COURSES IN CLASSICS (CLA)
Lower Division Courses
1. The
Ancient Near East and Early Greece: 3000-500 B.C.E. (4) I.
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Introduction to the literature, art, and social and political institutions of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, and early Greece from 3000 to 500 B.C.E. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
2. Ancient Greece and the Near East: 500 to 146 B.C.E. (4) II. Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Introduction to the literature, art and thought and the political and social institutions and values of Greece and its eastern Mediterranean neighbors--the Persians, Egyptians, and Judeans. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
3. Rome and the Mediterranean: 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. (4) III.
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Introduction to the history, literature and art and the political and social institutions and values of Roman civilization, with emphasis on Rome's interactions with its Mediterranean neighbors--Etruscans, Carthaginians, Greeks, Egyptians, and Persians--and on the rise of Christianity. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
10. Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Mythology (3) I,II,III. Albu
Lecture--3 hours. Examination of major myths of Greece, Rome, and the Ancient Near East; their place in the religion, literature and art of the societies that produced them; their subsequent development, influence and interpretation. GE credit: ArtHum.
15. Women
in Classical Antiquity (4) III.
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Lives and roles of women in ancient Greece and Rome. Readings from history, philosophy, medical and legal documents, literature and myth. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
20. Pompeii AD 79 (4) Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Roman life in an urban community at the time of the eruption of Vesuvius. Slide presentations of the archeological evidence will be supplemented by selected readings from Petronius' Satyricon and other ancient authors. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
30. Greek and Latin Elements in English Vocabulary (3) III. Traill
Lecture--3 hours. Knowledge of Latin and Greek not required. Elements of Greek and Latin vocabulary for increased understanding of English word formation and improved ability to understand and retain unfamiliar words. Emphasis on Greek and Latin elements but other languages not neglected.
31. Greek and Latin Elements in Technical
Vocabulary (3) II.
Lecture--3 hours. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. Elements of Greek and Latin vocabulary to increase understanding of English word formation in medical, scientific and technical terminology and improve ability to understand and retain unfamiliar terms.
50. The Rise of Science in Ancient Greece (4)
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16A or the equivalent. Study of the emergence of scientific rationality in ancient Greece and its political and social context; concentration on four areas: mathematics, medicine, cosmology, and psychology. Reading from the Presocratics, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Hellenistic philosophers. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
102. Film and the Classical World (4) II. Albu
Lecture--3 hours; film viewing--2.5 hours. Prerequisite: any Classics course except 30 or 31. The Classical World as portrayed in films. Viewings and discussions of modern versions of ancient dramas, modern dramas set in the Ancient Mediterranean world, and films imbued with classical themes and allusions. Supplementary readings in ancient literature and mythology. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
110. Origins of Rhetoric (4)
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: one course in ancient history or consent of instructor. Issues in the development of rhetoric from its origins in ancient Greece to A.D. 430. Special attention to works of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian. Role of grammar and rhetoric in schools of Roman Empire. The Christian rhetoric of Saint Augustine. Not open for credit to students who have completed Rhetoric and Communication 110 or Communication 110. (Former course Rhetoric and Communication 110.) GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
140. Homer and Ancient Epic (4) Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4A or 10 or Comparative Literature 1. Reading of Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid in English. Discussion of Homer's and Vergil's techniques of composition, the beliefs and values of their respective societies and the influence of Homer on Vergil. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
141. Greek and Roman Comedy (4) I.
Lecture--3 hours; conference--1 hour. Readings in Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, and Terence; lectures on the development of ancient comedy. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
142. Greek and Roman Novel (4)
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Examination of the ancient Greek romances and their development into the grotesque realism of Petronius' Satyricon, and the religious mysticism of Apuleius' The Golden Ass. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
143. Greek Tragedy (4) Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4A or 10. Reading in English of selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Lectures on the development and influence of Athenian tragedy. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
150. Socrates and Classical Athens (4) Traill
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4A. Study of the major sources of our knowledge of Socrates to assess his role in the politics and culture of ancient Athens; his method of teaching and its place in Western thought. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
171. Mediterranean Bronze Age Archaeology (4) Roller
Lecture--3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite: one of course 1, 2, 10, 15, Art History 1A, or Anthropology 3 recommended. Archaeological monuments of the ancient Near East, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, and of Greece and Crete during the Bronze Age. Special emphasis on the problems of state formation and on the co-existence and collapse of Bronze Age societies. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
172A. Early Greek Art and Architecture
(4) Roller
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Examination of the origin and development
of the major monuments of Greek art and architecture from the
eighth century to the mid-fifth century B.C. Not open for credit
to students who have completed Art History 154A. (Same course
as Art History 172A.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum,
Wrt.
172B. Later Greek Art and Architecture
(4) Roller
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Study of the art and architecture
of later Classical and Hellenistic Greece, from the mid-fifth
century to the first century B.C. Not open for credit to students
who have completed Art History 154B. (Same course as Art History
172B.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
173. Roman Art and Architecture (4) Roller
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. The art and architecture of Rome
and the Roman Empire, from the founding of Rome througfh the fourth
century C.E. Not open for credit to students who have completed
Art History 155. (Same course as Art History 173.) Offered in
alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
174. Greek Religion and Society (4) Roller
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: a lower division Classics course, except Classics 3, 20, 30, or 31. Cults, festivals, and rituals of Greek religious practice and their relationship to Greek social and political institutions, and to Greek private life. Includes discussion of major sanctuaries at Olympia, Delphi, Athens, and others. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: !Art/Hum, Wrt.
