COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: SPRING 2001

DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS

COURSES REQUIRING NO KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK OR LATIN

CLA 131-201 Medical Terminology. Meeting times: T 4:00-6:30pm. at the Lexington Public Library, Beaumont Branch. Instructor: Jacqueline DeCroo It is the purpose of this course to introduce the student to a word building system for Medical & Scientific Terminology. As a means to that end, the class will concentrate on learning the vocabulary (i.e. word roots, suffixes, prefixes, etc.) necessary to a basic understanding of the terminology.

CLA 131-401 Medical Terminology, computer-assisted instruction. Instructor Jacob Linder (medterm at usa.net) TBA.

This course covers Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, suffixes, and principles of word-formation in the technical vocabulary of the health sciences. Primarily for students planning careers in those fields. Class attendance required only three times a semester; students set their own pace and work independently. University computing facilities are used for review, drill, and self-testing. No previous experience with computers expected. Be sure you check the Spring 2001 Schedule of Classes for dates and times of the required organizational meetings.

CLA 210-001. The Art of Greece and Rome. Meeting times: TR 2:00-3:15pm. Professor Ross Scaife (scaife at pop.uky.edu)

This course begins with the intriguing Bronze Age cultures of Minoan Crete and Mycenae (considered the Heroic Age by later Greeks), then studies the gradual flowering of Greek creative genius in the Classical period, and culminates with a look at Roman art through the time of the emperor Augustus. Our main focus will be on the social, religious, and political aspects of ancient art, whether we are considering major imperial monuments such as the Parthenon in Athens and the Altar of Peace in Rome, or objects intended for private enjoyment such as Greek vases or Pompeian wall paintings. Please note: you don't need any prior experience with art history to enjoy this class and do well in it. With CLA 135 this course satisfies the Humanities requirement in University Studies. With CLA/HIS 229 or 230 this course satisfies the Cross-Disciplinary Requirement in University Studies.

CLA 210-002 The Art of Greece and Rome. Meeting times: MWF 11:00-11:50am. Professor Louis Swift. (lswift at pop.uky.edu). Take an educated tour through the world of Greek and Roman art! This section of CLA 210 will focus on the foundations of western sculpture, painting, and architecture from Homeric times up to the 2nd. century A.D. In addition to studying some of the most attractive and influential monuments of the Classical World (e.g. The Parthenon, The Venus de Milo, and the Pantheon) we will attempt to understand the social and political background of the art works and to trace the historical development of artistic forms from one century to another. No experience with art history is required or expected. All lectures will be accompanied by slide presentations, and illustrations of the monuments will be available on the web. With CLA 135 this course satisfies the Humanities requirement in University Studies. With CLA/HIS 229 or 230 this course satisfies the Cross-Disciplinary Requirement in University Studies.

CLA/HIS 230. The Hellenistic World and Rome to the Death of Constantine. Meeting times: MWF 2:00-2:50p.m. Professor Daniel Gargola (djgarg01 at ukcc.uky.edu). This course covers the conquests of Alexander the Great, the main features of the Hellenistic world, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire to the death of Constantine. This course can be used to fulfill the USP Humanities Requirement and the Cross-Disciplinary Requirement (both Options A and B), and forms part of the Common Core required for all Classics majors.

CLA 261-001. Literary Masterpieces of Greece and Rome. Meeting times: MWF 11:00-11:50am. Professor Jennifer Tunberg (jmtunb2 at pop.uky.edu)

The objective of this course will be to examine some of the major genres and works of Greek and Latin literature from the Ancient World. The genres under discussion will include epic, tragedy, biography, and the novel. The texts will be read in English translation. With CLA 135 this course satisfies the Humanities requirement in University Studies. This course partially fulfills USP requirements in Disciplinary Requirements, Cross-Disciplinary Requirements, and Clustered Courses.

CLA 450G-401 Special Topics In Classical Literature: Christians In The Roman Empire 100-500. Meeting times: W 6:00-8:30pm. (Same as HIS 352-401) Professor Bruce Holle. This course will investigate the changes that Christianity underwent from being a persecuted sect in the second century to the state religion of the Roman Empire by the end of the fourth century. Topics included are: martyrdom, persecution, development of Christian creeds, heresy and the role of the state in church affairs. This course counts toward Field of Concentration requirements for a variety of majors and toward the A&S requirement for upper-level courses.

COURSES IN THE GREEK AND LATIN LANGUAGE

CLA 102-001, 002. Elementary Latin. Meeting times: Section 001 MW 12:00-12:50pm and TR 12:30-1:20pm, Section 002 MTWR 2:00-2:50pm. This course is a continuation of CLA 101, Elementary Latin I. Lessons will focus on topics such as the grammar of individual cases, the passive voice of verbs, the fourth and fifth declensions, and the third and fourth conjugations. As in CLA 101, classes will include oral reading, exercises in translation, discussions on etymologies, and a consideration of issues in Roman culture. The quizzes, examinations, and grading system will follow the pattern of those adopted in CLA 101. Pre-requisite: CLA 101 or the equivalent. Fulfills the USP I. Basic skills, Part B foreign language requirement.

