CLASSICAL STUDIES COURSES FALL 2017
CLCS 18100 Classical World Civilizations
Rauh
Introduction to "Classical" civilizations on
three continents (Europe, Africa, and Asia)
intercon-nected by an ancient world
system. Focus on essential themes of past
civilizations: religion, philosophy, surviving
texts, gender relations, urbanism,
technology, social and political formations.
CLCS 23100 Survey of Latin Literature
Syson
Roman literature written at times of intense
political and social turbulence in the late
Republic and early Empire; authors include
Vergil, Ovid, Cicero, Livy, and Lucretius
(read in English translation).
CLCS 23400 Medical/Scientific Etymology
Mercier
Ninety to ninety-five percent of scientific
technical vocabulary and medical
terminology come from Latin and Greek
roots and affixes. This course will enable
students in scientific and medical disciplines
to develop a foundational core of Greek
and Latin roots and affixes from which they
will be able to decipher and easily commit
to memory the core terminology in the
various sciences and medicine.
CLCS 23500 Classical Mythology
Moodie (2 sections)
Study of the myths of western antiquity, as
represented in ancient Greek and Latin texts
and images. Emphasis on how modern
habits of thinking — about nature, self,
society, power, sexuality, gender, work,
death — are influenced by Greco‐Roman
myths.
SCLA 101 Transformative Texts 1: Knowledge
of Life and Death
MWF 2:303:20
Syson
First part of a two-semester foundational
humanities sequence: great literature from
antiquity to modernity, read in English;
authors include Sophocles, Plato, Dante,
John Donne, and Wilfred Owen. Prof. Syson's
section of SCLA 101 can contribute to a
Classical Studies Minor or Major Category D
(through departmental permission).
CLCS 28000 Studies in Greek Warfare
Rauh
Classics 280 will explore various aspects of
ancient Greek warfare from the Bronze Age
through the Hellenistic Era (1600-167 BC).
Topics will include armaments, military
training, battlefield tactics, logistics and
requisitioning,
infantry and cavalry formations, defensive
architecture, artillery, naval warships and
tactics, siege warfare, and military finance.
Students will analyze and recreate famous
battles and discuss the physical and psychological toll of ancient warfare.
CLCS 33700 Ancient Epic
Dickson
Study of the epic in four ancient cultures,
with emphasis on structure, nature, and
social functions. Readings may include
Gilgamesh, Iliad, Aeneid, Beowulf, the Tain,
Mahabharata, and others.
CLCS 38700 Roman Religion
Dickson
Study of the religious beliefs and practices
of the ancient Romans, based on written,
artistic, and archaeological evidence of
their forms and functions.
GREK 10100 Greek Level I
Mercier
Introduction to Ancient Greek. Focus on
grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and
elementary readings in the language of
classical Athens.
GREK 20100 Greek Level III
Mercier
Intermediate reading course in ancient
Greek, with emphasis on the New
Testament, designed to strengthen students'
grasp of grammar and syntax, broaden their
vocabulary, and develop
facility in reading and translation.
LATN 10100 (2 sections)
Introduction to Latin. Focus on grammar,
syntax, vocabulary, and elementary
readings in the language of classical Latin.
LATN 20100 Latin Level III (2 sections)
Moodie
Intermediate reading course in Latin,
designed to strengthen students' grasp of
grammar and syntax, broaden their
vocabulary, and develop facility in reading
and translation.
LATN 31500 Latin Paleography
Mercier
This course will give advanced Latin students
the opportunity to work with original
mediaeval Latin manuscripts, involving
transcription and translation, study of the
creation, care, and preservation of
manuscripts.