The Courses

(All courses carry 3 or 4 credits unless otherwise noted.)

Classics
Courses labeled “Classics” contribute towards a liberal education and most carry AL, HS, or AT General Education designations. They require no knowledge of Latin or Greek.

100 Greek Civilization (HS) (1st sem)

102 Roman Civilization (HS) (2nd sem)

103 Introduction to Classical Archaeology (AT)

200 The Golden Age of Greece (HS) (2nd sem)

202 The Age of Augustus (AT)

224 Greek Mythology (AL) (both sem)

261 Greek Voices (AL)

262 Roman Voices (AL)

263 Classical Echoes (AL)

300 Greek Archaeology (AT)

301 Roman Archaeology (AT)

305 Roman Material World

328 Religions of the Greek World (HS)

329 Religions of the Roman World (HS)

330 Witchcraft and Magic in the Ancient World (HS)

335 Women in Antiquity (HS)

360 Themes in Classical Literature

365 World of Greek Drama (AL) (2nd sem)

370 Greek and Roman Comedy

381 Jr. Year Writing - The Field of Classics (2nd sem)

391 World of the Etruscans

394 Greek and Roman Painting

396 Poggio Civitate Field School 6 cr (summer)

494JI Jews in Greco-Roman Antiquity (IE)

540 Introduction to Sanskrit

608 The Teaching of Classical Humanities in Secondary Schools

Classical Greek
The following Greek courses are offered by the Department of Classics for students majoring in Classics or other fields such as Comparative Literature, English, or Philosophy.  Completion of the 246 (Intensive Intermediate) level fulfills the language requirement of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. At the advanced level, small seminars tailored to the individual needs of students are available in the department and at other of the Five Colleges.

126 Intensive Elementary Classical Greek 6 cr (1st sem)

246 Intensive Intermediate Classical Greek 6 cr (2nd sem)

310 Classical Greek Poetry: Homer (AL) (2nd sem)

320 Classical Greek Prose (AL) (1st sem)

452 Greek History

462 Drama

Latin
Note on Elementary and Intermediate Latin: No more than six credits may be earned for any combination of courses at the Elementary level (LATIN 110 through 126). No more than six credits may be earned for any combination of courses at the Intermediate level (LATIN 230 through 246).

The following Latin courses are offered by the Department of Classics. Completion of the 240 or 246 (Intermediate II or Intensive Intermediate) level fulfills the language requirement of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

LATIN 310 and the other advanced courses, together with those in Greek, fulfill the basic requirements of the Classics major or minor and are often taken by those preparing for graduate work in Classics, English, Comparative Literature, Romance Languages, Linguistics, Ancient Philosophy, and Ancient, Medieval, or Church History, as well as by those preparing for professional degrees in business, law, management, medicine, or religion.

Elementary and Intermediate Latin Sequences
The Department of Classics offers two elementary-intermediate Latin sequences: intensive and nonintensive. LATIN 126-246 are intensive courses which allow the student to complete the foreign language requirement in one academic year or during two summer sessions. LATIN 110-120-230-240 is a four-semester, nonintensive sequence for the students who wish to meet the foreign language requirement in two years.

Notes: Students who fail a course cannot continue to the next course in a sequence until they have retaken and passed the failed course.

LATIN 240 or LATIN 246 may be taken Pass/Fail, but LATIN 110-120-230 or 126 must be taken for graded credit.

Latin Placement Examination
Students who wish to fulfill all or part of the foreign language requirement by examination in Latin may take the Latin placement examination. This examination is administered by New Students Orientation, tel. (413) 545-2621, during summer orientation (June-July of each year). New students wishing to take this exam may do so during orientation. No advance notice or registration is required. New Students Orientation also offers the Latin placement exam at the beginning of each semester.

110 Elementary Latin I (1st sem)

120 Elementary Latin II (2nd sem)

126 Intensive Elementary Latin 6 cr (1st sem)

230 Intermediate Latin I (1st sem)

240 Intermediate Latin II (2nd sem)

246 Intensive Intermediate Latin 6 cr (2nd sem)

310 Latin Prose (AL) (1st sem)

320 Latin Poetry (2nd sem)

425 Vergil’s Aeneid

430 Satire

435 Lyric and Elegy

440 History or Biography

445 Drama

450 Cicero’s Orations

455 Poetry of Ovid

600-Level Courses — undergraduate Classics majors may audit with instructor’s consent. Latin author courses at the 600-level are listed only in the Graduate Bulletin.

607 Teaching the Latin Language (1st sem)

608 Teaching Latin Literature

612 Advanced Prose Style

616 Advanced Latin Grammar

620 History of the Latin Language

691 Seminar: History of Latin Literature