<\/p>\n
CAS CL101 Classical Civilization: World of Greece
\n<\/strong>Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life\u2019s Meanings, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nThe literature, philosophy, art, and culture of ancient Greece and their impact on later cultures. Topics covered include the emergence of epic poetry; art and lyric in the Archaic Age; drama, architecture, philosophy, and political developments of classical Athens and Greece. All texts in translation.<\/p>\nCAS CL102 Classical Civilization: World of Rome
\n<\/strong>Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nAn introduction to the world of the ancient Romans, as viewed in their literature, culture, and art. Discusses their origins, army, family life, religion, and education, and their legacy in our own time. All texts in translation.<\/p>\nCAS CL108 Scientific Terminology from Greek and Latin Roots<\/strong>
\nHistorical Consciousness, Critical Thinking, Digital\/Multimedia Expression<\/span>
\nIntroduction to Greek and Latin roots of English word elements and word origins with focused etymological and linguistic analysis of scientific terminology and systems, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, chemistry, geology, and medicine.<\/p>\nCAS CL121 The Good Life<\/strong>
\nPhilosophical Inquiry and Life\u2019s Meanings, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nWhat makes a good life? Is it about happiness? Or money? Do we have to choose? Ancient Greeks and Roman also wondered about these questions, and in this course we will look at their ideas from modern psychological, philosophical, and religious perspectives.<\/p>\nCAS CL200 Topics in Classical Civilization
\n<\/strong>Topics vary. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change. All texts in translation. Meets with CAS AA200.<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL202 Warfare in Antiquity
\n<\/strong>Examines both strategic and tactical aspects of warfare in antiquity, as well as the political, social, and economic factors that shaped or derived from the experience of ancient battle. all texts in translation.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL206 Women in Antiquity
\n<\/strong>Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nIn this class, we explore the writings, representations, rituals, powers, and spaces of women in the ancient world (Greece, Rome) and beyond, discussing literature, documentary evidence, works of art and architecture, archaeological remains, and gender theory. All texts in translation.<\/p>\nCAS CL207 Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
\n<\/strong>Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nExploration of Ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of sexuality and sexual identity through a study of visual and written sources. All texts in translation.\u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL213 Greek and Roman Mythology
\n<\/strong>Philosophical Inquiry and Life\u2019s Meanings, Historical Consciousness<\/span>
\nA general introduction to the myths of the ancient classical world, with particular regard to the patterns of experience, both religious and psychological, from which they evolved. All texts in translation.<\/p>\nCAS CL216 Greek and Roman Religion<\/strong>
\nHistorical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nSurvey of ancient Greek and Roman religions and their development from earliest beginnings to the eclipse of paganism. Theories and practices of these religions, comparisons with other religions, and relationships to Judaism and Christianity. Also offered as CAS RN317.<\/p>\nCAS CL224 Greek Drama in Translation<\/strong>
\nAesthetic Exploration, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span>
\nThe history and development of ancient Greek theater; study of important plays in the genres of tragedy, comedy, and satyr drama by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 324. Meets with CAS XL244.<\/p>\nCAS CL225 Roman\u00a0<\/strong>Warfare<\/b>
\nAesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Creativity\/Innovation<\/span>
\nThis course explores the world of Roman warfare. Through a close reading of Julius Caesar\u2019s two literary masterpieces, The Civil War and the Gallic Wars, students reconstruct the skills, experiences, and fears of soldiers in the ancient Roman army.<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL228 The History of Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome
\n<\/strong>Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Research and Information Literacy<\/span>
\nThis course surveys the history of medical thought and practice in Greece and Rome, from the archaic to the Byzantine period. It examines developments in anatomy, pharmacology, psychology and nutrition, and analyzes texts by important ancient medical thinkers. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same name that was previously numbered CAS CL 328.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL229 Roman Comedy<\/strong>
