CLASSIC Course Descriptions for 2022-2023

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CourseTitleInstructorDescription
CLASSIC 10SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLHERNANDEZ, A.A study of English terms derived from Greek and Latin and important to contemporary medicine, science, and other professions, with emphasis on development of word-building skills. No prior knowledge of Greek or Latin required.
CLASSIC 37AEARLY ROMEZISSOS, P.A survey of the development of Roman civilization from its eighth century BCE beginnings to the civil wars of the first century BCE. Examines political and social history, as well as literature, art, architecture, and religion.

Same as HISTORY 37A.

(IV)
CLASSIC 45BTHE HEROESBRANSCOME, D.An overview of the main myths of the heroes of the ancient Greeks and Romans and their influence in contemporary and later literature and art. Includes readings from both ancient and modern sources.

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

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 150CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGYSNYDER, R.The Underworld: Ancient Literature on Life, Death, and Regeneration. Taking a spatial or topographical approach to mythology, this course will examine the significance of “the underworld” to ancient Greek and Roman thought. We will explore the role of the underworld in ancient cosmologies, examine its importance to notions of individual and national (im)mortality and terrestrial fertility, and investigate the central role of “the descent” in the ancient hero’s quest. To explore these ideas, we will read such authors as Homer, Hesiod, Plato, Virgil, Lucretius, Ovid, and others. These readings will be supplemented with critical and theoretical texts, and the course will conclude with a look at modern adaptations of these ideas in literature. The final paper in the course will allow students to apply these ideas to contemporary films and video games or to focus exclusively on ancient texts.
CLASSIC 170GREECE AND PERSIABRANSCOME, D.This course surveys the history of the ancient Persian Empire from 550-330 BCE, from the empire’s founding by Cyrus II to the death of the last Achaemenid Persian king, Darius III. Much of what we know about the Persian Empire comes from what ancient Greek authors, such as the historians Herodotus and Xenophon, the tragedian Aeschylus, and the biographer Plutarch, had to say about it; when relying on the work of these authors, we are forced to some extent to view the Persians and their empire through a Greek lens. And yet, whenever possible in this course, we will also consider what the ancient Persians themselves thought about their empire. Thus, the readings for the course will not only be Greek literary sources, but also Persian literary and visual sources, including inscriptions, seals, coins, and archaeological sites and monuments.
CLASSIC 192ASENIOR 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: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.

Grading Option: In Progress (Letter Grade with P/NP).
CLASSIC 192ASENIOR 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: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.

Grading Option: In Progress (Letter Grade with P/NP).
CLASSIC 192ASENIOR 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: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.

Grading Option: In Progress (Letter Grade with P/NP).
CLASSIC 192ASENIOR 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: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.

Grading Option: In Progress (Letter Grade with P/NP).
CLASSIC 192ASENIOR 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: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.

Grading Option: In Progress (Letter Grade with P/NP).
CLASSIC 192ASENIOR 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: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.

Grading Option: In Progress (Letter Grade with P/NP).
CLASSIC 198DIRECTED GROUP STDYSTAFFSpecial topics in Classical studies through directed reading and research.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYZISSOS, P.Independent research with Classics faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYPANTELIA, M.Independent research with Classics faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYKARANIKA, A.Independent research with Classics faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.Independent research with Classics faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYSNYDER, R.Independent research with Classics faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 280INDEPENDENT STUDYSNYDER, R.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 290RESEARCH IN CLASSICSNYDER, R.
CLASSIC 299DISSERTATN RESEARCHMILES, M.
CLASSIC 299DISSERTATN RESEARCHZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 299DISSERTATN RESEARCHPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 299DISSERTATN RESEARCHKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 299DISSERTATN RESEARCHGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 299DISSERTATN RESEARCHSNYDER, R.
CLASSIC 399UNIVERSITY TEACHINGZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 399UNIVERSITY TEACHINGBRANSCOME, D.