175. Architecture and Urbanism in Mediterranean Antiquity (4) II, Roller
Lecture -3 hours; extensive writing.Prerequisite: a lower division course (except 30,31); Art History 1A recommended. Architecture and urban development in the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. Special emphasis on the social structure of the ancient city as expressed in its architecture, and on the interaction between local traditions and the impact of Greco-Roman urbanism. (Same course as Art History 175.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
190. Senior Seminar (4) I.
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: completion of one upper division course in Latin, Greek or Hebrew or consent of instructor. Advanced interdisciplinary study of a problem in the ancient Mediterranean world using the techniques of history, archaeology, art history and philology. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
197TC. Community Tutoring in Classical
Languages (1-5) I, II, III.
Tutoring--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Supervised instruction of Greek or Latin in nearby schools by qualified students in department. May be repeated for credit up to 5 units. (P/NP grading only.)
Graduate
Courses
200A. Approaches to the Classical Past (4) Albu
Seminar-- 3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:graduate student status.
First half of two quarter seminar. Survey of major areas of classical
scholarship, with special emphasis on the continuing impact of
Mediterranean antiquity on later literature, history, art, and
culture. (Deferred grading only pending completion of sequence.)
Offered in alternate years.
200B. Approaches to the Classical Past
(4) Albu
Independent study -- 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A and graduate
student status. Second half of two quarter seminar. Research project
on major area of classical scholarship, with special emphasis
on the continuing impact of Mediterranean antiquity on later literature,
history, art, and culture. Offered in alternate years. -- III.
201. Introduction to Classical Philology (4) Traill
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Survey of major contemporary areas of classical scholarship with special attention devoted to current problems in literary and textual criticism.
202. Homer (4) Roller
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Readings in the Iliad and Odyssey: the origins and transmission of the poems.
203. Vergil (4) Traill
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Reading of selected books of the Bucolics, Georgics, and Aeneid. Emphasis will be placed on the study of Vergilean poetic language.
204. Greek and Roman Comedy (4) The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Historical and critical problems in Aristophanes or New Comedy. May be repeated for credit.
205. Latin Lyric and Elegy (4) Traill
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Critical examination of the works of Catullus, Horace, or Propertius. May be repeated for credit.
206. Greek Historiography (4)
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Development of historical writing in Greece. May be repeated for credit.
207. Greek Drama (4) The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Literary and philological analysis of the plays of Euripides, Sophocles, or Aeschylus. May be repeated for credit.
299. Research (1-12) The Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
1. Elementary Greek (5) I. Bulman
Lecture--5 hours. Introduction to the basic grammar and vocabulary of Classical and New Testament Greek. Development of translation skills with emphasis on Greek-English. (Students who have successfully completed Greek 2 or 3 in the 10th or higher grade in high school may receive unit credit for this course on a P/NP grading basis only. Although a passing grade will be charged to the student's P/NP option, no petition is required. All other students will receive a letter grade unless a P/NP petition is filed.)
2. Elementary Greek (5) II. Bulman
Lecture--5 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Continuation of course 1.
2NT. Elementary New Testament Greek (1) II.
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 (concurrently). Supplementary study of New Testament Greek.
3. Intermediate Greek (5) III. Traill
Lecture--5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2. Continuation of course 2. Selected readings from Greek authors.
3NT. Elementary New Testament Greek (1) III.
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3 (concurrently). Supplementary study of New Testament Greek.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in Charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP
grading only.)
100N. Readings in Greek Prose (4) I. Albu
Lecture--3 hours; recitation--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3. Selected readings from pagan and Christian sources. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
101. Plato (4) Schein
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
102. Euripides (4) III. Schein
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 101. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
103A. Homer: Iliad (4) Schein
Recitation--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
103B. Homer: Odyssey (4) Roller
Recitation--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
104. Menander (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
105. Demosthenes (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
111. Sophocles (4) Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 103. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
112. Aristophanes (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 103. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
113. Thucydides (4) Roller
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 103. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
114. Lyric Poetry (4)
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 103. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
115. Aeschylus (4) Schein
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 103. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
116. Herodotus (4) II. Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 103. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
1. Elementary Latin (5) I. Bulman
Lecture--5 hours. Introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary and development of translation skills with emphasis on Latin to English. (Students who have successfully completed Latin 2 or 3 in the 10th or higher grade in high school may receive unit credit for this course on a P/NP grading basis only. Although a passing grade will be charged to the student's P/NP option, no petition is required. All other students will receive a letter grade unless a P/NP petition is filed.)
2. Elementary
Latin (5) II.
Lecture--5 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Continuation of course 1.
3. Intermediate
Latin (5) III.
Lecture--5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2. Continuation of course 2. Selected readings from Latin authors.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
100N. Readings in Latin Prose (4) I. Albu
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Review of basic forms, grammar, and vocabulary. Readings in prose authors, including Julius Caesar. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 110. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
101. Livy (4) Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
102. Roman Comedy (5) The Staff
Lecture--4 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
103. Vergil: Aeneid (4) Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
104. Sallust (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
105. Catullus (4)
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
106. Horace: Odes and Epodes (4) II. Albu
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
108. Horace: Satires and Epistles (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
109. Roman Elegy (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
110N. Ovid (4) Albu
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Translation and discussion of selected readings from the works of Ovid. May be repeated once for credit when topic differs and with consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
111. Silver Age Latin (4)
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Selections from Tacitus, Pliny, Petronius, Juvenal, Martial, and other writers of the Silver Age. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
112. Cicero: Political Writings (4)
Recitation--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
114. Cicero: Philosophical Works (4) Traill
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
115. Lucretius (4)
III.
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
116. Vergil: Eclogues and Georgics. (4)
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
121. Prose Composition (5)
Lecture--4 hours; term paper.
125. Medieval Latin (4) I. Albu
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 3 and two upper division courses in Latin. Selected readings from the Vulgate and various medieval authors provide an introduction to the developments in the Latin Language and literature from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)