College of Letters and Science Faculty Document No. 711
October 13, 2005

Certificate Program in Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Annual Report
2004-2005

I. Introduction

The Certificate Program in Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CAMS) was implemented officially in September 2003 with the aim of providing UWM undergraduates with a carefully structured interdisciplinary program for the study of the cultures and societies of the ancient Mediterranean world and their neighbors, with particular emphasis on Greece, Italy, Europe, North Africa, and the Near East.

The 2004-2005 academic year was the second year for CAMS.

1. CAMS Advisory Committee (AC):
   
   The AC consisted of six faculty members, one student representative, and one member ex officio:

   Bettina Arnold, Anthropology

   Derek Counts, Art History

   Claudia Hough, Student Representative

   Kevin Muse, FLL/Classics (Coordinator)

   Carlos R. Galvão-Sobrinho, History

   Richard Monti, FLL/Classics

   Charles Schuster, Associate Dean (ex officio)

   Richard Tierney, Philosophy
   
   

2. CAMS Program Coordinator:
   
   The Program coordinator and chair of AC meetings in 2004-2005 was Kevin Muse, Assistant Professor of Classics, Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics. Dr. Muse was appointed Program coordinator by Dean Richard Meadows on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee. Dr. Muse succeeded in this capacity Professor Carlos Galvão-Sobrinho (History).
   
   
3. Advisory Committee Meetings:
   
   The AC met twice during the 2004-2005 academic year: Sept. 10, 2004 and Apr. 29, 2005.
   
   

II. Major Issues Considered by the CAMS Advisory Committee

1. Major issues considered by the committee in 2004-2005 included:
   1. adding new CAMS courses, including a large number of courses from Hebrew Studies;
   2. streamlining CAMS requirements and the language describing those requirements;
   3. improving the CAMS website to increase the visibility of the Program and to make the site more useful for CAMS students and faculty members; and
   4. improving the holdings of the UWM Library to support the research of CAMS faculty members and students.
      
      
2. Actions on these matters and plans to be carried over into the next year are described in sections IIIC and IV below.
   
   

III. Activities Sponsored and Coordinated by the CAMS Advisory Committee

1. The following activity was organized by the CAMS Advisory Committee and Faculty:
   
   September 29, 2004 - Program Orientation and Recruitment Meeting.
   
   
2. CAMS students participated in the following lectures and seminars, which were organized and/or delivered by CAMS faculty members.
   1. September 14, 2004: AIA lecture entitled "The Emperor Maxentius and the Arch of Constantine in Rome," delivered by R. Ross Holloway, Elisha Benjamin Andrews Professor of Central Mediterranean Archaeology, Brown University.
   2. September 15, 2004: Seminar given by R. Ross Holloway on "Ancient Greek Coins" to the Working Group in Ancient Mediterranean Studies (WAMS).
   3. November 9, 2004: Seminar entitled "Regional Identity in Greek Sicily: Coin Types and Religion" given by M. Beatriz Florenzano, Professor of Archaeology at the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Conducted before the Working Group in Ancient Mediterranean Studies (WAMS).
   4. December 3, 2004: Seminar entitled "Imperial Cities: A Symposium" hosted by the Center for Twenty-First Century Studies. The seminar consisted of two public lectures by distinguished speakers:
      • Susan Alcock, John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics, University of Michigan, delivered a lecture entitled "Making Sure You Know Whom to Kill: Spatial Strategies in Roman Imperial Cities."
      • Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University followed Professor Alcock with a lecture entitled "Fabricating Cultural Authority: Eccentric Angles on Urbanity and Western Identity."
   5. April 11, 2005: AIA lecture entitled, "Current Research in the Palace of Nestor at Pylos" delivered by Jack Davis, Carl Blegen Professor of Archaeology, University of Cincinnati.
   6. April 12, 2005: WAMS seminar by Jack Davis entitled "Archaeology in Albania: A 21st Century Perspective."
   7. April 21, 2005: Seminar entitled "Hannibal's Invasion of Italy: The Case for the Highest Alpine Pass" conducted by Richard F. Hough, Professor Emeritus of Geography, San Francisco State University and organized in conjunction with Professor Monti's course, "Readings in Latin Prose: Livy" (Latin 501).
   8. May 9, 2005: Seminar talk entitled "Caught in the Web of Campania Felix: Its Online Visitor and Slovene Humanist Predecessor (Augustinus Typhernus)" conducted by Jean D'Amato Professor of Classics, Louisiana Scholars' College of Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, LA). This talk highlighted collaborative work between Professor D'Amato and CAMS faculty member Professor Richard Monti. Hosted by the Working Group in Ancient Mediterranean Studies (WAMS).
      
      
3. Other Activities of the CAMS Advisory Committee and Faculty
   
   In addition to the activities listed above, the CAMS faculty developed an annotated list of external links for the CAMS web page as a gateway for CAMS students and faculty members to the broad range of web resources on the ancient world (http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CAMS/links.html). The CAMS faculty also composed an extensive list of library materials to be purchased by the UWM library. This effort was highly successful - the library spent more than $67,000 on materials from this list.
   
