Courses

Our courses are discussion-based, providing for close and free interaction between teachers and students. You will share in the creation of an academic experience where learning, the testing of ideas and the exploring of texts and cultures are done actively and with personal engagement.

In our language courses, this may go so far as to have you take part in a performance — perhaps of something you have helped write — done in Greek or Latin. You and your classmates will be encouraged to appreciate the languages as languages and to make them live. Many of our courses also contribute to the Web of Inquiry curriculum.

  • Classical Studies
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    • CLSC 101 Classical Mythology

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Literary Studies (FSLT)

      Description
      Introduces students to the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans and to some of the modern theoretical and interpretive approaches to them.
    • CLSC 101 Classical Mythology

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Literary Studies (FSLT), AI-Literary & Textual Analysis (AILT)

      Description
      Introduces students to the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans and to some of the modern theoretical and interpretive approaches to them.
    • CLSC 201 Classical Elements in the English Language

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Linguistics elective (LING)

      Description
      A study of how Latin and Greek have contributed to English vocabulary -- basic, learned, and technical. In addition to developing the skill of seeing within English words meaningful prefixes, roots, and suffixes, topics of interest include the history of English, the expansion of English vocabulary via borrowing and neologism, and the ways words' meanings may change over time.
    • CLSC 205 Ancient Myth in Epic Poetry

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): AI-Literary & Textual Analysis (AILT), Literary Studies (FSLT)

      Description
      Selected mythic themes in epic literature, drawing especially from the literary traditions of the Greeks and Romans, with possible comparison to the epic poetry of the Near East and India. WGSS special cross-list.
    • CLSC 207 Greek Magic

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Historical Studies (FSHT)

      Description
      Exploration of magic as a means to understanding and affecting the natural world. Major topics include erotic magic, dreams and divination, ritual purification, sacred plants, and healing.
    • CLSC 208 Greek Drama

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Literary Studies (FSLT), AI-Literary & Textual Analysis (AILT)

      Description
      Study of myths preserved in Greek dramas, and historical and literary analysis of these plays. Authors read may include Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
    • CLSC 210 History of Early Medicine

      Units: 1

      Description
      Medical concepts and practices of several ancient peoples of the Aegean and Mediterranean, with a focus on the Greeks and Romans. The development of medicine in the medieval East and West and in the later Western tradition.
    • CLSC 212 Dining and Drinking in Classical Antiquity

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): AI-Social Inquiry (AISO), IF-Written Communication (IFWC), Archaeology elective (ARCH), Social Analysis (FSSA)

      Description
      A social history of eating and drinking in the ancient Mediterranean world, from communal religious feasts to private banquets.
    • CLSC 220 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Social Analysis (FSSA)

      Description
      What can we learn about people and societies, past and present, from their material remains? Introduces archaeological method and theory, with special focus on sites of the ancient Mediterranean basin.
    • CLSC 232 Daily Life in Roman Pompei

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): WGSS Historical Perspectives (WGHP)

      Description
      Study of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, including daily life in a Roman town in the 1st Century in Italy; the Roman world in advertisements, social media, business records, and contracts; and building dedications and correspondence. Uses digital tools and resources for the study of Roman texts. Study of Roman writing from the archaeological context of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and surrounding communities.
    • CLSC 301 Greek Art and Archaeology

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): AI-Visual & Performing Arts (AIVP), Archaeology elective (ARCH), Visual & Performing Arts (FSVP)

      Description
      A survey of architecture, sculpture, ceramics, and painting in the Greek world, from the Bronze Age through the Classical period, and an exploration of how art and buildings functioned in Greek society. Introduces students to basic methods of analyzing and interpreting archaeological remains.
    • CLSC 302 Roman Art and Archaeology

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): AI-Visual & Performing Arts (AIVP), Archaeology elective (ARCH), Visual & Performing Arts (FSVP)

