Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Survey of the legends, myths of the classical world with emphasis on the principal gods, and heroes, and their relation to ancient social, psychological, and religious practices; some attention may be given to important modern theories. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Discussion 1.
Prereq: Membership in the University Honors Program
Survey of the legends, myths of the classical world with emphasis on the principal gods, and heroes, and their relation to ancient social, psychological, and religious practices; some attention may be given to important modern theories. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Examination of ancient urban life, including historical context, physical space, material culture, religion, literature, and art; examination of civic identity (the "polis"). Contrast between the concepts of urban and rural. Examples drawn from one or several selected ancient cities; some attention to modern methods of recovering the conditions of ancient urban life and the fundamental concept of the city in European history. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Cross-listed with RELIG 3680).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Nature, origins and development of religious beliefs and practices in ancient Greece and Rome from earliest times up to the rise of Christianity. Roles of divinities and rituals in lives of individuals and families and the governing of city-states and empires. Emphasis on historical contexts of the Graeco-Roman world and influences of neighboring cultures in Africa and Asia. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Cross-listed with ANTHR 3690).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Archaeology and culture of Ancient Egypt from prehistory to Late Antiquity. Exploration of literature, religion, social history, government, and architecture. Discussion of major archaeological sites and methods; examination of interaction with other ancient near eastern and Mediterranean civilizations. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 12 credits.
Topics in ancient Greek, Roman, or Egyptian culture vary according to faculty interest. Readings from ancient and modern sources in English. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Greek and Roman drama from the beginnings until today. Readings in English from authors such as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, Seneca. Course may cover performance, theories of comedy and tragedy, recent and current expressions of the comic and tragic in film and other media. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 4.
Prereq: Membership in the University Honors Program
Greek and Roman drama from the beginnings until today. Readings in English from authors such as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, Seneca. Course may cover performance, theories of comedy and tragedy, recent and current expressions of the comic and tragic in film and other media. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Cultural and political significance of ancient epic, especially in Greece and Rome. Course may include study of the heroic code in antiquity and its modern expressions including in film. Readings in English from authors such as Homer and Vergil. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Discussion 1.
Prereq: Membership in the University Honors Program
Cultural and political significance of ancient epic, especially in Greece and Rome. Course may include study of the heroic code in antiquity and its modern expressions including in film. Readings in English from authors such as Homer and Vergil. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Cross-listed with HIST 3740/ WGS 3740).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits.
Survey of the roles of women and others on the margins and the issues that impacted them in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Evidence from literature, the visual arts, and archaeology. Contemporary approaches to studying women, gender, and sexuality in ancient history. Intersections of gender categories with ideas of slave and free status, citizenship, and ethnicity. Readings from ancient and modern sources. Topics vary each time offered. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Cross-listed with ANTHR 3760A).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
An examination of the material culture of Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Greece (ca 3000-700 BCE) and the role of archaeological context in understanding the varied aspects of the cultures that flourished in the region. Primary focus on the urbanized palatial centers that emerged on the island of Crete (Minoan) and in mainland Greece (Mycenaean). Topics include the emergence of social complexity, cultural and technological changes, religious systems, and methods of interpretation. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Cross-listed with ANTHR 3760C).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
An examination of major developments in architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts of the ancient Roman world and the role of archaeological context in understanding various aspects of Roman culture. Topics include art in the service of social ideology and political propaganda; interactions between the Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans; and the relationship between Rome and its provinces. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Cross-listed with WFS 3780).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Examination of the representation of ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other Mediterranean cultures in film and popular culture, in the U.S. and internationally; and methods of interpretation and analysis. Meets International Perspectives Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with HIST 3840).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Introduction to the topography, history, archaeology, monuments, and art of Rome from the 8th century BCE to the 5th century CE; attention given to the culture of modern Italy, preparatory to study abroad in Rome. Enrollment limited to students participating in CLST 3850/HIST 3850. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with HIST 3850).
Credits: 3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits.
Supervised on-site instruction in the history, archaeology, monuments, and art of Rome and environs from the 8th century BCE to the 5th century CE; attention given to the culture of modern Italy. Meets International Perspectives Requirement. (Typically Offered: Summer)
Credits: 1-6. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: 7 credits in CLST at the 2000-level or higher; Permission of the Program Chair
Designed to meet the needs of students who wish to study specific topics in classical civilization in areas where courses are not offered, or to pursue such study beyond the limits of existing courses at the advanced level.