Undergraduate Course Listings

The Department of Classics offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses under the CLASS, LATIN, and GREEK subject codes, as well as cross-listed courses with the Departments of Philosophy, History, History of Art and Architecture, Religious Studies, and History and Philosophy of Science. For a full list of courses offered current and future semesters, please consult the online course database.

Fall 2021 Courses

Classics

CLASS 0010 - GREEK CIVILIZATION
M W 4:30–5:45 PM		144 Cathedral of Learning	STAFF
Tu 6:00–8:30 PM		242 Cathedral of Learning	Newell

CLASS 0020 - ROMAN CIVILIZATION
TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM		242 Cathedral of Learning	Korzeniewski

CLASS 0030 - MYTHOLOGY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM		5201 Wesley W Posvar Hall	M. Jones
TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM		5401 Wesley W Posvar Hall	Persyn

CLASS 0032 - ATHLETICS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM	G24 Cathedral of Learning	Bromberg

CLASS 0040 - SEX AND LOVE IN ANCIENT LITERATURE
TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM		149 Cathedral of Learning	Lee

CLASS 0100 - MASTERPIECES GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE
TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM		113 Cathedral of Learning	Hoenig

CLASS 0330 - MYTH AND SCIENCE
We 6:00PM - 8:30PM		335 Cathedral of Learning	Makovec

CLASS 0618 - DEATH IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM		125 Frick Fine Arts Building	STAFF

CLASS 1022 - THE AUGUSTAN AGE
TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM		151 Cathedral of Learning	Persyn

CLASS 1140 - GREEK TRAGEDY
Th 6:00PM - 8:30PM		208A Cathedral of Learning	Scott

CLASS 1210 - GREEK HISTORY
MoWeFr 1:00PM - 1:50PM		144 Cathedral of Learning	Korzeniewski

CLASS 1220 - ROMAN HISTORY
MoWe 4:30PM - 5:45PM		142 Cathedral of Learning	Korzeniewski
We 6:00PM - 8:30PM		206 Cathedral of Learning	Scott

CLASS 1312 - PLATO
TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM		231 Lawrence Hall	Magrin

CLASS 1402 - GRECO-ROMAN RELIGIONS
MoWe 3:00PM - 4:15PM		142 Cathedral of Learning	Persyn

CLASS 1430 - ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM		232 Cathedral of Learning	Denova

CLASS 1630 - MARGINALITY IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD
TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM		341 Cathedral of Learning	STAFF

CLASS 1710 - SANSKRIT 1
MoWeFr 12:00PM - 12:50PM		136 Cathedral of Learning	Kesavan

CLASS 2320 - CLASSICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND ANCIENT SCIENCE GREEK AND LATIN SEMINAR 1
TBA		TBA	Staff

CLASS 2390 - TOPICS IN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Mo 4:00PM - 6:30PM		1008B Cathedral of Learning	Wildberg

Latin and Greek

LATIN 0101 - BEGINNING LATIN 1
MoWeFr 10:00AM - 10:50AM		321 Cathedral of Learning	Persyn
MoWeFr 1:00PM - 1:50PM		321 Cathedral of Learning	Lee

LATIN 0210 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN: PROSE
MoWeFr 2:00PM - 2:50PM		129 Cathedral of Learning	Lee

LATIN 1402 - ADV READINGS IN LATIN DRAMA
TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM		314 Cathedral of Learning	Hoenig

GREEK 0101 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 1
MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM		119 Cathedral of Learning	Bromberg

GREEK 0210 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK: PROSE
MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM		113 Cathedral of Learning	Coughlan

GREEK 1902 - ADVANCED GREEK (by instructor permission only)
TBD		TBD	Bromberg

All Undergraduate Courses

Here is a list of all approved courses in Classics, Greek, and Latin. Not all courses are offered every year, however, so check the tables above and the online course database for the most complete and accurate list of current and future offerings. If you see a course here that you would like to take, but cannot tell when it will next be offered, contact our Undergraduate Advisor, Professor Mark Possanza.

