Courses
GEOG 1105: Geographic Field Techniques will use in-situ observations and site visits in order to examine the geography, culture, economy, ethnicities, meanings and identities of Rome. You will also reflect on the impacts of tourism, and the significance of positionality and power. For example, we will explore the social, economic and environmental impacts of influxes of tourists.
GEOG 1105 will be of interest to students in Geography, Applied Social Sciences, Humanities, Journalism, Leisure Studies, Applied Planning, and students in any discipline who are seeking to learn and practice field techniques to develop a deep, nuanced and critical understanding of Rome, or any urban or rural location.
GEOG 1105 carries first year geography arts or science credit, depending on the transfer institution.
View of Rome from the Markets of Trajan
HIST 2295: Special Topics: History and Monuments of Rome will cover major monuments and themes in Roman art and archaeology to understand the development of Rome from the 8th c. BCE to the end of the 3rd c. CE. You will trace the city’s growth from a small village to a centre of a powerful empire and understand how its art and architecture reflected political and social changes through time.
The focus of the course will be on the ancient city, but we will also consider how people in later periods lived among the remains of their ancient Roman ancestors, using and re-using monuments and art for new purposes and ideologies. For example, we might discover re-used gravestones built into a Renaissance church or walk down Mussolini’s parade route.
This course will be of particular interest to History, Classical Studies, and Art History majors, but its emphasis on developing skills in visual analysis and understanding societal development will be of use to majors in most disciplines.
As a general special topics course, HIST 2295 articulates to other BC institutions as a general 2nd year History or Humanities course.
Receive 6 university-transferable credits. These courses may fulfill elective requirements in your program. Contact us for details.