XII. Course Descriptions
Classical Studies
School of Languages and Literatures
Unless otherwise noted, these courses do not require a knowledge of the Greek or Latin languages.
| CLAS*1000 Introduction to Classical Culture F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course provides a wide-ranging look at essential features of Greek and of Roman culture and society. Considerable emphasis
will be given to the classical views of the human condition.
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| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*2000 Classical Mythology W,S (3-0) [0.50] |
| An examination of the nature and function of myth in Classical Antiquity. The course shows how the narrative and symbolic
structure of myths orders individual and communal experience. The myths that have influenced Western civilization receive
special emphasis.
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| Offering(s): |
Also offered through Distance Education format. |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*2150 Western Art: Greece F (3-0) [0.50] |
| A survey of Ancient Greek Art and Archaeology, with stress on form and function plus stylistic trends and aesthetic values.
The course will illuminate the cultural, social, and political life in Ancient Greece. (Also listed as ARTH*2150).
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| Equate(s): |
ARTH*2150 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*2350 The Classical Tradition W (4-0) [0.50] |
| This course examines the transmission of Graeco-Roman culture in circumstances radically different from those in which it
originated. It highlights the aspects of classical culture most influential in forming the Western tradition.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in odd-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
CLAS*1000 or CLAS*2000 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3000 The Rise and Fall of Athens F (4-0) [0.50] |
| Greek history in the 5th century; the development of Athenian democracy; the Peloponnesian War and the decline of Athenian
dominance. Special attention is paid to the literature and thought of the period.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in even-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
1 of CLAS*1000, CLAS*2000, HIST*2850 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3010 The Roman Revolution W (4-0) [0.50] |
| An examination of the collapse of the Roman Republic and the development of the Imperial government under Augustus. The paradox
of the external power and inner instability of Rome.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in even-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
1 of CLAS*1000, CLAS*2000, HIST*2850 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3020 History of the Hellenistic World F (4-0) [0.50] |
| The rise and fall of the Hellenistic states from the death of Alexander the Great until the Roman conquest, with political
emphasis on the development of the monarchies and cultural emphasis on the Hellenization of the East.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in odd-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
1 of CLAS*1000, CLAS*2000, HIST*2850 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3030 Epic Heroes and Poems W (4-0) [0.50] |
| The nature and significance of the epic hero. Epic as code and as critique of tradition. Oral poetry, and critical problems
raised by it. The central texts are The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Virgil's Aeneid; other poems are also studied.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in odd-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
CLAS*1000 or CLAS*2000 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3040 Greek Tragedy and Comedy W (4-0) [0.50] |
| The nature of tragedy, and the existential and moral questions raised by the plays of Aischylos, Sophokles, and Euripides.
Comedy, fantasy, and society in Aristophanes.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in even-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
CLAS*1000 or CLAS*2000 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3080 Epic Heroes and Poems (in Greek) W (6-0) [1.00] |
| This course augments CLAS*3030 for students of Greek through the reading in Greek of selected books from the Iliad and/or Odyssey. The course will include
close study of the epic dialect and features of its formulaic language.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in odd-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
GREK*2020 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3100 Religion in Greece and Rome F (4-0) [0.50] |
| An examination of the varieties of religious experience and of religious activity in Greece and Rome, before the establishment
of Christianity. Particular attention is paid both to the relations of religion to state and to the relations of the individual
to gods.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in even-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
CLAS*1000 or CLAS*2000 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3150 Space: Roman Art and Urbanism W (3-0) [0.50] |
| Introduction to Roman art and urbanism from the Early Republic to the end of the imperial period. The course will survey the
developments of Roman art with an emphasis on architecture, sculpture and painting. It will illuminate the development of
the urban space in the context of cultural, social and political life. (Also listed as ARTH*3150).
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in even-numbered years. |
| Equate(s): |
ARTH*3150 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3300 Directed Reading in Greek or Latin U (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course is designed for students of Greek or Latin who are seeking an enriched learning opportunity, through directed
reading and/or research in the original language (Greek or Latin). Consult the Classical Studies faculty advisor for information
about this opportunity.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
[LAT*2000, (1 of CLAS*2350, CLAS*3010, CLAS*3100, CLAS*4000)], or [GREK*2020, (1 of CLAS*3000, CLAS*3020, CLAS*3030, CLAS*3040)]
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| Restriction(s): |
Instructor consent required. |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*3700 Experiential Learning and Language S,F,W (0-0) [0.50] |
| This course provides an opportunity for independent study based on an experiential project in Classical Studies. The project
(approximately 70 hours) must be approved by a faculty member in the School of Languages and Literatures. It will include
research about experiential learning, a reflective piece of writing and a public oral presentation about the project.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
10.00 credits including 1.50 credits in Classics. |
| Restriction(s): |
A minimum cumulative average of 70% in all Classics course attempts. Instructor consent required. |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*4000 Novel and Romance in Antiquity F (4-0) [0.50] |
| The historical and formal roots of fiction in the classical prose romances. Special attention is paid to the influence of
myth, religion, historiography and ethical biography. Among texts studied are Daphnis and Chloe, Satyricon, and Aithiopika.
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| Offering(s): |
Offered in odd-numbered years. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
CLAS*3030 or CLAS*3040 |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*4150 Research Paper in Classics F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course is intended to complement courses in specified studies in classics. It engages the student in research and in
critical writing, and permits the examination, in depth, of a topic of importance to the discipline and of interest to the
student.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
1.50 credits in Classical Studies courses at the 3000 level |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
| CLAS*4400 Seminar in Classics W (3-0) [0.50] |
| A seminar course complementing courses of specific study in classics. It seeks to define the nature of the discipline, its
values and its procedures. Attention will be paid to recent methodological and ideological trends in the discipline.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
1.50 credits in Classical Studies at the 3000 level |
| Department(s): |
School of Languages and Literatures |
