Summer 2026 Courses

Summer courses are listed by summer session below.

Maymester 2026 (May 11-27)

THE CLASSICS IN CINEMA

CLAS 270.01 (CRN 30721): Online Asynchronous: Prof. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael

Roman civilizations and their creative representation in motion pictures. Topics will include major historical events and persons of Greece and Rome, as well as their major social institutions, such as slavery, public entertainment, and religion.

(Counts for Gen. Ed. Humanities, A.B. degree, Classics majors/minors.)

Summer 1 (June 1-30)

HISTORY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD

CLAS 105.01 (CRN 30111): MTWRF 10:00–11:45: Prof. Andrew T. Alwine

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. (Counts for Gen. Ed. Pre-Modern History, A.B. degree, Classics majors/minors.)

BEGINNING LATIN

LATN 101.02 (CRN 30722): MTWRF 10:00–11:45: Prof. Richard Gilder

Introduces the fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin with emphasis on reading comprehension.

INTERMEDIATE LATIN

LATN 201.02 (CRN 30723): MTWRF 12:00–1:45: Prof. James Lohmar

Completes the introduction to Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, while developing fluency in reading comprehension and translation.

 

Summer 2 (July 6 - August 4)

CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

CLAS 103.01 (CRN 30114): MTWRF 2:00–3:45: Prof. James Lohmar

Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters—learn about the Greeks and Romans through the stories they told. We’ll study literature and art to understand how people of the ancient Mediterranean worked and worshipped, lived and died, loved and played. (Counts for Gen. Ed. Humanities, A.B. degree, Classics majors/minors.)

 

BEGINNING LATIN

LATN 102.02 (CRN 30724): MTWRF 10:00–11:45: Richard Gilder

Introduces the fundamental grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin with emphasis on reading comprehension.

INTERMEDIATE LATIN

LATN 202.01 (CRN 30725): MTWRF 12:00–1:45: James Lohmar

Readings of selected works by Roman authors with a comprehensive review of Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.