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2009 - 2010

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 1: Greek 101, 102 and Latin 101, 102, 111 may be waived with equivalent language experience.

    Note 2: In both languages the 302 course is the prerequisite for all 400-level prose courses in the same language and the 301 courses is the prerequisite for all 400-level poetry courses in the same language. Concurrent enrollment will be permitted only in rare and special cases and must have the approval both of the classics section head and of the instructor of the 400-level course concerned.

  5. Complete six hours from the following in the same language as above:

  6. 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.

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

      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).

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

      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.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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