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: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| 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: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Civilization from Greek and Roman antiquity to the Italian Renaissance, emphasizing Greco-Roman culture--its institutions, literature, arts, and ideas. |
: Honors Classical Tradition 1: Antiquity to Renaissance.
- Complete the following:
CL CV 241 : Greek and Roman Mythology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Greek and Roman gods, heroes, and myths, emphasizing literature but also giving attention to representations in the visual arts. |
: Honors Greek and Roman Mythology.
CL CV 304 : (Cl Cv-Hist 247) Greek History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Greece from Mycenaean times to the Hellenistic period. |
CL CV 307 : (ClCv-Hist 248) Roman History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Rome from the foundation of the city to Constantine. |
- Complete one course from the following:
CL CV 245 : Golden Age of Greece.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History of Civilization, culture, and daily life of Greece as indicated through its literature, art, history, and archaeology. |
| NOTE: | All readings in English. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
CL CV 246 : Golden Age of Rome.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History of Civilization, culture, and daily life of Rome as indicated through its literature, art, history, and archaeology. |
| NOTE: | All readings in English. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
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LATIN 201 : Intermediate Latin.
(4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Latin 102, 111, or three years of high school Latin. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Readings from Caesar, with a review and continuation of grammar. |
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.
- 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)| PREREQUISITE: | GREEK 302 & GREEK 311 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics include Greek New Testament, the transmission and translation of New Testament manuscripts, and selections from other early Christian Greek writings. |
: Synoptic Gospels.
: Luke-Acts.
: Pauline Epistles.
: Apocalypse.
: Johannine Writings.
: New Testament Apocrypha.
: Apostolic Fathers.
: Pre-Nicene Fathers.
: Post-Nicene Fathers.
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 & LATIN 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. |
: 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.
: 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)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| 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)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| 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)| 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.