CNERS Honours Streams

Students who declared honours in CNERS

The program requirements changed with the departmental name change from Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies (CNERS) to Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. However, only students who declared a major or honours in CNERS in 2021W or earlier are required to choose a stream. Therefore, the streams are not part of the program for 2022W and later students.

CNERS Honours program streams requirements

Classical Studies

The study of the Greek and Roman worlds' archaeology, history, and literature.

Upper-level requirements:

  • 24 credits of 300- and 400-level CLST or any of AMNE 306, 316-20, 323-27, 332-33, 345-48, 355-56, 376-77, an approved 400-level AMNE seminar: AMNE 420, 440, 470, 480
  • 3 credits from CLST 401, 402, 403 or 404 or an approved 400-level AMNE seminar: AMNE 420, 440, 470, 480
  • 15 credits of 300- and 400-level coursework in any of AMNE, ARBC, CLST, CNRS, GREK, HEBR, LATN, NEST, RELG, PHIL 310, PHIL 311
  • 6 credits of CNRS 449 or AMNE 499

Near Eastern Studies in Egyptology

The study of Egypt and the Near East archaeology, history, and languages.

Upper-level requirements:

  • 24 credits selected from 300- and 400-level NEST, RELG 305, 306, AMNE 311-12, 314, 351, 371-72, 382, 391-93, 471, or an approved 400-level AMNE seminar and up to 6 credits of HEBR
    3 credits of NEST 400, 401, 402, CNRS 410 or an approved 400-level AMNE seminar
  • 15 credits of 300- and 400-level coursework in any of AMNE, ARBC, CLST, CNRS, GREK, HEBR, LATN, NEST, RELG, may include up to 6 credits of ARCL
    6 credits of CNRS 449 or AMNE 499

Religious Studies

The study of the texts and traditions of the Ancient Near East, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Upper-level requirements:

  • 24 credits of 300- and 400-level RELG, any of AMNE 331, 341, 361, 363, 366-67, 373, 383, 461-64.
    3 credits of RELG 475, AMNE 461, 462 or an approved 400-level AMNE seminar
  • 15 credits of 300- and 400-level coursework in any of AMNE, ARBC, CLST, CNRS, GREK, HEBR, LATN, NEST, RELG, and may include, with prior written approval from the CNERS Undergraduate Advisor, courses in Asian Studies (ASIA) that deal primarily with religion
  • 6 credits of CNRS 449 or AMNE 499

Classics

The study of Greek and Latin language and literature.

Upper-level requirements:

  • 27 credits of 300- and 400-level GREK and/or LATN
  • 15 credits of 300- and 400-level coursework in any of AMNE, ARBC, CLST, CNRS, GREK, HEBR, LATN, NEST, RELG
  • 6 credits of CNRS 449 or AMNE 499

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology

The study of the material culture and major sites of Greece, Rome, and the Near East in the context of the history and societies that produced them.

Upper-level requirements:

  • 12 credits in any of CLST, NEST, AMNE 306, 316-20, 323-27, 332-33, 345-48, 355-56 (Classical Studies), AMNE 311-12, 314, 351, 382, 391-93 (Near Eastern Studies), 420, 440, 470, 471, 480
  • 12 credits of CLST 331 or AMNE 376 and CLST 332 or AMNE 377 (or CLST 330), NEST 304 or AMNE 371, and NEST 319 or AMNE 3723 credits from CLST 401 or AMNE 420, CLST 403 or AMNE 470, NEST 400, NEST 402 or AMNE 471, CNRS 410 or AMNE 472
  • 15 credits of 300- and 400-level coursework in any of AMNE, ARBC, CLST, CNRS, GREK, HEBR, LATN, NEST, RELG, and may include up to 6 credits of ARCL
  • 6 credits of CNRS 449 or AMNE 499

CNERS course codes changes

With the change of name from Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies to Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, the department has unified all courses–CLST, CNRS, NEST and RELG–under a single course code, AMNE.

Course code change

The above program reflects the existing BA major in Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies with a new name and the new AMNE codes alongside the previously-required CLST, CNRS, NEST and RELG codes.

For example, the courses in bolded text below represent all the AMNE courses that were previously coded as CLST:

  • 15 credits of 300- and 400-level CLST = AMNE 306, 316-20, 323-27, 332-33, 345-48, 355-56, 376-77, or an approved 400-level AMNE seminar

This ‘translation’ of codes from the old to the new allows students midway through their programs in CNERS (now AMNE) to continue completing the program requirements using the new AMNE codes. The program above is not designed for students declaring a specialization in AMNE in 2022W onward.

Advising

Advising is available to assist students who have been working towards the CNERS honours with planning their program around the updated requirements. Above all, we want to ensure that the requirements change does not disrupt student progress towards their scheduled degree completion date.

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