Course Schedule

Select a level:	Select a term:
Select a field of study:
Only show courses available to first-year students.

Click here to browse textbooks information at the bookstore's web site.

Course Schedule for CLASSICS - Fall 2013

Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist
2370	CLAS-399-01	Independent Study	1.00 - 2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairman are required for enrollment.
1020	CLAS-401-01	Sr Sem/Special Topics 1	1.00	SEM	Reger,Gary	TBA	TBA		WEB
		Enrollment limited to 10
		NOTE: Requires completion of the Special Registration Form, available in the Office of the Registrar.
		A two-semester course (1 credit) that combines seminar meetings with independent study and the writing of a final essay under the direction of a member of the department. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the chair are required for each semester of this year-long seminar. Required of all classics and classical civilization majors.
2371	CLAS-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
3191	CLCV-203-01	Mythology	1.00	LEC	Safran,Meredith E.	MW: 2:40PM-3:55PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 50
		Generally, this course is a study of the role of myth in society; particularly, the emphasis will be laid on the body of Greek myth and its relationship to literature and art. Readings within the area of classical literature will be wide and varied, with a view to elucidating what "myth" meant to the ancient Greeks. Whatever truths are discovered will be tested against the apparent attitudes of other societies, ancient and modern, toward myth. Lectures and discussion.
3298	CLCV-241-01	Classical Ideals	1.00	LEC	Risser,Martha K.	MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM	TBA		ART
		Enrollment limited to 35
		Representations of the human body in Greek and Roman art raise various issues including standards of beauty and their implications; social status; the athletic ideal; clothing and lack of clothing; character and emotions; gender and sexuality; and concepts of the "classical ideal" during and after antiquity. Through studies of classical sculpture, painting, and minor arts, this course will explore perceptions of the human body that persist in the Western tradition. Readings include studies in the history of art, critical approaches to conceptions of the human form, ancient medical texts, and classical poetry.
3192	CLCV-321-01	Sem: Roman Art Artists&Patrons	1.00	SEM	Risser,Martha K.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		ART
		Enrollment limited to 15
		Through an examination of Roman art in its cultural context, this course assesses the role of art in the lives of the ancient Romans. To what extent did wealthy Romans commission art that reflected their personalities, social standing, personal interests, and private fantasies? Students will examine a variety of decorative arts, from tableware to wall paintings. Differing interpretations of the ancient evidence will be examined and students will be encouraged to draw their own conclusions.
2423	CLCV-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
2049	GDST-219-01	The Classical Tradition	1.00	LEC	Reger,Gary	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Only students in the Guided Studies program; Classical Tradition minor; or Classics or Classical Civilization majors are allowed to enroll in this course.
		NOTE: Course is only open to students who have been accepted into the Guided Studies Program.
		A study of Greek and Roman literature as an expression of individual and social ideals, and as a continuing source of inspiration in the Western cultural tradition. The course will proceed from Homer to Vergil with particular emphasis on the Age of Pericles in Athens and the Age of Augustus in Rome. Readings, discussion, slides, and film.
3328	GREK-301-01	Egypt Under Greeks & Romans	1.00	SEM	Reger,Gary	TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 7
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Greek 102 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
		From the advent of Alexander the Great to the Muslim conquest in 640 CE by the then governor of Palestine, Egypt was under the rule of Greeks and Romans. Thanks to the dry climate, thousands of texts on stone, papyrus, and fragments of pottery (ostraka) have been preserved. In this course, students will become familiar with the style, conventions, and language of these texts by reading the in the original Greek; they will also learn how to use scholarly aids to the study and interpretation of these texts.
2431	GREK-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
1049	LATN-101-01	Fundamentals for Reading Latin	1.50	LEC	Safran,Meredith E.	MWF: 1:15PM-2:30PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This course focuses on the fundamental knowledge required to read and write in Latin. In addition to acquiring core vocabulary for reading major Latin authors, students learn the forms of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs, with a special emphasis on the flexibility of noun cases, and basic subordinate clauses. This course is suitable for students who are embarking on the study of Latin, and an excellent review for students who have studied Latin previously.
2145	LATN-203-01	Adv. Latin Grammar/Reading	1.00	LEC	Risser,Martha K.	MWF: 1:15PM-2:05PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 15
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Latin 102 or appropriate score on placement exam.
		This course begins with a brief review of the material covered in Latin 102, especially complex subordinate clauses involving the subjunctive, indirect statement, and participial constructions. Students will then cover advanced topics, including the gerundive and the supine. The second half of the semester will be devoted to reading a suitable ancient text with commentary, as well as a selection of related scholarly articles, in preparation for the translation and interpretation of Latin texts at the 300 level.
3193	LATN-351-01	Horace	1.00	LEC	Kaimowitz,Jeffrey H.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Readings in the Odes, Satires, and Epistles with particular emphasis on poetic theory and analysis.
2963	LATN-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.

300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106 | Tel. 860.297.2000

Facebook Twitter Flickr