Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Listing
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Courses listed below are grouped together alphabetically by subject prefix. To search for a specific course, please follow the instructions in the course filter box below and click on “Filter.”
Departments and interdisciplinary programs are described in detail on the Majors, Minors, and Other Programs page within this catalog. Please refer to the detailed sections on each area of study for more information. Requirements to fulfill a major or minor appear within each program or area of study.
All students must also complete the courses in the Common Curriculum (General Education), including Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) requirements and other requirements that pertain to the undergraduate degree. Courses are numbered as follows.
000-049 - Non-credit courses.
050-099 - Common Curriculum (General Education) courses and others that do NOT count toward the major.
100-199 - Introductory-level courses which count for the major.
200-299 - Sophomore/junior-level courses that can be taken by non-majors. (Some departments may use 200-249 and 250-259 to delineate between sophomore and junior level offerings.)
300-399 - Upper-level courses intended primarily for majors - these are courses representing the depth component of the major.
400-499 - All advanced courses for seniors, including those used to fulfill WS (Senior Writing Experience requirement), small seminars, research, thesis, and independent studies.
Wherever possible, the departments have indicated the instructor and the term during which a course is given. Some courses are offered only occasionally and are so indicated. The College retains the right not to offer a course, especially if enrollment is insufficient.
A few courses are not valued at full course credit, and some carry double credit.
A full course unit may be equated to five quarter-credit hours, or three and one-third semester credit hours.
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CHM 332 - Synthetic Methods Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Adrian) This course focuses on developing the common laboratory techniques used in modern synthetic organic chemistry and the underlying principles of organic chemistry covered. Topics to be covered will be in the form of three synthetic projects. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 CC: SCLB Lecture/Lab Hours Six lab hours each week plus additional instrumentation time outside of lab.
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CHM 335 - Survey of Biochemistry Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Cohen) A survey of topics in biochemistry including buffers, protein structure, lipid structure, carbohydrate structure, enzyme mechanism, and enzyme kinetics. The pathways by which biomolecules are synthesized and degraded will be investigated. Specifically we will look at carbohydrate, lipid, and nitrogen metabolism. Medical applications will be emphasized throughout the course. Cross-Listed: BIO 335 and BCH 335 Prerequisite(s): BIO 205 , BIO 225 , CHM 231 CC: SET
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CHM 340 - Chemical Instrumentation Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Carroll) Theory and practice of modern methods of analysis with emphasis on spectroscopic, chromatographic, electrochemical, and surface science techniques, as well as electronic measurements. Prerequisite(s): CHM 231 , CHM 240 , and one course in physics or permission of the instructor. Corequisite(s): CHM 340L CC: SCLB Lecture/Lab Hours Four lab hours each week. ISP: ENS
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CHM 351 - Kinetics and Thermodynamics Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Barnum) Properties of gases; chemical kinetics; fundamentals of thermodynamics including heats of reactions and phase and chemical equilibria. Prerequisite(s): CHM 240 , PHY 110 or PHY 120 and MTH 115 or MTH 115H Corequisite(s): CHM 351L CC: SCLB, WAC Lecture/Lab Hours Four lab hours each week.
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CHM 352 - Quantum Chemistry Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Robertson) Fundamentals of quantum mechanics and its application to chemical bonding and spectroscopy. Prerequisite(s): CHM 351 and PHY 111 or PHY 121 Corequisite(s): CHM 352L CC: SCLB Lecture/Lab Hours Four lab hours each week.
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CHM 354 - Chemical Applications of Group Theory Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Robertson) A course on the role of molecular symmetry in chemistry. Topics include symmetry point groups, bonding in organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds, orbital symmetry control of chemical reactions, and spectroscopy. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 and CHM 352 , MTH 115 , and PHY 111 or PHY 121 Prereq/Corequisite(s): CHM 352 may be taken concurrently. CC: SET
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CHM 360 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Materials & Catalysis Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Tyler) Structure/property relationships in solids, organometallics, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, materials chemistry and inorganic nanomaterials. Prerequisite(s): CHM 260 and CHM 351 or permission of the instructor. CC: SET
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CHM 382 - Biochemistry: Structure and Catalysis Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Fox) Structure and function of proteins/enzymes including purification, mechanism, kinetics, regulation, metabolism and a detailed analysis of several classic protein systems. Cross-Listed: BCH 382 and BIO 382 Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 Not open to students who have completed CHM 335 , BIO 335 or BCH 335 Corequisite(s): CHM 382L CC: SCLB, WAC, WAC-R Lecture/Lab Hours Four lab hours each week.
