The classics minor and the classics courses are under the direction of the History Department. Courses in the classics are offered periodically by members of the faculty in the arts and the humanities.
Requirements for the Minor in Classics
CL 201; CL 202; CL 203; CL 250/AR 200; and CL 350/HI 350.
Course Descriptions
CL 199 Special Topics in Classics. See All-College 199 course description on page 101.
CL 201 Classics I. A survey of Greek civilization as expressed in its mythology, literature, art, and philosophy with emphasis on mythology and literature. Homer, Aeschilus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, etc. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 Sem. Hrs. {GenEd: Old = H.; New = II,A,1.}
CL 202 Classics II. A survey of Greek and Roman historians, institutions, law, political thought and society. The course will include the early history of Christianity and its impact on the Roman Empire. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
3 Sem. Hrs. {GenEd: Old = E.}
CL 203 Classics III. A survey of Roman civilization as expressed in its mythology, literature, art and philosophy, with emphasis on mythology and literature. Cicero, Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Seneca, Terance, etc. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 Sem. Hrs. {GenEd: Old = H.}
CL 250 Art History Survey I. A general survey of the history of art from prehistoric through the Gothic periods. Co-listed as Art 200. 3 Sem. Hrs. {GenEd: Old = I; New = II,A,2.}
CL 350 Ancient Greece and Rome. A survey of the ancient roots of Western Civilization with emphasis placed on the intellectual and cultural as well as the political development of Ancient Greece and Rome from approximately 800 B.C. to 300 A.D. Prerequisite: any 100 or 200-level history course. Co-listed as HI 350. 3 Sem. Hrs. {GenEd: Old = E.}
CL 399 Special Topics in Classics. See All-College 399 course description on page 102.