CLA 152-001 Elementary Greek, Part II. Meeting times: MW 12:00-12:50pm, TR 12:30-1:20pm. Professor Ross Scaife (scaife at pop.uky.edu). This course is the continuation of CLA 151. We will continue work in Athenaze Vol. 1. Prerequisite is CLA 151 or equivalent. This course fulfills the USP I. Basic Skills, Part B Foreign Language Requirement.

CLA 202-001 Intermediate Latin. Meeting times: MWF 1:00-1:50pm. Professor Jane E. Phillips (claphil at pop.uky.edu). We will read some selections from the prose and poetry of the Golden Age of Latin literature. Our textbook will be the Oxford Latin Reader, which is designed to complement the Oxford Latin Course as a first reader. Our goal will be to expand our understanding both of the Latin language and of the literature, history, thought, and cultural values of the people who spoke that language. This course partially fulfills the Arts & Sciences Foreign Language Requirement.

CLA 252-001 Intermediate Greek. Meeting times: MWF 3:00-3:50pm. Professor Jane Phillips (claphil at pop.uky.edu). Our textbook will again be Athenaze II, which we will complete as we continue to expand our knowledge of the vocabulary, grammar, and prose idiom of Ancient Greek. We will also continue to engage in our brief considerations of the art, literature, history, thought, and cultural values of the people whose language we are studying.

CLA 302 001 Latin Literature II: Roman Religion and Ovid's Fasti. Meeting times: MWF 1:00-1:50pm. Instructor Lynn Guindon (lguin01 at pop.uky.edu). The purpose of this course is to introduce students to Roman religion via Ovid's Fasti, translations of other Latin authors, and discussions and commentaries by Classical scholars. Students will read some of the Fasti every week, and will also have readings in English as background to the text. Students will be graded on the basis of classroom preparation and participation, several written exams, and presentations which they will make to the class on selected topics in Roman Religion.

CLA 395 001 Independent Study in Greek. Meeting times: MWF 12:00-12:50pm. Professor Hubert Martin (hmartin at pop.uky.edu) This course will involve the study of an author (e.g., Herodotus), a work (e.g., Euripides' Medea), or a topic (e.g., prose composition). All readings will be in Greek. Before enrolling in the course, prospective students should schedule a preliminary conference with the instructor.

CLA 511-201 Studies in Roman Philology. Meeting times: MWF 7:30pm-8:20pm and S 12:00-1:15p.m. Professor Terence Tunberg (clatot at pop.uky.edu). One of the best ways to attain a good command of any language is to master the active use of it. The purpose of this course in Latin composition is to help participants internalize the principles of Latin grammar and usage, and to develop a sensitivity to prose style. There will be extensive practice in writing Latin prose and oral use of the language.

CLA 512-001 Studies in Roman Philology Meeting times: MWF 11:00-11:50pm. Professor Terence Tunberg (clatot at pop.uky.edu). Second level Latin writing and speaking, with reading of Latin texts. CLA 512 is designed to be a follow-up to CLA 511 for those who want to enhance their ability in written and oral expression in the context of a program of extensive reading. The course is conducted in Latin. Participants read selections from a variety of exemplary Latin prose texts, and write a series of short, weekly papers in Latin which pertain to the reading assignments. Selections for reading will include texts from the Roman republic and early empire, as well as readings in patristic, medieval and early modern Latin, so that participants gain a notion of the full extent of Latin literature's history and its varieties, and so that the course will be beneficial for those who may afterwards want to use Latin for a variety of purposes.

CLA 526/604. Roman Imperial Prose: Ammianus Marcellinus. Meeting times: TR 4:00-5:15pm. Professor James Francis (jfran1 at pop.uky.edu). Called "the last great Roman historian," Ammianus, the 4th century historian, is of critical importance to understanding this crucial period of late antiquity. A pagan writing in a newly Christianized empire, a Syrian Greek who chose to write in Latin inspired by Tacitus, Ammianus himself encapsulates the period he records. In addition to reading the text, the course will present a number of focal issues in the study of the later Roman Empire and introduce a selection of recent scholarly work on Ammianus.

CLA 556/601 Greek Dramatic Literature: Tragedy. Meeting times: MW 4:00-5:15pm. Professor Hubert Martin (hmartin at pop.uky.edu). We will read Sophocles' Ajax and Euripides' Medea as plays that present starkly contrasting notions of what constitutes "tragedy." This question will provide our guiding thematic concern. We will also devote an abundant amount of class time to the consideration of structure, prosody, syntax, and style.

CLA 580 Independent Work in Classics. TBA, Professor Ross Scaife (scaife at pop.uky.edu) An opportunity for students, working independently with the guidance of a professor in the department, to complete capstone requirements for the undergraduate major or to pursue study of an author, a genre, or a topic not covered in the usual course sequence. Consultation before registration in the course, with the instructor of record, Dr. Scaife, and with the professor you intend to work with is required.

 

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