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CHM 491 - Chemical Research 1 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Chemical research under the direction of a member of the faculty. Thesis required. Expectations include a minimum of twelve hours per week of lab work, in addition to other requirements to be determined by individual research advisors. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 , CHM 240 (CHM 340 and CHM 351 are recommended), third-term junior standing, and/or permission of the department chair. CC: WS
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CHM 492 - Chemical Research 2 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Chemical research under the direction of a member of the faculty. Thesis required. Expectations include a minimum of twelve hours per week of lab work, in addition to other requirements to be determined by individual research advisors. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 , CHM 240 (CHM 340 and CHM 351 are recommended), third-term junior standing, and/or permission of the department chair. CC: WS
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CHM 493 - Chemical Research 3 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Chemical research under the direction of a member of the faculty. Thesis required. Expectations include a minimum of twelve hours per week of lab work, in addition to other requirements to be determined by individual research advisors. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 , CHM 240 (CHM 340 and CHM 351 are recommended), third-term junior standing, and/or permission of the department chair. CC: WS
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CHN 100 - Basic Chinese 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Basic skills for students who begin with no knowledge of Mandarin. CC: HUM, JCHF, JWOL ISP: AIS
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CHN 101 - Basic Chinese 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A continuation of CHN 100 . Prerequisite(s): CHN 100 or permission of instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM, JCHF, JWOL ISP: AIS
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CHN 101T - Basic Chinese 2 Course Units: 1
Study Abroad Chinese Course CC: LCC ISP: AIS
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CHN 102 - Basic Chinese 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A continuation of CHN 101 . Prerequisite(s): CHN 101 or permission of instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM, JCHF, JWOL ISP: AIS
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CHN 102T - Basic Chinese 3 Course Units:
Study Abroad Chinese Course CC: LCC ISP: AIS
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CHN 103 - Chinese for the Term Abroad Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to Chinese language, combining Basic Chinese I and culture components. Open to students going on the term abroad or those with general interest in learning Chinese. Students who took CHN 100 / CHN 102 sequence cannot take this course. CC: LCCC
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CHN 200 - Intermediate Chinese 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Review, and continued development of all skills in Mandarin. CC: LCCC, HUM, JCHF, JWOL ISP: AIS
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CHN 201 - Intermediate Chinese 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Continuation of CHN 200 Prerequisite(s): CHN 200 or permission of instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM, JCHF, JWOL ISP: AIS
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CHN 202 - Intermediate Chinese 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Continuation of CHN 201 Prerequisite(s): CHN 201 or permission of instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM ISP: AIS
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CHN 204T - Chinese Language Studied Abroad Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) See International Programs. CC: LCCC Note: Fall term in China.
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CHN 205T - Chinese Language Studied Abroad Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) See International Programs. CC: LCCC Note: Fall term in China.
