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. Please see below for recent and current course offerings. 

Summer 2024 (2247) Courses

CLASSICS
CLASS 0010 GREEK CIVILIZATION TuTh 12:00PM - 3:15PM (Session 2) 231 Lawrence Hall

Andrew Korzeniewski

CLASS 0020 ROMAN CIVILIZATION MoWe 8:30AM - 11:45AM (Session 1) 203 Frick Fine Arts Building

Andrew Korzeniewski

CLASS 0030 MYTHOLOGY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD TuTh 12:00PM - 3:15PM (Session 1) 5200 Wesley W Posvar Hall Andrew Korzeniewski
CLASS 0600 INTRODUCTION TO MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY STUDY ABROAD GREECE Maggie Beeler
CLASS 1130 CLASSICAL MYTH AND LITERATURE We 6:00PM - 9:15PM (Both Sessions) WEB-Based Wesley Scott
CLASS 1164 GREEK TRAGEDIES AND MODERN RESPONSES MoWe 6:00PM - 9:15PM (Session 2) 352 Cathedral of Learning Marcie Persyn
CLASS 1220  ROMAN HISTORY

MoWe 8:30AM - 11:45AM (Session 2)

5200 Wesley W Posvar Hall Andrew Korzeniewski
CLASS 1900 INTERNSHIP IN CLASSICS STUDY ABROAD GREECE Maggie Beeler

Fall 2024 (2251) Courses

CLASSICS
CLASS 0010 GREEK CIVILIZATION

TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM

209 Lawrence Hall

John Newell

CLASS 0020

ROMAN CIVILIZATION

MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM

203 Lawrence Hall

Andrew Korzeniewski

CLASS 0030 MYTHOLOGY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

MoWe 3:00PM - 4:15PM

125 Frick Fine Arts Building

Marcie Persyn

CLASS 0040 SEX AND LOVE IN ANCIENT LITERATURE MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM 337 Cathedral of Learning

Ellen Lee

CLASS 0400 ANCIENT EMPIRES: EGYPT TuTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM 130 Cathedral of Learning

Lisa Haney

CLASS 0650 ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE BODY

TuTh 4:00PM - 5:15PM

239 Cathedral of Learning

Maggie Beeler

CLASS 1022 THE AUGUSTAN AGE TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM 330 Cathedral of Learning

John Newell

CLASS 1060 GREEK AND LATIN ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM TBD

Grace Funsten

CLASS 1140 GREEK TRAGEDY

Th 6:00PM - 8:30PM

327 Cathedral of Learning

Wesley Scott

CLASS 1142 ANCIENT EPIC

TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM

203 Frick Fine Arts Building

Andrew Wein

CLASS 1210 GREEK HISTORY

MoWeFr 1:00PM - 1:50PM

324 Cathedral of Learning

Sarah Breitenfeld

CLASS 1220 ROMAN HISTORY We 6:00PM - 8:30PM 202 Frick Fine Arts Building

Wesley Scott

CLASS 1312 PLATO TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM 4625 Wesley W Posvar Hall

Sara Magrin

CLASS 1430 ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM 239 Cathedral of Learning

TBD

CLASS 1610 GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM 144 Cathedral of Learning

Maggie Beeler

CLASS 1630 MARGINALITY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM 239 Cathedral of Learning

Maggie Beeler

CLASS 1650 WARFARE IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN Tu 6:00PM - 8:30PM 319 Cathedral of Learning

Jesse Obert

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

Kris Kesavan

CLASS 1720 SANSKRIT 2 MoWeFr 1:00PM - 1:50PM 136 Cathedral of Learning

Kris Kesavan

CLASS 1900 INTERNSHIP IN CLASSICS TBD TBD Marcie Persyn

 

LATIN AND GREEK
LATIN 0101 BEGINNING LATIN 1 MoWeFr 10:00AM - 10:50AM

227 Cathedral of Learning 

Ellen Lee

LATIN 0101 BEGINNING LATIN 1 MoWeFr 1:00PM-1:50PM  233 Lawrence Hall Marcie Persyn
LATIN 0210 INTERMEDIATE LATIN: PROSE MoWeFr 10:00AM - 10:50AM 314 Cathedral of Learning

