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2012 - 2013

Classical Civilization (Cl Cv)

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Undergraduate Courses


    100-Level Courses

    CL CV 110 : Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    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.

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    200-Level Courses

    CL CV 201 : The Classical Tradition 1: Antiquity to the Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    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.

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    CL CV 202 : The Classical Tradition 2: Reformation to Modern. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    CL CV 202 : The Classical Tradition 2: Reformation to Modern. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: Honors also.
    WHEN TAUGHT:Winter
    DESCRIPTION: Civilization from the Reformation to the twentieth century, emphasizing the heritage of Greco-Roman culture--its institutions, literature, arts, and ideas.

               : Honors Classical Tradition 2: Reformation to Modern.

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    CL CV 241 : Greek and Roman Mythology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    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.

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    CL CV 245 : Golden Age of Greece. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    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.

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    CL CV 246 : Golden Age of Rome. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    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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    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.

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    300-Level Courses

    CL CV 304 : (Cl Cv-Hist 247) Greek History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    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.

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    CL CV 307 : (ClCv-Hist 248) Roman History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    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.

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    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.

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    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.
                : Roman Art and Culture.
                : Augustan Rome.
                : Christianity and the Empire.

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    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)
    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.

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    CL CV 363 : Judaism and Christianity in the Classical Near East. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    CL CV 363 : Judaism and Christianity in the Classical Near East. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    WHEN TAUGHT:Fall
    DESCRIPTION: Historical and cultural contexts of early Judaism and Christianity; analysis of major Jewish and Christian texts produced in classical Near East; methodological emphasis.

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    CL CV 399R : Acadmic Internship in Classics. (1-9:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    CL CV 399R : Acadmic Internship in Classics. (1-9:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    WHEN TAUGHT:On Demand
    PREREQUISITE: 12 hours of classics course work (Latin, Greek, classical civilization, classcis) at the 300-level and above; classical studies major status.
    DESCRIPTION: Combined study-work experience related to classical studies majors (museums, libraries, international universities and centers, publishers, etc.).

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