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Pre | Term

Overview

We provide below a preview of the subject focus and materials for your preparation, Writing and Rhetoric in the Traditions (the WRIT Core), during the summer before the First Year Core.

In | June

— First Week

First Week; June. Our preparation for study begins as follows:

Week’s Focus
Introduction to liberal education — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
What is liberal education? What are the arts? What are the humanities? Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the Yale Report on a Course of Liberal Education (1828) and early rock art from archeological sites at the Quesang Hot Spring, Tibet and the Blombos Cave, South Africa, along with introduction to the development, migration, and relationships of early humans and their arts and to the fields, methods, and questions of emphasis in the arts and humanities.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
What is civics? What is ethics? Introductory video and conversation, with attention to assigned above, Martha Nussbaum, Cultivating Humanity, Chapters 2-4 (1997), along with introduction to the development, migration, and relationships of early humans and their civilizations and to the fields, methods, and questions of emphasis in civics and ethics.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
What are the social sciences? Introductory video and conversation, with attention to assigned above, The Evolution of the Liberal Arts in the Global Age, ix-xvi and Chapters 6, 8, 10 (2017), along with introduction to the development, migration, and relationships of early humans and their languages and to the fields, methods, and questions of emphasis in the social sciences.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
What are the formal and natural sciences? Introductory video and conversation, with attention to assigned above, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Preface, Chapters 9-10 (2011), along with introduction to the development, evolution, and relationships of early humans and their body and brain capabilities for communication, in comparison with other early life, and to the fields, methods, and questions of emphasis in the formal and natural sciences.

— Second Week

Second Week; June. Our preparation for study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Introduction to ancient orature and performance — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the development of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian orature and performance, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the civic and ethical import of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian orature and performance, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean anthropology, archeology, and linguistics. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the social study of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian orature and performance, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and natural sciences. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the scientific study of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian orature and performance, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; June. Our preparation for study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Introduction to earliest script and text — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the development of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the civic and ethical import of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean anthropology, archeology, and linguistics. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the social study of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and natural sciences. Introductory video and conversation, with attention to the scientific study of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites, and additional attention to how such earliest script and text informs your own writing.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; June. Our preparation for study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Continuation with earliest writing — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on the development of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean anthropology, archeology, and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian script and text, along with associated artifacts and sites, and on aspects of such earliest script and text that inform your own writing.

In | July

— First Week

First Week; July. Our preparation for study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Continuation with earliest and your own writing — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on ancient Sumerian Hymn to Enlil and Enlil and Ninlil (2500 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean anthropology, archeology, and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, Plimpton 322 (1800 BC), on aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Second Week

Second Week; July. Our preparation for study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Continuation with earliest and your own writing — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on ancient Egyptian The Pyramid Texts, (2400 BC – 2300 BC), The Coffin Texts (2000), and The Book of the Dead (1250 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean anthropology, archeology, and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, Mathematical Papyri (1850-1800 BC), on aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Third Week

Third Week; July. Our preparation for study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Continuation with earliest and your own writing — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on The Epic of Gilgamesh (2100–1200 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean anthropology, archeology, and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, Plimpton 322 (1800 BC), on aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; July. Our preparation for study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Continuation with earliest and your own writing — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (2000-1900 BC), The Eloquent Peasant (1850 BC), The Story of Sinuhe (1800 BC), and The Tale of Two Brothers (1197 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean anthropology, archeology, and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, along with Mathematical Papyri (1850-1800 BC), on aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

1st | Term

Overview

We provide below a preview of the subject focus and materials for study during the first term of the First Year Core.