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CHN 206T - Chinese Studies Abroad 3 Course Units:
Chinese Studied Abroad 3 CC: LCCC
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CHN 250T - Chinese Language Studied Independently Abroad 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) CC: LCCC
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CHN 251T - Chinese Language Studied Independently Abroad 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) CC: LCCC
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CHN 295H - Chinese Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff)
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CHN 296H - Chinese Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) CC: HUM
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CHN 300 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Continued formal study of the Chinese language. Prerequisite(s): CHN 202 or equivalent. CC: LCCC, HUM, JCHF, JWOL ISP: AIS
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CHN 301 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A continuation of CHN 300 Prerequisite(s): CHN 300 or permission of instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM
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CHN 302 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A continuation of CHN 301 Prerequisite(s): CHN 301 or permission of instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM ISP: AIS
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CHN 320T - Chinese Civilization Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) CC: LCCC
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CHN 400 - The Changing Face of China Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course is designed for students who have completed three years of Chinese at the college level or the equivalent. More advanced authentic texts of diverse topics will be introduced to students that cover the sociopolitical, economic, and cultural dimensions of a drastically changing China sitting in the whirlwind of commercialization and globalization. Students will gain insight into contemporary China and develop a higher level of Chinese proficiency through class discussions, written compositions, TV news clips and film analyses. Class will be conducted entirely in Chinese. Prerequisite(s): CHN 302 or equivalent. Enrollment with the consent of the instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM, GCHF, GWOL
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CHN 401 - Media China Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The course is designed for students who have completed three years of Chinese at the college level or the equivalent. Through analysis of more advanced and up-to-date authentic materials from China’s mass media, students will not only develop a higher level of Chinese proficiency through class discussions, written compositions, research presentations, but also gain insight into contemporary China, as well as develop strong media literacy skills. Class will be conducted entirely in Chinese. Prerequisite(s): CHN 302 or equivalent. Enrollment with consent of the instructor. CC: LCCC, HUM, WAC ISP: AIS
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CHN 402 - Chinese Thought in the 20th Century Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Prerequisite(s): Take CHN 302 or by instructor permission. CC: LCCC, HUM, WAC ISP: AIS
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CHN 489 - Chinese Senior Project Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This project serves as a required, capstone course in the Chinese major. The project is designed in consultation with the faculty coordinator of senior projects. Prerequisite(s): Intermediate-High to Advanced-Low proficiency or permission of the faculty coordinator. CC: LCCC, WS
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MLT 200 - Modern Chinese Literature Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to Chinese literature in the 20th Century. The publishing industry, and especially literature, played an influential role in shaping China’s modern development. Students will study the origins of the New Culture movement’s “new literature,” analyze “revolutionary romanticism” and art for the masses, as well as examine contemporary works of popular fiction. The course relates China’s literary and cultural trends within the local and global dimensions of modernity. All works in English. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM ISP: AIS
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MLT 201 - China in the News Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Ferry) This course focuses on making sense of US news media and reports about current events in China and within the Chinese diaspora. We will use media literacy tools to analyze how news content frames China’s economic growth, political system, cultural values, and migration. Students will become familiar with the role of mainstream and social media in shaping popular perception and influencing behaviors, and thereby develop intercultural competecy. CC: HUM, LCC
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MLT 202 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern China Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The course examines gender and sexuality in 20th-century China as a gateway to understanding the political, cultural, and economic realities of China today. We consider the figure of the “New Woman” during China’s civil war and World War II, the androgynous ideal after the founding of the People’s Republic, the “Successful Man” during China’s economic reform, and the articulations of “Comrades” as part of local, national, and international conversations. Readings in English. All films subtitled. CC: HUL, LCC
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MLT 203 - Asian American Film and Performance Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An examination of topics in Asian American studies through film and performance by and about Asian Americans. Class material draws from independent filmmakers, theatrical and artistic performances, as well as theoretical and critical texts on culture and diversity, gender, the diaspora, and ethnicity. CC: HUM, LCC
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MLT 204 - Literary Traditions in East Asia Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Literary developments in East Asia, looking closely at the aesthetic and philosophic foundations of its varied literature through poetic genres, story forms, oral storytelling, travel literature, and drama. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM, WAC ISP: AIS