   

IV. Status of the Program

1. Enrollment, Changes in Requirements, New Courses, Petitions
   1. Student interest in CAMS is strong. As of July 2004, 24 students were enrolled in CAMS. In 2004-2005, seven new students enrolled in the program and eight students left the program (graduated or left UWM). No students completed the CAMS certificate, but two of those who have graduated intend to fulfill their remaining requirements retroactively. As of June 30, 2005, 23 students are enrolled in the program.
   2. Changes in requirements. Several important changes were made to the CAMS curriculum this year. The CAMS core requirements were streamlined to allow more courses to fulfill core requirements. For the core history requirement, which was designed to ensure that the students take both Greek and Roman history survey courses, the committee has decided to allow more specialized 300-level courses to fulfill the requirements, providing for more flexibility in student schedules while at the same time maintaining the students' exposure to both Greek and Roman history courses. The language of the core elective requirements now has been clarified. All approved language courses at the 200-level or above, and all other approved CAMS courses at the 300-level or above (now including Philos 430), count toward fulfilling the core elective requirement.
   3. New courses. The most significant new additions to CAMS involved the integration of Biblical Hebrew as a core language, alongside Greek and Latin, and the addition of a number of ancient civilization courses taught by Hebrew Studies faculty members. New Art History listings and a new History listing also were approved:
      
      Hebrew Studies Courses Approved in 2004-2005
      105 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I
      106 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II
      131 Introduction to Biblical Studies
      201 Third-Semester Hebrew
      202 Fourth-Semester Hebrew
      205 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
      206 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
      231 Survey of the Books of the Old Testament in Translation
      233 Introduction to the New Testament
      249 History of Jewish Civilization: Biblical Period
      250 History of Jewish Civilization: The Greek and Roman Periods
      305 Advanced Hebrew I
      306 Advanced Hebrew II
      331 Topics in Biblical Literature: (Subtitle)
      332 Women in the Bible
      381 Honors Seminar: (w/appropriate topic)
      411 Old Testament Texts: (Subtitle)
      413 Literary Analysis of Biblical Narrative
      415 Survey of Hebrew Poetry
      420 Introductory Aramaic - Biblical
      451 Biblical Archeology
      470 Readings in Rabbinic Literature: (Subtitle)
      471 Introduction to the Midrash: (Subtitle)
      472 Introduction to the Midrash: (Subtitle)
      474 Introduction to the Mishna
      475 Introduction to the Targum
      476 Introduction to the Targum
      
      Art History Courses Approved in 2004-2005
      324 Art and Architecture of Byzantium
      326 Heretics and Iconoclasts: The Art and Architecture of the Christian East
      
      History Course Approve in 2004-2005
      371 Topics in European History: (w/appropriate subtitle)
      
      
   4. Student Petitions: Two students petitioned the Advisory Committee to receive 3 credits respectively for CAMS core requirements in History and Art History based on coursework during the UWinteriM 2004 term in Professor Monti's 6-credit study abroad course in the Campania region of Italy, Classic 497 Study Abroad: "Cultural Diversity in Ancient Campania." The Advisory Committee agreed that this course had sufficient archaeological and historical content to fulfill these core requirements. The petitions of both students therefore were granted.
      
      
2. Effectiveness of the Committee's Role and Future Plans
   
   
   1. Effectiveness of the Committee's Role. The committee worked hard this year in approving new courses to meet CAMS requirements and in streamlining the CAMS curriculum. In preparing for our first election of a student representative to the CMAS Advisory Committee, the committee articulated more clearly the role of the student representative and developed specific guidelines for the holding of annual elections. The committee's contributions to furthering the holdings of the UWM Library and improving the CAMS website were extensive.
      
      
   2. Future Plans.
      1. We will continue to expand our recruitment efforts. The annual orientation and recruitment meeting in September seems to be effective at stimulating significant student interest. Probably the most important recruitment tool is the classroom. CAMS faculty members will be encouraged to invite other CAMS faculty members into course meetings to speak about their areas of expertise and to promote the CAMS program. CAMS faculty members also will be asked to provide links to the CAMS website in their course websites and syllabi.
      2. The AC will look for ways to coordinate course scheduling among the various departments that participate in the program so that scheduling conflicts do not prevent students from completing CAMS course requirements in a timely fashion.
      3. The AC plans to develop a policy on accepting courses for CAMS credit from other institutions. It seems reasonable to accept up to two or three courses for transfer credit, but it does not seem advisable, for example, to award a CAMS certificate to a student who has taken eight of the required nine courses at another institution.
      4. There is a need for a policy regarding the awarding of certificates retroactively. Because many CAMS students enter the program after their freshman year, and because the program requires a total of 27 credits (i.e., nine courses), it is conceivable that a number of CAMS students will graduate lacking only one or two courses for completion of the certificate. Because some students, especially those who pursue graduate study in a CAMS-related field, may take courses equivalent to the requirements that they lack at another institutions, it seems reasonable to offer certificates to those who can fulfill a modest number of outstanding requirements in a reasonable amount of time.
      5. We plan to continue coordinating our efforts to purchase library materials. We are especially concerned that journal subscriptions not be cut any further and that some essential materials be restored to the library budget.
      6. We will continue to develop the CAMS web page.
         
         
         

Respectfully submitted,

Kevin Muse
CAMS Coordinator