\nEthical Reasoning, Oral and\/or Signed Communication, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span>
\nSelected plays. Explores the Roman adaptation of Greek comic forms, the development of a Roman point of view, practical aspects of staging plays, and the influence of early Roman comedy on later literature. All texts in translation. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 329.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL230 Golden Age of Latin Literature
\n<\/strong>Aesthetic Exploration, Research and Information Literacy, Writing-Intensive<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>An in-depth exploration in English of some of the greatest poets from Ancient Rome, including Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid. Examines the Romans\u2019 engagement with Greek literature and the development of their own \u201cClassics,\u201d from personal love poetry to profound epic. all texts in translation.\u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL237 Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient World
\n<\/strong>Social Inquiry I, The Individual in Community, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In this course we explore and better understand the changing conceptions, motives and effects of racial and ethnic formations and categorizations with a primary focus on the views presented in ancient Greek and Roman literature and art and the influence which those views have had in later historical periods and places, especially the United States.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL249 Classics in Popular Culture<\/strong>
\nAesthetic Exploration, Creativity\/Innovation, Writing-Intensive<\/span>
\nThis course explores the ways in which modern myth-makers have reimagined ancient Greek and Roman legends for contemporary audiences. It examines a wide variety of popular artforms to investigate how to they use the past to interrogate the present.<\/p>\nCAS CL300 The Age of Pericles
\n<\/strong>Ethical Reasoning, Oral and\/or Signed Communication, Creativity\/Innovation<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Prereq: CAS CL 101 or CAS CL 321 or consent of instructor<\/em>
\n<\/strong>History, literature, and culture of Athens during the mid-fifth century B.C. Development of the empire, the rise of democracy, the Sophistic movement, tragedy, the construction of the Parthenon and other monuments. Readings (in translation) from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristophanes, and fragmentary sources.<\/p>\nCAS CL302 Age of Augustus
\n<\/strong>Aesthetic Exploration, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy<\/span>
\nPrereq: CASCL102 OR CASCL322, First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120), or consent of instructor.<\/em>
\nThe culture of the age of Augustus; political institutions, literature, art, architecture, engineering works, coins, religion, social institutions and life, the role of women, and life in the Roman provinces. Some familiarity with the civilization of Ancient Rome recommended. All texts in translation.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL303 Decline of Rome<\/strong>
\nPhilosophical Inquiry and Life\u2019s Meanings, Ethical Reasoning, Writing-Intensive Course<\/span>
\nThe causes and consequences of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Topics include Romans and barbarians; the rise and spread of Christianity; Constantine the Great; the death of classic paganism; theories of decline; the grand strategy of the Roman Empire; monasticism; the emergence of Byzantium and Constantinople; the origins of Islam; and the transformation of classical art, literature, and thought and their influence on Christianity. Prerequisites: CAS CL102, CAS CL 322\/222, or consent of instructor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL305 Topics in Myth
\n<\/strong>Aesthetic Exploration, Writing intensive, Research and Information Literacy<\/span>
\n<\/span>Prereq: First-Year Writing Seminar<\/em>
\nTopics Vary. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change.<\/p>\nCAS CL306 Entheogens Mythology and the Human Consciousness
\n<\/strong>Prereq: CASCL213 or consent of instructor.<\/em>
\nAn examination of the role of entheogens (psychoactive substances, especially fungi, used for religious purposes) in humankind\u2019s attempts to understand realms beyond the physical, as reflected in Greco- Roman religions and in various mythologies and folklores, and as represented in art and literature from antiquity through the Renaissance. All texts in translation.<\/p>\nCAS CL310 The Classical Tradition in Modern Literature<\/strong>
\nAesthetic Exploration, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity\/Innovation<\/span>
