Greek
Department of Classical Studies
Dean Simpson, Chair
Associate Professors Laskaris, Simpson, Stevenson
Assistant Professors Baughan, Folch
The Greek Major
Note: A grade of not less than C- (1.70) is required in all coursework comprising the major.
10 units, including
Two units, selected from
- CLSC 301 Greek Art and Archaeology
- HIST 221 Classical Greece or HIST 222 Hellenistic Greece and Republican Rome or HIST 223 The Roman Empire
- CLSC 305 Greek and Roman Values or CLSC 306 The Classical Tradition
GREK 498 Major Seminar
Seven units of Greek electives
Note: A minimum of two years of Latin is recommended for students intending to pursue graduate study.
Related Major
Combined major in Greek and English
The Greek Minor
Note: A grade of not less than C- (1.7) is required in all coursework comprising the minor.
Six units of Greek with at least two units at the 300 or 400 level.
Courses
GREK
101-102 Elementary Greek
Introduction to ancient Greek language and culture.
Prerequisite(s): Greek 101 is prerequisite to 102.
Unit(s): 1-1
Additional Information: Introduction to the language and culture of ancient Greece. We will study primarily the Attic dialect of the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, the “golden age” of Greek literature. We will also read brief excerpts from the New Testament. Students will develop basic reading and comprehension skills, a working vocabulary, and practice Greek prose composition. Partially fulfills Foreign Language (COM2) requirement. No prerequisite. Folch, MWF 12:30-1:20.
GREK
201-202 Intermediate Greek
Continued study of ancient Greek language and culture plus selected readings.
Prerequisite(s): Greek 102 or permission of department. Greek 201 is prerequisite to 202.
General Education Requirement: (202 only, COM2)
Unit(s): 1-1
Additional Information: We will complete the introduction to Ancient Greek using Athenaze, and go on to read in Xenophon about events that brought the Peloponnesian War to its disastrous end. Partially fulfills Foreign Language (COM2) requirement. Prerequisite: Greek 102 or permission of the department. Simpson, MWF 11:30-12:20.
GREK
301 Greek Epic
Readings from Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey."
Prerequisite(s): Greek 202 or permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
GREK
302 Greek Drama
Readings from Sophocles and Euripides.
Prerequisite(s): Greek 202 or permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
GREK
303 Greek Historiography
Readings from Herodotus and Thucydides.
Prerequisite(s): Greek 202 or permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
GREK
304 Greek Philosophical Prose
Readings from Plato and Aristotle.
Prerequisite(s): Greek 202 or permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
GREK
398 Selected Topics
Topics or themes in Greek literature.
Prerequisite(s): Greek 202 or permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
GREK
498 Major Seminar
Required of all majors. Methodologies appropriate to Greek studies and the writing of a research paper.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
Additional Information: All Greek junior and senior majors must take this course. The course comprises the preparation and writing of a major research paper or completion of a major project. Prerequisite: student must be a declared junior or senior Greek major. Laskaris, R 7:00-9:40 pm.
GREK
499 Independent Study
Content suited to the requirements and interests of student, chosen by student and faculty director in advance of the semester in which the independent study is to be done.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
Unit(s): .5-1
Additional Information: Available only through departmental permission arranged prior to registration.
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