printer friendly pageCLASSICS 103G: Advanced Greek
(Formerly
CLASSGRK 113.) Classics majors and minors must take for a letter grade and may repeat for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: Language
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Netz, R. (PI)
CLASSICS 103L: Advanced Latin: Satire
(Formerly
CLASSLAT 113.) We will read selections spanning the entire Roman satirical tradition, looking at Lucilius and Persius in brief and focusing on the first books of Horace's and Juvenal's Satires. We will also devote attention to Greek precursors (in translation) and the later reception of satire. Classics majors and minors must take course for a letter grade and may repeat for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: Language, WAY-A-II
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Bark, B. (PI)
CLASSICS 104A: Latin Syntax (CLASSICS 204A)
(Formerly
CLASSLAT 175A/275A.) Intensive review of Latin syntax. Begins Autumn Quarter and continues through the fifth week of Winter Quarter. See
CLASSICS 206A/B for supplemental courses. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin. First-year graduate students register for
CLASSICS 204A.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Devine, A. (PI)
CLASSICS 104B: Latin Syntax (CLASSICS 204B)
(Formerly
CLASSLAT 175B/275B) Intensive review of Latin syntax. Began with 104A/204A in Autumn Quarter and continues through the fifth week of Winter Quarter. See
CLASSICS 206A/B for supplemental courses. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin. First-year graduate students register for
CLASSICS 204B.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Devine, A. (PI)
CLASSICS 105A: Greek Syntax: Prose Composition (CLASSICS 205A)
(Formerly
CLASSGRK 175A/275A.) Review of Greek grammar and instruction in Greek prose composition skills. Begins sixth week of Winter Quarter and continues through Spring Quarter. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Greek. First-year graduate students register for 205A/B.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Recht, T. (PI)
CLASSICS 105B: Greek Syntax: Prose Composition (CLASSICS 205B)
(Formerly
CLASSGRK 175B/275B.) Review of Greek grammar and instruction in Greek prose composition skills. Begins sixth week of Winter Quarter and continues through Spring Quarter. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Greek. First-year graduate students register for 205A/B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Recht, T. (PI)
CLASSICS 112: Introduction to Greek Tragedy: Gods, Heroes, Fate, and Justice (TAPS 167)
(Formerly
CLASSGEN 110.) Gods and heroes, fate and free choice, gender conflict, the justice or injustice of the universe: these are just some of the fundamental human issues that we will explore in about ten of the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
McCall, M. (PI)
;
Sansom, S. (TA)
CLASSICS 121: Ecology in Philosophy and Literature
(Formerly
CLASSGEN 116.) The basic principles of ecological thinking, exploring the ways that different writers represent and relate to the natural world. Some key questions: What is nature, and where do humans fit in the natural world? How exactly do humans differ from other animals? Do these differences make us superior beings? What are our ethical responsibilities towards the earth and its inhabitants? In what ways have the technologies of writing, television, and computers affected humankind's relationship to the natural world?
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER, WAY-A-II, GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Nightingale, A. (PI)
CLASSICS 122: Invention of Science
Does science have to be the way is it? Does it have to be at all? The creation of science in the ancient Greek world; its invention of concepts such as nature, rationality, and proof; and its invention of fields from biology to geometry. Comparison with the Chinese invention of a different kind of science. The extent to which contemporary science is still Greek science.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Netz, R. (PI)
CLASSICS 124: Ancient and Modern Medicine
Imagine a world where the Universe has a built-in purpose and point. How would this belief impact man's place in nature? Imagine a world where natural substances have "powers." How might this impact diet and pharmacology? Magical vs. scientific healing: a clear divide? Disease and dehumanization: epilepsy, rabies. Physical and mental health: black bile and melancholy. The ethical and scientific assumptions hidden in medical language and imagery. How ancient medicine and modern medicine (especially alternative medicine) illuminate each other.
Last offered: Spring 2016
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
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