Department of Classics

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Classics is an interdisciplinary program devoted to the study of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Students may focus on the classics language track or the classical civilization track. Besides the sequences in the Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit languages, the department offers courses in Greek and Roman literature (including comparative literature), mythology, linguistics, history, culture, and philosophy.

The classics language track requires study of texts in the original languages, while the classical civilization track makes use of these same texts in English translations. Both classics tracks qualify graduates for appropriate careers in teaching, but can also be used as preparation for nonclassical academic and professional disciplines such as business, law, and medicine. The study of classics provides a background for the study of Romance and other languages, assists in the proper use of English, and underlies any understanding of Western civilization. For more information on the major and the Department of Classics, see http://www.classics.pitt.edu/.

Programs

• Classics, BA

• Ancient Greek Minor
• Classical Civilization Minor
• Latin Minor
• Mediterranean Art and Archaeology Minor

Courses

• CLASS 0010 - GREEK CIVILIZATION
• CLASS 0020 - ROMAN CIVILIZATION
• CLASS 0030 - MYTHOLOGY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
• CLASS 0032 - ATHLETICS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
• CLASS 0034 - WOMEN AND MEN IN ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
• CLASS 0035 - WOMEN AND MEN ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN/WRITING PRACTICUM
• CLASS 0037 - MYTH IN ANCIENT WORLD/WRITING PRACTICUM
• CLASS 0040 - SEX AND LOVE IN ANCIENT LITERATURE
• CLASS 0100 - MASTERPIECES GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE
• CLASS 0105 - ART AND EMPIRE
• CLASS 0300 - HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
• CLASS 0302 - HISTORY ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY/WRITING PRACTICUM
• CLASS 0330 - MYTH AND SCIENCE
• CLASS 0400 - ANCIENT EMPIRES
• CLASS 0500 - ANCIENT ART
• CLASS 0600 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY
• CLASS 0618 - DEATH IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
• CLASS 0650 - ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE BODY
• CLASS 0700 - ENVIRONMENTAL CLASSICS
• CLASS 1022 - THE AUGUSTAN AGE
• CLASS 1050 - COMPUTER METHODS IN THE HUMANITIES
• CLASS 1060 - GREEK AND LATIN ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH
• CLASS 1065 - ORIGINS OF MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY
• CLASS 1090 - TOPICS IN CLASSICAL CULTURE
• CLASS 1130 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY AND LITERATURE
• CLASS 1140 - GREEK TRAGEDY
• CLASS 1142 - ANCIENT EPIC
• CLASS 1144 - GREEK AND ROMAN LYRIC POETRY
• CLASS 1150 - THE RECEPTION OF ANTIQUITY: JULIUS CAESAR
• CLASS 1151 - DEATH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD
• CLASS 1154 - MEDITERRANEAN CROSSROADS
• CLASS 1164 - GREEK TRAGEDIES AND MODERN RESPONSES
• CLASS 1170 - ANTIQUITY NOW
• CLASS 1180 - GODDESSES & GLADIATORS: THE ANCIENT WORLD ON SCREEN
• CLASS 1185 - SCI FI & THE ANCIENTS: FUTURES OF THE PAST
• CLASS 1190 - TOPICS IN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
• CLASS 1210 - GREEK HISTORY
• CLASS 1216 - ALEXANDER AND THE HELLENISTIC AGE
• CLASS 1220 - ROMAN HISTORY
• CLASS 1240 - FROM PANDORA TO PSYCHOPATHY: CONCEPTIONS OF EVIL FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT
• CLASS 1250 - LAW & SOCIETY IN GREECE & ROME
• CLASS 1270 - THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN
• CLASS 1290 - TOPICS IN ANCIENT HISTORY
• CLASS 1312 - PLATO
• CLASS 1314 - ARISTOTLE
• CLASS 1402 - GRECO-ROMAN RELIGIONS
• CLASS 1430 - ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
• CLASS 1432 - VARIETIES OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY
• CLASS 1510 - GREEK ART
• CLASS 1520 - ROMAN ART
• CLASS 1524 - ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
• CLASS 1610 - GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY
• CLASS 1630 - MARGINALITY IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD
• CLASS 1640 - THINK LIKE A ROMAN
• CLASS 1650 - WARFARE: ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
• CLASS 1710 - SANSKRIT 1
• CLASS 1720 - SANSKRIT 2
• CLASS 1730 - SANSKRIT 3
• CLASS 1740 - SANSKRIT 4
• CLASS 1790 - TOPICS IN SANSKRIT
• CLASS 1800 - HONORS COURSE/MAJORS
• CLASS 1810 - ANCIENT MEDICINE
• CLASS 1900 - INTERSHIP IN CLASSICS
• CLASS 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
• CLASS 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY FOR UNDERGRADS
• CLASS 1903 - DIRECTED RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADS
• CLASS 1904 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
• CLASS 1908 - DIRECTED WRITING FOR MAJORS
• CLASS 1950 - CLASSICS CAPSTONE
• CLASS 1950 - CLASSICS CAPSTONE
• CLASS 1990 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS IN CLASSICS