\nThis course explores the ways in which the theatre, myth, and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome have sparked ideas, debates,and conversations among contemporary authors and artists. Students analyze modern works of literature in different genres together with the classical works that inspired them. All Greek and Latin literature is read in translation.<\/p>\nCAS CL313 The Odyssey & Ulysses<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Oral and\/or Signed Communication, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity\/Innovation<\/span>
\nPrereq: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120)<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/strong>This course consists of a close reading of James Joyce\u2019s Ulysses with particular attention to his use of the Odyssey. We also examine the relation of oral and book cultures and other works Joyce takes in, such as the Aeneid, Divine Comedy and Hamlet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL321 Greek History
\n<\/strong>Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nWe will examine the political, social, and economic history of Greek from the earliest historical period through the death of Alexander the Great. The course will have a special focus on the origin of democracy and its relationship to warfare and imperialism.<\/p>\nCAS CL322 Roman History
\n<\/strong>Digital\/Multimedia Expression, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nIntroduction to the political, social, and economic history of Rome from the foundation of the city through the fall of the western empire. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 222.<\/p>\nCAS CL325\/CI369 Greek Tragedy and Film<\/strong>
\nHistorical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life\u2019s Meanings, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>Explores Greek tragic myth\u2019s afterlife, both directly and obliquely, in cinema and in the modern literature spawning cinema: how certain Greek tragic myths have come to life as film and how \u201cnon-mythic\u201d stories have acquired a mythic power in literary and cinematic form.<\/p>\nCAS CL359\/CG359 Cavafy and History
\n<\/strong>Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy<\/span>
\n<\/strong>A study of the Modern Greek poet, Konstantinos Kavafis (Cavafy), addressing the historical background, themes, and settings of his works, which treat periods ranging from the Trojan War through the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity. Taught in English.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL406 Advanced Topics in Classical Civilization
\n<\/strong>Oral and\/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Prereq: Junior standing and two courses in Classical Civilization, or consent of instructor.<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Topics vary. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Ancient Greek Courses<\/h2><\/p>\n
*May be used to fulfill the CAS Language Requirement*<\/p>\n
CAS CL161 Ancient Greek 1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
\nIndividual in Community,\u00a0Creativity and Innovation<\/span>
\nPrereq: none<\/em>
\nAncient Greek is the original language of European literature, history, medicine, law, and science. It continues to influence English and many other languages spoken today through terms like \u201cdemocracy,\u201d \u201cgeology,\u201d and \u201cmegabytes.\u201d Discover the fascinating roots of modern Western thought, literature, and society through this introduction to ancient Greek. \u00a0No previous knowledge of Greek necessary.<\/p>\nCAS CL162 Ancient Greek 2<\/strong>
\nIndividual in Community,\u00a0Creativity and Innovation<\/span>
\nPrereq: CL161 or equivalent<\/em>
\nFurther study of ancient Greek grammar, forms, and vocabulary.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nCAS CL261 Ancient Greek 3: Prose<\/strong>
\nHistorical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span><\/span>
\nPrereq: CAS CL 162 or equivalent<\/em>
\nReading of selections from Greek prose.<\/p>\nCAS CL262 Greek 4: Homer
\n<\/strong>Aesthetic Exploration, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span>
\nPrereq: CAS CL 261 or equivalent<\/em>
\nReading of selections from the Iliad or Odyssey.<\/p>\nCAS CL391 Greek Seminar\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy<\/span>
\nPrereq: CAS CL262 or equivalent<\/em><\/span>
\nTopics vary. <\/span>Intensive study of selected selected major authors. May be repeated for credit as topics change.<\/p>\nCAS CL461 Advanced Greek Seminar<\/strong>
\nPrereq: Two 300-level Greek seminars or equivalent.<\/em>
\nIntensive study of selected major authors. May be repeated for credit as topics change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL561 Survey of Greek Literature 1<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Reading course designed to study the history of Greek literature through a chronological survey of representative authors and genres: Homer through the archaic age.<\/p>\nCAS CL563 Greek Prose Composition<\/strong>
