Classes offered Fall 2007

LANGUAGE COURSES

LT 121.01 - INTRODUCTORY LATIN I ­- MWF 11:00-11:50 AM - Dr. Margherita Pampinella-Cropper
An introduction to the Latin language for students with no prior experience in Latin.
PREREQUISITE: NONE
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics Minor

LT 122.01 - INTRODUCTORY LATIN II - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM - Dr. William Short
A continuation of Latin 121 for students with some high school background in Latin (placement through a placement test).
PREREQUISITE: LT 121 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

LT 123.01 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN - MWF 2:00-2:50 AM - Dr. William Short
A continuation of Latin 121 and 122 or for students with some high school background in Latin (placement through a placement test). This course completes the presentation of Latin grammar and syntax.
PREREQUISITE: LT 122 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

LT 123.1W - PRIVATE STUDY: INTERMEDIATE LATIN - Dr. Joseph Walsh
A continuation of Latin 121 and 122 or for students with some high school background in Latin (placement through a placement test). This course completes the presentation of Latin grammar and syntax.
PREREQUISITE: LT 122 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

LT 124.01 - LATIN GOLDEN AGE PROSE AND POETRY - TTH 10:50-12:05 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 124.1W - PRIVATE STUDY: LATIN GOLDEN AGE PROSE AND POETRY - 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 - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM - Dr. Thomas McCreight
Exercises in the translation of sentences and connected passages into felicitous Latin prose. Development of knowledge of correct, idiomatic expression in written Latin.
PREREQUISITE: LT 124 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

LT 352.01 - PONTANUS: JESUIT LATIN DRAMA ON WAR AND PEACE - MWF 1:00-1:50 PM - Dr. Thomas McCreight
Readings in Jesuit drama intended to enhance students' education and provoke discussion on the nature, morality, and hazards of waging war.
PREREQUISITE: LT 124 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Language requirement, Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor 
 

GK 121.01 - INTRODUCTORY GREEK I - MWF 9:00-9:50 AM -  Dr. Thomas McCreight
An introduction to the grammar and syntax of Ancient Greek. If you like Latin, you'll LOVE Greek, but no background in Latin is assumed or required.
PREREQUISITE: NONE
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 121.1W - PRIVATE STUDY: INTRODUCTORY GREEK I - Dr. Joseph Walsh
An introduction to the grammar and syntax of Ancient Greek. If you like Latin, you'll LOVE Greek, but no background in Latin is assumed or required.
PREREQUISITE: NONE
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 123.01 - INTRODUCTION TO ATTIC PROSE - MWF 10:00-10:50 AM - Dr. Martha Taylor
The first reading course in Greek, usually concentrating on the works of Plato.
PREREQUISITE: GK 122 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 123.1W - PRIVATE STUDY: INTRODUCTION TO ATTIC PROSE - Dr. Martha Taylor
The first reading course in Greek, usually concentrating on the works of Plato.
PREREQUISITE: GK 122 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 303.01 - SELECTED READINGS GREEK I - MWF 10:00-10:50 AM - Dr. Thomas McCreight
Readings in Greek at the advanced level. Topics vary according to student interest.
PREREQUISITE: GK 124 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.

CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION COURSES

English Core Courses

CL 211.01/EN 211.01 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY - MWF 10:00-10:50 AM - Dr.William Short
Why did the Greek gods and goddesses behave so scandalously, and why should we care today? Can a woman be a hero? Ponder these questions with the help of Greek vases, sculpture ancient and modern, and various other media, but especially with some of the greatest texts of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. This course satisfies the second half of the English core, so be prepared to read extensively and to write carefully.
PREREQUISITE: CM 100, EN 130
COUNTS FOR: English core requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

History Core Courses

CL 300.01/HS 300.01 -­ DEATH OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC - MWF 11:00-11:50 ­- Dr. Martha Taylor
A study of the final century of the Roman Republic when Rome suffered under the struggles for personal power of men like Sulla, Mark Antony, and Julius Caesar. Focuses on primary sources with a particular emphasis on the writings of Cicero who documented the final years of the Republic in public speeches as well as private, biting personal letters.
PREREQUISITE: CM100, HS 101
COUNTS FOR: History Core Requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

CL 302.R1 - CITY OF ROME - STAFF
An examination of the city of Rome, with particular emphasis on ancient Rome and its legacy for the city throughout history. Students examine the state of the city today and read texts describing its physical, architectural, artistic, and cultural evolution through time.
PREREQUISITE: Offered in Rome only, CM 100, HS 101
COUNTS FOR: Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

CL 313.01/HS 313.01 -­ HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS - TTH 9:25-10:40 AM - Dr. Joseph Walsh
Is Christmas the commemoration of Jesus' birth? Or is it a pagan winter festival hiding behind a thin but deceptive veil of Christian images and ideas? Students will discover that the holiday is both of these things and a good deal more to boot. Students examine the origins and many transformations of the holiday and how the holiday has both reflected and helped determine the course of history. Topics include the Christmas tree, gift giving, the suppression of Christmas, the Nativity accounts, pagan precedents and, of course, Santa.
PREREQUISITE: CM 100, HS 101
COUNTS FOR: History Core Requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor, Catholic Studies

Politics Core Courses

CL 380.01/PS 380.01 - PLATONIC POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY - TTH 1:40-2:55 PM - Dr. Michael Franz
Socrates and the founding of political philosophy; Thucydides and the crisis of the polis; the critique of Aristophanes; Plato's Apology, Crito, Gorgias, Republis, Theaetetus; subsequent contributions to the tradition by Cicero, Saint Augustine, Alfarabi, and Saint Thomas More; Plato's modern enemies: Machiavelli and Mill.
PREREQUISITE: CM 100, PS 101
COUNTS FOR: Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

Art History Core Courses

CL 241.01/AH 110.01 - SURVEY OF ART: PALEOLITHIC TO GOTHIC - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM - Dr. Letty Bonnell
A broad overview of art from the Paleolithic age to the Gothic era, focusing on Egyptian, Greek and Roman, early Christian and medieval art and architecture.
COUNTS FOR: Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor