Classics Discipline Courses Details
CLAS 210 : Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature
| Prerequisites: | None |
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| Description: | Introduction to the main genres of Greek and Roman literature (epic, lyric, historiography, drama, philosophy, letters, pastoral, etc.) through close readings of select examples of each. Emphasis on the social and cultural context of these works of literature. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 230 : Ancient Epic Tales
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Epic literature of ancient Mediterranean world. Mythic and heroic themes, narrative techniques, historic and social background, and cross-cultural influences. (Formerly CLAS 330) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 240 : Greek and Roman Drama
| Prerequisites: | None |
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| Description: | Introduction to some masterpieces of Greek and Roman tragedy and comedy, with an emphasis on close reading and appreciation of historical and performative context. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 260 : Greek and Roman Mythology
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Classical myths that furnish background material for Western literary and cultural traditions; nature, function, and interpretation of myth. |
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| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 380 : Myth, History, and Movies
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Tales from Greco-Roman mythology and history reshaped and transmitted by film as modern storyteller. Viewing of films set in the ancient Mediterranean world and readings in translation of Greek and Latin authors. |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 400 : Approaches to the Classics
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 and at least one prior CLAR or CLAS course. |
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| Description: | Introduction to disciplinary methodologies and writing in the Classics. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 490 : History of Ideas in the Ancient Classical World
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Intellectual and cultural history of the ancient classical world of Greece and Rome from its beginnings to the death of Saint Augustine; evolution of ideas, their origins, interconnections, impact, and influence. |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 510 : The Byzantine Empire
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with MGS 510/HIST 326. For course description, see MGS 510. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 530 : Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Role of gender and sexuality in the ancient world. Areas of inquiry: women's bodies and social roles; homosexuality; and the socialization of adolescents into adult gender/sex roles. (Cross listed with SXS 530. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 690 : Editing and Publishing the Classics Journal
| Prerequisites: | major/minor in classics or department consent. |
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| Description: | Supervised experience in editing and production of journal of student work. Credit not applicable to major/minor fields in classics. Paired with CLAS 890. CLAS 690/890 may be repeated for a total of 6 units. CR/NC grading only. |
| Units: | 1-3 |
CLAS 697 : Honor's Thesis
| Prerequisites: | Major in classics and consent of department. |
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| Description: | Tutorial leading to an honor's project or thesis on special research topic to be determined jointly by student and faculty member. CR/NC grading only. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 699 : Independent Study
| Prerequisites: | Consent of major adviser and supervising faculty member. |
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| Description: | Study is planned, developed, and completed under the direction of a member of the department. Open only to students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work in Classics. |
| Units: | 1-3 |
CLAS 700 : Proseminar in Classical Studies: Texts and Contexts
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Classical studies: paleography, epigraphy, numismatics, archaeology, literary criticism and their related research tools (e.g., inscriptions, coins, papyrus manuscripts, material remains). |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
CLAS 720 : Seminar in Classical Languages and Literature
| Prerequisites: | Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. |
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| Description: | May be repeated when topics vary. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 720 : Architecture and Identity in Ancient Rome
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing in Classics or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of chronologically-arranged, extant literary and archaeological records that demonstrate the reflexive and changing relationship between architecture and identity. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 720 : Exile and Epistolography in the Late Republic and Early Empire
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing in Classics or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of the private correspondence written in exile by Cicero, Ovid, and Seneca, works produced in different genres and in different historical contexts. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
CLAS 720 : Plato
| Prerequisites: | Reading knowledge of Greek or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Introduces students to contemporary literary approaches to Plato through reading selections in Greek from the Symposium, Theatetus, and Timaeus. Discussion focuses on Plato's use of literary genres and myth. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 720 : Seneca Philosophical Works
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing in Classics or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Examination of philosophical works of Seneca the Younger. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 720 : Studies in Greek Society
| Prerequisites: | Graduate level proficiency in classical Greek. |
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| Description: | Survey of one or more of the primary institutions of ancient Greek society (e.g., political, social, economic), with emphasis on reading and analyzing original sources. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 720 : The Greek Iambic Tradition
| Prerequisites: | Graduate level proficiency in classical Greek. |
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| Description: | The iambic tradition of Greek blame poetry in its social and literary contexts. Examination of the connection of performed obscene invective to the realms of ritual, persona, drama, and politics. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 720 : The Sophists
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing in classics or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Introduction to the sophistic movement in ancient Greece in the fifth century BCE. Course will cover most of the major sophists (Protagoras, Prodicus, Antiphon, Gorgias) and their contributions to theology, study of language, literary theory, politics and ethics. |
| Units: | 3 |
CLAS 890 : Editing and Publishing the Classics Journal
| Prerequisites: | major in classics or department consent. |
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| Description: | For course description, see CLAS 690. Paired with CLAS 690. CLAS 690/890 may be repeated for a total of 6 units. CR/NC grading only. |
| Units: | 1-3 |
CLAS 896 : Directed Reading in Classics
| Prerequisites: | None |
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| Description: | Supervised study of primary texts and topics in classics, based on departmental reading list and student's special areas of emphasis, in preparation for the comprehensive oral examination. Not open to M.A. candidates selecting the thesis option. CR/NC grading only. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 898 : Master's Thesis
| Prerequisites: | Advancement to candidacy for the Master of Arts and recommendation of major adviser. |
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| Description: | Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (CR/NC grading only.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
CLAS 899 : Independent Study
| Prerequisites: | Consent of graduate major adviser and supervising faculty member. |
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| Description: | Study is planned, developed, and completed under the direction of a member of the department. Open to graduate students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition. |
| Units: | 1-3 |