      Description
      A survey of Roman art and architecture from the early republic through the late empire, and throughout the Roman world, from Spain to Syria. Explores the meanings of 'style' in Roman art and the social and political significance of Roman sculpture, painting, and architecture.
    • CLSC 306 The Classical Tradition

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Historical Studies (FSHT)

      Description
      Legacy of classical Greece and Rome in Medieval, Renaissance, and modern worlds.
    • CLSC 308 Ethnicity, Gender, and Class in Greece and Rome

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Social Analysis (FSSA), WGSS Historical Perspectives (WGHP), AI-Social Inquiry (AISO), IF-Power/Equity/Identity/Cult (IFPE)

      Description
      Structure of Greek and Roman societies based on analysis of their constructions of ethnicity, gender, and class. WGSS special cross-list.
    • CLSC 320 Cultural Property: Archaeology, Ethics, and Law

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): IF-Embodied Communication (IFEB), Archaeology elective (ARCH), Law/Liberal Arts area 5 (LW5), PPEL Law-related Area Course (PPLW)

      Description
      Exploration of current issues of archaeological ethics and cultural heritage management. Topics range from the ancient history of looting and appropriation to the illicit antiquities market and site preservation today, and how local and international property and tax laws affect collecting practices.
    • CLSC 321 Archaeology of the Middle East

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Archaeology elective (ARCH)

      Description
      Art and cultures of the ancient Middle East, from the dawn of civilization to the age of Alexander, with a primary focus on Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Syro-Palestine. Also considers how cultural heritage has played a role in the history of archaeology and the creation of modern identities, and how it may be used in varying ways today as 'cultural capital.'
    • CLSC 329 The Ancient World in Cinema

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): AI-Literary & Textual Analysis (AILT), IF-Written Communication (IFWC), Film Studies Group B (FLMB), Literary Studies (FSLT), WGSS Historical Perspectives (WGHP)

      Description
      Examines cinematic representations of the ancient Greek and Roman Mediterranean, viewed through a variety of literary and cinematic genres in European and American cinema of the 20th Century. The films offer an opportunity to reflect on how our various modern visions of (and desires for) the ancient world illuminate the present as much as they animate the past. Students will read selections from Greek and Roman history and poetry (in translation) in conjunction with weekly viewings and written assignments; secondary readings will be drawn from contemporary film criticism and theory.
    • CLSC 388 Individual Internship

      Units: 0.25-1

      Description
      Supervised independent work. No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.

       

      Prerequisites

      Permission of department

    • CLSC 398 Selected Topics

      Units: 1

      Description
      Topics or themes in Classics.
    • CLSC 406 Summer Undergraduate Research

      Units: 0

      Description
      Documentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 6 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at least 40 hours per week) during this period, and the student must be the recipient of a fellowship through the university. Graded S/U.

       

      Prerequisites

      Approval by faculty member

    • CLSC 499 Independent Study

      Units: 0.5-1

      Description
      Content suited to the requirements and interests of student, chosen by student and faculty director in advance of the semester in which the independent study is to be done.

       

      Prerequisites

      Permission of department

  • Greek
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    • GREK 101 Elementary Greek

      Units: 1

      Description
      Introduction to ancient Greek language and culture.
    • GREK 102 Elementary Greek

      Units: 1

      Description
      Introduction to ancient Greek language and culture.

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 101

    • GREK 201 Intermediate Greek

      Units: 1

      Description
      Continued study of ancient Greek language and culture plus selected readings.

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 102

    • GREK 202 Intermediate Greek

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Communication-Foreign Language (COM2), Second Language Proficiency (SLP)

      Description
      Continued study of ancient Greek language and culture plus selected readings.

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 201

    • GREK 301 Greek Epic

      Units: 1

      Description
      Readings from the "Iliad" and "Odyssey."

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 202

    • GREK 302 Greek Drama

      Units: 1

      Description
      Readings from Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 202

    • GREK 303 GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY

      Units: 1

      Description
      Readings from Herodotus and Thucydides.
    • GREK 304 Greek Philosophical Prose

      Units: 1

      Description
      Readings from Plato and Aristotle.

