Classes offered Fall 2008

LANGUAGE COURSES

LT 121.01 - INTRODUCTORY LATIN I ­- MWF 10:00-10:50 AM - Dr. William Short
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 1:00-1:50 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 Minor

LT 123.01 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN - MWF 11:00-11:50 AM - Staff
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 - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM - Dr. Thomas McCreight
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 308.01 - VERGIL: AENEID - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM - Dr. Robert Miola
A close examination of the masterpiece of literary epic, with emphasis on meter, language, style, characters, and themes. A reading of about six books of the poem in the original Latin.
PREREQUISITE: LT 124 or equivalent
COUNTS FOR: Classics and Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor, Medieval Studies Minor

GK 121.01 - INTRODUCTORY GREEK I - MWF 9:00-9:50 AM -  Dr. William Short
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 - TTH 10:50 AM-12:05 PM - Dr. Joseph Walsh
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 305.01 - SELECTED READINGS GREEK III - MWF 10:00-10:50 AM - Dr. Martha Taylor
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

CL 270.01 -­ GREECE AND ROME ON FILM - MWF 2:00-2:50 PM - Dr. Thomas McCreight

PREREQUISITE: 
COUNTS FOR: Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

English Core Courses

CL 211.01/EN 211.01 -­ CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY - MWF 10:00-10:50 AM - Dr. Thomas McCreight
A study of the traditional stories of the Greeks and Romans as expressed in their literature and art with an emphasis on the relationship of mythology to rituals and religious beliefs, legends, and folktales.
PREREQUISITE: EN 101
COUNTS FOR: English Core Requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor

History Core Courses

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: WR 100 or WR101, HS 101
COUNTS FOR: History Core Requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor, Catholic Studies

CL 329.01/HS 329.01 -­ WOMEN IN GREECE AND ROME - MWF 11:00-11:50 AM - 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 the imperial family; Cleopatra; health, child bearing, and birth control; the source and psychology of Greek misogyny; jet-setters 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: WR 100 or WR101, HS 101
COUNTS FOR: History Core Requirement; Classical Civ. Major, Classics Minor, Gender Studies 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