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BA in Classical Studies: Classical Civilization Emphasis (47–63 hours*)


Emphasizes Classical Civilization, with work in either Greek or Latin language.

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  1. Complete one course from the following:
  2. Complete the following:
  3. Complete one course from the following:
  4. Complete one of the following options:
  5. Note: Greek 101, 102 and Latin 101, 102, 111 may be waived with equivalent language experience.

  6. Complete six hours from the following in the same language as above:
  7. Complete two courses from the following options:
      CL CV 261 : Greek and Roman Civilization and Literature in Film. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CL CV 261 : Greek and Roman Civilization and Literature in Film. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      DESCRIPTION: Literature and civilization of ancient Greece and Rome as depicted in modern film with attendant problems of accuracy and historicity.

      CL CV 310 : Classical Archaeology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CL CV 310 : Classical Archaeology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      DESCRIPTION: Major excavations and antiquities of the Mediterranean region illustrating Greco-Roman history.

      CL CV 340R : Topics in Classical Literature and Civilization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CL CV 340R : Topics in Classical Literature and Civilization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      DESCRIPTION: Classical literary genres; rhetorical, philosophical, and historical writings; relationships of art and literature; or the classical tradition in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Topics vary.

                   : Augustan Rome.
                   : Christianity and the Empire.
                   : Classic Historiography.
                   : Early Rome.
                   : Greek Ethical Thought.
                   : Greek Historians.
                   : Greek Political Thought.
                   : Greek Tragedy.
                   : Latin Literature in Middle America.
                   : Roman Art and Culture.
                   : Roman Historians.
                   : Roman Religion.
                   : The Etruscans.
                   : Troy in Art and Literature.
                   : Women in Antiquity.

      CL CV 355 : (ClCv-Engl) Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CL CV 355 : (ClCv-Engl) Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F
      DESCRIPTION: Major works by such authors as Homer, the Greek and Roman tragedians, Thucydides, Vergil, and Petronius in English translation, emphasizing their influence on English and American literature.

      CLSCS 420 : Ancient Literary Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CLSCS 420 : Ancient Literary Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      PREREQUISITE: Greek 302 or Latin 302.
      DESCRIPTION: Survey emphasizing both chief works of the tradition and their practical application to reading of Greek and Latin authors.

      CLSCS 430R : (Clscs-Hist) Topics in Greek and Roman History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CLSCS 430R : (Clscs-Hist) Topics in Greek and Roman History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W
      PREREQUISITE: Cl Cv 304-Hist 247 and Greek 201 (Greek topics) or Cl Cv 307-Hist 248 and Latin 201 (Roman topics).
      DESCRIPTION: Topics vary (e.g., rise of the Greek city-state, Greek political thought, classical historiography, Rome and the Etruscans, imperial Rome).

                   : 4th Century Greece.
                   : Archaic Greece.
                   : Athens: Rise and Fall.
                   : Augustan Rome.
                   : Classical Historiography.
                   : Early Christianity.
                   : Greek City-State.
                   : Hellenistic World.
                   : Imperial Rome.
                   : Julio-Claudians.
                   : Late Roman Empire.
                   : Rise of Rome.
                   : Roman Politics.
                   : Roman Religion.
                   : Roman Revolution.
                   : Rome and Etruscans.
                   : World of New Testament.

      CLSCS 490R : Seminar in Classics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CLSCS 490R : Seminar in Classics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      PREREQUISITE: Latin or Greek at 300-level as topic demands.
      DESCRIPTION: Combined topics in Greek and Latin (e.g., comparative epic poetry, classical tradition of criticism, Euripides and Seneca). Topics vary.

                   : Classical Tradition in Criticism.
                   : Classicism and Neoclassicism.
                   : Classics and Early America.
                   : Historiography.
                   : Montaigne & Classical Tradition.
                   : Rhetoric and Poetics.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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