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MLT 205 - Perspectives in Modern East Asian Literature Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The literary and artistic developments in East Asia since the mid-19th century. The course considers questions of tradition, culture, modernity, globalism, and technology by examining cultural artifacts - novels, short stories, plays, paintings, architecture, music, and film. CC: HUL, HUM, LCC
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MLT 209 - The New Wall of China Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An interdisciplinary overview of dams and development, with specific attention to the socio-cultural, historical, economic, and environmental attributes of a region in China whose geo-political landscape has been dramatically impacted by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. In providing a context to the dam’s construction, students will be introduced to the intricate connections between all the above factors and engineering, technology, and the environment. Cross-Listed: ENS 222 CC: LCC, SET, HUL, HUM, GCHF, GETS, GSPE ISP: AIS, STS
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CLS 099 - The Bible: An Introduction Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course is a basic survey of the most historically and culturally important book in the world. Actually, the Bible is not a single book, but a complex anthology of many different genres, including history, legend, myth, law, poetry, prophecy, philosophy, and an astonishing variety of religious texts, from passionate prayers to bitter complaints against God, composed over the course of something like a thousand years. In addition to reading the most essential parts of the Old and New Testaments, we will also examine some of the countless ways that the Bible has left an imprint on modern western and American life. No previous acquaintance with the Bible is required. Cross-Listed: EGL 099 CC: HUL, HUM
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CLS 110 - Ancient Egypt: History and Religion Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course offers an overview of the history of ancient Egypt from the rise of the state under the first pharaohs (3200 BC) to its incorporation into the Hellenistic and Roman empires. Attention is given to political and social organization, foreign relations, and religion based on a study of relevant ancient texts (in translation) and archaeological evidence. CC: LCC, HUM
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CLS 111 - Ancient Iraq: History and Religion Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Ancient Iraq is often termed ‘the cradle of civilization’ since it is here that agriculture, urbanism, and writing first occurred. This course examines the early history of Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia) from the development of agriculture and permanent settlements through to the establishment of the first cities and states, down to about 1600 BCE. The class examines the social and economic contexts in which early Mesopotamian culture emerged, and it also gives attention to religious and religion-political ideas Cross-Listed: REL 111 CC: LCC, HUM
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CLS 121 - The History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Callaghan) Investigation of the circumstances that led to history’s first democracy, the buildings on the Acropolis and the development of Greek literature from Homer to Sophocles and Plato; the invention of the “Western way” of war; the evolution of the Greek poleis and the confrontation with the emerging nation-state of Macedonia; the epochal wars of the Greek states with Persia and the disastrous conflict of Athens and Sparta in the Peloponnesian War; and Alexander’s conquest of the “world” from the Mediterranean Sea to the rivers of India in a little over ten years. Readings include Homer’s Odyssey, selected lives of Plutarch, and Thucydides. CC: LCC, HUM, HUL, GCHF, GLIT, GSPE
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CLS 125 - History of Rome Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The history of Rome, its rise from earliest times through the Republic and its decline under the Empire to disaster in A.D. 410. CC: HUM
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CLS 126 - The Rise of the Roman Republic Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The rise of Rome from its foundation (traditionally 753 BC) to the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC and the rise of his adopted son Octavian. How did a remote backwater of the Mediterranean rise to imperial power? Why did its constitutional machinery collapse? Was military dictatorship unavoidable? CC: LCC, HUM, GCHF
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CLS 129 - History of the Roman Empire Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The Roman Empire from the rise of Octavian (later called Augustus) to decline, conversion, and final collapse circa AD 476. Augustus established Roman rule on the basis of his legions, a monarchy cloaked as republican government, and religious innovations that included formal worship of the emperor as a god on Earth. This system endured for centuries, but faced increasingly violent threats both from outside (Germanic tribes, Persians, Parthians) and from within (revolts, rebellions, Christians). How did Rome manage to endure as long as it did and why did Rome fail? CC: HUL, HUM, LCC, GCHF
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CLS 132 - Religion in the Pagan World Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An examination of particular cults and the performance of cult in ancient Greek and Roman societies, and consideration of the relationship of the individual and the state to deity in the pre-Christian world. Emphasis on ancient sources. CC: LCC, HUM, JCHF
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CLS 133 - Introduction to Etruscology Course Units: 1
CC: LCC
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CLS 134 - Classical Art and Architecture Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introductory survey of the arts of Greece and Rome, including painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts. Emphasis will be placed upon learning art historical and archaeological terminology and methods, the place of art and architecture in ancient society and culture, and contacts with other cultures, in addition to becoming familiar with the most important monuments, artists, and patrons. Cross-Listed: AAH 110 CC: LCC, HUM
