Courses
Course descriptions and schedules offered below are a helpful guide to find courses offered by the department.
This listing is not meant to replace the official course catalog maintained by the University Registrar.
CLAS 2201
Classical Civilization: Greece
A survey of ancient Greek civilization, concentrating upon important facets of literature, history, art, and archaeology.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Classics 224. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
CLAS 2201H
Classical Civilization: Greece
A survey of ancient Greek civilization, concentrating upon important facets of literature, history, art, and archaeology.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of department or instructor. Not open to students with credit for Classics 224H. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
CLAS 2202
Classical Civilization: Rome
A survey of the civilization of ancient Rome, concentrating upon important facets of literature, history, art, and archaeology.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Classics 225. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
CLAS 2202H
Classical Civilization: Rome
A survey of the civilization of ancient Rome, concentrating upon important facets of literature, history, art, and archaeology.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of department or instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 2202 (Classics 225) or 225H. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
CLAS 2204
Medicine in the Ancient World
An introduction to the theory and practice of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Classics 230. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course.
CLAS 2205
Sports and Spectacles in the Ancient World
The history and social role of gymnastic and athletic competition in Greece and Rome. The evolution of their modern revivals.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Classics 250. GE cultures and ideas course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
CLAS 2301
Classical Archaeology
Principles, methods, and history of archaeological investigation in the ancient Greek and Roman world, illustrated through a selection of major classical sites.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for History 2210 or HistArt 2301. GE cultures and ideas and historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course. Cross-listed in History 2210 and HistArt 2301.
CLAS 3000
From Rome to Europe and Beyond
Survey of the influence Latin as a literary language had on Western cultures from the Middle Ages to the present day.
GE cultures and ideas and historical study course.
CLAS 3213
Slavery in the Ancient World
Study of slavery as an institution and ideology of ancient Greece and Rome, including its importance in the ancient family, economy, and culture.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 3202, History 3213 or 3213H. Cross-listed in History.
CLAS 3404
Magic in the Ancient World
An introduction to the theory and practice of magic in the ancient Mediterranean, how people viewed it, and how it survived in later epochs.
GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
CLAS 3408
Ancient Roman Religion
Study of religious life and institutions in the Roman Republic and Empire, with due attention to the primary sources, in translation, and their difficulties.
GE cultures and ideas and historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
MDRNGRK 2000
Athens: The Modern City
The history and culture of modern Athens. The way events such as wars and migration transformed the urban fabric of the city.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 200. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
MDRNGRK 2100
Greece and Beyond: The Crossing of Borders Through Film
Examines cross-cultural encounters between the Greeks and other peoples as depicted in film.
GE culture and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
MDRNGRK 2240
Travels to Greece: The Search for a Cultural Ideal
Starting in antiquity and ending in today's mass tourism and global migration, the course will introduce students to the phenomenon of travels to Greece. It will examine the reasons people have gone to Greece over the ages and why they have turned Greece into travel ideal.
GE cultures and ideas course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
MDRNGRK 2410
Culture of Contemporary Greece
A general survey of socio-cultural trends and issues in modern Greece through close analysis of literature and the other arts.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 241. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course.