Download Department of Classics Spring 2016 Courses

Department of Classics
Spring 2016 Courses
ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION
23634 CLAS 101.01
Dr. Andrew Alwine
MWF 09:00 - 09:50
23635 CLAS 101.02*
This course is an introduction to the world of Classical Greece, focusing on the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. We will read multiple
primary sources (Greek poets, philosophers, playwrights, etc.) as we survey the remarkable cultural achievements of the Greeks, who
laid the foundations for modern Western civilization.
*Note: Section 2 serves as a Learning Community and is reserved for freshman
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
Dr. Tim Johnson
MWF 02:00 - 02:50
21999 CLAS 103.01
Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters — this course will examine the myths and heroic legends of ancient Greece and Rome, as found in
both literature and art. Come solve the riddle of the Sphinx and escape with the witch Medea!
INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
21644 CLAS 104.02
Dr. Jim Newhard
TR 01:40 - 02:55
An introduction to the archaeology of the Classical world, emphasizing the development of archaeology as a discipline and issues
such as the recording and interpretation of evidence, the relationship between historical and archaeological events, and the use
and misuse of ancient texts.
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN GREEK & LATIN
20302 CLAS 111.01*
Dr. Jim Lohmar
MW 04:00 - 05:15
A study of the technical vocabulary of the medical professions through an analysis of Latin and Greek elements in English words
and the underlying etymological principles. *Note: Course does not fulfill the General Education requirement in Humanities
or count towards a major or minor in Classics.
SPORTS AND GAMES IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD
23356 CLAS 203.01
Dr. Kristen Gentile
MW 04:00 - 05:15
This course will explore the social, political, and religious contexts of athletics and competition in ancient Greece and Rome.
Students will learn about nature of ancient sport and spectacles, including the Olympic Games and Roman gladiatorial games.
ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN ECONOMY
23357 CLAS 324.01
Dr. James Newhard
TR 09:25 - 10:40
This course explores the economic systems of the ancient Mediterranean world. Students will learn theoretical models used to
explain past economic transactions, useful for cross-cultural economic comparisons. Case studies drawn from the ancient
Mediterranean will illustrate the approaches used to conceptualize the ancient economy and the types of evidence available.
LUXURY AND STATUS IN ANCIENT ROME
23358 CLAS 343.01
Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael TR 10:50 - 12:05
Status was paramount to the Romans and could be achieved through material and non-material means. This course will explore how
Romans achieved and legitimized personal status. We will consider the moralizing discourse associated with luxury goods and how
various capital (e.g., villas, mosaics, jewelry, family pedigree, literary production) contributed to notions of status. Special attention
will be given to the intersection of archaeological and literary evidence.
ANCIENT ROME
21758 HIST 232.01
Dr. Jennifer Gerrish
MWF 11:00 - 11:50
A survey of Roman history from Romulus to Constantine, with particular focus on the writings of ancient historians. Through
primary source analysis, we will explore not just what happened, but how we know what we think we know about ancient Rome.
CHRISTIANITY IN THE ROMAN WORLD
23697 HIST 270.03
Dr. Allison Sterrett-Krause
TR 12:15 - 01:30
Explores the Roman context for the early development of Christian religious belief, practice, and architecture. This course will focus
on primary evidence: both written and material, Roman and Christian. We will investigate how Christianity used and adapted
existing social practice and architecture, and how it developed into a major political and cultural force in the Roman periods.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
23698 HIST 370.01
Dr. Andrew Alwine
MW 02:00 - 03:15
A survey of the rise of Macedonia under Philip II and, most importantly, his son, Alexander III (“the great”). Over a period of two
generations, the Macedonian empire expanded to include territories from Greece and Egypt to Afghanistan and India. This course
will also cover the history of Alexander’s successors, who ruled and fought over the newly-created “Hellenistic” world.
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
21353 WGST 200.06
Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael TR 12:15 - 01:30
An interdisciplinary course exploring the rich body of knowledge developed by and about women and gender. We will study
gendered structures and their consequences in contemporary cultures, as well as feminist theories and social movements.
LATIN LANGUAGE COURSES
ELEMENTARY LATIN: Introduces the fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin.
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20814
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20817
LATN
LATN
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LATN
LATN
101 01
101 02
102 01
102 02
102 03
MWF
MWF
MWF
MWF
MWF
08:00 - 08:50
09:00 - 09:50
10:00 - 10:50
01:00 - 01:50
03:00 - 03:50
Dr. Allison Sterrett-Krause
Dr. Allison Sterrett-Krause
Dr. Jim Lohmar
Dr. Jennifer Gerrish
Dr. Jim Lohmar
INTERMEDIATE LATIN: Completes the introduction to basic Latin, developing comprehension in reading and writing.
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20820
LATN 201 01
LATN 202 01
LATN 202 02
MWF
MWF
MWF
12:00 - 12:50
11:00 - 11:50
02:00 - 02:50
Dr. Tim Johnson
Dr. Jim Lohmar
Dr. Jim Lohmar
ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY: SALLUST
23360 LATN 323.01
Dr. Jennifer Gerrish
MW 03:25 - 04:40
The Roman historian Sallust was an eyewitness to many of the shattering events of the first century BCE. This course will focus
on his account of one of those events, the Bellum Catilinae.
STATIUS
21763 LATN 390.01
Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael TR 08:00 – 09:15
Students will read a selection of Statius’ Silvae, a collection of occasional poems celebrating various life events (e.g., funerals,
weddings, illness) and material culture (e.g., villas, baths, monuments) in Flavian Rome. We will focus on Statius’ appropriation of
Greek verse models and the poems’ cultural and symbolic significance within their Domitianic context.
GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
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ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK
20546 GREK 102.01
Dr. Andrew Alwine
MWF 11:00 - 11:50
Introduces the fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Ancient Greek with emphasis on reading comprehension.
INTERMEDIATE READINGS IN ANCIENT GREEK
20547 GREK 202.01
Dr. Kristen Gentile
MWF 01:00 - 01:50
This course introduces students to Homeric Greek poetry. Students will read books 9-12 of Homer's Odyssey.
GREEK TRADEGY
Dr. Kristen Gentile
MWF 10:00 - 10:50
Selected readings from the Greek tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and/or Euripides.
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GREK 325.01