In | August

— First Week

First Week; August. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Vedas (1500-1200 BC) and The Ramayana (700-200 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Vedas (1500-1200 BC) and The Ramayana (700-200 BC) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Vedas (1500-1200 BC) and The Ramayana (700-200 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Vedas (1500-1200 BC) and The Ramayana (700-200 BC) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; August. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Vedas (1500-1200 BC) and The Mahabharata (300BC-400).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; August. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Vedas (1500-1200 BC) and The Mahabharata (300BC-400), culminating in study of confluences and influences across cultures, peoples and regions (e.g. Dionysian myths).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Indic formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

In | September

— First Week

First Week; September. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Discourses of the Buddha from the Tripitaka and Canons (500s-20s BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Second Week; September. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Discourses of the Buddha from the Tripitaka and Canons (500s-20s BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; September. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Discourses of the Buddha from the Tripitaka and Canons (500s-20s BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; September. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Discourses of the Buddha from the Tripitaka and Canons (500s-20s BC), culminating in study of confluences and influences across cultures, peoples and regions (e.g. Milindapañha or Questions of Menander I and Lotus Sūtra).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean and Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

In | October

— First Week

First Week; October. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Classic of Poetry, or Shijing (1040-700 BC) and The Classic of Changes, or I Ching (1000-300 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, The Classic of Rites, or Liji (?-100 BC) and Sun Tzu, The Art of War (400s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Second Week; October. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Classic of Poetry, or Shijing (1040-700 BC), The Analects (?-200 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, The Classic of Rites, or Liji (?-100 BC) and Sun Tzu, The Art of War (400s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; October. Our course of study continues after this first midterm period.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; October. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Classic of Poetry, or Shijing (1040-700 BC), The Mencius (?-300 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, The Classic of Rites, or Liji (?-100 BC) and Sun Tzu, The Art of War (400s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

In | November

— First Week

First Week; November. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Tao Te Ching, or Laozi (400-300 BC) and The Zhuangzi, or Chuang Tzu (300-200 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Second Week; November. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Asian cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Asian arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Kojiki (?-712 CE) and Nihon Shoki, or The Chronicles of Japan (?-720 CE).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Asian civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Asian archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Asian formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; November. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to corpus previously assigned, Homeric Hymns (600s BC-400) and Aesop, Fables (600s BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Hesoid, Theogony (700s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; November. Our course of study moves into the reading and review period, prior to finals in December.

In | December

— First Week

First Week; December. Our course remains in the reading and review period, prior to finals later this December.

— Second Week

Second Week; December. Our course remains in the reading and review period, prior to finals later this December.

— Third Week

Third Week; December. Our course moves into finals period, where all final assignments and exams are due.

2nd | Term

Overview

We provide below a preview of the subject focus and materials for study during the second term of the First Year Core.

In | January

— First Week

First Week; January. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Homer, The Iliad (700s-630 BC) and Sappho, Poems and Fragments (500s BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Thales of Miletus (626-545 BC), Pythagoras (570-495 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Second Week; January. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Homer, The Odyssey (700s BC) and Sappho, Poems and Fragments (500s BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Thales of Miletus (626-545 BC), Pythagoras (570-495 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; January. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Aeschylus, Oresteia (458 BC) and Prometheia (479-424 BC) and Sophocles, The Theban Plays (429-401 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, linguistics, and politics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Herodotus, The Histories (430 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Hippocratic Corpus(400s BC-100s) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; January. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Euripides, Medea (431 BC) and The Bacchae (405 BC) and Aristophanes, The Clouds (423 BC), The Wasps (422 BC), The Birds (414 BC), Lysistrata (411 BC) and The Frogs (405 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, linguistics, and politics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War (400s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Hippocratic Corpus (400s BC-100s) along with associated artifacts and sites.

In | February

— First Week

First Week; February. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Plato, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, and Symposium (399-370 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Euclid, Elements (300 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Second Week; February. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Plato, Symposium (385-370 BC) and Republic (375 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Euclid, Elements (300 BC), and associated artifacts and site.

— Third Week

Third Week; February. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Virgil, The Aeneid (19 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Aristotle, Poetics and Rhetoric (300s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Aristotle, The Organon (300s BC) and The Archimedes Palimpsest (200s BC-530) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; February. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Virgil, The Aeneid (19 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (300s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Aristotle, The Organon (300s BC) and The Archimedes Palimpsest (200s BC-530) along with associated artifacts and sites.

