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CLASSICAL
STUDIES
The
roots of Western civilization can
be traced to the various
classical cultures of the ancient
Mediterranean world. Our forms of
government, education, religion,
and artistic and literary
expression all have their
beginnings in ancient Greece,
Rome and the Near East. Classical
Studies thus serves two purposes:
it introduces us to the
languages, literatures and
cultures of the ancient
Mediterranean world and it
provides insights into our
contemporary world by exploring
the roots of Western
civilization.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE CLASSICAL STUDIES
MAJOR
(12 credits)
Seven credits in two of three
classical languages (7) (4
credits in one language, 3 in the
other) from the following:
GREEK
131
Elementary Ancient Greek I
(1)
GREEK
132
Elementary Ancient Greek II
(1)
GREEK
231
Ancient Greek Prose (1)
GREEK
232
Ancient Greek Poetry (1)
HEBR
131
Elementary Classical Hebrew I
(1)
HEBR
132
Elementary Classical Hebrew II
(1)
HEBR
231
Intermediate
Classical Hebrew I
(1)
HEBR
232
Intermediate Classical Hebrew
II (1)
LATIN
131
Elementary Latin I (1)
LATIN
132
Elementary Latin II (1)
LATIN
231
Latin Prose (1)
LATIN
232
Latin Poetry (1)
LATIN
350
Readings in Caesar and Tacitus: Greeks, Romans and
Barbarians (1)
LATIN
391 Advanced Reading
in Latin Literature (1)
GREEK,
HEBR
or
LATIN
390:
Independent Study (.5 or 1)
Four
additional credits in courses related to the ancient
Mediterranean selected in consultation with the
student's advisor (4)
At least 1 of which must be a course in
material culture (marked with an *)
ARTH
270*
(TH,
4th Sem Lang Req) Roman Art and Architecture (1)
ARTH
349*
(W, 4th Sem Lang Req) History of Ancient Greek
Painting (1)
ARTH
353*
(4th Sem Lang Req) History of Greek Sculpture
(1)
CLAS
171
(IT,
4th Sem Lang Req) Love and War, Gods and Heroes:
Greek and Roman Epic Poetry (1)
CLAS
221
(IT) Greek and Roman Lives (1)
CLAS
244
(IT, W, 4th Sem Lang Req) The Greek and Roman
Stage (1)
CLAS
247
(IT,
4th Sem Lang Req) Women in Roman Literature and
Life (1)
CLAS
250
(TH,
4th Sem Lang Req) Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians
(1)
HIST
251 Rome: Republic,
Empire and Memory to A.D. 600
HIST
313
Greece and the Hellenistic World (.5)
HIST
314 Ancient Rome (.5)
IDS
351*
(W)
Culture of Ancient Greece (1)
PHIL
230
History of Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval
(1)
REL
113
(TH)
Introduction to Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (1)
REL
221
Hellenistic
Mystery Religions (.5)
REL
237*
(W, 4th Sem Lang Req) Introduction to Syro-Palestinian
Archaeology (1)
REL
340
Hebrew
Torah/Pentateuch (1)
REL
341
Religions of the Ancient World (1)
RHET
231
Classical Rhetoric (1)
CLAS
496
(W) Senior Seminar in Classical Studies (1)
Student majors will choose a topic in consultation
with the Classics faculty and will read an ancient
text appropriate to that topic in the original
language(s) and write a substantial research paper.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE CLASSICAL STUDIES MINOR
(5 credits)
Two
credits in one of the three classical languages:
(2)
GREEK
131 Elementary Ancient Greek I(1)
GREEK
132 Elementary Ancient Greek II (1)
OR
HEBR
131 Elementary Classical Hebrew I (1)
HEBR
132 Elementary Classical Hebrew II
(1) OR
LATIN
131 Elementary Latin I (1)
LATIN
132 Elementary Latin II (1)
One
credit in Classics (1)
CLAS
171 (IT, 4th Sem Lang Req) Love and
War, Gods and Heroes: Greek & Roman Eipc Poetry
(1)
CLAS
221 (IT) Greek and Roman Lives (1)
CLAS
244 (IT, 4th Sem Lang Req) The Greek
and Roman Stage (1)
CLAS
247 (IT, 4th Sem Lang Req) Women in
Roman Literature and Life (1)
CLAS
250 (TH, 4th Sem Lang Req) Greeks,
Romans, and Barbarians (1)
REL
113 (TH) Introduction to Old Testament/Hebrew
Bible (1)
REL
340 Hebrew Torah/Pentateuch (1)
Two
credits from the following (2)
ARTH
270
(TH, 4th Sem Lang Req) Roman Art and Architecture
(1)
ARTH
349
(W, 4th Sem Lang Req) History of Ancient Greek
Painting (1)
ARTH
353
(4th Sem Lang Req) History of Greek Sculpture
(1)
HIST
313
Greece and the Hellenistic World (.5)
HIST
314
Ancient Rome (.5)
IDS
351
(W)
Culture of Ancient Greece (1)
PHIL
230
History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval (1)
REL
221
Hellenistic
Mystery Religions (.5)
REL
237
(W, 4th Sem Lang Req) Introduction to Syro-Palestinian
Archaeology (1)
RHET
231
Classical Rhetoric (1)
FACULTY
Mary
R.
Bachvarova,
Assistant
Professor
of
Classical
Studies
Ortwin
Knorr,
Associate
Professor
of
Classical
Studies
Contributing
Faculty
David
W.
McCreery,
Professor
of
Religious
Studies,
Chair
Catherine
A.
Collins,
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
Louis
F.
Goble,
Professor
of
Philosophy
Lane
C.
McGaughy,
Professor
of
Religious
Studies
Ann
M.
Nicgorski,
Associate
Professor
of
Art
History
Michael
S.
Williams,
Visiting
Assistant
Professor
of
Classics
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
CLAS
171
(IT;
4th
Sem
Lang
Req)
Love
and
War,
Gods
and
Heroes:
Greek
and
Roman
Epic
Poetry
(1)
The
great
stories
of
Greek
and
Roman
epic
poetry
continue
to
inspire
modern
literature,
art,
and
film.
In
this
course,
Homer's
Iliad
and
Odyssey,
Hesiod's
Theogony,
and
Vergil's
Aeneid
will
be
read
and
discussed
in
English
translation.
Emphasis
will
be
on
plot
and
narrative
technique,
genre
characteristics,
changes
in
world
view,
and
the
reception
of
these
poems
in
later
periods.
Interpreting
Texts.
4th
Semester
Language
Requirement.
Alternate
springs.
Knorr
(4th
Semester
Language
Requirement
applies
for
both
Latin
and
Greek.)
CLAS
221
(IT)
Greek
and
Roman
Lives
(1)
An
introduction
to
some
of
the
most
famous
and
infamous
personalities
of
the
classical
world
through
the
ancient
literary
form
of
biography.
Interpreting
Texts.
Alternate
years,
spring.
Knorr
CLAS
244
(IT,
W,
4th
Sem
Lang
Req)
The
Greek
and
Roman
Stage
(1)
Tragedy
and
comedy
are
among
the
most
important
genres
of
ancient
literature.
The
study
of
major
plays
by
writers
such
as
Aeschylus,
Sophocles,
Euripides,
Seneca,
Aristophanes,
Menander,
Plautus,
and
Terence
will
illustrate
the
development
of
ancient
theater
and
the
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