gilman 238	Fall 2026	Description: This undergraduate course will examine how kingship was imagined, performed, and ultimately undone across the ancient Middle East. Students will use a range of ancient sources including royal inscriptions, material culture, and biblical texts to explore how ancient rulers constructed authority and how those claims to power were challenged by resistance and rebellion. The course also traces the afterlives of ancient kings in the modern world, addressing the destruction and preservation of cultural heritage, the global antiquities market, and debates surrounding museum acquisition and repatriation. No prior knowledge of the ancient world is required—just a curiosity about power, ancient politics, and how authority was built (and broken). Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 16/18 Tags: NEAS-HISCUL
AS.130.504 (02)	Independent Study		Delnero, Paul		Fall 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.504 (03)	Independent Study		Lewis, Ted		Fall 2026	Description: Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.440 (01)	Elementary Biblical Hebrew	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Dillon, Kyle Edward	Gilman 238	Fall 2026	Description: Introduction to the grammar, vocabulary, and writing system of biblical Hebrew. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 6/12 Tags: n/a
AS.130.520 (01)	Near Eastern Studies Major Honors Thesis		Arnette, Marie-Lys		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Near Eastern Studies major. Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.505 (01)	Archaeology Fieldwork		Schwartz, Glenn M		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.130.442 (01)	Readings - Hebrew Prose	T 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Lewis, Ted	Gilman 130G	Fall 2026	Description: Reading of biblical Hebrew prose, especially from the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 8/10 Tags: n/a
AS.134.408 (01)	The Book of Ezekiel	Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Lewis, Ted	Gilman 130G	Fall 2026	Description: A rapid reading course aimed at increasing proficiency in reading the Hebrew text of the book of Ezekiel. Various aspects of translation and interpretation will be studied (e.g., grammar, textual criticism, Philology) including literary, historical, and theological questions. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.505 (03)	Archaeology Fieldwork		Deleonardis, Lisa		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.505 (02)	Archaeology Fieldwork		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.505 (04)	Archaeology Fieldwork		Harrower, Michael James		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (02)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Harrower, Michael James		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (01)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Schwartz, Glenn M		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (03)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (05)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Bryan, Betsy Morrell		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (04)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Feldman, Marian		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.506 (06)	Independent Study-Archaeology Fieldwork		Deleonardis, Lisa		Fall 2026	Description: Fieldwork associated with Archaeology major Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (02)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Roller, Matthew		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (01)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Schwartz, Glenn M		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (03)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Deleonardis, Lisa		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (04)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Harrower, Michael James		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (06)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Bryan, Betsy Morrell		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (01)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Schwartz, Glenn M		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (05)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (08)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Feldman, Marian		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (02)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Roller, Matthew		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (04)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Anderson, Emily S.K.		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (03)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Deleonardis, Lisa		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (05)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Bryan, Betsy Morrell		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (06)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Arnette, Marie-Lys		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (07)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Harrower, Michael James		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.510 (07)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis I		Arnette, Marie-Lys		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.136.511 (08)	Archaeology Major Honors Thesis II		Feldman, Marian		Fall 2026	Description: Thesis writing related to Archaeology major Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.210.120 (01)	Elementary Modern Hebrew	MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM	Bessire, Mirit	Smokler Center Library	Fall 2026	Description: Elementary Modern Hebrew is the first exposure to the language as currently used in Israel in all its functional contexts. All components of the language are discussed: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Simple idiomatic sentences and short texts in Hebrew are used. Students learn the Hebrew alphabet, words and short sentences. Cultural aspects of Israel will be intertwined throughout the course curriculum. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 12/15 Tags: n/a
AS.270.205 (01)	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Chen, Xin	Krieger 108	Fall 2026	Description: The course provides a broad introduction to the principles and practice of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related tools of Geospatial Analysis. Topics will include history of GIS, GIS data structures, data acquisition and merging, database management, spatial analysis, and GIS applications. In addition, students will get hands-on experience working with GIS software. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 14/24 Tags: ENVS-MINOR, ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MAJOR
AS.210.121 (01)	Modern Hebrew for Beginners II	MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Bimka, Maya	Ames 234	Fall 2026	Description: Hebrew for Beginners 121 is a continuation of Hebrew 120 and as such, students are required to have a foundation in Hebrew. The course will enhance and continue to expose students to Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. All components of the Hebrew language will be emphasized in this course; we will highlight verbs, adjectives, and the ability to read longer texts. Speaking in Hebrew will also be highlighted to promote students’ engagement and communication. Cultural aspects of the language will be incorporated into lessons too Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 7/10 Tags: n/a