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Normally, a minimum of six half courses will be offered each year from the list below. Course offerings for the upcoming academic year will be posted on the Department's website in July.
Most graduate courses are half-year courses (3.0 units).聽 However, the archaeology practicum courses (CLAS 808, CLAS 809, CLAS 810) which are offered in the summer term are weighted at 6.0 units.
Only CLAS 800 and CLAS 802 are offered every year.
GREK 820 聽聽 聽Greek Poetry I: Epic 聽聽 聽
Detailed study of selections from the works of Homer and Hesiod.
GREK 821 聽聽 聽Greek Poetry II: Lyric 聽聽 聽
Selections of Lyric, elegiac and iambic poetry from Archilochus to Pindar.
GREK 822 聽聽 聽Greek Drama 聽聽 聽
Detailed study of one play of Aischylos, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes or Menander.
GREK 823 聽聽 聽Greek Historians 聽聽 聽
An intensive study of Greek historical writings, with special emphasis on Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon.
GREK 824 聽聽 聽Greek Rhetoric 聽聽 聽
One speech from Lysias, one from Demosthenes' corpus.
GREK 830,831,832,833 聽聽 聽Reading Courses 聽聽 聽
Reading of any Greek author or authors approved by the Department. Informal instruction. Examination on ability to translate only.
LATN 810 聽聽 聽Latin Drama 聽聽 聽
A study of the work of Plautus, or Terence, or Seneca, and its position within the classical comedic or tragic tradition.
LATN 811 聽聽 聽Latin Rhetoric 聽聽 聽
An intensive study of the traditions of ancient rhetoric with readings in Cicero's rhetorical works and orations.
LATN 812 聽聽 聽Latin Poetry I: Epic 聽聽 聽
A study of Vergil's Aeneid, or Ovid's Metamorphoses, or Lucan's Civil War, or Statius' Thebaid, and its position within the Latin epic tradition.
LATN 813 聽聽 聽Latin Poetry II: Lyric, Elegy, Didactic, and Satire 聽聽 聽
A study of a major non-epic work or genre, such as Vergil's Georgics; Horace's Odes, Satires, or Epistles; or the elegiac poetry of Propertius, Tibullus, or Ovid.
LATN 814 聽聽 聽Roman Historians 聽聽 聽
An intensive study of Roman historical writings, with readings in Sallust, Livy and Tacitus.
LATN 815 聽聽 聽Latin Epigraphy 聽聽 聽
A lecture course examining the categories of Latin inscriptions, the archaisms, formulae and abbreviations. Sample inscriptions will be chosen from the earliest to later Imperial times.
LATN 830,831,832,833 聽聽 聽Reading Courses 聽聽 聽
Reading of any Latin author or authors approved by the Department. Informal instruction. Examination on ability to translate only.
CLAS 800 聽聽 聽Research Forum I 聽聽 聽
Discussion of the principal research problems and methodologies in the field of Classical studies. Presentation of faculty research and visiting speakers. Weekly meetings.
CLAS 802 聽聽 聽Research Forum II 聽聽 聽
Discussion of the principal research problems and methodologies in the field of Classical studies. Bi-weekly meetings and final presentation of graduate students in conference format.
CLAS 804 聽聽 聽Topography of Athens 聽聽 聽
The growth of Athens from the final Neolithic period to Late Antiquity based on archaeological, literary, epigraphical evidence. (May be offered jointly with CLST 404. There are additional requirements for students at the graduate level but these are determined and discussed at the onset of the course.)
CLAS 805 聽聽 聽Topography of Rome 聽聽 聽
The growth of Rome from the Neolithic period to Late Antiquity based on archaeological, literary, epigraphical evidence. (May be offered jointly with CLST 405. There are additional requirements for students at the graduate level but these are determined at the onset of the course.)
CLAS 808 聽聽 聽Archaeology Fieldwork Practicum I 聽聽 聽
An intensive six-week study of archaeological methods and interpretation while participating in a fieldwork project run by a member of the Classics Department. Students will actively contribute to the project with scientific reports and stratigraphic records. COST: students are expected to pay their own travel costs and a course fee to be determined. (6.0 credit units)
CLAS 809 聽聽 聽Archaeology Fieldwork Practicum II 聽聽 聽
An intensive study of archaeological methods and interpretation at a fieldwork project in Italy under the supervision of a member of the Classics Department. Students will actively contribute to the project with scientific reports and stratigraphic records. COST: students are expected to pay their own travel costs and a course fee to be determined. Spring/Summer term or Spring term or Summer term. (6.0 credit units)
CLAS 810 聽聽 聽Archaeological Fieldwork Practicum III 聽聽 聽
This course is an intensive study of archaeological and cultural heritage recording methods at a fieldwork site in the Balkans under the supervision of a member of the Department of Classics. COSTS: Students are expected to pay their own travel and accommodation costs. (6.0 credit units)
CLAS 814 聽聽 聽Roman Archaeology 聽聽 聽
This course is an intensive study of topics of Roman archaeology. Topics will vary according to the instructor, including, but not limited to, settlement pattern and land use, urban planning, architecture, visual art public and private, both in Italy and the provinces from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity.
