"History is the memory of things said and done." --Carl L. Becker	Dr. Judith Sebesta Chairperson and Professor History Department at The University of South Dakota
	Contact Information for Dr. Sebesta: Dr. Sebesta's Office: Room 204 East Hall Phone Number: 605-677-5218 Or click here to e-mail Dr.Sebesta (JL.Sebesta@usd.edu)
	A listing of all courses that will be taught by Dr. Sebesta are listed on this website. This website was created for academic advising purposes.
	2010-2011 Course Offerings
	Latin 101 Elementary Latin  (4 Credits)
	This course introduces students to the study of Latin.  It assumes students have not studied Latin or any other foreign language.  The textbook is Ecce Romani, which teaches Latin in the context of a Roman family living in the late first century AD and includes essays on Roman culture, family life, and monuments of Rome.  Slide/PowerPoint lectures further illustrate the cultural information.  Students learn what a “case” is, the uses of some of the cases of nouns, several tenses of verbs, and basic sentence patterns.
	CLHU 101 Medical Terminology   (3 Credits)
	This course aims to enable students to understand medical terms through study of the Greek and Latin word elements that form these terms. It is taught primarily through D2L. Students may use exercises in the textbook as well as on-line quizzes for each of the fifteen chapters. Students are responsible for knowing the meaning of all prefixes, suffixes, and "combining forms" introduced in each chapter.  No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required.
	UHON 390 055 The History of Heaven and Hell (3 credits) This course surveys some western conceptions of Heaven and Hell, beginning with the ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks and Romans, early Christians.  It continues with medieval visions of Heaven and Hell and that of Dante and Swedenborg.  It concludes with two movies “What Dreams May Come” (USA, 1998) and “After Life” (Japan, 1988) and NDE’s (Near Death Experiences).  We will examine, as well, heaven and hell as depicted in art of these various cultures and times.
	Spring 2011 Course Offerings
	Latin 202     (4 Credits)
	In this course we will read a number of Latin texts, ranging from inscriptions to passages from literature, that will focus on the life, culture, and politics of the Romans.  The assignments will include students preparing Latin texts for the class to read.
	CIHU 101 Medical Terminology   (3 Credits)
	This course aims to enable students to understand medical terms through study of the Greek and Latin word elements that form these terms. It is taught primarily through D2L. Students may use exercises in the textbook as well as on-line quizzes for each of the fifteen chapters. Students are responsible for knowing the meaning of all prefixes, suffixes, and "combining forms" introduced in each chapter.  No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required.
	HIST 414/514 Ancient Egypt (3 credits) This course aims to help the student to understand the dynamics that shaped Egyptian history and the world-view of the ancient Egyptians; to gain an appreciation of Egyptian art and literature and thought; and to begin to have a very basic understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The course will cover Egyptian history from its earliest beginnings down through the Ptolemaic period until the Roman conquest.