Classics

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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The Department of Classics offers an interdisciplinary Classical Studies major, with specializations in ancient language, classical civilization, and teacher certification that offer students instruction in the history, literature, and culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans. These three specializations require proficiency in Latin or ancient Greek. A fourth specialization in modern Greek offers students instruction in the language, literature, and culture of modern Greece and requires proficiency in modern Greek. The department also offers minors in Classical Studies and Greek Studies.
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Courses

CLA 1011 Democracy in Theory and Action 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The birth and evolution of democracy and its revival—democracy in theory and action. The lively dialogue between ancient democracy and modern through a comparative analysis, tackling some of the most pressing issues, such as limits of political participation and free speech, the role of the press/media, and elitism in politics.

Prerequisite: Restricted to undergraduate degree-seeking students.

Attributes: Quest 1, General Education - Humanities, Satisfies 2000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLA 1530 Gardens to Read and Visit 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Investigation of gardens as cultural artifacts in literature and art to discover the extent to which gardens are sites of comfort as well as contest, through analysis of the tension between the experience (“to visit”) and the representations (“to read”) of gardens in written and visual forms.

Prerequisite: Restricted to degree-seeking undergraduate students.

Attributes: Quest 1, General Education - Humanities

CLA 1812 Medicine, Science, and the Dawn of Reason 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

This interdisciplinary course invites students to examine the passage of humanity into the era of Reason and the Development of Medical Science and Ethics. As part of the “Nature and Culture” theme, it presents a historical narrative on the passage of humanity from superstition to the era of scientific inquiry

Prerequisite: Restricted to undergraduate degree-seeking students

Attributes: Quest 1, General Education - Humanities, Satisfies 2000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLA 2100 The Glory That Was Greece 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

A broad cultural view of the classical Greek world. Greek sources are read in translation. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLA 2120 The Grandeur That Was Rome 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides a multi-faceted introduction to the culture of Rome. Primary source material is read in translation. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLA 2521 Classical Antiquity and Sustainability 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines classical antiquity, applying methods and theories of sustainability to explore the impact of the ancient Greeks and Romans on their environment and focusing on the distribution of wealth, social stratification, land use and classical representations of the natural world. (H)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

CLA 3111 Athens in Topography and Monuments 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Explores the topography and monuments of ancient Athens to understand social, historical, economic and religious institutions.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLA 3114 Greece Today and Yesterday 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

An interdisciplinary course examining various aspects of ancient and modern Greek life and culture. (H and N) (WR)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLA 3151 Pompeii: An Archaeological Laboratory 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies the material remains of a Roman town through an examination of the excavated finds: architecture, wall-paintings and inscriptions. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLA 3160 Ancient Egypt 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies the civilization, culture and monuments of ancient Egypt from prehistoric times to the New Kingdom and Late period. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLA 3161 Introduction to Hieroglyphics 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

A beginner's course in Egyptian hieroglyphics of the Middle Kingdom. Also designed for students with no former instruction in ancient languages.

Prerequisite: CLA 3160.

CLA 3433 The Athenian Democracy 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies ancient Athens from c.650-322 BCE, with attention to the political, social and cultural institutions of the democracy, drawing on primary sources and modern theory to explain democratic changes from the archaic to the classical period. (H)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

CLA 3434 Classical Greece 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies the social, political and cultural developments of classical Greece from the Persian Wars to the death of Alexander (500-322 BCE). (H)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

CLA 3500 Sport and Recreation in the Ancient World 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines literary and archaeological sources to determine the social, economic, political and cultural importance of games in the ancient Mediterranean world from the time of Homer to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Prerequisite: sophomore standing or higher.

