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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- Complete one course from the following:
CL CV 110 : Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Homer's Iliad, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Vergil's Aeneid, and other important works of the Greeks and Romans. |
| NOTE: | All readings in English. Honors also. |
CL CV 201 : The Classical Tradition 1: Antiquity to the Renaissance.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F; Honors also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Civilization from Greek and Roman antiquity to the Italian Renaissance, emphasizing Greco-Roman culture--its institutions, literature, arts, and ideas. |
- Complete the following:
CL CV 241 : Greek and Roman Mythology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp; Honors also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Greek and Roman gods, heroes, and myths, emphasizing literature but also giving attention to representations in the visual arts. |
- Complete one course from the following:
CL CV 245 : Golden Age of Greece.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W odd years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of Civilization, culture, and daily life of Greece as indicated through its literature, art, history, and archaeology. |
| NOTE: | All readings in English. |
CL CV 246 : Golden Age of Rome.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W even years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of Civilization, culture, and daily life of Rome as indicated through its literature, art, history, and archaeology. |
| NOTE: | All readings in English. |
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LATIN 201 : Intermediate Latin.
(4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Latin 102, 111, or three years of high school Latin. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Readings from Caesar, with a review and continuation of grammar. |
Note: Greek 101, 102 and Latin 101, 102, 111 may be waived with equivalent language experience.
- Complete six hours from the following in the same language as above:
GREEK 411R : Greek New Testament and Early Christian Greek Texts.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W alternate semesters. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Greek 302, 311. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Topics include Greek New Testament, the transmission and translation of New Testament manuscripts, and selections from other early Christian Greek writings. |
| : Apocalypse. | |
| : Apostolic Fathers. | |
| : Johannine Writings. | |
| : Luke-Acts. | |
| : New Testament Apocrypha. | |
| : Pauline Epistles. | |
| : Post-Nicene Fathers. | |
| : Pre-Nicene Fathers. | |
| : Synoptic Gospels. | |
LATIN 411R : Latin Vulgate and Early Christian Latin Texts.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Latin 302. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Topics include Latin Vulgate and selections from other early Christian Latin texts. |
LATIN 441 : Medieval Latin.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Latin 301, 302. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Study of particular periods (e.g., Carolingian renaissance, twelfth-century renaissance) or genres (e.g., historiography, epic, autobiography), or survey of medieval Latin. |
Note: Greek 411R and Latin 411R may be taken only once.
- 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)| DESCRIPTION: | Literature and civilization of ancient Greece and Rome as depicted in modern film with attendant problems of accuracy and historicity. |
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)| 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)| 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)| 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)| 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.