About the Program
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The major in Classical Civilizations is highly interdisciplinary and features many options. This major allows students to choose an area of concentration which may include some study of one of the languages (Greek language or Latin language) or may be done completely in English (classical archaeology & art history, classical history & culture). The major also requires some comparative study of a pre-modern culture other than Greco-Roman (e.g., Chinese, sub-Saharan African, Egyptian, Mayan).
The major in Classical Civilizations is ideal for students fascinated with the ancient world and with the humanities who are preparing for a variety of careers, including law, medicine, teaching, writing, and business, and it may also serve as preparation for graduate study in archaeology, history, and other fields. It will not, however, be a sufficient preparation for direct entry into a PhD program in classics centered on Greek and Latin language and literature.
Declaring the Major
The easiest way to declare a major is to meet with an undergraduate adviser, who will have all the necessary forms. Please also see the Letters & Science advising site for a guide to declaring a major . For information regarding the required prerequisites, please see the Major Requirements tab.
Honors Program
Students who are declared majors in Classical Civilizations and who have a GPA (both general and departmental) of at least 3.6 are eligible for honors in Classical Civilizations. The honors program consists of a two-semester course sequence, CLASSIC H195A and CLASSIC H195B, that is designed to support the writing of a thesis. This thesis, which will be evaluated by an honors committee of three members, may either build on work in a previous upper division course used in fulfillment of the Classical Civilizations major or may be a newly conceived project. It is due the Monday of the 13th week of the semester in which Classics H195B is taken.
Further details can be found online at Classics Undergraduate Honors . Please consult with a Classics undergraduate adviser to begin planning to participate in honors.
Minor Program
The minor in Classical Civilizations consists of completion of five upper division courses in the Department of Classics. Courses or seminars taught by Classics professors in other departments may also be accepted, in consultation with the undergraduate faculty adviser.
Other Major and Minor Programs Offered by the Department of Classics
Classical Languages
(Major only)
Greek
(Major and Minor)
Latin
(Major and Minor)
Major Requirements
In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.
General Guidelines
- All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must be taken for graded credit, other than courses listed which are offered on a Pass/No Pass basis only. Other exceptions to this requirement are noted as applicable.
- No more than one upper division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs, with the exception of minors offered outside of the College of Letters & Science.
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained in both upper and lower division courses used to fulfill the major requirements.
For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab.
Summary of Major Requirements
Lower division prerequisites: two courses | 8 | |
Lower division requirements: two courses | 8 | |
Area of concentration requirement: five courses | 20 | |
Area of breadth requirement: two courses | 8 | |
Upper division requirements: two courses | 8 | |
Total Units | 52 |
Lower Division Prerequisites
CLASSIC 10A | Introduction to Greek Civilization 1 | 4 |
CLASSIC 10B | Introduction to Roman Civilization 1 | 4 |
1 | CLASSIC R44 may be substituted for either CLASSIC 10A or CLASSIC 10B, but not both. |
Lower Division Requirements
Select 2 courses from the following, one of which must be from the Classics Department: | 8 | |
Introduction to the Archaeology of the Greek World | ||
Introduction to the Archaeology of the Roman World | ||
The Classic Myths | ||
Introduction to Greco-Roman Magic | ||
Epic Poetry: Homer and Vergil | ||
Greek Tragedy | ||
Greek Philosophy 1 | ||
Elementary Latin | ||
Freshman/Sophomore Seminar | ||
Freshman/Sophomore Seminar | ||
Freshman/Sophomore Seminar | ||
Elementary Latin | ||
Intensive Elementary Latin | ||
The Latin Workshop | ||
Intermediate Latin Prose Composition | ||
Elementary Greek | ||
Elementary Greek | ||
Intensive Elementary Greek | ||
The Greek Workshop | ||
Intermediate Greek Prose Composition | ||
Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World | ||
Introduction to Western Art: Ancient to Medieval | ||
Introduction to Greek and Roman Art | ||
Introduction to Near Eastern Art and Archaeology | ||
Introduction to Ancient Egypt | ||
Ancient Babylonian Legends and Myths | ||
Hebrew Bible in Translation | ||
Ancient Philosophy 1 |
1 | Students may not choose both CLASSIC 36 and PHILOS 25A. |
Area of Concentration Requirement
Select five courses from one concentration below. No duplication with courses offered in fulfillment of other upper or lower division requirements, except in the case of CLASSIC 130, is allowed. Other courses may be substituted with the permission of the faculty adviser. At least three of the selected courses must be from the Department of Classics.
