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CLAS 401 - Classical Mythology
Credits:
4.00
Survey of myths and sagas of ancient Greece and Rome.
No classical preparation necessary. Background course for
majors in English, the arts, music, history, modern
languages, classics. Special fee.
CLAS 401H - Honors/Classical Mythology
Credits:
4.00
See description for CLAS 401. Writing intensive.
CLAS #402 - Hellenic and Roman Institutions
Credits:
4.00
Lecture, discussion. Introduction to ancient Greek and Roman
literature. Emphasis on the institutions from the earliest
period to the end of the classical age. Open to all
students.
CLAS 405 - Introduction to Greek Civilization
Credits:
4.00
A broad historical exploration of Greek civilization. Topics
covered include: architecture, art, law, literature,
philosophy, poetry, politics, religion, society, warfare,
and their legacy to the modern world. Open to all students.
No prior knowledge of the ancient world assumed; all
readings are in English. Ideal background for students of
English, philosophy, history, Latin, Greek, the arts, music,
modern languages. Special fee.
CLAS 406 - Introduction to Roman Civilization
Credits:
4.00
A broad historical exploration of Roman civilization. Topics
covered include: architecture, art, law, literature,
philosophy, poetry, politics, religion, society, warfare,
and their legacy to the modern world. Open to all students.
No prior knowledge of the ancient world assumed; all
readings are in English. Ideal background for students of
English, philosophy, history, Latin, Greek, the arts, music,
modern languages. Special fee.
CLAS #411 - Elementary Hittite
Credits:
4.00
Elements of grammar, reading of simple prose. Special fee.
CLAS #412 - Elementary Hittite
Credits:
4.00
Elements of grammar, reading of simple prose. Special fee.
CLAS 413 - Elementary Sanskrit
Credits:
4.00
Elements of grammar, reading of simple prose. Special fee.
CLAS 414 - Elementary Sanskrit
Credits:
4.00
Elements of grammar, reading of simple prose. Special fee.
CLAS 421 - Major Greek Authors in English
Credits:
4.00
Major classical authors such as Homer, the Tragedians of
Athens, Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plato in the context of
their civilization, from which so much of our contemporary
culture derives. For students unprepared to read Greek.
Background for majors in English, history, Latin, Greek, the
arts, music, philosophy, modern languages. Open to all
students. Writing intensive.
CLAS 422 - Major Roman Authors in English
Credits:
4.00
Major classical authors such as Plautus, Terence, Cicero,
Catallus, Vergil, Ovid, Seneca, Juvenal, and Tacitus in the
context of their civilization, from which so much of our
contemporary culture derives. For students unprepared to
read Latin. Background for majors in English, philosophy,
history, Latin, Greek, the arts, music, modern languages.
Open to all students. Writing intensive.
CLAS 500 - Classical Mythology: Topics in World Literature
Credits:
4.00
Topics will be chosen which introduce students to major
themes and genres. (Also offered as FREN 500, GERM 500,
ITAL 500, PORT 500, RUSS 500, SPAN 500.) May be repeated for
credit. Writing intensive.
CLAS #506 - Introduction to Comparative and Historical Linguistics
Credits:
4.00
Major language families (primarily Indo-European) and the
relationships among the languages within a family.
Diachronic studies; methods of writing; linguistic change;
glottochronology; etymological studies. Some language
training and LING 505 desirable. (Also offered as LING 506.)
CLAS 525 - Greek and Latin Origins of Medical Terms
Credits:
4.00
Study of medical terminology. Exercises in etymology and the
development of vocabulary in a context at once scientific,
historical, and cultural. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is
required. Useful to premedical, predental, preveterinary,
nursing, medical technology, and other students in the
biological and physical sciences. Open to all students.
CLAS 595 - Topics
Credits:
4.00
Introduction and elementary study related to linguistic
study of Latin and Greek or relevant to Greco-Roman culture
and history. Primarily for students unprepared to read Latin
and Greek. Topics: A) Byzantine Heritage; B) Grammar:
Comparative Study of English and the Classical Languages;
C) Greek and Latin Origins of Legal Terms; D) Greek and
Latin Origins within the English Language; E) Classical
Backgrounds of Modern Literature; F) Classical
Archaeology.
CLAS 596 - Topics
Credits:
4.00
See description for CLAS 595.
CLAS 603 - Fall of the Roman Republic
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the political background of Cicero's career
and study of the role played by the greatest of Roman
orators in the constitutional crisis of the last century of
the Republic. Open to all students. Writing intensive.
CLAS 604 - Golden Age of Rome
Credits:
4.00
A study of the early Roman Empire as created by Augustus
and his immediate successors; glorified by Vergil, Horace,
and the poets of the Golden Age; and described by Tacitus,
Suetonius, and the prose writers of the Silver Age. Open to
all students. Writing intensive.
CLAS #621 - Masterpieces of Greco-Roman Culture in English
Credits:
4.00
More advanced study of the writings of classical
civilization centered on a single theme and taught in the
Socratic method. For students with some classical
preparation, although no knowledge of the Greek and
Latin languages is required. Background for prelaw students
as well as majors in English, History, Latin, Greek, modern
languages, and political science. Writing intensive.
CLAS #622 - Masterpieces of Greco-Roman Culture in English
Credits:
4.00
See description for CLAS 621. Writing intensive.
CLAS 694 - Supervised Practicum
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Participants earn credit for suitable pre-professional
activities, including high school outreach, assisting in
undergraduate courses and work with professional
organizations, museum work. Enrollment limited to juniors
and seniors who are Classics, Latin, or Greek majors or
minors and have above-average G.P.A.s. Writing assignments
are required. Prereq: permission of instructor and program
coordinator. Course does not count toward Classics, Latin,
or Greek major or minor requirements. May be repeated up to
a maximum of 8 credits. CR/F.
CLAS 695 - Special Studies
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Advanced work in classics. Research paper. Not open
to freshmen and sophomores.
CLAS 696 - Special Studies
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
See description for CLAS 695.