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ROME THE GAME, ARTHI W6R

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This online course - presented as an adventure game - introduces students to the art and archaeology of Rome, with assignments that focus on writing and the research process. The course asks students to determine whether or not a collection of ancient objects from an American museum should remain inthe US or be sent back to Italy. Throughout the course, students excavateartifacts at a digital dig site, visit museums, explore Roman monuments, and navigate the shadowy world of the tombaroli (tomb robbers) and mafia-runblack market for antiquities.

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Credit: 4 quarter units / 2.67 semester units credit
UC Santa Barbara, History of Art and Architecture,Writing Program

Course Credit:

Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.

If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.

UC Berkeley:
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UC Davis:
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UC Irvine:
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UC Los Angeles:
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UC Merced:
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UC Riverside:
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UC San Diego:
General Education: TMC Fine Art GE or 1 course toward lower division disciplinary breadth if noncontiguous to major; ERC - ERC 1 course regional specialization Europe

UC San Francisco:
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UC Santa Barbara:
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UC Santa Cruz:
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Course Creators

Claudia Moser
Christian Thomas
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