10. Survey of Classical Greek Culture (5 units). Lecture, two to three hours; discussion, 90 minutes; outside study, 11.5 hours. Knowledge of Greek not required. Lectures, many illustrated, on Greek life and culture from age of Homer to Roman Conquest. Discussion of art, literature, philosophy, and mythology.
20. Survey of Roman Civilization (5 units). Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, 11 hours. Knowledge of Latin not required. Study of life and culture of Rome from time of its foundation to end of antiquity. Survey of art, literature, and political thought of the Romans. Selections from Latin authors read in translation.
30. Introduction to Classical Mythology. (Formerly numbered 161.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to myths and legends of ancient Greece and Rome, role of those stories in their societies, and modern approaches to studying them. P/NP or letter grading.
40. Survey of Greek Literature in Translation (5 units). Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, 11 hours. Readings in English of Greek literature from the beginning to Roman times to demonstrate the sweep of Greek literary achievement and the foundations it laid for subsequent literary developments. P/NP or letter grading.
41. Survey of Latin Literature in Translation (5 units). Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, 11 hours. Readings in English to emphasize unique achievements of Latin literature, particularly in such areas as drama, epic, satire, oratory, and history. P/NP or letter grading.
42. Cinema and the Ancient World. Lecture, three hours; discussion, 90 minutes. Use of popular cinema to introduce students to ancient Greek and Roman culture; limits of investigation set by individual instructor. P/NP or letter grading.
50F. Power and Imagination in Ancient Rome. Lecture, 90 minutes; discussion, 90 minutes. Freshman seminar designed to survey major aspects of Roman civilization, including art, religion, literature, and politics. P/NP or letter grading.
51. Art and Archaeology of the Classical World. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of a major period, theme, or medium of Greek and Roman art and archaeology at discretion of instructor. P/NP or letter grading.
55. Origins and Nature of English Vocabulary. Lecture, three hours. Origins and nature of English vocabulary, from Proto-Indo-European prehistory to current slang. Topics include the Greek and Latin component in English (including technical terminology), the alphabet and English spelling, semantic change and word formation, vocabulary in literature and film.
M70. Survey of Medieval Greek Culture. (Same as History M70.) Lecture, three to four hours. Classical roots and medieval manifestation of Byzantine civilization: political theory, Roman law, pagan critique of Christianity, literature, theology, and contribution to the Renaissance (including discovery of America).
88A-88Z. Lower Division Seminars. Seminar, three hours. Variable topics; consult Schedule of Classes or department for topics to be offered in a specific term. P/NP or letter grading:
88A. Socrates. Examination of evidence for Socrates' life and thought, through texts from Plato, Xenophon, and Aristophanes, in an attempt to see how Socrates worked and affected those around him.
88C. Comparative Mythology. Ways of studying myth through history, especially in ancient Near Eastern and Indo-European cultures. Comparison of myths on both diffusionary and genetic models. Reconstruction of protomyths common to prehistoric Western Asia and Europe.
88D. The Greek Symposium. Freshman seminar on the topic of the Greek symposium, an institution that permits students to understand many major features of Greek culture and society.
140. Topics in History of Greek Literature. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 10, 40. Investigation of a specific issue in the understanding of Greek literature, such as definition of a genre or evaluation of a particular author. May be repeated for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter grading.
141. Topics in History of Latin Literature. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 20, 41. Investigation of a specific issue in the interpretation of Latin literature, such as definition of a genre or evaluation of a particular author. May be repeated for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter grading.
142. Ancient Epic. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 10 or 20, and 40 or 41. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, and Ovid's Metamorphoses, studied in translation.
143. Ancient Drama. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 10 or 20, and 40 or 41. Study of Greek and/or Latin drama in translation. P/NP or letter grading.
144. Generic and Topical Studies in Ancient Literature. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 10 or 20, and 40 or 41. Investigation of a problem in ancient literature that involves discussion of both Greek and Roman material. May be repeated for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter grading.
M145A. Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy. (Formerly numbered 145A.) (Same as Philosophy M103A.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Study of some major Greek and Roman philosophical texts, including those of pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, and Hellenistic philosophers, with emphasis on historical and cultural setting of the texts, their literary form, interrelations, and contribution to discussion of basic philosophical issues.
M145B. Later Ancient Greek Philosophy. (Formerly numbered 145B.) (Same as Philosophy M103B). Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Prerequisite: one course from M145A, Philosophy 1, 100A, M101B, or M102, or consent of instructor. Study of some major texts in Greek philosophy of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Readings vary and include works by Stoics, skeptics, philosophers of science, Neoplatonists, etc. P/NP or letter grading.