1. Classical Archaeology and Art History
CLASSIC 130 | Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture | 4 |
CLASSIC 170A | Classical Archaeology: Greek Vase Painting | 4 |
CLASSIC 170C | Classical Archaeology: Greek Architecture | 4 |
CLASSIC 170D | Classical Archaeology: Roman Art and Architecture | 4 |
CLASSIC N172A | Archaeological Field School in Nemea, Greece | 4 |
CLASSIC N172B | Archaeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece | 4 |
CLASSIC 175A | Topography and Monuments: Athens | 4 |
CLASSIC 175D | Topography and Monuments: Pompeii and Herculaneum | 4 |
CLASSIC 175F | Topography and Monuments: Roman Wall Painting | 4 |
CLASSIC 175G | Topography and Monuments: Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt | 4 |
HISTART 141A | The Art of Ancient Greece: Archaic Greek Art and Architecture (750-480 B.C.) | 4 |
HISTART 141B | The Art of Ancient Greece: Classical Greek Art and Architecture (500-320 B.C.) | 4 |
HISTART 141C | The Art of Ancient Greece: Hellenistic Art and Architecture (330-30 B.C.) | 4 |
HISTART 145 | Roman Art | 4 |
HISTART 151 | Art in Late Antiquity | 4 |
HISTART 190B | Special Topics in Fields of Art History: Ancient | 4 |
HISTART 192B | Undergraduate Seminar: Problems in Research and Interpretation: Ancient | 4 |
2. Classical History and Culture
Any upper division courses in Greek | ||
Any upper division courses in Latin | ||
CLASSIC 121 | Ancient Religion | 4 |
CLASSIC 124 | Classical Poetics | 4 |
CLASSIC 130 | Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture | 4 |
CLASSIC 161 | Gender, Sexuality, and Culture in the Ancient World | 4 |
CLASSIC 163 | Topics in Greek Philosophy | 4 |
CLASSIC 170C | Classical Archaeology: Greek Architecture | 4 |
CLASSIC N172A | Archaeological Field School in Nemea, Greece | 4 |
CLASSIC N172B | Archaeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece | 4 |
CLASSIC 175A | Topography and Monuments: Athens | 4 |
CLASSIC 175D | Topography and Monuments: Pompeii and Herculaneum | 4 |
COM LIT 151 | The Ancient Mediterranean World | 4 |
HISTORY 100 | Special Topics | 4 |
HISTORY 101 | Seminar in Historical Research and Writing for History Majors | 5 |
HISTORY 103A | Proseminar: Problems in Interpretation in the Several Fields of History: Ancient | 4 |
HISTORY 105A | Ancient Greece: Archaic and Classical Greek History | 4 |
HISTORY 105B | Ancient Greece: The Greek World: 403-31 BCE | 4 |
HISTORY 106A | Ancient Rome: The Roman Republic | 4 |
HISTORY 106B | Ancient Rome: The Roman Empire | 4 |
HISTORY 185A | History of Christianity: History of Christianity to 1250 | 4 |
PHILOS 160 | Plato | 4 |
PHILOS 161 | Aristotle | 4 |
PHILOS 163 | Special Topics in Greek Philosophy | 4 |
POL SCI 112A | History of Political Theory | 4 |
RHETOR 166 | Rhetoric in Law and Politics | 4 |
THEATER 126 | Performance Literatures | 4 |
3. Greek Language
GREEK 1 | Elementary Greek 1 | 4 |
GREEK 2 | Elementary Greek 1 | 4 |
GREEK 10 | Intensive Elementary Greek 1 | 8 |
GREEK 15 | The Greek Workshop 1 | 10 |
GREEK 40 | Intermediate Greek Prose Composition 1 | 4 |
GREEK 100 | Plato and Attic Prose | 4 |
GREEK 101 | Homer | 4 |
GREEK 102 | Drama and Society | 4 |
GREEK 105 | The Greek New Testament | 4 |
GREEK 115 | Archaic Poetry | 4 |
GREEK 116 | Greek Drama | 4 |
GREEK 117 | Hellenistic Poets | 4 |
GREEK 120 | Herodotus | 4 |
GREEK 121 | Thucydides | 4 |
GREEK 122 | Attic Oratory | 4 |
GREEK 123 | Plato and Aristotle | 4 |
1 | Up to two courses may be lower division. |
4. Latin Language
LATIN 1 | Elementary Latin 1 | 4 |
LATIN 2 | Elementary Latin 1 | 4 |
LATIN 10 | Intensive Elementary Latin 1 | 8 |
LATIN 15 | The Latin Workshop 1 | 10 |
LATIN 40 | Intermediate Latin Prose Composition 1 | 4 |
LATIN 100 | Republican Prose | 4 |
LATIN 101 | Vergil | 4 |
LATIN 102 | Lyric and Society | 4 |
LATIN 115 | Roman Drama | 4 |
LATIN 116 | Lucretius, Vergil's Georgics | 4 |
LATIN 119 | Latin Epic | 4 |
LATIN 120 | Latin Prose to AD 14 | 4 |
LATIN 121 | Tacitus | 4 |
LATIN 122 | Post-Augustan Prose | 4 |
LATIN 140 | Medieval Latin | 4 |
LATIN 155A | Readings in Medieval Latin | 4 |
1 | Up to two courses may be lower division. |
Area of Breadth Requirement
Select two courses from any combination of lower or upper division offerings in a non-Greco-Roman, preindustrial cultural. Examples of such cultures would be: North, Central, or South Native American, Pacific, Chinese, Indic, sub-Saharan African, European bronze or iron age, and prehistoric; European medieval is also acceptable.
