Classical Studies

Courses

HONR courses are open to students in The College Honors Program and to others by permission of instructor.

Any 298 or 398 Special Topics course, or other course, offered in the field of classical civilization in any department or program may be counted toward the minor subject to approval of the Classical Studies coordinators. Where no course exists, it may be possible to arrange independent study for credit.

Language Offerings: Classical languages are approved as satisfying the general education language requirement for students in the Schools of Art, Media, and Music; Culture and Society; and Science.

GREK 101 and 102, though open to all students, count toward College Honors for students in the Honors Program.

Please note that until Fall 2002 the Greek language courses, now prefixed GREK, were prefixed CLAS. CLAS 101, 102, 201, 298, and 499 are thus the equivalent of the new GREK 101, 102, 201, 298, and 499.

We now offer a wide range of courses in the Latin language under the LATN prefix.

Language Courses

GREK 101/Classical Greek I	3 cr.
(3 1/2 class hours)
(annually)
This course is the first part of a two-semester introduction to the elements of classical Greek, and aims at allowing students to read classical Greek texts as quickly as possible. The focus of the course is the vocabulary and grammar of ancient Greece, but linguistic and cultural history will also be treated.

GREK 102/Classical Greek II	3 cr.
(3 1/2 class hours)
(annually)
Prerequisite: GREK 101 or equivalent
A continuation of Classical Greek I, completing the study of the elements of the language. Students will read selections from the works of great authors of the classical period.

GREK 201/Intermediate Greek	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(annually)
Prerequisite: GREK 102 or equivalent
This course concentrates on the translation and appreciation of Plato's Apology and provides a thorough review of CLAS 101 and 102.

GREK 298/Special Topics in Classical Greek	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(annually)
Prerequisite: GREK 201 or equivalent
Translation, study, and appreciation of authors and texts selected from one or more periods and genres for students who have completed CLAS 201 or the equivalent. Typical authors and works include Homer (selections from the Iliad and Odyssey), Herodotus (selections from the Histories), Euripides (Medea), Aristophanes (Lysistrata and Clouds), et al. May be repeated for credit with permission of program coordinator.

GREK 398/Advanced Topics in Classical Greek	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(occasionally)
Prerequisite: GREK 201 or equivalent
300-level translation, analysis, and appreciation of one or more authors, texts, and/or topics not studied in depth in a regular course. May be repeated for credit with permission of program coordinator.

GREK 499/Independent Study	variable
An independent study project involving the ancient Greek language, designed and carried out in consultation with a faculty supervisor.

LATN 101/Latin I	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(annually)
This course is the first part of a two-semester introduction to the elements of classical Latin, and aims at allowing students to read classical Latin texts as quickly as possible. The focus of the course is the vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of classical Latin, but linguistic and cultural history will also be treated.

LATN 102/Latin II	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(annually)
Prerequisite: LATN 101 or equivalent
A continuation of Latin I, completing the study of the elements of the language. Students will also read abbreviated selections from the works of great authors of the Roman period.

LATN 201/Intermediate Latin	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(annually)
Prerequisite: LATN 102 or equivalent
Intensive review of grammar. Concentration on translation and appreciation of great authors of the Roman world.

LATN 298/Special Topics in Latin	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(every semester)
Prerequisite: LATN 201 or equivalent
Translation, study, and appreciation of authors and texts selected from one or more periods and genres for students who have completed LATN 201 or the equivalent. Typical authors include Cicero, Caesar, Catullus, Vergil (Eclogues, Georgics), Ovid (Metamorphoses), and Martial. May be repeated for credit with permission of program coordinator.

LATN 398/Advanced Topics in Latin	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(occasionally)
Prerequisite: LATN 201 or equivalent
300-level translation, analysis, and appreciation of one or more authors, texts, and/or topics not studied in depth in a regular course. Topics include Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Amores and Ars Amatoria, and the Roman Historians (Livy, Tacitus, et al.). May be repeated for credit with permission of program coordinator.

LATN 499/Independent Study	variable
An independent study project involving the Latin language, designed and carried out in consultation with a faculty supervisor.

Non-Language Courses

ART 300/Ancient and Classical Art	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

CLAS 250/Introduction to Greek Mythology	3 cr.
(3 class hours)
(every semester)
An introduction to ancient Greek mythology through primary texts in English translation such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Sophocles' Ajax, et al. We shall focus on the Trojan War cycle of myths and its greatest heroes in order to understand how the ancient Greeks explored important aspects of their society through literature that ostensibly presents mythological events and characters. Attention is also given to visual representations of myth in sculpture and on vases and to differentiating the ancient Greek concept of "myth" from our own.

ENGL 341/Ancient Greek Drama	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HIST 202/Classical Antiquity	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HIST 204/Late Antiquity	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HIST 301/Classical Greek Civilization	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HIST 302/Hellenistic World	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HIST 303/History of the Roman Republic	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HIST 304/History of the Roman Empire	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HIST 305/Ancient Christianity	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

PHIL 201/Ancient Philosophy	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

PHIL 301/Seminar in Ancient Philosophy	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HONR 200/Human Love in Philosophy and Literature	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HONR 245/Athens in the Classical Age	3 cr.
(3 class hours)

HONR 349/Cities and Sanctuaries of Greece and Rome	3 cr.
(3 class hours)