M146A. Plato -- Earlier Dialogues. (Same as Philosophy M101A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisite: one philosophy course or consent of instructor. Study of selected topics in early and middle dialogues of Plato.
M146B. Plato -- Later Dialogues. (Same as Philosophy M101B.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisite: course M146A. Study of selected topics in middle and later dialogues of Plato.
M147. Aristotle. (Same as Philosophy M102.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Prerequisite: one philosophy course or consent of instructor. Study of selected works of Aristotle.
150A. Origins of the Western View of Women: The Female in Greek Thought. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 10 or equivalent, consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary study of concept of the female in various forms of thought developed by the Greeks (e.g., epic, tragedy, comedy, history, political philosophy, gynecology). Special emphasis on how these texts lay the foundation for the Western view of women.
150B. Origins of the Western View of Women: The Female in Roman and Early Christian Thought. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 20 or equivalent, consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary study of concept of the female in Roman and early Christian thought. Special emphasis on status of the female with regard to sexuality, procreation, and the sacred.
C151E. Archaeological Field Techniques (12 units). Off-campus field archaeology, 36 hours. Prerequisites: at least one classical archaeology course, consent of instructor. Training in techniques of archaeological research in the field, including topographic and area survey, mapping and recording artifacts, excavation and data analysis. Conducted in Mediterranean area. Concurrently scheduled with course C251E. P/NP or letter grading.
152. The Ancient City. Lecture, three to four hours. Prerequisites: courses 10 and 20, or History 1A, or equivalent. Study of urban planning in the ancient world, with particular attention to cities of classical Greece and Rome, but with consideration also to comparable developments in the ancient Near and Far East. Examination of questions of architectural space and organization, of form, design, and function of major municipal areas and buildings, and of provision of public amenities by detailed reference to significant archaeological sites and contemporary sources.
M153A. Minoan Art and Archaeology. (Same as Art History M102A.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 10 or Art History 50 or equivalent. Study of development of art and architecture in Minoan Crete from ca. 3000 to 1000 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M153B. Mycenaean Art and Architecture. (Same as Art History M102B.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 10 or Art History 50 or equivalent. Study of development of art and architecture in Mycenaean Greece from 2000 to 1000 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M153C. Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology. (Same as Art History M102C.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 10 or equivalent, Art History 50. Study of development of art and architecture of Greek world from approximately 800 through 490 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M153D. Classical Greek Art and Archaeology. (Same as Art History M102D.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 10 or equivalent, Art History 50. Recommended: upper division classics or Greek courses. Study of development of art and architecture of Greek world from approximately 490 through 350 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M153E. Hellenistic Greek Art and Archaeology. (Same as Art History M102E.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 10 or equivalent, Art History 50. Study of development of art and architecture of Greek world from middle of the 4th century B.C., including transmittal of Greek art forms to the Romans. P/NP or letter grading.
M153F. Etruscan Art. (Same as Art History M102F.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 20 or Art History 50 or equivalent. Arts of Italic peninsula from ca. 1000 B.C. to end of the Roman Republic. P/NP or letter grading.
M153G. Roman Art. (Same as Art History M102G.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: Art History 50. Art and architecture of Rome and its Empire from ca. 300 B.C. to A.D. 300. P/NP or letter grading.
M153H. Late Roman Art. (Same as Art History M102H.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course M153G, Art History 50. Art of Roman Empire from the 2nd through 4th century (A.D.). P/NP or letter grading.
M153I-M153J-M153K. Classical Archaeology. (Same as Art History M102I-M102J-M102K.) Lecture, three or four hours. Prerequisite: course 10 or 20 or Art History 50 or History 1A or equivalent. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. General introduction to study of Aegean, Greek, and Roman architecture, sculpture, and painting. P/NP or letter grading. M153I. Greco-Roman Architecture; M153J. Greco-Roman Sculpture; M153K. Greco-Roman Painting.
160. Legal Advocacy in Ancient World. Lecture, three hours. Study of theory and practice of legal advocacy in classical Greece and Rome, with emphasis on speeches of Cicero.
162. Classical Myth in Literature. Use of myth in principal authors and genres of Greek and Roman literature, with examples of its influence in later literatures.
165. Ancient Athletics. Prerequisite: course 10 or History 1A or equivalent. Study of ancient Greek and Roman athletics and their connections with religion, politics, literature, and art.
166A. Greek Religion. Prerequisite: course 10 or equivalent. Study of the religion of the ancient Greeks.
166B. Roman Religion. Prerequisite: course 20 or equivalent. Study of the religion of the ancient Romans.
167. Greek and Roman Magic. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 10 or 20. Study of beliefs about supernatural phenomena in the ancient world, including witches, ghosts, vampires, and magic spells, attested in both literary and archaeological sources. P/NP or letter grading.
