The Courses
(All courses carry 3 or 4 credits unless otherwise noted.)
Classics
Courses labeled “Classics” contribute towards a liberal education and most carry AL, HS, or AT General Education designations. They require no knowledge of Latin or Greek.
100 Greek Civilization (HS)
102 Roman Civilization (HS)
103 Introduction to Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology (AT)
190A Greeks, Romans, and Others (HS DG)
200 Greece in the Age of Democracy (HS)
202 The Age of Augustus (AT)
224 Greek Mythology (AL)
250 The Classical Origins of Western Medicine and Medical Terminology (HS)
261 The Greek Literary Revolution (AL)
262 The Roman Literary Revolution (AL)
263 Greek and Roman Echoes across the Ages (AL)
270 Age of Empires: Battle for the Bronze Age (HS)
300 Greek Archaeology
301 Roman Archaeology (AT)
305 Roman Material World
310 Greek and Roman Painting (AT)
328 Religions of the Greek World
329 Religions of the Roman World (HS)
330 Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean World (HS DG)
335 Women in Antiquity (HS)
338 World of the Etruscans
339 Celtic Archaeology
355 Slaves and Freed Slaves in the Classical World (IE)
360 Themes in Classical Studies
365 World of Greek Drama (AL)
370 Greek and Roman Comedy
380 The Ancient City
381 Junior Year Writing (JYW)
396 Poggio Civitate Field School 6 cr (summer)
480 Pompeii
494JI Jews in Greco-Roman Antiquity (IE)
494PI Herodotus and the Persian Wars (IE)
Classical Greek
The following Greek courses are offered by the Department of Classics for any interested students. Note that certain elementary and intermediate courses must be taken in sequence, and that Greek 112 and 122 together are the equivalent of the Intensive Greek 126, meaning that students take either 112 and 122 or 126. Completion of the 246 (Intensive Intermediate) level fulfills the language requirement of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
112 Elementary Classical Greek I
122 Elementary Classical Greek II
126 Intensive Elementary Classical Greek 6 cr (1st sem)
246 Intensive Intermediate Classical Greek 6 cr (2nd sem)
310 Classical Greek Poetry: Homer 4 cr (AL)
320 Classical Greek Prose 4 cr (AL)
432 Epic Poetry
442 Lyric, Elegaic, & Pastoral Poetry
452 Greek Historians
460 Euripides
462 Selections from Greek Drama
465 Sophocles
472 Plato
475 Lucian
Classical and Medieval Latin
The following Latin courses are offered by the Department of Classics for any interested students. Note that certain elementary and intermediate courses must be taken in sequence. Completion of the 246 (Intensive Intermediate) level fulfills the language requirement of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
Elementary and Intermediate Latin Sequences
The Department of Classics offers two elementary-intermediate Latin sequences: intensive and nonintensive. LATIN 126-246 are intensive courses that allow the student to complete the foreign language requirement in one academic year. LATIN 110-120-230-240 is a four-semester, non-intensive sequence for the students who wish to meet the foreign language requirement in two years.
Latin Placement Examination
Students who wish to fulfill all or part of the foreign language requirement by examination in Latin may take the Latin placement examination. This examination is administered by the Office of Student Success at the beginning of each semester.
The Courses
110 Elementary Latin I
120 Elementary Latin II
126 Intensive Elementary Latin 6 cr (1st sem)
230 Intermediate Latin I
240 Intermediate Latin II
246 Intensive Intermediate Latin 6 cr (2nd sem)
310 Latin Prose 4 cr (AL)
320 Latin Poetry
425 Vergil’s Aeneid
430 Satire
435 Lyric and Elegy
440 History or Biography
445 Roman Drama
450 Cicero’s Orations
455 Poetry of Ovid
460 Roman Novel 4 cr
462 Classical and Medieval Latin Ghost Stories
600-Level Courses — advanced undergraduate Classics majors may audit with instructor’s consent.
607 Teaching the Latin Language
608 Teaching Latin Literature
612 Advanced Prose Style
616 Advanced Latin Grammar
620 History of the Latin Language
691 Seminar: History of Latin Literature