Classics Course Listings

Lower Division Courses

10. Discovering the Greeks. (5)  Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Greek not required. Study of Greek life and culture from age of Homer to Roman conquest. Readings focus on selections from works of ancient authors in translation. Lectures illustrated with images of art, architecture, and material culture. P/NP or letter grading.

20. Discovering the Romans. (5)  Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Latin not required. Study of Roman life and culture from time of city's legendary foundations to end of classical antiquity. Readings focus on selections from works of ancient authors in translation. Lectures illustrated with images of art, architecture, and material culture. P/NP or letter grading.

30. Classical Mythology. (5)  Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to myths and legends of ancient Greece and/or Rome, role of those stories in their societies, and modern approaches to studying them. P/NP or letter grading.

40W. Reading Greek Literature: Writing-Intensive. (5)  Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Not open for credit to students with credit for former course 40. Exploration in detail and from variety of critical perspectives carefully selected literary texts characteristic of ancient Greece and significant in Western literary tradition. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.

41W. Reading Roman Literature: Writing-Intensive. (5)  Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Not open for credit to students with credit for former course 41. Exploration in detail and from variety of critical perspectives a carefully selected set of literary texts characteristic of ancient Rome and significant in Western literary tradition. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.

42. Cinema and the Ancient World. (5)  Lecture/screenings, five hours; discussion, 75 minutes. Use of popular culture and cinema to introduce students to ancient Greek and/or Roman culture; focus at discretion of instructor. P/NP or letter grading.

51A. Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece. (5)  Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of a major period, theme, or medium of Greek art and archaeology at discretion of instructor. P/NP or letter grading.

51B. Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome. (5)  Lecture, three hours; discussion, 75 minutes. Survey of a major period, theme, or medium of Roman art and archaeology at discretion of instructor. P/NP or letter grading.

87GE. Sophomore Seminar: Variable Topics. (5)  Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 20. Designed for sophomores/juniors. Focused study of one aspect of ancient Greek or Roman culture or reception of classical tradition. Topics are interdisciplinary in nature (literature, arts, religion, politics, culture) and make connections between ancient and postclassical eras. P/NP or letter grading.

88A-88Z. Lower Division Seminars. (4 each)  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.

88GE. Sophomore Seminar: Special Topics in Classics. (5)  Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 20. Designed for sophomores/juniors. Focused study of one aspect of ancient Greek or Roman culture or reception of classical tradition. Topics are interdisciplinary in nature (literature, arts, religion, politics, culture) and make connections between ancient and postclassical eras. Topics include rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum; Roman religion and literature; pleasures of Greek or Roman body; and 18th-century British literature and reception of classics. P/NP or letter grading.

Upper Division Courses

M121. History of Political Thought: Ancient and Medieval Political Theory from Plato to Machiavelli. (4)  (Same as Political Science M111A.) Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Exposition and critical analysis of major political philosophers and schools from Plato to Machiavelli. P/NP or letter grading.

M124. Modern Receptions of Ancient Political Thought. (4)  (Same as Political Science M119A.) Lecture, three hours. Designed for juniors/seniors. Study of how Western culture has conceived and reinterpreted political thought of ancient Greeks and Romans. Topics include examination of influential case(s) of modern reception of classical antiquity. P/NP or letter grading.

M125. Invention of Democracy. (5)  (Same as Political Science M112B.) Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Democracy was invented in ancient Greece. Political form grounded on equality before law, citizenship, and freedom, it came into existence as a struggle by a "demos," the people, aware of its excellence and proud of its power, "kratos." It became only regime capable of including all members of community while disregarding wealth, status, and diverging interests. Examination of history and theory of ancient democracy. P/NP or letter grading.

140. Topics in History of Greek Literature. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or 40W. 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. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 20 or 41W. 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. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: one course from 10, 20, 30, 40W, or 41W. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, and Ovid's Metamorphoses, studied in translation. P/NP or letter grading.