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 202

    • GREK 310 Ancient Drama in Performance

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Visual & Performing Arts (FSVP)

      Description
      Study of Greek or Latin drama through performance of selected scenes in the original language. Students enroll in either Greek 310 or Latin 310 and focus their work scenes in one language. Readings in translation and of the scholarship on ancient drama and its staging will provide a fuller understanding of the genre and its cultural context. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 202

    • GREK 398 Selected Topics

      Units: 1

      Description
      Topics or themes in Greek literature. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

       

      Prerequisites

      GREK 202

    • GREK 406 Summer Undergraduate Research

      Units: 0

      Description
      Documentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 6 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at least 40 hours per week) during this period, and the student must be the recipient of a fellowship through the university. Graded S/U.

       

      Prerequisites

      Approval by a faculty member

    • GREK 498 Major Seminar

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): IF-Written Communication (IFWC)

      Description
      Required of all majors. Methodologies appropriate to Greek studies and the writing of a research paper.
    • GREK 499 Independent Study

      Units: 0.5-1

      Description
      Content suited to the requirements and interests of student, chosen by student and faculty director in advance of the semester in which the independent study is to be done.
  • Latin
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    • LATN 101 Elementary Latin

      Units: 1

      Description
      Introduction to Latin language and Roman culture.
    • LATN 102 Elementary Latin

      Units: 1

      Description
      Introduction to Latin language and Roman culture.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 101

    • LATN 201 Intermediate Latin

      Units: 1

      Description
      Continued study of Latin language and Roman culture plus selected readings.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 102

    • LATN 202 Intensive Elementary Spanish

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Second Language Proficiency (SLP), Communication-Foreign Language (COM2)

      Description
      Continued study of Latin language and Roman culture plus selected readings.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 201

    • LATN 301 Plautus

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Visual & Performing Arts (FSVP)

      Description
      Study of Roman comedy using Latin texts, videotapes, and live performance.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 303 Roman Oratory: Cicero

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Italian studies elective (ITEL)

      Description
      Special emphasis on Vergil's "Aeneid."

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 304 Roman Historiography

      Units: 1

      Description
      Emphasis on Livy and Tacitus.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 305 Horace

      Units: 1

      Description
      The lyric poetry.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 306 Roman Philosophical Literature

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Italian studies elective (ITEL)

      Description
      Special emphasis on Lucretius' "De Rerum Natura" or Cicero's "Tusculan Disputations."

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 307 Catullus

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Literary Studies (FSLT), Italian studies elective (ITEL)

      Description
      Literary analysis of selected readings.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 308 The Novel

      Units: 1

      Description
      Latin novels of Petronius and Apuleius.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 309 Cicero

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Italian studies elective (ITEL)

      Description
      Theory and history of Roman oratory.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 310 Ancient Drama in Performance

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Visual & Performing Arts (FSVP)

      Description
      Study of Greek or Latin drama through performance of selected scenes in the original language. Students enroll in either Greek 310 or Latin 310 and focus their work scenes in one language. Readings in translation and of the scholarship on ancient drama and its staging will provide a fuller understanding of the genre and its cultural context. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 398 Selected Topics

      Units: 1

      Description
      Topics or themes in Roman literature. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 411 The Teaching of High School Latin

      Units: 1

      Description
      Theory and practice of teaching Latin. Designed to enable teachers to meet state licensure requirements.

       

      Prerequisites

      LATN 202

    • LATN 498 Major Seminar

      Units: 1

      Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): IF-Written Communication (IFWC)

      Description
      Required of all majors. Methodologies appropriate to Latin studies and the writing of a research paper.
    • LATN 499 Independent Study

      Units: 0.5-1

      Description
      Content suited to the requirements and interests of student, chosen by student and faculty director in advance of the semester in which the independent study is to be done.