CLA 3504 Gender and Sexuality in Classical Antiquity 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Explores perceptions of the masculine and feminine in Ancient Greece and Rome, discussing these stereotypes in their political, social, economic and cultural contexts. (H)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLA 3700 Classical Archaeology 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Illustrated lectures on archaeology, its process of discovery and methods. History of major archaeological exploration in Mediterranean lands compared with extant literary information. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLA 3791 The Ancient City: Greek Cities 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Development of the cities of classical Greece from Minoan centers through Byzantium. All aspects of city life are covered: design, building techniques, culture and ideas. (H and N) (WR)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLA 3793 The Ancient City: Roman Cities 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies the cities of the Roman Empire from the founding of Rome to the establishment of Constantinople as the Eastern capital. Emphasis on life in imperial Rome and in European and North African cities. (H and N) (WR)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLA 3811 AI in Antiquity and Today 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines AI’s origins in ancient Greece and compares it to AI’s acceptance and use in modern society. Pairs discussion of Greek and Roman philosophical and other literary texts on the soul and identity and the boundaries between the natural and artificial with emerging societal issues related to AI, including gender, racism, and slavery.

Prerequisite: Students must be sophomore standing or data science majors or classics majors or minors or have taken a 2000-level classics course (CLA 2100 or CLA 2120).

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 4000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLA 3930 Special Topics in Classical Civilization 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines various aspects of Greek and Roman culture based on the ancient sources, literary and archaeological. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLA 4905 Individual Study 1-4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Reading, conference and reports. All work in will be in translation.

Prerequisite: instructor permission.

CLA 4911 Undergraduate Research in Classical Civilization 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides firsthand, supervised research in Classical Civilization. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application in Classical Civilization.

CLA 4931 Classics Capstone Seminar 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Introduces scholarly literature on a significant topic in classics. Students will write a research paper showing proper use of primary and secondary sources on the topic.

Prerequisite: classics major with at least 18 credits of CLA and/or CLT courses and at least 8 credits of Latin or Ancient Greek.

CLA 4956 Overseas Studies 1 1-15 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides a mechanism by which coursework taken as part of an approved study abroad program can be recorded on the UF transcript and counted toward graduation.

Prerequisite: undergraduate advisor permission.

CLT 2044 English Vocabulary from Greek and Latin 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Historical study of the origins, development and lexicography of English vocabulary with emphasis on elements derived from Greek and Latin. (H)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

CLT 3123 Survey of Roman Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Critical study of the development of Roman literature. Includes readings from Plautus, Cicero, Catullus, Vergil, Ovid and Tacitus, read in translation. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLT 3291 Greek Drama 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The classical Greek theater, archaeological remains of important theaters and selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes and Menander. All works are read in translation. (H and N) (WR)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

CLT 3340 Ancient Greek and Roman Epic 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines the origin and development of the ancient Greek and Roman epic traditions in the political and social context of the Mediterranean region and Near East from the first millennium BCE through the first century CE. (H)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

CLT 3370 Myths of the Greeks and Romans 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Development, importance and influence of Graeco-Roman mythology. The main Greek and Latin literary sources are read in translation. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLT 3371 Religions of the Graeco-Roman World 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Development, importance and influence of Greek and Roman religion and cult practice. The main literary and epigraphical sources are read in translation. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

CLT 3421 Classics and Science Fiction 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies science fiction's origins in Greek and Roman texts to investigate the influence of Greco-Roman literature on modern works of science fiction.

Prerequisite: CLA 2100 or CLA 2120 or CLT 2044.

CLT 3510 Ancient World in Film 4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines film and television characterizations of the ancient world and how these accord with known facts through historical and archaeological evidence. Viewing of selected movies along with background readings, lectures, and discussion.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

CLT 3531 Legendary Rome 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The myths and history associated with Rome's early foundation stories and examination of works of literature about Rome's foundation in their political, social and cultural contexts.

CLT 3930 Special Topics in Classical Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines various aspects of Greek and Roman literature with focus on special genres (e.g., historiography), periods (e.g., the age of Augustus) or subjects (e.g., slavery). (H)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

CLT 4905 Individual Study 1-4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Reading, conference and reports. All works are read in translation.