• GREEK 0011 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 1
• GREEK 0021 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 2
• GREEK 0101 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 1
• GREEK 0102 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 2
• GREEK 0210 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK: PROSE
• GREEK 0220 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK: VERSE
• GREEK 1011 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 1
• GREEK 1021 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 2
• GREEK 1300 - GREEK AUTHORS 1
• GREEK 1301 - GREEK AUTHORS 1-WRITING PRACTICUM
• GREEK 1302 - GREEK AUTHORS 2
• GREEK 1303 - GREEK AUTHORS 2-WRITING PRACTICUM
• GREEK 1400 - ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK EPIC
• GREEK 1402 - ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK TRAGEDY
• GREEK 1407 - ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK LYRIC
• GREEK 1416 - ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK HISTORIANS
• GREEK 1418 - ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK ORATORY
• GREEK 1420 - ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY
• GREEK 1700 - GREEK PROSE COMPOSITION
• GREEK 1800 - HONORS COURSE/MAJORS
• GREEK 1900 - INTERNSHIP IN ANCIENT GREEK
• GREEK 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
• GREEK 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY FOR UNDERGRADS
• GREEK 1903 - DIRECTED RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADS
• GREEK 1904 - UNDERGRAD RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
• GREEK 1990 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP IN GREEK

• LATIN 0011 - BEGINNING LATIN 1
• LATIN 0021 - BEGINNING LATIN 2
• LATIN 0101 - BEGINNING LATIN 1
• LATIN 0102 - BEGINNING LATIN 2
• LATIN 0210 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN: PROSE
• LATIN 0220 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN: VERSE
• LATIN 1011 - BEGINNING LATIN 1
• LATIN 1021 - BEGINNING LATIN 2
• LATIN 1030 - MEDIEVAL LATIN AUTHORS 1
• LATIN 1032 - MEDIEVAL LATIN AUTHORS 2
• LATIN 1033 - MEDIEVAL LATIN AUTHORS 2: WRITING PRACTICUM
• LATIN 1300 - LATIN AUTHORS 1
• LATIN 1301 - LATIN AUTHORS 1: WRITING PRACTICUM
• LATIN 1302 - LATIN AUTHORS 2
• LATIN 1303 - LATIN AUTHORS 2: WRITING PRACTICUM
• LATIN 1400 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN EPIC
• LATIN 1402 - ADV READINGS IN LATIN DRAMA
• LATIN 1406 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN LYRIC
• LATIN 1410 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN SATIRE
• LATIN 1412 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN ELEGY
• LATIN 1416 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN HISTORIANS
• LATIN 1418 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN ORATORY
• LATIN 1420 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN PHILOSOPHY
• LATIN 1422 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN EPISTOLOGRAPHY
• LATIN 1430 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN LITERATURE
• LATIN 1700 - LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION
• LATIN 1800 - HONORS COURSE/MAJORS
• LATIN 1900 - INTERNSHIP IN LATIN
• LATIN 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
• LATIN 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY FOR UNDERGRADS
• LATIN 1903 - DIRECTED RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADS
• LATIN 1904 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
• LATIN 1990 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTSHIP IN LATIN

• GREEKM 0105 - GREEK (MODERN) 5
• GREEKM 0106 - GREEK (MODERN) 6
• GREEKM 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

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