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    Classical Civilization

    CLA 101 Classical Mythology
    An introduction to the content and form of the major ancient myths, chiefly Greek. The emphasis will be on interpretation, with topics to include myth, folk-tale, and legend, myth and ritual, psychological uses of myth, and the structuralist school of Claude Lévi-Strauss. Particular attention will be paid to male/female archetypes, with secondary readings from Camille Paglia and Robert Bly. Comparison will also be made to several non-western mythologies. This course is offered in the fall semester, 2006-2007 and alternate years.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 102 Greek Drama
    This course will deal with a large part of the corpus of Greek tragedy. The student will explore in depth the stage conventions of the Greeks, the genesis of drama, and most particularly, the thematic and literary interconnections among the dramatists. This course is offered in the spring semester, 2006-2007 and alternate years.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 103 Greek Art and Archaeology
    A consideration of the art and architecture of Greece from an archaeological and art historical point of view. The course will cover material from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age. The course is offered in the fall semester, 2005-2006 and alternate years.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 104 Roman Art and Archaeology
    A consideration of the origin and development of Roman art and architecture from the Etruscans to late imperial Rome. This course is offered in the spring semester, 2005-2006 and alternate years.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 105 Ancient Greece (HIS 211)
    A survey of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age (ca. 1100 B.C.) to the time of the Roman conquest of the Greek world (1st century B.C.). Emphasis will be on the origin, evolution, and problems of the most important Greek political-social-cultural structure, the polis or “city state." This course is offered in the fall semester, 2006-2007 and alternate years.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 106 Ancient Rome (HIS 212)
    A survey of Roman history from the Etruscan period (6th and 5th centuries B.C.) to the transformation of the Roman world to the Medieval (4th and 5th centuries A.D.). Emphasis is on the origins, nature, effects, and evolution of imperialism in Roman politics, culture, and society. This course is offered in the spring semester, 2006-2007 and alternate years.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 211 Special Topics in Literature and Culture
    A more advanced course that focuses on a specific topic in ancient literature or culture and requires previous work. The course may be offered at the 200 or 300 level, depending on topic and approach. Course may be repeated as topic changes.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 212 Special Topics in Art and Archaeology (HIS 310)
    A more advanced course that focuses on a specific topic in ancient art or archaeology. The course may be offered at the 200 or 300 level, depending on topic and approach. Course may be repeated for credit, since topic changes.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 213 Special Topics in Ancient History (HIS 210)
    A survey of primary literary and material evidence and secondary scholarship on the constitutional law of ancient Athens and Rome. Primary attention will be given to the historical circumstances that precipitated fundamental reforms in the laws of the Athenians from Draco to Demosthenes (c. 620 BC-320 BC) and in the laws of the Romans from Romulus to Justinian (c. 700 BC-530 AD). Students will focus on a particular aspect of ancient law and will also learn something about how law shaped people's lives and how ancient laws are relevant to our conception and experience of law today.
    Prerequisites: any 100 level course in Classic Civilization, Greek, or Latin, or permission of instructor.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 287 Independent Study
    Students desiring to perform independent study in Classical Civilization should plan their project with the instructor who is to supervise. One-half to one course credit.
    Consent of the department chair is required.
    Credits: 1/2

    CLA 288 Independent Study
    Students desiring to perform independent study in Classical Civilization should plan their project with the instructor who is to supervise. One-half to one course credit.
    Consent of the department chair is required.
    Credits: 1/2

    CLA 311 Special Topics in Literature and Culture
    A more advanced course that focuses on a specific topic in ancient literature or culture and requires previous work. The course may be offered at the 200 or 300 level, depending on topic and approach. Course may be repeated for credit, since the topic changes.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 312 Special Topics in Art and Archaeology
    A more advanced course that focuses on a specific topic in ancient art or archaeology. The course may be offered at the 200 or 300 level, depending on topic and approach. Course may be repeated for credit, since topic changes.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 313 Special Topics in Ancient History Greek and Roman Law
    A survey of primary literary and material evidence and secondary scholarship on the constitutional law of ancient Athens and Rome. Primary attention will be given to the historical circumstances that precipitated fundamental reforms in the laws of the Athenians from Draco to Demosthenes (c. 620 BC-320 BC) and in the laws of the Romans from Romulus to Justinian (c. 700 BC-530 AD). Students will focus on a particular aspect of ancient law and will also learn something about how law shaped people's lives and how ancient laws are relevant to our conception and experience of law today.
    Prerequisites: any 100 level course in Classical Civilization, Greek, or Latin, or permission of instructor.
    Credits: 1

    CLA 387 Independent Study
    Students desiring to perform independent study in Classical Civilization should plan their project with the instructor who is to supervise. One-half to one course credit.
    Consent of the department chair is required.
    Credits: 1/2

    CLA 388 Independent Study
    Students desiring to perform independent study in Classical Civilization should plan their project with the instructor who is to supervise. One-half to one course credit.
    Consent of the department chair is required.
    Credits: 1/2

    CLA 400 Focused Discussion of a Topic and Senior Reading
    A seminar on a selected topic with a paper supervised by a member of the department. The paper is to be presented at a Classics Colloquium during the senior year.
    Credits: 1