168. Comparative Mythology. Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 30. Religious, mythical, and historical traditions of Greece and Rome compared with each other and with those of other ancient Near Eastern and European societies.
M170. Power and Imagination in Byzantium. (Same as History M122.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course M70 or History 123A-123B. Study of relations of authority and the intelligentsia in the highly centralized Byzantine Empire. Topics include criticism of the emperor, iconoclasm, intellectual freedom, attempts at reform.
180. Introduction to Classical Linguistics. Prerequisites: Greek 3, Latin 3. Basics of comparative grammar of Greek and Latin in relation to one another and in the frame of Indo-European linguistics.
190. The Medieval Book. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 10, 20, and 40 or 41, senior standing in Greek and Latin, Greek, Latin, or classical civilization. History of the book from manuscript to printing, with attention to construction, layout, decoration, and script, as well as changing cultural and historical contexts, medieval methods of information retrieval, and transition from script to print culture.
195. Senior Honors Paper. (Formerly numbered 195A-195B-195C.) Supervised through individual consultation with an appropriate faculty member, students revise paper written in a prior upper division course into substantial piece of academic writing.
197. Senior Seminar. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisite: senior standing. Seminar on important themes, periods, genres of ancient Greek and Roman world that take an innovative interdisciplinary approach to questions old and new. Class presentations and papers.
199. Special Studies in Classics (2 to 8 units). Prerequisites: senior standing, consent of instructor.
200. History of Classical Scholarship.
201B. Topics in Ancient History: Roman World (2 or 4 units). Seminar, three hours. Introduction to basic methods and approaches to study of Roman history by intensive examination of selected topics, including readings of ancient texts and modern scholarship. S/U or letter grading.
230A-230B. Language in Ancient Asia Minor. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Survey of the language situation in Anatolia in 2nd and 1st millennia B.C. Readings in Hittite, Palaic, Luwian, Hieroglyphic, Lycian, and Lydian texts. Anatolian-Greek relationships and survivals in classical and Hellenistic times.
240. Etruscology. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Survey of scholarly research on Etruscan language and culture, with analysis of epigraphic material.
244. Textual Criticism: Studies in Preparation of a Critical Edition of Greek and/or Latin Texts. Seminar, three hours. Different steps required in preparation of a critical edition of an ancient text: localizing manuscripts; collation; establishing the stemma; selecting the right reading on basis of knowledge of the context, of the language of the author, and of the sources; emendations; formulation of apparatus criticus and apparatus fontium.
245. Computing and Classics. Introduction to processing and analysis of digitized texts of classical authors for purposes of literary history and criticism.
246. Greek and Latin Meter. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Comprehensive study of meter as it functions in classical poetry.
251A. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Aegean Bronze Age (2 or 4 units).
251B. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Architecture.
251C. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Sculpture.
251D. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Painting (2 or 4 units). Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in style and iconography of various periods of ancient Greek and Roman painting. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
C251E. Archaeological Field Techniques (12 units). Off-campus field archaeology, 36 hours. Prerequisites: at least one classical archaeology course, consent of instructor. Training in techniques of archaeological research in the field, including topographic and area survey, mapping and recording artifacts, excavation and data analysis. Conducted in Mediterranean area. Concurrently scheduled with course C151E. S/U or letter grading.
252. Topography and Monuments of Athens. Detailed studies in topography and monuments of Athens, combining evidence of literature, inscriptions, and actual remains.
253. Topography and Monuments of Rome. Detailed studies in topography and monuments of ancient Rome, combining evidence of literature, inscriptions, and actual remains.
260. Topics in Ancient Religion. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
268. Seminar: Comparative Mythology. Prerequisites: course 168, consent of instructor. Advanced study of selected topics in comparing Greek and Roman traditions with other ancient Near Eastern and European societies.
287. Graduate Colloquium in Classical Literature. Survey of basic methods of and approaches to classical scholarship, including textual criticism, literary interpretation and theory, hermeneutics, interdisciplinary studies, and computer applications to classics. Emphasis varies from year to year, depending on instructor(s). May be repeated for credit with topic change. S/U grading.
375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum (1 to 4 units). Preparation: apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of a regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
380. Research Apprentice Practicum. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: apprentice personnel employment as a graduate student researcher in the department on Philodemus Translation Project. Train-ing in textual reconstruction, translation, and annotation for those working as graduate student researchers on Philodemus Translation Project (text and facing translation of fragmentary aesthetic treatises of Philodemus, teacher of Vergil).
596. Directed Individual Study or Research (2 to 8 units).
597. Study for M.A. Comprehensive Examination or Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations (2 to 8 units).
599. Research for Ph.D. Dissertation (2 to 8 units).