Name	Level	Credits
CLASS 0010	Greek Civilization	3 CR
CLASS 0020	Roman Civilization	3 CR
CLASS 0030	Myth in the Ancient World	3 CR
CLASS 0032	Athletics of the Ancient World	3 CR
CLASS 0034	Women and Men in the Ancient Mediterranean	3 CR
CLASS 0035	Women and Men in the Ancient Mediterranean Writing Practicum	1 CR
CLASS 0300	History of Ancient Philosophy	3 CR
CLASS 0330	Myth and Science	3 CR
CLASS 0400	Ancient Empires	3 CR
CLASS 0500	Ancient Art	3 CR
CLASS 0600	Introduction to Mediterranean Archaeology	3 CR
CLASS 0618	Death in the Ancient World	3 CR
CLASS 0650	Archaeology of the Body	3 CR
CLASS 1050	Computer Methods in the Humanities	3 CR
CLASS 1060	Greek and Latin Elements in English	3CR
CLASS 0100	Masterpieces in Greek and Roman Literature	3 CR
CLASS 1022	The Augustan Age	3 CR
CLASS 1130	Classical Mythology and Literature	3 CR
CLASS 1140	Greek Tragedy	3 CR
CLASS 1146	Greek and Roman Historians	3 CR
CLASS 1142	Ancient Epic	3 CR
CLASS 1164	Greek Tragedies and Modern Responses	3 CR
CLASS 1210	Greek History	3 CR
CLASS 1216	Alexander and the Hellenistic Age	3 CR
CLASS 1220	Roman History	3 CR
CLASS 1312	Plato	3 CR
CLASS 1314	Aristotle	3 CR
CLASS 1402	Greco Roman Religions	3 CR
CLASS 1430	Origins of Christianity	3 CR
CLASS 1432	Varieties of Early Christianity	3 CR
CLASS 1450	Classical Judaism	3 CR
CLASS 1510	Greek Art	3 CR
CLASS 1524	Roman Architecture	3 CR
CLASS 1520	Roman Art	3 CR
CLASS 1610	Greek Archaeology	3 CR
CLASS 1630	Marginality in the Ancient Greek World	3 CR
CLASS 1650	Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean	3 CR
CLASS 1710	Sanskrit 1	3 CR
CLASS 1720	Sanskrit 2	3 CR
CLASS 1900	Internship in Classics	1-3 CR
GREEK 0101	Beginning Ancient Greek I	4 CR
GREEK 0102	Beginning Ancient Greek II	4 CR
GREEK 0119	Greek Lyric Poetry	3 CR
GREEK 0210	Intermediate Greek Prose	3 CR
GREEK 0220	Intermediate Greek Verse	3 CR
GREEK 1300	Greek Authors 1	3 CR
GREEK 1301	Greek Authors 1 - Writing Practicum	1 CR
GREEK 1302	Greek Authors 2	3 CR
GREEK 1303	Greek Authors 2 - Writing Practicum	1 CR
GREEK 1400	Greek Reading: Epic	3 CR
GREEK 1402	Greek Reading: Tragedy	3 CR
GREEK 1404	Greek Reading: Comedy	3 CR
GREEK 1406	Greek Reading: Lyric	3 CR
GREEK 1416	Greek Reading Historians	3 CR
GREEK 1418	Greek Reading: Orators	3 CR
GREEK 1420	Greek Reading: Philosophers	3 CR
GREEK 1430	Greek Reading: Special Topics	3 CR
GREEK 1530	Hellenistic Literature	3 CR
GREEK 1700	Greek Prose Composition	3 CR
GREEK 1800	Honors Course for Majors*	3 CR
GREEK 1900	Internship in Ancient Greek	1-3 CR
LATIN 0101	Beginning Latin I	4 CR
LATIN 0102	Beginning Latin II	4 CR
LATIN 0030/1030	Medieval Latin Authors I	3 CR
LATIN 0210	Intermediate Latin Prose	3 CR
LATIN 0220	Intermediate Latin Verse	3 CR
LATIN 1030	Medieval Latin Authors I	3 CR
LATIN 1032	Medieval Latin Authors II	3 CR
LATIN 1300	Latin Authors 1	3 CR
LATIN 1301	Latin Authors 1 - Writing Practicum	3 CR
LATIN 1302	Latin Authors 2	3 CR
LATIN 1303	Latin Authors 2 - Writing Practicum	3 CR
LATIN 1400	Latin Reading: Epic	3 CR
LATIN 1402	Latin Reading: Drama	3 CR
LATIN 1406	Latin Reading: Lyric	3 CR
LATIN 1410	Latin Reading: Satire	3 CR
LATIN 1412	Latin Reading: Elegy	3 CR
LATIN 1416	Latin Reading: Historians	3 CR
LATIN 1418	Latin Reading: Orators	3 CR
LATIN 1420	Latin Reading: Philosophers	3 CR
LATIN 1422	Latin Reading: Epistolography	3 CR
LATIN 1430	Latin Reading: Special Topics	3 CR
LATIN 1700	Latin Prose Composition	3 CR
LATIN 1800	Honors Course for Majors*	3 CR
LATIN 1900	Internship in Latin	1-3 CR

* Courses for majors (any track) who wish to graduate with departmental honors. Contact the Undergraduate Advisor for more information.

Fall 2021 Courses

Classics

Latin and Greek

All Undergraduate Courses

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