143A. Ancient Tragedy. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or 40W. Survey of tragedy from 5th-century Athens through later antiquity. P/NP or letter grading.

143B. Ancient Comedy. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or 20. Survey of comedy as it developed in Greek and Roman worlds. P/NP or letter grading.

144. Topical Studies in Ancient Culture. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: one course from 10, 20, 30, 40W, or 41W. Investigation of a problem in ancient culture 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. (4)  (Same as Philosophy M103A.) Lecture, three 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. (4)  (Same as Philosophy M103B). Lecture, three hours. Requisite: one course from M145A, Philosophy 1, 100A, M101B, M102. 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. (4)  (Same as Philosophy M101A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: one philosophy course. Study of selected topics in early and middle dialogues of Plato.

M146B. Plato -- Later Dialogues. (4)  (Same as Philosophy M101B.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course M146A. Study of selected topics in middle and later dialogues of Plato.

M147. Aristotle. (4)  (Same as Philosophy M102.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: one philosophy course. Study of selected works of Aristotle.

148. Early Greek Medicine and Thought. (5)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10. Versions of medical theory and practice in context of Greek intellectual and cultural developments. Readings from medical, philosophical, and historical texts. P/NP or letter grading.

150A. Female in Greek Literature and Culture. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10. Interdisciplinary study of concept of female in Greek literature and culture. P/NP or letter grading.

150B. Female in Roman Literature and Culture. (4)  Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 20. Interdisciplinary study of concept of female in Roman literature and culture. P/NP or letter grading.

C151E. Archaeological Field Techniques. (12)  Off-campus field archaeology, 36 hours. Preparation: at least one classical archaeology course. 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.

152A. Ancient City: Athens. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 10 or 51A or Art History 50 or History 1A. Range of interdisciplinary approaches to study of Athens and/or cities of Greek world, including Asia Minor, south Italy, and Sicily. Approaches, themes, and periods (both ancient city and receptions of city from classical antiquity to modern era) vary depending on individual instructor and topic. P/NP or letter grading.

152B. Ancient City: Rome. (4)  (Formerly numbered 152.) Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 20 or 51B or Art History 50 or History 1A. Range of interdisciplinary approaches to study of Rome and/or cities of Italy and Roman Empire. Approaches, themes, and periods (both ancient city and receptions of city from classical antiquity to modern era) vary depending on individual instructor and topic. P/NP or letter grading.

M153A. Minoan Art and Archaeology. (4)  (Same as Art History M102A.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or Art History 50. Study of development of art and architecture in Minoan Crete from circa 3000 to 1000 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.

M153B. Mycenaean Art and Archaeology. (4)  (Same as Art History M102B.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or Art History 50. Study of development of art and architecture in Mycenaean Greece from circa 2000 to 1000 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.

M153C. Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology. (4)  (Same as Art History M102C.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or 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. (4)  (Same as Art History M102D.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or Art History 50. 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. (4)  (Same as Art History M102E.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or 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. (4)  (Same as Art History M102F.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 20 or Art History 50. Arts of Italic peninsula from circa 1000 B.C. to end of Roman Republic. P/NP or letter grading.

M153G. Roman Art and Archaeology. (4)  (Same as Art History M102G.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 20 or Art History 50. Art and architecture of Rome and its Empire from circa 300 B.C. to A.D. 300. P/NP or letter grading.

M153H. Late Roman Art. (4)  (Same as Art History M102H.) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: 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. (4-4-4)  (Same as Art History M102I-M102J-M102K.) Lecture, three or four hours. Requisite: course 10 or 20 or Art History 50 or History 1A. 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.

153M. Greeks and Romans on Bay of Naples. (4)  Lecture, three hours; fieldwork, 21 hours. Recommended preparation: course 10 or 20 or Art History 50. Four-week intensive study of history and cultures of Bay of Naples in classical antiquity. Survey of period from first settlements and colonization by Greeks in 8th century B.C.E. to destruction of Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 1st century C.E. Daily lectures and site visits. Field trips to Naples, Cumae, Pozzuoli, Paestum, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Capri, Oplontis, and Boscoreale. Part of UCLA Summer Travel Program. P/NP or letter grading.