This requirement may be met with courses in any department where relevant courses are offered; in particular, courses in anthropology, Near Eastern studies, history of art, linguistics, history, and religious studies might be appropriate, as well as departments specializing in specific cultural areas.
The faculty adviser will determine with the student what culture will be offered as an area of breadth. Since many "topics" courses change subject from offering to offering, the student should consult closely with the faculty adviser.
Upper Division Requirements
CLASSIC 130 | Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (A single CLASSICS 130 counts both in this category and in the five-course Area of Concentration requirement of the Art and Archaeology or the Classical Culture concentrations) | 4 |
Select one additional course from the following: | 4 | |
Ancient Religion | ||
Classical Poetics | ||
Gender, Sexuality, and Culture in the Ancient World | ||
Topics in Greek Philosophy | ||
Classical Archaeology: Greek Vase Painting | ||
Classical Archaeology: Greek Architecture | ||
Classical Archaeology: Roman Art and Architecture | ||
Topography and Monuments: Athens | ||
Topography and Monuments: Pompeii and Herculaneum | ||
Topography and Monuments: Roman Wall Painting | ||
Plato and Attic Prose | ||
Homer | ||
Drama and Society | ||
The Greek New Testament | ||
Archaic Poetry | ||
Greek Drama | ||
Hellenistic Poets | ||
Herodotus | ||
Thucydides | ||
Attic Oratory | ||
Plato and Aristotle | ||
Republican Prose | ||
Vergil | ||
Lyric and Society | ||
Roman Drama | ||
Lucretius, Vergil's Georgics | ||
Latin Epic | ||
Latin Prose to AD 14 | ||
Tacitus | ||
Post-Augustan Prose | ||
Medieval Latin | ||
Readings in Medieval Latin | ||
Old World Cultures: Archaeology of Europe | ||
Old World Cultures: Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
The Ancient Mediterranean World | ||
Elementary Akkadian | ||
Elementary Akkadian | ||
Selected Readings in Akkadian | ||
Selected Readings in Akkadian | ||
Elementary Sumerian | ||
Elementary Sumerian | ||
Selected Readings in Sumerian | ||
Selected Readings in Sumerian | ||
Elementary Hittite | ||
Elementary Hittite | ||
Elementary Egyptian | ||
Elementary Egyptian | ||
Intermediate Egyptian | ||
Intermediate Egyptian | ||
Elementary Coptic | ||
Elementary Coptic | ||
Elementary Biblical Hebrew | ||
Elementary Biblical Hebrew | ||
Biblical Hebrew Texts | ||
Biblical Hebrew Texts | ||
Seminar in Historical Research and Writing for History Majors | ||
Ancient Greece: Archaic and Classical Greek History and Ancient Greece: The Greek World: 403-31 BCE | ||
The Art of Ancient Greece: Archaic Greek Art and Architecture (750-480 B.C.) | ||
Social History of Latin America: Social History of Modern Latin America | ||
The Art of Ancient Greece: Hellenistic Art and Architecture (330-30 B.C.) | ||
Roman Art | ||
Middle Persian | ||
Middle Persian | ||
Old Iranian | ||
Old Iranian | ||
Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | ||
Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | ||
Religion of Ancient Egypt | ||
Babylonian Religion | ||
Ancient Mesopotamian Documents and Literature | ||
Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt | ||
Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt | ||
Ancient Astronomy | ||
Mesopotamian History | ||
Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt in the First Millennium B.C | ||
Gilgamesh: King, Hero, and God | ||
Disciplining Near Eastern Archaeology: Explorers, Archaeologists, and Tourists in the Contemporary Middle East | ||
The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia: 3500-1000 BCE | ||
The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia: 1000-330 BCE | ||
Iranian Archaeology | ||
Mesopotamian Archaeology | ||
Silk Road Art and Archaeology | ||
Minoan and Mycenaean Art | ||
History of Ancient Israel | ||
History of Ancient Israel | ||
Aspects of Biblical Religion | ||
Biblical Poetry | ||
Jewish Civilization I: The Biblical Period | ||
History and Historiography in the Hebrew Bible | ||
The Hero in the Bible and the Ancient Near East | ||
Religions of Ancient Iran | ||
Special Topics in Fields of Near Eastern Studies: Ancient Near Eastern Studies | ||
Special Topics in Fields of Near Eastern Studies: Egyptian Studies | ||
Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Near Eastern Studies: Ancient Near Eastern Studies | ||
Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Near Eastern Studies: Egyptian Studies | ||
Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Near Eastern Studies: Jewish Studies | ||
Aristotle | ||
Special Topics in Greek Philosophy | ||
History of Political Theory | ||
Approaches and Paradigms in the History of Rhetorical Theory | ||
Television Criticism | ||
Rhetoric in Law and Politics | ||
Elementary Sanskrit and Elementary Sanskrit | ||
Intermediate Sanskrit: Epic and Puracic Sanskrit and Intermediate Sanskrit: Sastraic (Scientific) Sanskrit | ||
Aramaic | ||
Aramaic | ||
Performance Literatures |
Minor Requirements
Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the memoranda section, but are not noted on diplomas.
