CLA 6930 Roman Religion Homepage

Announcements:

- Tentative class meeting time is Wednesday, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). At the first class meeting (August 29), there will be a discussion and vote on the permanent meeting time.

- Please make sure you are signed up for the right section. Section 3739 ('on-campus') is for in-state students, and section 3738 ('web') is for out-of-state students.

- The registration deadline is September 7. You must be enrolled in the UF Classics distance-learning graduate program to take this class.

Textbooks:

   1. An Introduction to Roman Religion, by John Scheid; available at Amazon.com. (ISBN: 0-253-21660-5.)

   2. Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook, by Mary Beard, John North, and Simon Price; also available at Amazon.com.

   Note that we are not using Volume 1 of Religions of Rome. I prefer the category-based approach of Scheid to the chronological approach of Religions Volume I. Also, time permitting, we will supplement our readings with some Latin excerpts, such as passages from Ovid's Fasti (available online at the Latin Library).

Grading: your grade will be based as follows on participation in weekly class 'meetings', a short class presentation on a related topic, and a research paper.

   1. Participation in weekly class meetings: 25%

   2. Class Presentation: 15%
       (you will present your topic on a special discussion board. It should be the equivalent of 5 pages. There will be a list of topics to choose from; see the Schedule page for details.)

   3. Research paper: a 12-15 page paper, on a topic of your choice, to be broken down as follows.
     3a. outline: 10%
     3b. rough draft: 20%
     3c. final paper: 30%

Grading scale:

   90-100     A

   88-89       B+

   80-87       B

   78-79       C+

   70-77       C

   68-69       D+

   60-67       D

   0-59         F

	CLA 6930 Roman Religion Fall 2007 Dr. Velvet Yates
Home Schedule E-Learning VY Home Classics Dept. Distance Program UF Home Critical Academic Dates DOCE	Announcements: - Tentative class meeting time is Wednesday, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). At the first class meeting (August 29), there will be a discussion and vote on the permanent meeting time. - Please make sure you are signed up for the right section. Section 3739 ('on-campus') is for in-state students, and section 3738 ('web') is for out-of-state students. - The registration deadline is September 7. You must be enrolled in the UF Classics distance-learning graduate program to take this class. Textbooks: 1. An Introduction to Roman Religion, by John Scheid; available at Amazon.com. (ISBN: 0-253-21660-5.) 2. Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook, by Mary Beard, John North, and Simon Price; also available at Amazon.com. Note that we are not using Volume 1 of Religions of Rome. I prefer the category-based approach of Scheid to the chronological approach of Religions Volume I. Also, time permitting, we will supplement our readings with some Latin excerpts, such as passages from Ovid's Fasti (available online at the Latin Library). Grading: your grade will be based as follows on participation in weekly class 'meetings', a short class presentation on a related topic, and a research paper. 1. Participation in weekly class meetings: 25% 2. Class Presentation: 15% (you will present your topic on a special discussion board. It should be the equivalent of 5 pages. There will be a list of topics to choose from; see the Schedule page for details.) 3. Research paper: a 12-15 page paper, on a topic of your choice, to be broken down as follows. 3a. outline: 10% 3b. rough draft: 20% 3c. final paper: 30% Grading scale: 90-100 A 88-89 B+ 80-87 B 78-79 C+ 70-77 C 68-69 D+ 60-67 D 0-59 F