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CLS 135 - In Search of the Past: Greek and Roman Historiography Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to the origins, purpose, and methodology of the writing of history in the classical world. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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CLS 137 - Greek and Roman Biography Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A study of the origin and development of the genre of biography from the fourth century B.C. to the second century A.D., with extensive readings (all in English) of Nepos, Suetonius, and Plutarch. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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CLS 138 - Introduction to Roman Archaeology Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course introduces students to the archaeology of the ancient Roman world. We explore major themes in the study of that world, such as urbanism, the economy, identity, and religion, by examining the main categories of archaeological evidence for the reconstruction of Roman society. Along the way, we investigate material culture through the eyes of people of varied backgrounds and experiences - enslaved captives of war, powerful matriarchs, the urban poor, megalomaniacal emperors, and more - and discuss recent developments in archaeological research methods CC: HUM, LCC
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CLS 139 - City of Rome Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines the city of Rome, addressing sites in their historical and cultural contexts. The focus is the ancient city, but we also examine the city at various periods in history, including World War II and the present day. We consider how and why a city gets built, what it means to live in a city, and who we can “read a city.” Topics covered include venues of spectatorship, religious sites, the city of the emperors, water systems and roads, the political city, and travel and tourism. All readings are in English. CC: LCC, HUM
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CLS 140 - Introduction to Greek Archaeology Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Commito) For thousands of years, the Aegean has been home to dynamic societies whose complex interactions with each other and with the broader region produced some of the most distinctive cultural and political achievements of the ancient world. This course introduces students to the physical remains these societies left behind. We study key concepts of Greek archaeology, including issues of chronology and ethics, as well as major themes in the study of the ancient Greek world, such as religion and the emergence of the city-state. Special attention is paid to new developments in archaeological research methods. We begin around 3000 BCE with the rise of the region’s first complex civilizations, and end around 100 BCE with the transformations brought about by Alexander the Great. Along the way, we explore how archaeological investigations reveal the distinctiveness of ancient Greece and help us reconstruct the daily lives of people in antiquity. CC: HUM, LCC, GCHF
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CLS 141T - Classical Greek Archaeology Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to the study of archaeology with field trips to various sites in and near Athens. Four hours per week. Offered only as part of the Term Abroad in Greece. CC: LCC
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CLS 142 - Special Topics in Classics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) CC: HUM
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CLS 143 - Classical Mythology Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Commito) Greek and Roman myths, with emphasis on the ancient sources. All readings will be in English. CC: LCC, HUL, HUM, JCHF, JLIT ISP: REL
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CLS 146 - Sex and Gender in Classical Antiquity Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The representations and realities of sexuality and gender in classical Greece and Rome. Primary focus on how ancient writers formulated the categories of “feminine” and “masculine” in discussions of ethics, nationality, education, politics, and science. This will enable students to think critically about some of the central literary works in the Western tradition through the socially charged categories of gender. Attention will also be directed to how literary representations compare with the actual social experience of ancient women, insofar as we may reconstruct it through the reading of literary, archaeological, and artistic evidence in social, familial, legal, and religious contexts. CC: HUM
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CLS 147 - Women in Ancient Rome Course Units: 1
This course will address the lives of women in ancient Rome. We will examine the themes of labor, dress, family, religion, law, and medicine, among others, in a variety of sources (literary, epigraphic, visual). We will study both the lived realities of Roman women and how the latter were perceived and represented in ancient society. CC: HUM, LCC, JCHF ISP: GSW
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CLS 150 - Ancient Philosophy Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An examination of issues debated by ancient Greek and Roman philosophers that became central to western philosophy, including the nature of reality, the criteria for knowledge, the difference between good and pleasure, and the principles of political justice. Discussion of readings from the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans and the Stoics Cross-Listed: PHL 251 CC: HUM, GCHF
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CLS 151 - The Ancient World in Film and Literature Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Raucci) Greco-Roman antiquity has been a favorite topic of Hollywood for years. This fascination continues today, with the recent appearance of major blockbusters as well as TV productions. Why do the Greeks and Romans appeal to a modern audience? This course will consider ancient texts in translation alongside their modern film representations. Our goal will not be to consider where the films went “wrong.” Instead, we will question how these films recast and reinterpret classical texts to reflect modern interests. This course will include an “entrepreneurship module.” We will question what is entrepreneurship and if Hollywood’s commodification of the ancient world is entrepreneurial. CC: LCC, HUL, HUM, JCAD, JCHF, JLIT ISP: AMS, FLM