General Guidelines
- All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements below must be taken for graded credit.
- A minimum of three of the upper division courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements must be completed at UC Berkeley.
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses used to fulfill the minor requirements.
- Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may be applied toward the Seven-Course Breadth requirement, for Letters & Science students.
- No more than one upper division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs.
- All minor requirements must be completed prior to the last day of finals during the semester in which you plan to graduate. If you cannot finish all courses required for the minor by that time, please see a College of Letters & Science adviser.
- All minor requirements must be completed within the unit ceiling. (For further information regarding the unit ceiling, please see the College Requirements tab.)
Requirements
Upper Division | ||
Select five upper division courses in the classics department. Courses or seminars taught by classics faculty in other departments may also be accepted, in consultation with the undergraduate faculty adviser. |
College Requirements
Undergraduate students in the College of Letters & Science must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those required by their major program.
For detailed lists of courses that fulfill college requirements, please see the College of Letters & Sciences page in this Guide.
Entry Level Writing
All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen must demonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling the Entry Level Writing requirement. Fulfillment of this requirement is also a prerequisite to enrollment in all reading and composition courses at UC Berkeley.
American History and American Institutions
The American History and Institutions requirements are based on the principle that a US resident graduated from an American university should have an understanding of the history and governmental institutions of the United States.
American Cultures
American Cultures is the one requirement that all undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass in order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectual environment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of the United States. AC courses offer students opportunities to be part of research-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling with the complexity of American Culture.
Quantitative Reasoning
The Quantitative Reasoning requirement is designed to ensure that students graduate with basic understanding and competency in math, statistics, or computer science. The requirement may be satisfied by exam or by taking an approved course.
Foreign Language
The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating proficiency in reading comprehension, writing, and conversation in a foreign language equivalent to the second semester college level, either by passing an exam or by completing approved course work.
Reading and Composition
In order to provide a solid foundation in reading, writing and critical thinking the College requires two semesters of lower division work in composition. Students must complete a first-level reading and composition course by the end of their second semester and a second-level course by the end of their fourth semester.
Breadth Requirements
The undergraduate breadth requirements provide Berkeley students with a rich and varied educational experience outside of their major program. As the foundation of a liberal arts education, breadth courses give students a view into the intellectual life of the University while introducing them to a multitude of perspectives and approaches to research and scholarship. Engaging students in new disciplines and with peers from other majors, the breadth experience strengthens interdisciplinary connections and context that prepares Berkeley graduates to understand and solve the complex issues of their day.
Unit Requirements
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120 total units, including at least 60 L&S units
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Of the 120 units, 36 must be upper division units
- Of the 36 upper division units, 6 must be taken in courses offered outside your major department
Residence Requirements
For units to be considered in "residence," you must be registered in courses on the Berkeley campus as a student in the College of Letters & Science. Most students automatically fulfill the residence requirement by attending classes here for four years. In general, there is no need to be concerned about this requirement, unless you go abroad for a semester or year or want to take courses at another institution or through University Extension during your senior year. In these cases, you should make an appointment to see an adviser to determine how you can meet the Senior Residence Requirement.
Note: Courses taken through UC Extension do not count toward residence.
Senior Residence Requirement
After you become a senior (with 90 semester units earned toward your BA degree), you must complete at least 24 of the remaining 30 units in residence in at least two semesters. To count as residence, a semester must consist of at least 6 passed units. Intercampus Visitor, EAP, and UC Berkeley-Washington Program (UCDC) units are excluded.
