Summer Programs
New Courses
ANT 253—The Prehistory of Ancient Peru
ANT 254—Religion and Power in the Andes
HIS 207—Technologies of the Scientific Revolution
About the Program
Archaeology, Technology and Historical Structures
Information about the Program
This innovative multidisciplinary program studies the establishment and evolution of technological, architectural, and engineering practices and their relationship to the ancient and pre-industrial societies and cultures, which technology and engineering helped create and sustain. Assuming a global perspective, the program integrates material from several disciplines in engineering and the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. Students learn to apply engineering, archaeological, architectural, and historical methodologies to explore the creation of artifacts, buildings, and infrastructural systems within and across societies and cultures from the first millennium B.C. to the eighteenth century. A prominent feature of the program is undergraduate research under the aegis of both the University of Rochester and prestigious foreign academic institutions to address issues of interpretation, conservation, and restoration of the world’s cultural heritage.
Special Features of the Program
- Multidisciplinary and interdepartmental
- Integration of archaeology, architecture, classics, art history, history of technology, and engineering
- Study on location and study abroad opportunities
- Major and minor
- Research with faculty leading to Senior Thesis
- Global perspective across societies and cultures
- Collaboration with prestigious foreign academic institutions
- New and unique academic program at the national level
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Archaeology, Technology and
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ATHS Courses for Fall 2012
Foundation courses:
ME 104Q/EAS 104—The Engineering of Bridges (TR 940-1055)
AH 243—Architecture of the Classical World (TR 1230-1345)
Core courses:
ME 104Q/EAS 104—The Engineering of Bridges (TR 940-1055)
AH 150—Introduction to Architecture (TR 940-1055)
AH 114—Creating Architecture (M 1650-1930)
CLA 102—Cultural History in Ancient Greece (TR 1400-1515)
CLA 222—Pompeii and the Bay of Naples (MW 1525-1640)
ANT 253/HIS 217—Prehistory of Ancient Peru (MW 1400-1515)
ANT 254/ HIS 218/REL 250—Religion and Power in the Andes (MW 1650-1805)
HIS 111—History of Technology (T 1650-1930)
HIS 207—Technologies of the Scientific Revolution (MW 1400-1515)
Elective courses:
SA 131—Introductory 3D (MW 900-1200)
SA 232—Advanced 3D (TR 1400-1640)
LAT 102—Elementary Latin II (MWF 1200-1250)
CGR 101—New Testament and Classical Greek I (MWF 1400-1515)
EES 204—Mineralogy (TR 940-1055)
ME 110—Introduction to CAD and Drawing (T 1525-1640)
ME 120—Engineering Mechanics: Statics (TR 1230-1345)
ME 121—Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (TR 1105-1220)
ME 204—Mechanical Design (MW 1650-1805)
ME 225—Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (MWF 900-950)