Program Requirements
This Minor immerses students in the rich literary and cultural tradition of Greece. It is designed to enable students to achieve linguistic proficiency in Modern Greek and to provide them with an understanding of the diachronic influence and the synchronic importance of the Modern Greek language, literature, and history in the contemporary global world of diversity and pluralism.
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
12-15 credits chosen from:
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CLAS 230D1 Introductory Modern Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Kellaris, Georgios (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CLAS 236, CLAS 237 or CLAS 238.
Students must register for both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 230D2 Introductory Modern Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 230D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Kellaris, Georgios (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 230D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 331 Intermediate Modern Greek Language (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Competence in the language at the intermediate level through the study of grammar, vocabulary and derivatives. Excerpts in prose and poetry introducing the civilization of modern Greece.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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CLAS 333 Modern Greek Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Selected works of 20th Century Greek poets - Kavafy, Seferis, Elytis, and others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 230 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 335 Modern Greek Culture and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Offers a panorama of Modern Greek culture and society through the study of a corpus of documents in Greek pertaining to the year's thematic topic. It is a continuation of CLAS 331.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Tsagkaraki, Vilelmini (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 331 or permission of instructor
The language of instruction is English but readings are in Greek. A certain oral fluency in Greek is expected in order to be able to comment and participate in discussions.
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CLAS 336 Modern Greek Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Offers a panorama of Modern Greek literature. It examines a corpus of texts selected according to each year's thematic topic of study.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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CLAS 337 Hellenisms: Roman to Ottoman (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Deals with the continuous transformations of Greek ethnicity and relationships to different religions from the post-Classical (4th c. BCE) to the Ottoman periods (late 18th c. CE). It will examine these transformations within a series of multiethnic and multicultural Mediterranean regimes (Hellenistic kingdoms, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman empires).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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HIST 349 Greece: From Ottoman to the European Union (3 credits)
Overview
History : Examines the emergence of a modern nation state in the Balkans out of the Ottoman empire and its evolution until its present status as a member state of the European Union. A story of Greece and Greeks within the broader regional and global context.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
3-6 credits to be chosen from the list below (with adviser's approval, other courses might also be considered):
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ARTH 314 The Medieval City (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Towns and cities in the Middle Ages as architectural entities, their urban planning and development; main building types, profane and ecclesiastical: castle, defence works, town halls, houses, cathedrals, churches and monasteries; the role architecture played in forming a society.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Hilsdale, Cecily (Fall)
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CLAS 200 Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Survey of ancient Greek literature in translation from Homer to Second Sophistic, covering the key genres and texts of the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Imperial eras. The material to be discussed includes Archaic epic, lyric and elegy; Classical tragedy, comedy and historiography; Hellenistic poetry, and literature of the Roman Imperial period.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Terms: Fall 2015, Summer 2016
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall) Gauthier, Fran莽ois (Summer)
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CLAS 300 Ancient Drama and Theatre (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A synchronic study of ancient Drama from Greece to Rome with a focus on historical and performance context in addition to literary interpretation.
Terms: Summer 2016
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Summer)
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CLAS 380 Ancient Greek Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Focuses on the history of Greek religion in the Classical Period. Particular attention will be paid to the Greek concept of divinity, local pantheons, civic festival calendars, the topography of myth and ritual, ideas concerning the afterlife, mystery cults, oracles and games and the literary representations of religion.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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CLAS 404 Classical Tradition (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Examines the evolution of Classical Antiquity's social and cultural status from the 17th c. to the present day. Particular consideration is given to the processes of the ongoing professionalization of history and archeology as academic disciplines, the emergence of new political usages of the past, the transformation of cultural practices from the Grand Tour to the modern museum and tourism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 202 or related courses or permission of instructor
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HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of Mediterranean history from the Bronze Age until the 6th century AD, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Gauthier, Fran莽ois (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 209 prior to September 2006.
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HIST 226 East Central and Southeastern Europe in 20th Century (3 credits)
Overview
History : Introductory survey of east central and southeastern European history from the twilight of nineteenth-century imperialism to the most recent expansion of the European Union. Consideration will be given to the two world wars and their consequences; nationalism, fascism, and socialism; and the revolutions of 1989.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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HIST 231 Archaeology of the Ancient World (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of the history of classical archaeology in the Graeco-Roman Mediterranean through the study of material evidence and literary texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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HIST 362 Byzantine History and Historiography (3 credits)
Overview
History : Examines the political, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the 1000-year story of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine empire, as well as its posterity.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Anastassiadis, Anastassios (Fall)
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HIST 368 Greek History: Classical Period (3 credits)
Overview
History : The Classical period of Greek history, from the end of the Persian wars to the death of Alexandra the Great (479-323 BC).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
- HIST 369 Greek History: Early Greece (3 credits)
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HIST 379 Greek History: Hellenistic Period (3 credits)
Overview
History : The Hellenistic Greek world from Alexander the Great to the period of the Roman conquest.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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PHIL 345 Greek Political Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of the ethical and political theories of ancient Greece, especially those of Plato and Aristotle.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 333
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PHIL 353 The Presocratic Philosophers (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of the surviving fragments of the presocratic philosophers and schools of philosophy, as well as later reports of their views.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Panaioti, Antoine (Winter)
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PHIL 355 Aristotle (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of selected works by Aristotle. The course considers issues in moral philosophy as well as those found in the logical treatises, the Physics and Metaphysics, and in the philosophy of mind.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Winter)
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PHIL 452 Later Greek Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of some of the major post-Aristotelian schools of philosophy. Texts from the Peripatetic, Stoic, Epicurean, Sceptical, Platonic, and medical traditions may be considered. Problems in logic, ethics, physics, epistemology, and metaphysics will be addressed.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Laywine, Alison (Winter)
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PHIL 454 Ancient Moral Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of central themes of ancient moral theory as treated by two or more contrasting philosophers or philosophical traditions - probably including Plato and/or Aristotle, and possibly some Hellenistic or post-Hellenistic schools.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Fiasse, Gaelle (Winter)
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POLI 333 Western Political Theory 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The major themes and writers in the political theory of classical antiquity. The political ideas of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic philosophers will be explored through the significant texts of this period.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Roberts, William (Fall)
Minimum 12 credits at the 300 level or above.