You may use a Berkeley summer session to satisfy one semester of the Senior Residence requirement, provided that you successfully complete 6 units of course work in the Summer Session and that you have been enrolled previously in the college.
Modified Senior Residence Requirement
Participants in the UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) or the UC Berkeley Washington Program (UCDC) may meet a Modified Senior Residence requirement by completing 24 (excluding EAP) of their final 60 semester units in residence. At least 12 of these 24 units must be completed after you have completed 90 units.
Upper Division Residence Requirement
You must complete in residence a minimum of 18 units of upper division courses (excluding EAP units), 12 of which must satisfy the requirements for your major.
Student Learning Goals
Mission
The learning goals should be understood in the context of the mission statement of the Department of Classics. The first two components of that statement are especially relevant to undergraduate teaching and are repeated here:
- To give students across the University access to the literature, history, archaeology, mythology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman world through an array of undergraduate courses on classical culture in translation. These courses introduce students to texts, artifacts, and ideas that are worth studying both in their own right and as abidingly influential elements in the imagination and history of later cultures. Such study deepens students' understanding of present-day issues by inculcating a sense of historical perspective that takes account of both the differences and the continuities between contemporary and ancient cultures.
- To enable undergraduates to immerse themselves in the language and culture of ancient Greece and Rome through its majors in Greek, Latin, and Classical Civilizations. These majors equip students with knowledge and analytical skills that can be applied in many areas (e.g., law, politics, business, biosciences, computer science and media) as well as providing essential preparation for graduate study in classics, comparative literature, philosophy, and other fields.
Learning Goals for the Major
- Acquire a basic understanding of ancient Greek and Latin texts (in translation) and/or material culture, including major monuments, sites, and works of art.
- Demonstrate a more advanced knowledge of a particular concentration within classics (classical art and archaeology, or classical history and culture, or Greek language, or Latin language).
- Learn to identify and understand key events, institutions, personalities, places, and concepts of ancient Greek and Roman culture.
- Gain a critical awareness of continuities and differences between and within cultures and of ideologies of gender, group identity, social status, and political organization.
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret texts and material culture and to understand the implications of interpretive methods.
- Demonstrate the ability to synthesize a well-organized argument from textual or other evidence and to express it in formal English prose.
Courses
Classical Civilizations
CLASSIC 10A Introduction to Greek Civilization 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Summer 2017 First 6 Week Session, Fall 2016
Study of the major developments, achievements, and contradictions in Greek culture from the Bronze Age to the 4th century BCE. Key works of literature, history, and philosophy (read in English translation) will be examined in their political and social context, and in relation both to other ancient Mediterranean cultures and to subsequent developments in Western civilization.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 10B Introduction to Roman Civilization 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2017, Summer 2016 Second 6 Week Session
Investigation of the main achievements and tensions in Roman culture from Romulus to the High Empire. Key sources for literature, history, and material culture are studied in order to reveal Roman civilization in its political and social context. All materials are read in English.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 17A Introduction to the Archaeology of the Greek World 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
The physical remains of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to 323 BCE will be studied, with emphasis on its artistic triumphs, as a means of understanding the culture of ancient Greece.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 17B Introduction to the Archaeology of the Roman World 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
This course provides a broad-based introduction to the archaeology of the ancient Romans from Rome’s origins in the Iron Age down to the disintegration of the Roman empire in the sixth century A.D. It aims to
familiarize students with the more significant archaeological sites, monuments, artifact classes and works of art relating to the Roman world, and to introduce them to the important research questions in Roman archaeology and the methods that archaeologists employ to investigate these.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 17A is not prerequisite to 17B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 24 Freshman Seminars 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 28 The Classic Myths 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
The society, culture, values and outlook on life of the ancient Greeks as expressed in their mythology; their views on life, birth, marriage, death, sex and sexuality; on culture and civilization, the origin and meaning of the world. Their use of myth to think about, and give order to human experience. The course includes some of the most important works of Western literature in English translation (the 'Odyssey', the 'Theogony', twelve plays by leading Greek dramatists (Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides), along with their historical and religious context, as well as drawing on material evidence (vase paintings, sculpture, archaeological sites).
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Classics 28 after completing Classics N28. A deficient grade in Classics N28 may be removed by completing Classics 28.<BR/>
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC N28 The Classic Myths 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2016 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2015 Second 6 Week Session
The society, culture, values and outlook on life of the ancient Greeks as expressed in their mythology; their views on life, birth, marriage, death, sex and sexuality; on culture and civilization, the origin and meaning of the world. Their use of myth to think about, and give order to human experience. The course includes some of the most important works of Western literature in English translation (the 'Odyssey', the 'Theogony'), twelve plays by leading Greek dramatists (Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides), along with their historical and religious context, as well as drawing on material evidence (vase paintings, sculpture, archaeological sites).
