For information on relevant programs see Classics in the College of Arts & Science section of the Calendar.
Knowledge of Latin or Greek is not a prerequisite for the following courses.
1/2(3L)
Presents the most important Greek and Latin roots of the vocabulary of contemporary medicine and demonstrates the predictable patterns by which these roots combine. Students will learn to define new compounds and phrases by analysis of their parts and will be introduced to language history, linguistic principles and etymology.
Note: Students with credit for CLASS 163, 241, 262 or 263 may not take this course for credit. This course may be taken as an elective only under Requirement 7 of Program Types A, B, C, and D.
1/2(3L)
A study of the traditional stories of Greek gods and heroes with some consideration given to both earlier Mesopotamian and later Roman mythic traditions.
Note: May be taken as an elective only under Requirement 7 of Program Types A, B, C and D.
1/2(3L)
An examination of the Latin and Greek roots of English vocabulary and grammar.
Note: This course may be taken as an elective only under Requirement 7 of Program Types A, B, C and D and under Requirements 5 of Program Types B and C.
1&2(3L)
An overview of Roman culture in the Republican and Imperial periods, with some consideration of the influence of the Roman cultural/literary tradition on later ages. Based on readings in translation from Roman literature and on other source materials from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, or later.
Note: Students with CLASS 111 may not take this course for credit.
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CLASS 110, 111 or completion of 30 credit units at the university.
Careful reading and analysis of works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Seneca, with emphasis on intellectual and aesthetic questions, staging, and modern approaches to the literary interpretation of ancient plays.
Note: Students with credit for CLASS 331 may not take this course for credit.
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CLASS 110, 111 or completion of 30 credit units at the university.
An introduction to ancient Greek and Roman comedy through careful study of the works of Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence.
Note: Students with credit for CLASS 332 may not take this course for credit.