CLASSIC Course Descriptions for 2020-2021

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CourseTitleInstructorDescription
CLASSIC 36BCLASSICAL GREECEHERNANDEZ, A.A survey of ancient Greek civilization from the Late Archaic period to the Classical period. Focuses on major institutions and cultural phenomena as seen through the study of ancient Greek literature, history, archaeology, and religion.

Same as HISTORY 36B.

(IV)
CLASSIC 45CCLASSICAL MYTHOLOGYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.Detailed examination of key Greek and Roman myths, their interpretations, and the influence they have exerted on literature, art, and popular culture in subsequent periods.

(IV)
CLASSIC 99SPEC STDS:CLASSICSSTAFFLower-division level independent research with Classics faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 140HELLENISTIC ASIACANEPA, M.This course explores the art, archaeology and history of Western, Central and South Asia and the Iranian world, broadly conceived, from the death of Alexander to the rise of the Sasanians. It will concentrate heavily on the development of architecture and urbanism under the Greco-Macedonian kingdoms that emerged on the Iranian plateau and Central Asia after the fall of the Achaemenids, and the Iranian-speaking peoples who eventually overthrew these Greek kingdoms and established their own empires. Thus the core of the class will be on the development of Seleucid Asia (from Syria to Bactria), the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Post-Achaemenid Pontos, Cappadocia, Arsacid Western Asia and Iran, Kushan Bactria and N. India and Sogdian to Transoxiana. Among other major themes, we will consider the common/competitive court cultures that emerged among the Seleucid, Bactrian and Indo-Greek courts; appropriation and transformation of Hellenistic culture in Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Central Asia in cities such as Hatra, kingdoms such as Commagene, Pontos, or Chorasmia, the interplay between nomadic and sedentary Iranian culture and the emergence of new forms of architecture and visual culture under the Parthians, Scythians, Kushans. In addition to an in-depth examination of the ancient sites and sources, this course will put the ancient material into dialogue with a select body of theoretical material stemming from archaeological, art historical and cultural studies discourse.
CLASSIC 192BSENIOR CAPSTONEHERNANDEZ, A.Under the guidance 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: CLASSIC 192A. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
CLASSIC 192BSENIOR CAPSTONEZISSOS, P.Under the guidance 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: CLASSIC 192A. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
CLASSIC 192BSENIOR CAPSTONEPANTELIA, M.Under the guidance 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: CLASSIC 192A. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
CLASSIC 192BSENIOR CAPSTONEKARANIKA, A.Under the guidance 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: CLASSIC 192A. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
CLASSIC 192BSENIOR CAPSTONEGIANNOPOULOU, Z.Under the guidance 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: CLASSIC 192A. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
CLASSIC 192BSENIOR CAPSTONESNYDER, R.Under the guidance 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: CLASSIC 192A. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
CLASSIC 198DIRECTED GROUP STDYZISSOS, P.Special topics in Classical studies through directed reading and research.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYSTAFF
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYSNYDER, R.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICSNYDER, R.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICZISSOS, P.