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Classics N28 after completing Classic 28. A deficient grade in Classic 28 may be removed by taking Classic N28.
Hours & Format
Summer:
6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CLASSIC S28X The Classic Myths 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 1995 10 Week Session
A study of Greek and Roman myths with emphasis on the universal meanings of myths. The interaction of myths, religion and philosophy as a source of understanding of ancient and present cultures.
Hours & Format
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CLASSIC 29 Introduction to Greco-Roman Magic 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2009
This course will focus on ideas about magic in the Greek and Roman worlds from about 750 BCE through 400 CE. Topics will include witches, holy men, love spells, necromancy, spirits, and mystery religions. We will examine how magic was represented in high literature (by authors like Homer, Ovid, Apuleius, and Lucian). as well as the more practical evidence of curse tablets and the Greek Magical Papyri. Consideration will be given to analyzing the relationship between magic, religion, and philosophy. Our goal will be to study the common threads that connect different Greek and Roman magical practices, as well as to understand them in their cultural contexts.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 34 Epic Poetry: Homer and Vergil 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2009, Fall 2003
Greek and Roman epics including the , , .
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 35 Greek Tragedy 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
Greek tragedy with readings of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 36 Greek Philosophy 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015
Introduction to the philosophies of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 39D Utopia, Dystopia 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2006, Fall 2002
Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students an opportunity to explore intellectual topics with a faculty member and peers in a seminar setting. In this course we will examine utopian literature from its classical beginnings, in Plato's Republic, and in his Timaeus and Critias (which tell the story of the lost world of Atlantis), as well as in some plays of Aristophanes. We will also consider later developments, in Thomas More's Utopia, and in such works as William Morris' News from Nowhere, and Ursula Le Guin's The Dispossessed. Towards the end of the semester the seminar participants will be divided into groups, each of which will be asked to devise its own utopia on a particular theme, for oral presentation in class.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: This course is open only to freshman and sophomores
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Ferrari
CLASSIC 39H Freshman/Sophomore Seminar 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007
Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Priority given to freshmen and sophomores
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 39I Freshman/Sophomore Seminar 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2011, Fall 2009
Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Priority given to freshmen and sophomores
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 39J Freshman/Sophomore Seminar 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2012
Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Priority given to freshmen and sophomores
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC R44 Roots of Western Civilization 5 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
This course covers Homeric and Classical Greece, Rome in its transition from republic to empire, and the world of the Old Testament. Lectures, discussions, and reading assignments will involve interdisciplinary approaches with an emphasis on the development of skill in writing. Satisfies either half of the Reading and Composition requirement plus one of the following Letters and Science breath requirements: Arts and Literature, Historical Studies, or Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Completion of UC Entry Level Writing Requirement
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the first or second half of the Reading and Composition requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 98 Directed Group Study for Freshmen and Sophomores 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Restricted to freshmen and sophomores; consent of instructor; 3.3 overall GPA
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CLASSIC 99 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Restricted to freshmen and sophomores; consent of instructor; 3.3 overall GPA
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CLASSIC 110 Ancient Metrics 2 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2010, Fall 2006, Fall 2002
The principles of ancient metre of all types.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: GREEK 2 or 10
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 121 Ancient Religion 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012
The religious practices, beliefs and mentality of Ancient Greece c. 1650 BC to c. 400 AD., as expressed in cult, ritual and festival, and their social function, based on the evidence of primary texts (literary and documentary), and material remains (sanctuaries, monuments, sculpture, mosaics, painting, vase-painting). Explores how Greek religion addressed notions of history, community, identity, science, creativity, sexuality, spirituality, and the complex roles and relationships of male and female in society.