Grace Funsten

LATIN 1700 LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION MoWe 1:00PM - 2:15PM A215 Public Health Building

Ellen Lee

LATIN 1900 INTERNSHIP IN LATIN TBD TBD

Grace Funsten

GREEK 0101 BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 1 MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM 135 Cathedral of Learning

Andrew Wein

GREEK 0210 INTERMEDIATE GREEK: PROSE

MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM

137 Cathedral of Learning

Sarah Breitenfeld

GREEK 1416 ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK: ORATORS TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM 127 Cathedral of Learning

Andrew Korzeniewski

 

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 D. 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 0040

Sex and Love in Ancient Literature

3 CR

CLASS 0100 Masterpieces in Greek and Roman Literature

3 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

3 CR

CLASS 1022

The Augustan Age

3 CR

CLASS 1130

Classical Mythology and Literature

3 CR

CLASS 1140

Greek Tragedy

3 CR

CLASS 1142

Ancient Epic

3 CR

CLASS 1146

Greek and Roman Historians

3 CR

CLASS 1164

Greek Tragedies and Modern Responses

3 CR

CLASS 1170 Antiquity Now

3 CR

CLASS 1210

Greek History

3 CR

CLASS 1216

Alexander and the Hellenistic Age

3 CR

CLASS 1220

Roman History

3 CR

CLASS 1270 The Romans in Britain

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 1520

Roman Art

3 CR

CLASS 1524

Roman Architecture

3 CR

CLASS 1610

Greek Archaeology

3 CR
CLASS 1630

Marginality in the Ancient Greek World

3 CR
CLASS 1640

Think Like a Roman

3 CR
CLASS 1650

Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean

3 CR

CLASS 1710

Sanskrit 1

3 CR

CLASS 1720

Sanskrit 2

3 CR

CLASS 1730 Sanskrit 3 3 CR
CLASS 1800 Honors Course/Majors

3 CR

CLASS 1900

Internship in Classics

1-3 CR

GREEK 0101

Beginning Ancient Greek 1

4 CR

GREEK 0102

Beginning Ancient Greek 2

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

Advanced Readings in Greek: Epic

3 CR

GREEK 1402

Advanced Readings in Greek: Tragedy

3 CR

GREEK 1404

Advanced Readings in Greek: Comedy

3 CR

GREEK 1406

Advanced Readings in Greek: Lyric

3 CR

GREEK 1416

Advanced Readings in Greek: Historians

3 CR

GREEK 1418

Advanced Readings in Greek: Orators

3 CR

GREEK 1420

Advanced Readings in Greek: Philosophy

3 CR

GREEK 1430

Advanced Readings in Greek: 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 1

4 CR

LATIN 0102

Beginning Latin 2

4 CR

LATIN 0030

Medieval Latin Authors 1

3 CR

LATIN 0210

Intermediate Latin: Prose

3 CR

LATIN 0220

Intermediate Latin: Verse

3 CR

LATIN 1030

Medieval Latin Authors 1

3 CR

LATIN 1032

Medieval Latin Authors 2

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

Advanced Readings in Latin: Epic

3 CR

LATIN 1402

Advanced Readings in Latin: Drama

3 CR

LATIN 1406

Advanced Readings in Latin: Lyric

3 CR

LATIN 1410

Advanced Readings in Latin: Satire

3 CR

LATIN 1412

Advanced Readings in Latin: Elegy

3 CR

LATIN 1416

Advanced Readings in Latin: Historians

3 CR

LATIN 1418

Advanced Readings in Latin: Orators

3 CR

LATIN 1420

Advanced Readings in Latin: Philosophy

3 CR

LATIN 1422

Advanced Readings in Latin: Epistolography

3 CR

LATIN 1430

Advanced Readings in Latin: 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.