Course website: 

http://www.technicalmuse.com/3358

Discussion group website:

http://webtalk.utep.edu:8080/~ENGL3358

Required Texts:

• Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Penguin Classics edition

• Cicero, The Republic and The Laws, Penguin Classics edition

• Cicero, Selected Political Speeches,  Penguin Classics edition

• Julius Caesar, The Civil War,  Penguin Classics edition

• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God,  Penguin Classics edition

Readings:

Students are expected to have done the reading by the date of the lectures covering the reading. Specific reading assignments will be given at the end of each preceding lecture. While all readings can be found on-line; students are encouraged to obtain the editions listed above.

Attendance: 

Students are expected to attend all class sections. Students who accrue more than three unexcused absences will be awarded an F at the end of the course.

Withdrawals:

Students are expected to execute their own withdrawal from the course. Students who fail to continue attending the course will be given an F at the end of the course.

Web Board discussion participation: 

Every student is expected to make at least three substantive contributions to the computer-based discussions supporting this course. Students may be penalized up to 15% on each graded submission for a failure to participate satisfactorily during the period covered by the submission. Exceptional contributions to discussion group work may be recognized by an upward adjustment of the exam grade for that period.

Academic honesty:

University standards for academy honesty will be strictly enforced according to University policies.

Special considerations:

The instructor will accommodate special student needs upon the presentation by the student of the appropriate documentation from the University’s DSS Office.