In | March

— First Week

First Week; March. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Virgil, The Aeneid (19 BC).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Aristotle, Politics (300s BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Aristotle, The Organon (300s BC) and The Archimedes Palimpsest (200s BC-530) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Second Week; March. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Ovid, Metamorphoses (8 CE).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Cicero, Selected Writings (81-44 BC), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Lucretius, On the Nature of Things (50 BC) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; March. Our course of study continues after this first midterm period.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; March. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Apuleius, Metamorphoses, or The Golden Ass (150s-180s CE).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Seneca the Younger, Moral Epistles (65 CE), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Lucretius, On the Nature of Things (50 BC) along with associated artifacts and sites.

In | April

— First Week

First Week; April. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (160s-180s CE).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Epictetus, Discourses (108 CE) and Handbook (125 CE), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to Lucretius, On the Nature of Things (50 BC) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Second Week

Second Week; April. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Bible (700s BC-110).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Saint Augustine, Confessions (397-400), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Galenic Corpus (100s) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Third Week

Third Week; April. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Bible (700s BC-110).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Saint Augustine, On the City of God Against the Pagans (426), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Galenic Corpus (100s) along with associated artifacts and sites.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; April. Our course of study continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Ancient Mediterranean cultures and societies — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean arts and humanities. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Bible (700s BC-110).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Ancient Mediterranean civics and ethics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, Saint Augustine, On the City of God Against the Pagans (426), along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean archeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Lecture and seminar, with attention to assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Ancient Mediterranean formal and applied sciences, as informing current study of the human body, brain, and technologies. Lecture and seminar, with attention to The Galenic Corpus (100s) along with associated artifacts and sites.

In | May

— First Week

First Week; May. Our course moves into the reading and review period, prior to finals later this May.

— Second Week

Second Week; May. Our course remains in the reading and review period, prior to finals later this May.

— Third Week

Third Week; May. Our course remains in the reading and review period, prior to finals later this May.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; May. Our course moves into finals period, where all final assignments and exams are due.

Academe, Minnesota, USA (Ricky Turner)

Sum | Term

Overview

We provide below a preview of the subject focus and materials for your continuation in Writing and Rhetoric in the Traditions (the WRIT Core) during the summer after the First Year Core.

In | June

First Week; June. Our reading series begins as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Introductory video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on Beowulf (700-1000), Poetic Edda (?-1000), Prose Edda (?-1220), and Heimskringla (1230).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— First Week

Second Week; June. Our reading series continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on Beowulf (700-1000), Poetic Edda (?-1000), Prose Edda (?-1220), and Heimskringla (1230).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Second Week

Third Week; June. Our reading series continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Introductory video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on the Lais of Marie de France (115-1170), The Song of Roland (1040-1115), The Song of My Cid (1140-1207) and Muhyiddin Ibn Al-Arabi, Interpreter of Desires (1201-1213).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Third Week

Fourth Week; June. Our reading series continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on the Lais of Marie de France (115-1170), The Song of Roland (1040-1115), The Song of My Cid (1140-1207) and Muhyiddin Ibn Al-Arabi, Interpreter of Desires (1201-1213).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

In | July

— First Week

First Week; July. Our reading series continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Introductory video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1300s) and JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Introductory video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Second Week

Second Week; July. Our reading series continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Third Week

Third Week; July. Our reading series continues as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.

— Fourth Week

Fourth Week; July. Our reading series concludes as follows:

Week’s Focus
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities — as they developed and are later studied, known — from the perspective of the arts, civics, ethics, humanities, and sciences.
Monday, Arts, Humanities
Premodern Mediterranean and European arts and humanities. Continuing video and conversation, with you and other participants studying and writing on JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955).
Tuesday, Civics, Ethics
Premodern Mediterranean and European civics and ethics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the civic and ethical import of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Wednesday, Social Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European archeology, anthropology and linguistics. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the archaeological, cultural and linguistic aspects of assigned above, along with associated artifacts and sites.
Thursday, Natural Sciences
Premodern Mediterranean and European formal and natural sciences. Continuing video and conversation, with you and others studying and writing on the scientific aspects of assigned above, aspects of its script and text that inform your own writing, and your developing approaches to lifelong learning, reading and writing.
Calendar University

Core Course (Year 1)

The First Year of the Core Curriculum