Classes offered Spring 2010 Important note! The schedule below includes a number of changes from what is printed in the Spring 2010 course guide. What appears here is what will be offered. LANGUAGE COURSES LT 122 - INTRODUCTORY LATIN II - Section .01 - MWF 2:00-2:50 PM - Dr. John Jacobs
A continuation of Latin 121 or for students with some high school background in Latin (placement through a placement test).
PREREQUISITE: LT 121 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics Minor LT 123 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN II - Section .31 - MW 4:30-5:45 PM - Mr. Robert Wright A continuation of Latin 122 or for students with some high school background in Latin (placement through a placement test).
PREREQUISITE: LT 122 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics Minor LT 124 - LATIN GOLDEN AGE PROSE AND POETRY - Section .02 - T Th 10:50 AM-12:05 PM- Dr. Joseph Walsh This course focuses on reading and interpreting Latin literature from its Golden Age. Authors read usually include Virgil, Ovid, Livy, etc.
PREREQUISITE: LT 123 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor and Medieval Studies Minor LT 300.01 - Latin Prose Composition - Section .01 - MWF 1:00-1:50 PM - Dr. Thomas D. McCreight Review of the basics of Latin grammar and syntax with a view towards writing correct prose and improving reading across genres. PREREQUISITE: LT 124 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor LT 365.01 - Roman Letters and Life - Section .01 - MWF 11:00-11:50 AM - Dr. John Jacobs
A reading of extensive selections from across the Roman tradition of letter writing.
PREREQUISITE: LT 124 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor GK 122 - INTRODUCTORY GREEK II - Section .01 - MWF 9:00-9:50 - Dr. Thomas McCreight This is a continuation of GK121: instruction in the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of Greek, with reading of easy passages from Greek literature. We also investigate the culture and literature of the Greeks. Special emphasis is placed on Athenian politics, religion and culture, but we also look at Athens' interactions with other peoples, both Greek and non-Greek.
PREREQUISITE: GK 121 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor; Theology Majors should consult with the Theology dept. about Theology credit for Greek.
GK 124 - Homer - Section .01 - MWF 2:00-2:50 - Dr. Robert Miola A reading of select books of the Iliad and the Odyssey, with close attention to their language, style and literary value. An examination of the essentials of formulaic composistion, meter, history of the text and of the Homeric question.
PREREQUISITE: GK 123 of equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION COURSES English Core Courses CL/EN 212 - The Ancient Novel - Section .01 - MWF 10:00-10:50 AM - Dr. Thomas D. McCreight A study of ancient novel in both Greek and Latin. Pirates, kidnapping, adventure, erotic intrigue and literary sophistication are in rich supply. A study of the genre, origins and influence. PREREQUISITE: EN 101
COUNTS FOR: English core requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor Art History Courses CL/AH 309 Art of Ancient Rome - Section .01 - MWF 11:00-11:50 AM - Dr. Martha Taylor A survey of Roman art and architecture from the emergence of Etruscan Civilization to the fall of the Empire. Topics include the forging of a new Roman culture from Italic and Greek origins, the invention of new construction techniques, and the appropriation of art for progagandistic purposes.
PREREQUISITE: None
COUNTS FOR: Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor History Core Courses CL/HS 314 History of the Roman Empire - Section .01 - TTh 9:25-10:40 AM - Dr. Joseph Walsh A survey of imperial history from the Principate of Augustus to the Reign of Constantine; focuses on the development of Roman culture as seen through the surviving ancient sources, including historians, inscriptions, monuments, and coins. PREREQUISITE: HS 101; WR 100 or 101
COUNTS FOR: History Core Requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor CL/HS 329 Women in Greece and Rome - Section .01 - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM - Dr. Martha Taylor An examination of the lives of and attitudes toward women in ancient Greece and Rome. Classic texts of ancient literature are read, masterpieces of art are viewed, and the sociology of ancient women is probed. Topics include the family; prostitution; women of th imperial family; Cleopatra; health, childbearing and birth control; the source and psychology of Greek misogyny; jetsetters and women's liberation under the early Roman Empire; women and work; women in myth; women in early Christianity; the legacy of classical civilization for modern women.
PREREQUISITE: HS 101; WR 100 or 101
COUNTS FOR: History Core Requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor and Gender studies Minor | 
