CLASSIC Course Descriptions for 2013-2014

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CourseTitleInstructorDescription
CLASSIC 10SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLCLAXTON, C.A study of English terms derived from Greek and Latin and important to contemporary medicine, science and other professions, with emphasis on the development of word-building skills. No prior knowledge of Greek or Latin required. The work is designed to aid undergraduates, particularly those in the sciences, in the development of their technical vocabulary. No prerequisites.
CLASSIC 36BCLASSICAL GREECECLAXTON, C.Same as History 36B. This course is a survey of classical Greece and its main cultural achievements, specifically in the fields of literature, philosophy, historiography, and art. Special attention will be paid to these achievements as a reaction to the major historical events of the period and their overall cultural settings. Readings will include selections from the works of ancient authors such as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristophanes, Plato and others.
CLASSIC 45CCLASSICAL MYTHOLOGYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.In this course we will examine a few ancient Greek myths, their interpretations, and the influence they have exerted on modern literature and film. Classics 45C is the third course in the series, Classics 45A,B,C. It's preferable, but not required, to take this course in sequence. The Classics 45A,B,C series satisfies the General Education requirement IV (Arts and Humanities). The broader objectives of the series are to develop a solid knowledge of the material and to understand some of the ways in which Greek and Romans used the medium of myth to interpret and deal with their world.
CLASSIC 99SPEC STDS:CLASSICSSTAFF
CLASSIC 170CLASSICAL GREEK ARTKENNEDY-QUIGLE, S.This course will examine the art and architecture of the Greek civilization from the end of the Persian War to the death of Alexander “the Great” of Macedon (ca. 480-323 B.C.E.). Particular attention will be directed to how religion, politics, and historical events inform visual culture during the Classical Age. Organized chronologically, this investigation of art in context will trace the development and evolution of style, iconography, the human figure, propaganda in art, and viewer response. Prior exposure to the Classical tradition is helpful, but not required or presumed. Course requirements include participation in class discussions relative to required readings, a research paper, and midterm and final examinations.
CLASSIC 192BSENIOR CAPSTONESTAFFUnder the direction of a faculty mentor, majors design and execute a senior project. This project may be a research paper, dramatic production, school curriculum, etc. All projects must be approved by the faculty mentor. Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
CLASSIC 220LONGINES AND THE SUBLIMEPORTER, J.
CLASSIC 220LATE ANTIQUE REP.WATTS, E.This course focuses on the intersection of rhetoric (specifically later Greek and Latin panegyric), coinage, and techniques of imperial self-representation in the fourth century AD. It will introduce students to the coinage of the fourth century and will encourage then to consider the ways in which imperial self-representation on coins, monuments, and other visual media intersects with and helps explain the descriptions of emperors found in surviving Greek and Latin panegyrics.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYCLAXTON, C.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYPORTER, J.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICPORTER, J.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICCLAXTON, C.