CLAS 815 聽聽 聽Archaeology of the Roman Army 聽聽 聽
The goal of this course is to familiarize graduate students with the wide range of materials available for studying the Roman army. The Roman army constitutes one of the most documented groups from the ancient world. Forts, inscriptions, and military paraphernalia have been found in all parts of the former Roman Empire. A rich collection of ancient literary texts relating to Roman military practices has also survived. By studying this material, students will learn not just about the Roman army, but about the range of materials available for studying the ancient world in general. Fall or Winter Term.
CLAS 816 Greek and Roman Graffiti in Context
The goal of this course is to examine the graffiti produced by the ancient Greeks, Romans and neighbouring peoples from both a local and a global context. Although the focus will be on the ancient Mediterranean, topics will include general discussions of graffiti interpretation, recording, and cultural identity of relevance to all locations and time periods.
CLAS 820 聽聽 聽Topics in Classical Studies I 聽聽 聽
Intensive study of a special topic in the Greek and Roman World from the Dark Ages to Late Antiquity. Fall.聽
CLAS 821 聽聽 聽Topics in Classical Studies II 聽聽 聽
Intensive study of a special topic in the Greek and Roman World from the Dark Ages to Late Antiquity. Fall聽 and Winter.聽
CLAS 822 聽聽 聽Greek Archaeology I 聽聽 聽
This course focuses on architecture and the development of town planning in ancient Greece. Various building types, both sacred and secular, will be studied.
CLAS 823 聽聽 聽Greek Archaeology II 聽聽 聽
This course focuses on art in ancient Greece, emphasizing the post-Bronze Age. Classification and development of various styles in art from the so-called Dark Age to the Hellenistic period.
CLAS 824 聽聽 聽Archaeology of the Western Greeks 聽聽 聽
The course deals with the Greek colonies of the Western Mediterranean, and especially Southern Italy, from their foundation to the Roman conquest. The development of a peculiar 鈥淲estern Greek鈥� experience and its contribution to the Greek culture will be investigated by examining especially significant case studies. The distinctive and multifaceted milieu of the Greek 鈥淲estern frontier鈥� and the long term relationships with the local population of Italy, including Etruscans and Romans, will be one of the main topics. Fall/Winter Term.聽 Prerequisite: Permission of Course Instructor required in advance.
CLAS 825 聽聽 聽Etruscan and Italic Archaeology 聽聽 聽
This course is an intensive study of the archaeology of the Etruscans and the other cultures of Italy until the end of the 1st century BC, with the exclusion of the Greek colonies. Topics will vary according to the instructor.
CLAS 832 Greek History I: Archaic/Classical 聽聽 聽
Specialized study of a topic in either period of Greek History.
CLAS 833聽 Greek History II: Hellenistic 聽聽 聽
Specialized study of a topic in the Hellenistic era.
CLAS 834 Greek Documents of Cultural Contact
The course will examine Greek documents in translation, especially inscriptions, but also papyri, coins, and other categories of texts, by looking at case-studies of cultural interactions between Greeks and other groups. A combination of research methods will be used to explore a series of themes, which will vary according to the instructor. (3.0 credit units)
CLAS 842 聽聽 聽Roman History I:聽 Early Rome and Republic 聽聽 聽
Specialized study of a topic in the history of Rome from the urban formation to the end of the Republic.
CLAS 843 聽聽 聽Roman History II: Empire 聽聽 聽
Specialized study of a topic in the history of the Roman Empire.
CLAS 850 聽聽 聽Comparative Literature I 聽聽 聽
An introduction to comparative literary studies as currently practiced with particular emphasis on the relevance to such studies of contemporary theories of literature and criticism. (Given jointly with ENGL 950, FRAN- 50.)
CLAS 851 聽聽 聽Comparative Literature II 聽聽 聽
Specialized study in comparative context of particular authors, themes, movements, periods, genres, literary forms or some combination of these elements. (Given jointly with ENGL 951, FRAN 951, GRMN 890.)
CLAS 860 聽聽 聽Ancient Science 聽聽 聽
The course explores Greek and Roman approaches to understanding the natural world. The course will introduce students to issues in the ancient sciences by examining in detail a group of related ancient texts, both in terms of scientific content, as well as intellectual and cultural contexts. Themes will be developed with an eye to contemporary issues in political and social history, and to the history and philosophy of science and technology.
PREREQUISITE: Permission of Instructor required in advance.
CLAS 890 Directed Special Study I聽
Directed research course on a select topic of history, culture, society, art and archaeology of the ancient Greeks, Romans, or other peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. (3.0 credit units)
CLAS 891 Directed Special Study II
Directed research course on a select topic of history, culture, society, art and archaeology of the ancient Greeks, Romans, or other peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. (3.0 credit units)
CLAS 898 聽聽 聽Master's Essay Research 聽聽 聽
CLAS 899 聽聽 聽Master's Thesis Research