Overview
Our program emphasizes mastery of general philological skills in Greek and Latin, in preparation for further training at the doctoral level, teaching in public and private highschools, and a variety of other interesting paths. Current faculty research interests include Mycenaean and Homeric Greece; Greek and Latin lyric poetry; Greek drama; Attic orators; ancient literary criticism; Greek and Roman philosophy and intellectual history; Greek and Roman historiography; Latin epic and satire; Greek and Roman technical authors; Roman imperial families; mythology; the Ancient Near East and Egypt; ancient music and performance.
Degrees
Bailly, Jacques A.; Associate Professor, Department of Classics; PHD, Cornell University
Chiu, Angeline C.; Associate Professor, Department of Classics; PHD, Princeton University
Franklin, John C; Professor, Department of Classics; PHD, University College London
Usher, Mark David; Associate Professor, Department of Classics; PHD, University of Chicago
Classics Courses
CLAS 5901. Topics In: Gr Classics. 3 Credits.
Exploration of topics in Classics. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Graduate student.
CLAS 5990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
CLAS 6391. Master's Thesis Research. 1-18 Credits.
Research for the Master's Thesis.
CLAS 6392. Master's Project Research. 1-6 Credits.
Final project under the direction of a graduate faculty mentor.
CLAS 6990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
CLAS 6991. Internship. 1-18 Credits.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
CLAS 6993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
CLAS 6994. Teaching Assistantship. 1-3 Credits.
Student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
CLAS 6995. Graduate Independent Research. 1-18 Credits.
Graduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Greek Courses
GRK 5600. Topics in Greek Prose. 3 Credits.
Representative topics: Greek Historians (Thucydides, Herodotus, Xenophon), Greek Orators (Lysias, Demosthenes), Greek Philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, Presocratic philosophers). May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Classics Graduate student.
GRK 5650. Topics in Greek Poetry. 3 Credits.
Representative topics: Greek Epic (Iliad, Odyssey), Greek Lyric Poetry (Archilochus to Pindar, including Sappho, Alcaeus, Simonides, Bacchylides), Greek Comedy (Aristophanes), Greek Tragedy (Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Medea, or two equivalent plays). May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Classics Graduate student.
GRK 5901. Topics In: Gr Greek. 3-4 Credits.
Exploration of topics in Classical Greek. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Classics Graduate student.
GRK 5990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
Intermediate courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
GRK 6990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
Advanced courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
GRK 6993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
GRK 6994. Teaching Assistantship. 1-3 Credits.
Student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
GRK 6995. Graduate Independent Research. 1-18 Credits.
Graduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Latin Courses
LAT 5600. Topics in Latin Prose. 3 Credits.
Representative topics: Republican Prose (Caesar, Sallust, Cicero), Roman Oratory (Cicero's De Oratore, Orator, Brutus), Historians of the Empire (Augustus, Tacitus, Suetonius, Ammianus Marcellinus), Roman Letters (Cicero, Horace, Pliny). May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Classics Graduate student.
LAT 5650. Topics in Latin Poetry. 3 Credits.
Representative topics: Roman Epic Poetry (Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid), Roman Lyric Poets (Catullus, Horace, Propertius, and Tibullus), Roman Comedy (Plautus and Terence), Satire (Horace, Persius, Juvenal, Petronius). May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Classics Graduate student.
LAT 5901. Topics In: Gr Latin. 3-4 Credits.
Exploration of topics in Latin. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Classics Graduate student.
LAT 5990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
Courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
LAT 6990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
Advanced courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
LAT 6993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
LAT 6994. Teaching Assistantship. 1-3 Credits.
Student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
LAT 6995. Graduate Independent Research. 1-18 Credits.
Graduate student work on individual or small research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.