160. Legal Advocacy in Ancient World. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 10 or 20. Study of theory and practice of legal advocacy in classical Greece and Rome. Letter grading.

162. Classical Myth in Literature. (4)  Use of myth in principal authors and genres of Greek and Roman literature, with examples of its influence in later literatures.

164. Spectacle Entertainments of Ancient Rome. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 20. Study of culture and politics of urban entertainment in ancient Rome, including gladiatorial competitions, chariot races, and theatrical productions. P/NP or letter grading.

165. Ancient Athletics. (4)  Requisite: course 10 or History 1A. Study of ancient Greek and Roman athletics and their connections with religion, politics, literature, and art.

166A. Greek Religion. (4)  Requisite: course 10. Study of the religion of the ancient Greeks.

166B. Roman Religion. (4)  Requisite: course 20. Study of the religion of the ancient Romans.

167. Greek and Roman Magic. (4)  Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: 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. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 30. Religious, mythical, and/or historical traditions of Greece and Rome compared with each other and with other traditions worldwide. P/NP or letter grading.

M170C. Power and Imagination in Byzantium. (4)  (Same as History M116C.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisites: History 116A, 116B. Designed for juniors/seniors. Study of relations of authority and intelligentsia in highly centralized Byzantine Empire. Topics include criticism of emperor, iconoclasm, intellectual freedom, attempts at reform. Letter grading.

180. Introduction to Classical Linguistics. (4)  Lecture, three hours. Requisite: Greek 3 or Latin 3. Linguistic approach to Greek and Latin, including Indo-European background, etymology, pronunciation, alphabets, sociolinguistics (dialects, bilingualism), and applications to classical literature. P/NP or letter grading.

185. Origins and Nature of English Vocabulary. (5)  Lecture, three hours. Origins and nature of English vocabulary, from Proto-Indo-European prehistory to current slang. Topics include Greek and Latin component in English (including technical terminology), alphabet and English spelling, semantic change and word formation, vocabulary in literature and film. P/NP or letter grading.

190. Research Colloquia in Classics. (1)  Seminar, one hour. Limited to juniors/seniors. Designed to bring together students undertaking supervised tutorial research in seminar setting with one or more faculty members to discuss their own work or related work in discipline. Led by one supervising faculty member. P/NP grading.

191. Advanced Variable Topics Seminars: Classics. (5)  (Formerly numbered 197.) Seminar, three hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Topical research seminar on important themes, periods, genres of ancient Greek and Roman world that take innovative interdisciplinary approach to questions old and new. Readings, discussions, oral presentations, and final research paper. Letter grading.

193. Journal Club Seminars: Classics. (1)  Seminar, one hour. Limited to undergraduate students. Group discussion of readings and topics selected from current issues in classics and related disciplines. P/NP grading.

197. Individual Studies in Classics. (2 to 4)  Tutorial, two hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Individual intensive study, with scheduled meetings to be arranged between faculty member and student. Assigned reading and tangible evidence of mastery of subject matter required. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.

198A-198B. Honors Research in Classics. (2-5)  Limited to junior/senior departmental honors program students. Individual contract required. 198A. (Formerly numbered 195.) Tutorial, six hours. Requisite: course 191. Tutorial under direct supervision of faculty member. Research and development of thesis outline in preparation of paper to be completed in course 198B. In Progress grading. 198B. Tutorial, 15 hours. Requisite: course 198A. Completion of final research thesis under direct supervision of faculty member. Letter grading.

199. Directed Research in Classics. (2 to 4)  Tutorial, two hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Supervised individual research or investigation under guidance of faculty mentor. Culminating paper or project required. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.