No previous knowledge or experience of the ancient Greek world expected; students of all levels and backgrounds welcome.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated with consent of instructor as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 124 Classical Poetics 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2011, Spring 2008
Study of a selection (in English translation) of the most important works of classical antiquity that theorize about literature and of the works of some post-classical authors who wrote on similar themes under the influence of their classical predecessors. Authors studied may include Plato, Aristotle, Horace, Longinus, Augustine, Sidney, Pope, and Lessing.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 130 Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Topic to vary from year to year. No knowledge of Greek or Latin required; but provision will be made for students who wish to study some of the readings in the original language. Enrollment limited.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division status
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 161 Gender, Sexuality, and Culture in the Ancient World 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2014, Fall 2013
Study of topics in gender, feminism, and sexuality in ancient cultures. Topics vary from year to year.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies.Course may be repeated a maximum of 2 times.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Kurke, Griffith
CLASSIC 163 Topics in Greek Philosophy 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013
The course is designed to deal with a single topic or selection of topics in Greek philosophy studied in translation. Possible topics are: the close study of one or more of Plato's or Aristotle's texts, Hellenistic philosophy, neo-Platonism.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 36 or Philosophy 25A or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 170A Classical Archaeology: Greek Vase Painting 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Spring 2007
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 170C Classical Archaeology: Greek Architecture 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2009, Fall 2005, Fall 2003
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 170D Classical Archaeology: Roman Art and Architecture 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2010
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 172 Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2014
Introductory overview of the art and archaeology of ancient civilizations of the Bronze Age (3000-1100 BCE) Aegean: Crete, Cyclades, Mainland Greece, and Western Anatolia. Intended to expose to the sites, monuments, art, and artifacts of these cultures and understand the way a variety of evidence is used to reconstruct history. Emphasis also is placed on comparison of enigmatic and evocative cultures and material evidence to see how each evolved and to define similarities and differences.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Shelton
CLASSIC N172A Archaeological Field School in Nemea, Greece 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2016 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2015 Second 6 Week Session
Through this field school students will participate in archaeological excavation and museum study in Greece at the site of Nemea and the Classical Sanctuary of Zeus. Through extensive travel and hands-on work, students will learn all major elements of methodology and analysis currently used in classical archaeology. The goal is to teach practical skills in a real research environment and an understanding of the material culture of Greece throughout various periods of its prehistory and history. Students will participate in a variety of field techniques and research methodologies.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor or director
Hours & Format
Summer: 6 weeks - 0 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Shelton
CLASSIC N172B Archaeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2012 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2010 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2009 Second 6 Week Session
Through this field school students will participate in archaeological excavation and museum study in Greece at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae (Petsas House). Through extensive travel and hands-on work, students will learn all major elements of methodology and analysis currently used in classical archaeology. The goal is to teach practical skills in a real research environment and an understanding of the material culture of Greece throughout various periods of its prehistory and history. Students will participate in a variety of field techniques and research methodologies.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor or director. N172A is not a prerequisite to N172B and may be taken concurrently
Hours & Format
Summer: 6 weeks - 0 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Shelton
CLASSIC 175A Topography and Monuments: Athens 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2013, Fall 2008, Spring 2004
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 175D Topography and Monuments: Pompeii and Herculaneum 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2014, Spring 2010, Spring 2008
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 175F Topography and Monuments: Roman Wall Painting 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2012, Fall 2011
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC 175G Topography and Monuments: Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2012
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CLASSIC C175F Pictorial Representation in the Roman World 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017
This course presents surviving evidence of pictorial representation in the Roman world. Including the earliest remains from the city of Rome; the suites of painted rooms in the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum on the Bay of Naples; and Roman mosaics from Italy, North Africa, and the eastern Mediterranean.
Topics: ‘four styles’ of Pompeian interior decoration; the architect Vitruvius’ denunciation of contemporary painting in the early Augustan period; the reproduction of Greek ‘old master’ paintings from pattern books; the surviving paintings of the Domus Aurea, the emperor Nero’s ‘Golden House’ in Rome; the painting of marble statues and reliefs; and the colored mummy portraits preserved by the sands of the Egyptian desert.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Christopher Hallett
Also listed as: HISTART C145A
CLASSIC 180 Ancient Athletics 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2004, Fall 2003
Study of ancient athletics and athletes including athletic training, facilities, competitions, and the role of athletics in Greek and Roman society.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Papazarkadas
CLASSIC H195A Honors Course in Classics 2 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015
This is a two-semester Honors course [H195A-B]. The work for the Honors course may either build on work in a previous upper division course used in fulfillment of the Classical Languages or Classical Civilizations major or may be a newly conceived project. The work will result in the writing of a thesis, to be evaluated by an Honors committee of three members. Written thesis due the Monday of the 13th week of the semester in which the course is taken.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: A student must be a declared major in the Classics Department and in the subject in which Honors is done. A student must have a 3.6 overall GPA and a 3.6 GPA in the major courses
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. This is part one of a year long series course. A provisional grade of IP (in progress) will be applied and later replaced with the final grade after completing part two of the series. Final exam not required.
Formerly known as: Classics H195
CLASSIC H195B Honors Course in Classics 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015
This is a two-semester Honors course [H195A-B]. The work for the Honors course may either build on work in a previous upper division course used in fulfillment of the Classical Civilizations or Classical Languages major or may be a newly conceived project. The work will result in the writing of a thesis, to be evaluated by an Honors committee of three members. Written thesis due the Monday of the 13th week of the semester in which the course is taken.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: A student must be a declared major in the Classics Department and in the subject in which Honors is done. A student must have a 3.6 overall GPA and a 3.6 GPA in the major courses
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. This is part two of a year long series course. Upon completion, the final grade will be applied to both parts of the series. Final exam not required.