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CLS 153 - The Environment in the Ancient World Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Commito) Students will discover how ancient Mediterranean societies interacted with the natural world, as revealed by history, art and literature, and archaeology. Some of the questions we will investigate include: how did the Mediterranean environment affect and determine everyday life, both in cities and in rural areas? How did ancient societies manage their food supply? What was their view of nature? How did they react to ecological crisis? And, finally, how can we use their outlook on and treatment of the environment to inform our own approach? CC: HUM, LCC, GCHF ISP: ENS, STS
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CLS 154 - Poetry and the Cosmos Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An examination of Greek and Roman poets’ attempts to understand the origin and development of the universe, and of human beings’ place in it. Readings (all in English) will include Hesiod, the pre-Socratic philosophers, and Lucretius. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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CLS 156 - The Ancient Economy Course Units: 1
This class presents an introduction to economies before economics, a study of economic activity in the Greco-Roman world. Ancient Greece and Rome have been called some of the first “global” economies; and using textual sources, archaeology, and techniques from the natural and social sciences, this class will not only look at basic elements of economic activity in the ancient world-demographics, trade, monetization, industry-but also ask critical questions about how-or if-modern economic methods can be applied to the distant past. CC: HUM, LCC, SOCS, GCHF, GDQR, GSPE
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CLS 157 - Entrepreneurship in the Ancient World Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) “Entrepreneurship” (or seizing upon and exploiting opportunity) is a mindset that has existed at various times and places. Through a variety of ancient sources, including legal, historical, and literary works, students will use the ancient world as a laboratory in which to observe and to assess what may or may not have constituted opportunity in the past and to examine strategies employed (as well as opportunities missed) for taking advantage of available resources in a variety of situations: economic, political, and religious. CC: HUM, LCC
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CLS 157T - Entrepreneurship Acn World Course Units:
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CLS 158 - The Ancient “Other”: Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Callaghan) Investigates the concept of the barbarian in ancient Greek and Roman culture, how the image of the barbarian was “constructed” by the Greeks and Romans and in turn defined their identity. The course will look at depictions both literary and visual of the peoples living on the edges of the Greco-Roman world and discuss the ways in which the barbarian came to invert, reflect, and criticize the Greeks and Romans themselves. Readings in English translation from historians, geographers, poets, philosophers, ancient novelists, and medical writers. CC: LCC, HUM
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CLS 159 - The Ancient World & Race Course Units: 1
Learn how the ancients thought about race and ethnicity-and how the reception of the ancient world shapes and is shaped in turn by modern notions of race and ethnicity. Investigate how categories of race and ethnicity are presented in the literature and artistic works of Greece and Rome. Case studies will pay particular attention to such concepts as: notions of racial formation and origins; ancient theories of ethnic superiority; and linguistic, religious and cultural differentiation as a basis for ethnic differentiation. CC: JCHF, JLIT, JSPE, HUM, LCC
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CLS 160 - The Individual in Ancient Society Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A study of the evolving concept of the individual in antiquity and the changing relationship of the individual and the family, state, and nature. Readings in English of major ancient authors. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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CLS 161 - The Heroic Journey: Survey of Ancient Epic Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An examination of four great epics of classical antiquity: Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. All readings in English. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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CLS 162 - Greek and Roman Tragedy in Translation Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Readings in classical Greek tragedy and the tragedies of Seneca and selections from other Roman works. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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CLS 163 - Greek and Roman Comedy in Translation Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Readings from the Greek comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, the Roman comedies of Plautus and Terence. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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CLS 164 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece Course Units: 1
Cross-Listed: AAH-111 CC: HUL, HUM, LCC
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CLS 165 - The Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome Course Units: 1
Cross-Listed: AAH-112 CC: HUM, LCC
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CLS 168 - Ancient Novel Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A survey of the novel and its development in antiquity. Readings include a selection of complete and fragmentary Greek romances by Chariton, Xenophon of Ephesus, Achilles Tatius, Longus, Heliodorus, and Lucian. The Roman comic novels will be Petronius’s Satyricon and Apuleius’s Metamorphoses. All readings in English. CC: HUL, HUM