\nClose study of exemplary Greek prose as the basis for original composition in Greek of sentences and short passages, then more extensive prose pieces<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Latin Courses<\/h2><\/p>\n
*May be used to fulfill the CAS Language Requirement*<\/p>\n
CAS CL111 Latin 1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe Individual in Community, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span>
\nPrereq: none<\/em>
\nThe goal of first-year Latin is to provide you with an introduction to the fundamentals of Latin vocabulary, syntax, and grammar in order to prepare you for reading \u201creal\u201d Latin texts from antiquity. No previous knowledge of Latin is required. By the end of the second semester you should be able to read unedited passages of classical Latin.<\/p>\nCAS CL112 Latin 2
\n<\/strong>Prerequisite: CL111 or equivalent<\/em>
\n<\/em><\/strong>Further study of Latin grammar, forms, and vocabulary.<\/p>\nCAS CL115 Intensive Latin<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/strong>Intensive Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, equivalent to the two-semester introductory Latin sequence (CAS CL 111\/112) and covered in a single semester. Completion of this course prepares students for second-year Latin courses (CAS CL 211\/212).<\/p>\nCAS CL211 Latin 3: Prose<\/strong>
\nHistorical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span><\/span>
\nPrereq: CAS CL 112 or equivalent<\/em>
\nReading of selections from Latin prose.<\/p>\nCAS CL212 Latin 4: Poetry
\n<\/strong>Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/span>
\nPrereq: CL211 or equivalent<\/em>
\n<\/em><\/strong>Reading of selections from Latin poetry. Authors read may include Catullus, Ovid, and Vergil.<\/p>\nCAS CL351 Latin Seminar<\/strong>
\nAesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy<\/span>
\nPrereq: CAS CL 212 or equivalent<\/em>
\nTopics vary. <\/span>This course may be repeated for credit as topics change.<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL451\/CAS CL 502 Advanced Latin Seminar<\/strong>
\nPrereq: Two 300-level Latin seminars or equivalent.<\/em><\/p>\nCAS CL520 Studies in Latin Literature<\/strong>
\nPrereq:CASCL351<\/em>
\nExtensive readings in original Latin supplemented by readings in modern scholarship and studies of post-classical receptions.<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL521 Survey of Latin Literature 1<\/strong>
\nHistorical survey from archaic Latin through Republican literature; introduction to classical scholarship. For advanced students wishing to increase their language skills through extensive reading<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL522 Survey of Latin Literature 2<\/strong>
\nSurvey of Latin authors focusing on the period of the early Empire; introduction to classical scholarship<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CL530 Latin Prose Composition<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Practice in set and free composition of Latin prose, aimed at developing advanced language proficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Modern Greek Courses<\/h2><\/p>\n
CAS CG101 World of Modern Greece<\/strong>
\nGlobal Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking<\/span>
\nThis course develops students\u2019 awareness of Greek language, history, literature and culture. It focuses on contemporary life in Greece while paying attention to aspects of the past that are connected to Greek reality today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong>CAS CG111 Beginning Modern Greek 1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe Individual in Community, Creativity\/Innovation\u00a0<\/span>
\nPrereq: Beginner\u2019s only<\/em>
\nCourse may not be elected by anyone with previous study of modern Greek without consent of the department. Provides a basic reading knowledge of modern Greek (demotic) and introduces students to the spoken language.<\/p>\nCAS CG112 Beginning Modern Greek 2
\n<\/strong>The Individual in Community<\/span>
\nPrereq: CG111 or equivalent<\/em>
\nReview of grammar and syntax of modern Greek, reading in both prose and poetry, intensive oral practice.<\/p>\nCAS CG211 Intermediate Modern Greek 1<\/strong>
\nThe Individual in Community<\/span>
\nPrereq: CAS CG 112 or equivalent<\/em>
\nIntensive review of modern Greek grammar and syntax and drill material from CAS CG 111 and 112. Development of advanced oral and reading skills.<\/span><\/p>\nCAS CG212 Intermediate Modern Greek 2
\n<\/strong>The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Prereq: CAS CG 211 or equivalent
\n<\/strong><\/em>Discussion in Greek on everyday themes. Development of reading skills through the analysis of contemporary texts. Analysis of contrasting modes of expression and their influence on separate national cultures in Greek and in English.<\/p>\nCAS CG356 Modern Greek Novel<\/strong>