Prerequisite: instructor permission.

GMT 3513 Greece in the European Context in the 20th Century 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Overview of Greek politics, society and culture in the 20th century.

GMT 4110 The Literature of Byzantium 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Overview of major genres of Byzantine literature (Patristic literature, oratory, historiography, chronicle, hagiography, hymnography, epic poetry) from the years CE 330-1453. (H) (WR)

Prerequisite: instructor permission.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

GMT 4911 Undergraduate Research in Modern Greek Language and Literature 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides firsthand, supervised research. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery, or application.

GRE 1120 Beginning Ancient Greek 1 4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The basics of ancient Greek grammar, morphology, syntax and vocabulary.

GRE 1121 Beginning Ancient Greek 2 4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The basics of ancient Greek grammar, morphology, syntax and translation, with special attention to irregular verbs.

Prerequisite: GRE 1120 or GRE 1130.

GRE 1130 Accelerated Beginning Ancient Greek 1 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

This course and its sequel, GRE 1131, constitute the basic sequence for development of overall skill in the language.

GRE 1131 Accelerated Beginning Ancient Greek 2 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Continuation of the basic sequence for development of overall skill in the language.

Prerequisite: GRE 1130 or the equivalent.

GRK 1130 Beginning Modern Greek 1 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

This course and its sequel, GRK 1131, constitute the basic sequence for development of overall skill in the language.

GRK 1131 Beginning Modern Greek 2 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Continuation of the basic sequence for development of overall skill in the language.

Prerequisite: GRK 1130 or the equivalent.

GRK 2200 Intermediate Modern Greek 1 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Readings in modern Greek literature, history and culture. (H and N)

Prerequisite: GRK 1131 or the equivalent.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRK 2201 Intermediate Modern Greek 2 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Additional readings in modern Greek literature, history and culture. (H and N)

Prerequisite: GRK 2200 or the equivalent.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRK 4300 Modern Greek Literature Since 1830 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Advanced study of representative modern Greek prose, poetry and drama in the original from independence (1830) to the present. The course combines the study of the modern Greek language with readings, analysis and discussion of major literary works.

Prerequisite: GRK 2201 or the equivalent.

GRK 4905 Individual Work in Modern Greek 1-4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

For advanced students who seek independent work not offered in another course. Must be arranged individually with Greek faculty.

Prerequisite: GRK 1131.

GRW 2211 Intermediate Greek Prose 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Readings selected from Attic Greek prose authors designed to aid students in the transition from grammar to connected prose passages.

Prerequisite: GRE 1121 or GRE 1131 or the equivalent.

GRW 2240 New Testament Greek 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Reviews grammar and forms. Readings from several books of the New Testament. (H and N)

Prerequisite: some knowledge of Greek and instructor permission.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRW 3102 Survey of Greek Literature 2 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies representative texts from various periods of Greek literature. (H and N)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRW 3301 Greek Drama 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles or Euripides.

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Greek course or the equivalent.

GRW 3501 Plato 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Studies Plato's Meno and Apology. (H and N)

Prerequisite: GRE 1131 or the equivalent.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRW 4330 Greek Lyric Poetry 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and analysis of Greek lyric poetry, from Archilochus to Bacchylides. (H and N)

Prerequisite: two 3000-level Greek courses or the equivalent.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRW 4340 Homer and Greek Epic 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and analysis of selections from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. (H and N)

Prerequisite: two 3000-level Greek courses or the equivalent.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRW 4380 Greek Historians 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and analysis of selections of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon and Plutarch. (H and N)

Prerequisite: two 3000-level Greek courses or the equivalent.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRW 4700 Greek Orators 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and analysis of selections from Lysias, Demosthenes and Isocrates. (H and N)

Prerequisite: two 3000-level Greek courses or the equivalent.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

GRW 4905 Individual Work 1-4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Reading, conference and reports.