CLASSIC 198 Directed Group Study for Advanced Undergraduates 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Restricted to senior honor students
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of directed group study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CLASSIC 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2016, Summer 2016 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2016 Second 6 Week Session
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Restricted to senior honor students
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Classics/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Faculty and Instructors
Faculty
Frank Bezner, Associate Professor. Medieval Latin literature; Medieval literary culture; Neo-Latin; Intellectual history.
Research Profile
Susanna Elm, Professor. History of the Later Roman Empire, pagan - Christian interactions, ancient medicine, slavery and the evolution of Christianity, leadership and empire, reception of antiquity.
Research Profile
Giovanni R. F. (John) Ferrari, Professor. Classics, ancient philosophy, Greek culture, ancient poetics and rhetoric.
Research Profile
Mark Griffith, Professor. Gender and sexuality, Greek literature and performance, Greek and Roman education, Greek tragedy and comedy, Hesiod and wisdom literature, ancient music.
Research Profile
Christopher Hallett, Professor. Classics, Roman art, visual culture, portraiture, Hellenistic art, Roman Asia Minor, Hellenistic and Roman Egypt.
Research Profile
Todd Hickey, Associate Professor. Classics, papyrology, Greek, Egyptian, social and economic history, late antiquity.
Research Profile
Leslie V. Kurke, Professor. Classics, Greek literature and culture, archaic Greek poetry, Herodotus.
Research Profile
Sara Magrin, Assistant Professor.
Donald Mastronarde, Professor. Classics, Greek literature, Greek drama, Greek textual transmission, Greek literary papyrology, Greek palaeography.
Research Profile
Maria Mavroudi, Professor. Byzantine studies.
Research Profile
Kathleen Mccarthy, Associate Professor. Classics, Roman literature and culture, slavery.
Research Profile
Trevor M. Murphy, Associate Professor. Ethnography, classics, Roman prose authors.
Research Profile
Ellen Oliensis, Professor. Latin Literature, Ovid.
Research Profile
Nikolaos Papazarkadas, Associate Professor. Greek epigraphy, Greek history.
Research Profile
J. Theodore Pena, Professor. Roman archaeology, Roman and pre-Roman Italy, city of Rome, Pompeii, ancient economy, ceramic analysis, material culture studies.
Research Profile
Dylan Paul Sailor, Associate Professor. Rhetoric, classics, Greek literature, Latin Literature, ancient Greek, Latin, historiography, ancient Rome, ancient Greece.
Research Profile
Kim S. Shelton, Associate Professor. Ceramics, classical civilization and archaeology, Aegean prehistory, religion/mythology.
Research Profile
Andrew F. Stewart, Professor. Archaeology, classics, Greek sculpture, ancient art and architecture, the Hellenistic east after Alexander, the Renaissance reception of antiquity.
Research Profile
Lecturers
Daniel F. Melleno, Lecturer.
Lisa Pieraccini, Lecturer.
Tom Recht, Lecturer.
Yasmin Syed, Lecturer.
Visiting Faculty
Mario Telo, Visiting Associate Professor.
Emeritus Faculty
John K. Anderson, Professor Emeritus.
William S. Anderson, Professor Emeritus. Classics, Latin Literature.
Research Profile
David J. Cohen, Professor Emeritus. Human rights;war crimes & trials;Indonesia & East Timor; Guantanamo & Abu Grahib;Sierra Leone Special Court;International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda & Former Yugoslavia;Classics;ancient rhetoric & history, classical Greek law;political/legal theory.
Research Profile
William Fitzgerald, Professor Emeritus.
Erich S. Gruen, Professor Emeritus. Classics, Greek and Roman history, Jews in the Greco-Roman world.
Research Profile
Ralph J. Hexter, Professor Emeritus.
Robert Knapp, Professor Emeritus.
Anthony A. Long, Professor Emeritus. Classics, Greek literature, ancient philosophy.
Research Profile
Stephen G. Miller, Professor Emeritus. Archaeology, classics, Greek and Roman art, ancient architecture, Greek athletics.
Research Profile
Charles E. Murgia, Professor Emeritus. Classics, Latin Literature, textual criticism.
Research Profile
Michael N. Nagler, Professor Emeritus.
Ronald S. Stroud, Professor Emeritus. Classics, Greek history and literature, Greek epigraphy.
Research Profile
Leslie L. Threatte, Professor Emeritus.
Florence Verducci, Professor Emeritus.
Contact Information
Department of Classics
7233 Dwinelle Hall
Phone: 510-642-4218
Fax: 510-643-2959
Faculty Undergraduate Adviser
Nikolaos Papazarkadas
7207 Dwinelle Hall
Phone: 510-642-7201