Graduate Courses

200. History of Classical Scholarship. (4)  Lecture, four hours. S/U or letter grading.

201B. Topics in Ancient History: Roman World. (2 or 4)  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.

M218. Paleography of Latin and Vernacular Manuscripts, 900 to 1500. (4)  (Same as English M215, French M210, and History M218.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Introduction to history of Latin and vernacular manuscript book from 900 to 1500 to (1) train students to make informed judgments with regard to place and date of origin, (2) provide training in accurate reading and transcription of later medieval scripts, and (3) examine manuscript book as witness to changing society that produced it. Focus on relationship between Latin manuscripts and vernacular manuscripts with regard to their respective presentation of written texts. S/U or letter grading.

M220A. Interfaces: Transmission of Roman Literature. (4)  (Same as History CM220A.) Lecture, three hours. Examination of transmission of Latin classical literature in late antiquity, Middle Ages, and Renaissance to understand processes by which Latin literature has been preserved. S/U or letter grading.

230A-230B. Language in Ancient Asia Minor. (4)  Course 230A is requisite to 230B. 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.

244. Textual Criticism: Studies in Preparation of a Critical Edition of Greek and/or Latin Texts. (4)  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. (4)  Introduction to processing and analysis of digitized texts of classical authors for purposes of literary history and criticism.

246. Greek and Latin Meter. (4)  Comprehensive study of meter as it functions in classical poetry.

250. Topics in Greek and Latin Literature. (2 or 4)  Lecture, three hours. Investigation of specific literary genres or historical issues in history of classical literature. May be repeated for credit with topic change. S/U or letter grading.

251A. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Aegean Bronze Age. (2 or 4)  Seminar, three hours. S/U or letter grading.

251B. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Architecture. (4)  Seminar, three hours. S/U or letter grading.

251C. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Sculpture. (4)  Seminar, three hours. S/U or letter grading.

251D. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Painting. (2 or 4)  Seminar, three hours. Studies in style and iconography of various periods of Aegean, Greek, and Roman painting. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.

C251E. Archaeological Field Techniques. (12)  Off-campus field archaeology, 36 hours. Preparation: at least one classical archaeology course. 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. (2 or 4)  Lecture, two or four hours. Detailed studies in topography and monuments of Athens, combining evidence of literature, inscriptions, and actual remains. S/U or letter grading.

253. Topography and Monuments of Rome. (2 or 4)  Lecture, two or four hours. Detailed studies in topography and monuments of ancient Rome, combining evidence of literature, inscriptions, and actual remains. S/U or letter grading.

260. Topics in Ancient Religion. (2 or 4)  Seminar, three hours. S/U or letter grading.

268. Seminar: Comparative Mythology. (2 or 4)  Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course 168. Advanced study of selected topics in comparing Greek and Roman traditions with other ancient Near Eastern and European societies. S/U or letter grading.

287. Graduate Colloquium in Classical Literature. (2)  Seminar, three hours. 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.

288. Literary Theory. (2 or 4)  Discussion, three hours. Designed for graduate students. Introduction to chief texts in literary theory and criticism for readers of classical literature, with application to classical texts. S/U or letter grading.

375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum. (1 to 4)  Seminar, to be arranged. Preparation: apprentice personnel employment as teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at UCLA. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.

495. Teaching Classics. (2)  Seminar, two hours. Normally to be taken by all graduate students in term before or during their first assignments as teaching assistants. Seminar/workshop in various pedagogical issues and strategies in preparation for teaching classical civilization, Greek, and/or Latin undergraduate courses. Readings and group discussions in topics related to teaching in field of classics. May not be applied toward M.A. or Ph.D. course requirements. S/U grading.

596. Directed Individual Study or Research. (2 to 8)  Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

597. Study for M.A. Comprehensive Examination or Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations. (2 to 8)  Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

599. Research for Ph.D. Dissertation. (2 to 8)  Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.