Classical Studies (Cl St)

www.iastate.edu/~flng_info/Classics/homepage.html
(Interdepartmental Undergraduate Program)
Program Committee: M. Mook, Chair;
G. Betcher, T. Butler, C. Clark, J. Cunnally,
M. Henry, D. Hunter, J. McGlew, M. Mook,
J. Thomas

The Classical Studies program is a cross-disciplinary program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences which offers an integrated curriculum of courses in the languages, literatures, history, and thought of ancient Greece and Rome from the time of the Homeric poems to the reign of the Emperor Constantine. Complete and current information about the Program may be found on-line at: www.public.iastate.edu/~flng_info/

Classics/

Courses in Classical Studies provide background for students whose major fields of study or career interests include Anthropology, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Music, Philosophy, Women’s Studies, and related fields. Students who wish an emphasis in Classical Studies should consult the Program Chair for assistance regarding an Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

A student who wishes to declare a minor must successfully complete the following requirements: (a) Greek 201 or Latin 201; (b) 273; (c) 402 or 403 or 404; (d) six additional credits from the courses listed below (primary or departmental), or as approved by the program committee. (History majors may substitute 310 for 402 or 403 or 404.)

Courses open for nonmajor graduate credit: 310, 402, 403, 404.

Primary Courses

Cl St 273. Greek and Roman Mythology
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Survey of the legends, myths, and sagas of the classical world with emphasis on the principal gods, demigods, and heroes, and their implications for ancient social, psychological, and religious attitudes; some attention given to important modern theories.

                H. Honors (4-0) Cr. 4.

Cl St 275. The Ancient City
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Examination of ancient urban life, including physical space and material culture, religion, literature, and art; examination of civic identity (the "polis"). Contrast between the concepts of urban and rural. Examples drawn from specific ancient cities; some attention to modern methods of recovering the conditions of ancient urban life and the fundamental concept of the city in European history.

Cl St 310. Ancient Philosophy (Same as Phil 310.)
See Philosophy. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Cl St 353. World Literature: Western Foundations through Renaissance (Same as Engl 353.)
See English.

Cl St 367. Christianity in the Roman Empire (Same as Relig 367.)
See Religious Studies.

Cl St 372. Greek and Roman Drama
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Origin and development of Athenian drama and its imitation at Rome; selected readings in English from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, or Seneca; ancient theater and dramatic conventions; theories of comedy or tragedy.

Cl St 373. The World of Heroes in Greece and Rome
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Investigation of the concept of the heroic in Greek and Roman epic and other relevant texts. Development of the heroic ideal; problems entailed by specific texts or kinds of texts. The heroic code and its implications for Greco-Roman concepts of the nature of humanity; problems posed by the heroic code; transformations of the code.

                H. Honors (4-0) Cr. 4.

Cl St 374. Women in Classical Antiquity (Same as Hist 374, W S 374.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Any one course in Cl St, W S, Latin, or Greek. Chronological survey of the status of women in classical antiquity; study of constructs of the female and the feminine. Readings from ancient and modern sources. Emphasis on either Greece and Hellenistic Egypt or on Hellenistic Egypt and Rome; may be repeated once.

Cl St 376. The Archaeology of Greek and Roman Religion (Same as Rel S 376.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Examination of sacred space, shrine and sanctuary architecture, cult equipment, ritual and sacrifice; social implications of cult and religion. Studied chronologically through archaeological remains of material culture and texts from Bronze Age Greece through Early Imperial Rome.

Cl St 394. The Archaeology of Greece: An Introduction
(2-0) Cr. 2. S. Introduction to the topography, history, archaeology, monuments and art of Greece from the Bronze Age through the Ottoman period; attention given to the culture of modern Greece, preparatory to study abroad in Greece (Cl St 395).

Cl St 395. Study Abroad: The Archaeology of Greece
Cr. 2. SS. Prereq: 394. Supervised on-site instruction in the archaeology, monuments, and art of Greece from the Bronze Age through the Ottoman period; attention given to the culture of modern Greece; readings from ancient and modern sources. Travel to Greece will occur after the spring semester and prior to summer sessions.

Cl St 402. Ancient Greece (Same as Hist 402.)
See History. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Cl St 403. Ancient Rome (Same as Hist 403.)
See History. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Cl St 404. Ancient Rome (Same as Hist 404.)
See History. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Cl St 430. Western Political Thought: Plato to Machiavelli (Same as Pol S 430.)
See Political Science.

Cl St 480. Seminar in Classical Studies
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 30 credits in Classical Studies or related courses, permission of Program Chair. Advanced study of a selected topic in Classical Studies. Research paper or project selected by the student.

Cl St 490. Independent Study
Cr. 1 to 6 each time taken. Prereq: 7 credits in classical studies at the 200 level or higher; permission of the chair of the program committee. Designed to meet the needs of students who wish to study specific topics in classical civilization in areas where courses are not offered, or to pursue such study beyond the limits of existing courses.

Courses for Graduate Students, major or minor, open to qualified undergraduates

Cl St 512A. Proseminar in Ancient European History (Same as Hist 512A.)
See History.

Cl St 594A. Seminar in Ancient European History (Same as Hist 594A.)
See History.

Primary Courses (Offered by Other Departments)

Art H 383. Greek and Roman Art
See Art and Design.

Greek 101. Elementary Classical Greek
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Greek 102. Elementary Classical Greek
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Greek 201. Intermediate Classical Greek
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Greek 306. Classical Greek Prose Composition
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Greek 332. Introduction to Classical Greek Literature
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Hist 280. Introduction to History of Science
See History.

Latin 101. Elementary Latin
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Latin 102. Elementary Latin
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Latin 201. Intermediate Latin
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Latin 306. Composition and Oral Interpretation
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Latin 332. Introduction to Latin Literature
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Latin 441. Advanced Readings in Latin
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Latin 442. Advanced Readings in Latin
See Foreign Languages and Literatures.