Students who entered the Bachelor of Arts program in 2023/24 or earlier must complete seven degree requirements, as outlined on the UBC Academic Calendar.
AMNE majors and Honours students are strongly encouraged to meet with the AMNE Undergraduate Advisor to discuss how best to configure their degree requirements to match their personal interests and post-graduate goals.
AMNE + Degree Requirements Guide
Below is a breakdown of which AMNE_V, ARBC_V, GREK_V, HEBR_V, LATN_V courses are approved towards various degree requirement categories.
Research Component
Please note that there may be some discrepancies between the information below and that on the UBC Academic Calendar, as there is a delay in syncing between these two platforms. If you identify a discrepancy, please contact the AMNE Undergraduate Advisor for further information.
AMNE_V 420(3-12) Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern History and Culture
AMNE_V 440 (3-12) Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature and Ideas
AMNE_V 441 (3-6) Literature of Ancient Egypt or the Ancient Near East
AMNE_V 470 (3-12) Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Archaeology
AMNE_V 471 (3-6) The Archaeology of Urbanism
AMNE_V 472 (3) The Archaeology of Ancient Cyprus
AMNE_V 480 (3-12) Seminar in the Reception of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
AMNE_V 499 (6) Honours Essay
AMNE_V 440A (3-12) Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature and Ideas | Topic: Gauls and the Gaulish Language in the Roman Empire
AMNE_V 470D (3-12) Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Archaeology | Topic: Touching the Past: Exploring UBC's Collections of AMNE Artifacts
AMNE_V 499 (6) Honours Essay
Language Requirement
Please note that there may be some discrepancies between the information below and that on the UBC Academic Calendar, as there is a delay in syncing between these two platforms. If you identify a discrepancy, please contact the AMNE Undergraduate Advisor for further information.
ARBC_V 302 (3) Intermediate Classical and Quranic Arabic II (equivalent to ARBC_V 202)
GREK_V 202 (3) Intermediate Ancient Greek II
HEBR_V 302 (3) Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (equivalent to HEBR_V 202)
LATN_V 301 (3) Intermediate Latin II (equivalent to LATN_V 202)
ARBC_V 302 (3) Intermediate Classical and Quranic Arabic II (equivalent to ARBC_V 202)
GREK_V 202 (3) Intermediate Ancient Greek II
HEBR_V 302 (3) Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (equivalent to HEBR_V 202)
LATN_V 301 (3) Intermediate Latin II (equivalent to LATN_V 202
See here for more information on our department’s language course offerings.
Literature Requirement
Please note that there may be some discrepancies between the information below and that on the UBC Academic Calendar, as there is a delay in syncing between these two platforms. If you identify a discrepancy, please contact the AMNE Undergraduate Advisor for further information.
AMNE_V 251 (3) Near Eastern and Biblical Mythology
AMNE_V 260 (3) Scriptures of the Near East
AMNE_V 261 (3) Eden to Exile: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
AMNE_V 341 (3) Sex, Lies, and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
AMNE_V 345 (3) Greek Epic
AMNE_V 346 (3) Latin Epic
AMNE_V 347 (3) Classical Comedy
AMNE_V 348 (3) Classical Tragedy
AMNE_V 392 (3) Introduction to Akkadian
AMNE_V 440 (3) Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature and Ideas
AMNE_V 441 (3-6) Literature of Ancient Egypt or the Ancient Near East
ARBC_V 420 (3-12) Supervised Study in Classical and Quranic Arabic
GREK_V 351 (3-6) Reading Ancient Greek: Prose
GREK_V 352 (3-6) Reading Ancient Greek: Verse
GREK_V 401 (3-12) Greek Prose
GREK_V 402 (3-12) Greek Verse
HEBR_V 479 (3-12) Supervised Study in Classical Hebrew
LATN_V 301 (3) Intermediate Latin II
LATN_V 350 (3) Latin Literature of the Classical Period (Prose)
LATN_V 351 (3) Latin Literature of the Classical Period (Verse)
LATN_V 401 (3-12) Latin Prose
LATN_V 402 (3-12) Latin Verse
AMNE_V 251 (3) Near Eastern and Biblical Mythology
AMNE_V 260 (3) Scriptures of the Near East
AMNE_V 261 (3) Eden to Exile: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
AMNE_V 341 (3) Sex, Lies, and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
AMNE_V 345 (3) Greek Epic
AMNE_V 440 (3) Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature and Ideas
ARBC_V 420 (3-12) Supervised Study in Classical and Quranic Arabic
GREK_V 351 (3-6) Reading Ancient Greek: Prose
GREK_V 352 (3-6) Reading Ancient Greek: Verse
GREK_V 401 (3-12) Greek Prose
LATN_V 301 (3) Intermediate Latin II
LATN_V 350 (3) Latin Literature of the Classical Period (Prose)
Additional resources
These Arts degree requirements are only applicable to students who began their degree prior to September 2024. New students are subject to the current Arts degree requirements.