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May 20, 2026
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CARS 4100 - Love in the Ancient World
This course is intended for all CARS majors and minors as a capstone covering the topic of love as a central pillar of human thought in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world, most especially in Greek, Roman, and Hebrew cultures. Engaging with primary and secondary sources, archaeological data, historical narratives, and comparative studies, students develop an inclusive humanistic view of the range of subjects taught in the department by looking at them all through the prism of love. The wide variety of human expressions and descriptions of love in literature, poetry, and in historical, philosophical, and religious texts is explored, as is evidence drawn from material culture such as epitaphs, inscriptions, papyri, art, and architecture. This course also emphasizes the development of oral presentation skills.
Requisites: 3 hours from any CARS course between 2000-2599 and 3 hours from any CARS course between 2600-3799 (or their CLAR, CLAS, CLWR equivalents, if taken before Spring 2022)
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Speaking and Listening, Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience
Thematic Arches:
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to use historical context to analyze ideas of love in ancient civilizations.
- Students will be able to articulate concepts, definitions, and expressions of love in ancient civilizations from Greece to early Islam.
- Students will be able to make connections between historical concepts of love across multiple perspectives and academic disciplines.
- Students will be able to explain how ancient questions about love influence contemporary society by connecting relevant experience to academic knowledge.
- Students will be able to state complex conclusions regarding historical conceptions of love both verbally and in writing.
- Students will be able to make coherent and persuasive oral presentations using credible evidence, visual materials that enhance meaning, and effective physical comportment.
- Students will be able to adapt face-to-face oral presentation skills to new media (e.g., podcasting).
- Students will be able to reflect on their experience studying love to articulate strengths and weaknesses in their learning process.
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