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CLS 178 - Ancient World Mythology Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The myths of Greece, Rome, and the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Sumer, Babylonia, India, et al. reveal surprising similarities and startling differences. A comparative approach illuminates the peculiar characteristics of the various traditions. No culture exists in isolation. These societies were all subject to manifold political (and sometimes even violent) “multicultural” pressures. Rome itself, whose poet Ovid composed the “Bible” of the Western mythological tradition, stood at the head of a vast amalgam of peoples from the cold forests of Northern Europe across the god-infested lands of Greece to the ancient sands of Egypt and beyond. Everywhere we look we will find the interactions and conflicts of differing peoples, traditions, gods. We will listen to their sacred stories, their myths, and, through active comparison and investigation, strive to gain a general overview of the facts, a general understanding of their differing religious conceptions, and perhaps, we may hope, a glimpse into their ancient wisdom. The course will cover broad mythical themes: creation, gods, the underworld, and heroes. Other topics will include the nature of sacrifice and ritual, ancestor-worship, the afterlife, divine kingship, the role of myth in political propaganda, the role of politics and religion in myth, gender issues, and related themes. Given the vast range of the material, our journey will of necessity be selective. Lectures will range, for example, from general presentations of one cultural system to detailed examination of one particular type of god across several cultures. Although much of the focus will be on the ancient myths of Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Near East, and India, we will examine some (relatively) more recent myths from Africa and the Americas as well. CC: LCC, HUM, JCHF, JLIT
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CLS 186 - Roman Law and Society Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A survey of Roman law with special attention to constitutional history in the context of the conceptual development of civil law. Basic concepts of Rome’s civil law include “person” (who qualified and under what conditions?), “property” (at the end of the day, what else was there?), “succession” (i.e., who inherited property when the owner died?), “contract” (the fine print has been important for a long time!), and “delict” (wrong-doing, damages, and remedies or, failing that, punishments). We will look, in other words, at the Roman constitution and its intersections with basic civil rights and the procedures for conducting one’s affairs legally. Crimes and their punishments will hold our interest too, as will the influence of Roman legal thinking on European and American jurisprudence. CC: LCC, HUM
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CLS 190 - Science and Technology in the Ancient World Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course is an introduction to the scientific and technological developments during the Greek and Roman periods. Students will deepen their understanding of the scientific method, acquire skills in its application in the evaluation of evidence, and learn about the impact of science and technology on ancient civilization. The time periods covered in this class will stretch from Bronze Age of Greece to the Late Roman Empire. This course will discuss a broad range of scientific and technological topics. Students will learn about this crucial aspect of antiquity predominantly through the reading of original sources in translation. Because of the diverse nature of the topics, the authors will range greatly, including such authors as Hesiod, Pliny the Elder, and Frontinus. Students will be expected to draw conclusions from the primary source material as well as connect the ancient texts to other scholarly readings. The secondary reading will be drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, including classics and history of science. Ultimately, students will gain a better understanding of the role that ancient technological and scientific developments have had in their own world. CC: HUM
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CLS 191 - Ancient Engineering Course Units: 1
CC: HUM, GETS
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CLS 192 - Ancient Medicine Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course explores the Greek and Roman roots of Western medicine. How did the Hippocratic writers, Galen, and other physicians understand and treat the ailments of patients? And what did it mean, in the first place, to be a physician or a patient two millennia ago. CC: HUM
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CLS 193 - History Done Digitally Course Units: 1
What do you think of when you hear “Humanities”? If you ask someone in the humanities what they study, you may hear a hundred different answers: great authors, established historians, artistic masterpieces. You seldom hear “Data.” But that is exactly what all of these works are. In the modern world, countless tools have been developed to facilitate the access, analysis, and dissemination of data. In this course, we will learn how to use various technologies to both ask and answer questions traditional to the humanities and come up with new ones, with a focus on the ancient and medieval world. Cross-Listed: HST-140 CC: HUM, QMR, GDQR ISP: STS
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CLS 201 - Home, Myth, Religion in Archaic Greece Course Units: 1
In this research seminar, we will study the evidence provided by Homer’s Iliad (in translation) for understanding ancient Greek attitudes to myth and religion, especially under pressure of war. We shall begin with a close reading of our ancient source. We will place this ancient evidence in the context of work by modern scholars who rely on this same evidence in their own investigations to similar questions. Students will also formulate their own questions, and then delve deeply into finding answers in light of their own close reading of the sources in conversation with modern scholarship. CC: HUM
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CLS 202 - Archaeological Methods Course Units: 1
