Spring 2027 Courses

The Classics Department offers courses taught in translation, available to all. It also oversees two full language programs (Greek and Latin).

Spring 2027

Classics courses offered for Spring 2027.
  • Culture Courses in Translation
    Introduction to Ancient Greece             
    • Prof. James Newhard: TR 1:40–2:55 (CRN 20666) CLAS 101.01

    Explore ancient Greek society and culture through literature and archaeological sources.

    Introduction to Ancient Rome

    • Prof. James Lohmar: MWF 1:00–1:50 (CRN 22066) CLAS 102.01

    Explore ancient Roman society and culture through literature and archaeological sources.

    Classical Mythology                                           

    • Prof. James Lohmar: MWF 3:00–3:50 (CRN 20942) CLAS 103.01
    • Prof. Jami Baxley Craig: TR 1:40–2:55 (CRN 22088) CLAS 103.02
    • Prof. Adam McCune: TR 5:30-6:45 (CRN 22068) CLAS 103.03
    • Prof. Megan Alwine: ONLINE (CRN 21370) CLAS 103.04
    • Prof. Megan Alwine: ONLINE (CRN 23578) CLAS 103.05

    Gods, heroes, and monsters—learn about the Greeks and Romans through the stories they told. We’ll see how people of the ancient Mediterranean worked and worshipped, lived and died, loved and played.

    Introduction to Classical Archaeology             

    • Prof. Allison Sterrett-Krause: MWF 11:00–11:50 (CRN 20789) CLAS 104.01    

    An introduction to the archaeology of the Classical world, emphasizing the development of archaeology as a discipline, the relationship between historical and archaeological events, the integration of archaeology with other forms of evidence, and the use of classical civilization and archaeology in defining the modern world.

    History of the Classical World                    

    • Prof. Caroline Carter: TR 9:25-10:40 (CRN 21369) CLAS 105.01
    • Prof. Caroline Carter: TR 12:15-1:30 (CRN 23415) CLAS 105.02

    A survey of major developments in the history of Ancient Greece and Rome. The course covers more than 2,000 years of history, from the development of Bronze Age civilizations and continuing through the fall of the Roman Empire.

     

    Medical Terminology in Greek and Latin

    • Prof. Megan Alwine: ONLINE (CRN 22069) CLAS 111.01
    • Prof. Megan Alwine: ONLINE (CRN 22070) CLAS 111.02
    • Prof. Jami Baxley Craig: ONLINE (CRN 23416) CLAS 111.03

    A study of the technical vocabulary of the medical professions through an analysis of Latin and Greek elements in English words and the underlying etymological principles.

    Slavery and Racism in Greece and Rome

    • Prof. Samuel Flores: MWF 9:00–9:50 (CRN 23433) CLAS 215.01

    Fundamentals of research for the study of ancient Greece and Rome, including writing, critical thinking, and oral presentation.

    Aegean Prehistory

    • Prof. James Newhard: TR 10:50–12:05 (CRN 23583) CLAS 223.01

    Discover the real world of Homer’s Odyssey. This course introduces the cultures and civilizations of the Aegean Basin from the Palaeolithic through Late Bronze Age (approx. 25,000-1,200 B.C.), with particular focus placed upon the Bronze Age phases (c 3.200-1,200 B.C.).

    History of Ancient Rome

    • Prof. Jennifer Gerrish: TR 8:00–9:15 (CRN 20564) HIST 232.01

    The city of Rome grew from a tiny settlement on the Palatine Hill to a mighty empire stretching from Britain to Babylon. This course examines Rome's history from its foundation to the death of Rome's first Christian emperor.

    Images of Women in the Classical World

    • Prof. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael: TR 1:40–2:55 (CRN 23440) CLAS 242.01

    A survey of the roles of women in classical Greece and Rome.

    Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Archaeology

    • Prof. James Newhard: M 3:00–4:50, W 3:00-3:50 (CRN 22355) ARCH 210.01

    This course introduces the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in archaeology, including the techniques of collecting, managing, and visualizing spatial data, and some of the commonly used analytical tools in archaeology and heritage/cultural resource management. Prerequisite: CLAS 104 or ANTH 202.

    The Five "Good" Emperors

    • Prof. Jennifer Gerrish: TR 12:15–1:30 (CRN 21170) CLAS 303.01

    Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius ruled Rome from 96-180 CE. During the Renaissance, Machiavelli called them the "Five Good Emperors" - in the 21st century, does this description still fit? In this class we will explore the political, military, economic, and cultural history of Rome under these emperors. This course will be cross-listed as HIST 370.

  • Greek
    Elementary Ancient Greek
    • Prof. Blanche McCune: MWF 11:00–11:50 (CRN 20189) GREK 102.01

    Introduces fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.

    Intermediate Ancient Greek

    • Prof. Samuel Flores: MWF 11:00–11:50 (CRN 20190) GREK 202.01

    Transition from grammar to reading texts (Xenophon's Anabasis). 

    Greek Tragedy
    • Prof. James Lohmar: MWF 11:00–11:50 (CRN 23413) GREK 325.01

    Readings from Sophocles’ Antigone and its later reception as protest literature.

     

  • Latin

    Elementary Latin

    • Prof. Allison Sterrett-Krause: MWF 9:00–9:50 (CRN 20281) LATN 101.01
    • Prof. James Lohmar: MWF 10:00–10:50 (CRN 21059) LATN 101.02
    • Prof. Jami Baxley Craig: TR 10:50–12:05 (CRN 23411) LATN 101.03

    Introduces fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. 

    Elementary Latin, Second Semester

    • Prof. Blanche McCune: MWF 1:00–1:50 (CRN 20282) LATN 102.01
    • Prof. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael: TR 10:50–12:05 (CRN 20885) LATN 102.02
    • Prof. Richard Gilder: MWF 12:00–12:50 (CRN 23412) LATN 102.03
    Intermediate Latin
    • Prof. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael: TR 9:25–10:40 (CRN 20283) LATN 201.01 
    Completes the introduction to basic Latin, developing comprehension. 

    Intermediate Latin, Second Semester 

    • Prof. Jennifer Gerrish: TR 9:25-10:40 (CRN 20284) LATN 202.01
    • Prof. Richard Gilder: MWF 10:00-10:50 (CRN 20285) LATN 202.02

    Transition to reading Latin texts.

    Horace's Odes

    • Prof. Blanche McCune: MWF 10:00–10:50 (CRN 20960) LATN 390.01

    Horace’s Odes are among the greatest lyric poems ever written. However, because their greatness largely derives from Horace’s careful craftsmanship of a “mosaic of words” (to quote Nietzsche), it is impossible to experience the poems for what they are without reading them in their original Latin. In this course we will read and appreciate the best and most famous of the odes, analyze the collection’s structure and recurring themes, and discuss Horace’s philosophical and political advice for early 20s BC Rome.