Prerequisite: GRE 1131 or the equivalent.

GRW 4911 Undergraduate Research in Greek Language and Literature 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides firsthand, supervised research. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery, or application.

GRW 4930 Studies in Greek Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Advanced study of a particular author, genre, period or subject.

Prerequisite: one 3000-level course in ancient Greek.

LAT 1101 Beginning Latin 2 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The second part of the sequence for those with little or no background in Latin.

Prerequisite: LAT 1120 with minimum grade of C or S, or the equivalent.

LAT 1104 Beginning Latin 3 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The third part of the sequence for students with little background in high-school Latin.

Prerequisite: LAT 1101 with minimum grade of C or S, or the equivalent.

LAT 1120 Beginning Latin 1 4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

The first of a 3-semester sequence for students with little or no background in Latin. Others enrolling in the course will be required to take it for an S/U grade.

LAT 1130 Accelerated Beginning Latin 1 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

This course and its sequel, LAT 1131, constitute the basic sequence for development of overall skill in the language. Students are expected students to have little or no background in Latin. Others enrolling in the course will be required to take it for an S/U grade.

LAT 1131 Accelerated Beginning Latin 2 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Continuation of the basic sequence for development of overall skill in the language.

Prerequisite: LAT 1130 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent.

LIT 2000 Introduction to Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines the important role literature has played in individuals' lives and in society, presenting a range of literary styles and genres, from different countries and historical periods. Special attention paid to development of critical skills of analysis and interpretation. (H)

Prerequisite: ENC 1101

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

LNW 2321 Introduction to Vergil 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Readings in Vergil's Eclogues, Georgics and/or the Aeneid, with emphasis on introducing Vergilian style, diction poetic techniques and basic genre differences. Review of Latin grammar and syntax. (H)

Prerequisite: LAT 1104 or LAT 1131 or two years of high school Latin.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

LNW 2560 Readings in Latin Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines various aspects of Roman life through readings in Latin literature (with a focus on either special subjects, authors, genres or periods) and a review of Latin grammar. (H)

Prerequisite: LAT 1104 or LAT 1131 or two years of high school Latin or instructor permission.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

LNW 2630 Latin Love Poetry 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and interpretation of selected poems of Catullus and a thorough review of Latin grammar. (H and N)

Prerequisite: LAT 1104 or LAT 1131 or two years of high school Latin, or instructor permission.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3220 The Ancient Novel 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Readings from Petronius, Apuleius or the Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri. (H and N)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3310 Roman Drama 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and analysis of the comedies of Plautus and Terence or the tragedies of Seneca. (H)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities

LNW 3320 Roman Elegy and Lyric 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Selected poems of Catullus, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius or Ovid. (H and N)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3360 Roman Satire 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and analysis of the Roman satirists Horace, Persius, Juvenal or Martial. (H and N)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3380 The Roman Historians 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Readings in Latin from one of the Roman historians: Sallust, Caesar, Livy or Tacitus. (H and N)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3490 Medieval Latin 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Readings from Medieval Latin 350 - 1200 A.D. (H and N)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3644 Cicero 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Essays, speeches and letters of Cicero. (H and N)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3660 Vergil and Roman Epic 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Translation and analysis of selections from Vergil's Aeneid in the light of his epic techniques and the spirit of the Augustan Age. (H and N)

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

LNW 3930 Studies in Latin Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

A rotating topics course providing in-depth study of a particular author (e.g., Suetonius), genre (e.g., didactic poetry) or period (e.g., The Silver Age).

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course, advanced placement or equivalent high school study.

LNW 4905 Special Study in Latin 1-4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Readings, conferences and reports.

Prerequisite: LAT 1104, LAT 1131, LAT 2200 or the equivalent.

LNW 4911 Undergraduate Research in Latin Language and Literature 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides firsthand, supervised research. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery, or application.