Believe it or not, there is more to archaeology than raiding tombs or cracking a bullwhip. What can we learn about people in the past through physical remains? What else do archaeologists do besides dig in the dirt? Students address these and other questions by conducting original research through a series of hands-on experiences both in and outside the classroom, including architectural drawing, spatial analysis, archival research with historical documents, isotopic analysis, demographic fieldwork in a local cemetery, 3D modeling, and museum exhibition design. Students work in teams, lead class discussions, present original research, and use their new skills in interpreting material culture to analyze the world around them in new and surprising ways. CC: HUM
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CLS 230 - Judaism and the Origins of Christianity Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) We know that Jesus of Nazareth was Jewish, so how is it that Christianity and Judaism became separate religions? This course attempts to answer this question by investigating the nature of the relationship between earliest Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism, drawing out their shared roots in the religion and literature of ancient Israel, and exploring the diverse expressions of second temple Judaism among which the two religious traditions emerged. It also explores their distinctive religious teachings and scriptural interpretations with a particular interest in understanding how and why Christianity and Judaism, despite their commonalities, parted ways and became independent religions. Cross-Listed: REL 230 CC: HUM, LCC, WAC
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CLS 242 - The Philosophy of Aristotle Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Students explore the philosophical ideas of Aristotle, perhaps the most celebrated and influential thinker in the history of philosophy. Particular attention will be paid to Aristotle’s theory of being, which addresses the organic structure of both living things (plants and animals) and entities whose complex articulation is similarly “organic” (human political communities, works of art and other human artifacts). Readings will be from a variety of Aristotle’s writings and may include Physics, Metaphysics, On the Soul, On the Parts of Animals, Politics, Poetics, and Aristotle’s writings on logic, ethics, and rhetoric. Cross-Listed: PHL 342 CC: HUM
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CLS 250 - Death in the West Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to the “history of death” that has emerged from the fields of anthropology, archaeology, sociology, and history in the last 25 years. Through readings that present the death rituals of such different societies as eighth century B.C. Greece, the South Pacific islands, medieval Europe, and modern America, the course will examine the problems associated with composing a coherent account of how and why cultures respond to the threat that death presents to the social order, why that response can change over time, and the problems involved in a “history of death” and how this relates to the areas and methods of “traditional” history. CC: LCC, HUM
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CLS 295H - Classics Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff)
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CLS 296H - Classics Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff)
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CLS 311 - Plato’s Republic Course Units: 1
Most people care deeply about justice and strive to live just lives. But what is justice and why should we try to be just? What if we always do the right thing, but we are constantly treated badly and as if we are untrustworthy? Should we be just even if others think we are dishonest and corrupt? Is justice worth pursuing for itself? If justice is good how do we make our cities and our fellow citizens just? What kind of ruler would make a city just? In this course we will try to answer these questions as we work our way through Plato’s most famous work, Republic. Each class will be organized around specific question(s). We will focus most of our attention on analyzing and interpreting Plato’s answer to these questions, but we will also try to answer these questions ourselves and see whether or not we agree with Plato. CC: HUM
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CLS 320 - Early Christian Thought Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Christianity emerged in the context of late antique Greco-Roman culture with its roots in ancient Judaism. It drew on both of these in developing distinctive teachings regarding Christ, God, salvation, the church, ethics, and society. This course examines how over the period 50-450 CE debates around these topics led to the articulation of the normative Christian tradition. CC: HUM
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CLS 361 - Seminar in Classical Studies Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) CC: HUM
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CLS 490 - Classics Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Advanced individual study for qualified students. Periodic reports on a period of Greek or Roman history or a problem in Greco-Roman civilization. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.
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CLS 491 - Classics Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Advanced individual study for qualified students. Periodic reports on a period of Greek or Roman history or a problem in Greco-Roman civilization. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the chair.
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CLS 492 - Classics Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Advanced individual study for qualified students. Periodic reports on a period of Greek or Roman history or a problem in Greco-Roman civilization. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.
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CLS 497 - Classics Senior Project Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) One-term senior project. CC: WS
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CLS 498 - Classics Senior Thesis 1 Course Units: 0.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Independent reading and thesis in a subject in the field of Greek or Roman history or Greco-Roman civilization. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.
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CLS 499 - Classics Senior Thesis 2 Course Units: 2.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Independent reading and thesis in a subject in the field of Greek or Roman history or Greco-Roman civilization. CC: WS
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