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Classes
CLASS 1331
Course Description
An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 1131
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTRF Klarman Hall KG44
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Clary, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 1452
Course Description
Ancient Egyptian civilization produced an extensive, diverse, and profound body of literature, including adventure stories, historical accounts, royal inscriptions, religious hymns, love poetry, satire, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIERO 1452
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
CLASS 1525
Course Description
Over 2500 years ago, Homer composed the Odyssey, the story of Odysseus' 10-year long journey home to Ithaca. A tale of war and love, loss and hope featuring powerful gods, menacing sorceresses, and invincible ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall G88
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Real, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1531
Course Description
This course will focus on the stories about the gods and heroes of the Greeks as they appear in ancient literature and art. We will examine the relationship between myths and the cultural, religious, and ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Graves, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Upson Hall 202
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Welgan, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 160
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Real, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1535
Course Description
Whether it be a fascination towards death or a refusal to grieve your loved ones, literary traditions have produced these katabaseis (descent narratives) despite geographical, chronological, and cultural ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Caldwell Hall 250
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fodroczi, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1585
Course Description
The Fall of Rome is a turning point in popular historical understanding which is commonly used to discuss contemporary religious challenges, refugee crises, and the fall of states. In this course, we ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Behrens, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 369
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Behrens, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1702
Course Description
This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of the ancient ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 1702, NES 1602
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2351
Course Description
Readings from simple Sanskrit poetry: the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 2251
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
CLASS 2603
Course Description
In this course, we will read and discuss a wide range of ancient Greek literary and philosophical works as well as some modern critical and philosophical writings. We encourage active participation in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Kirk, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This course is designed especially for first-year students. All interested students are invited to apply online (https://classics.cornell.edu/class-2603-application).
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 2604
Course Description
The stories of Greek Mythology have ignited the imaginations of writers and artists from antiquity to the present day, from the tragedy of Achilles to the adventures of Percy Jackson. This course surveys ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG70
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Clary, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2661
Course Description
An introductory survey of ancient Greek philosophy from the so-called Presocratics (6th century BCE) through the Hellenistic period (1st century BCE) with special emphasis on the thought of Socrates, Plato, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2200
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Baker Laboratory 135
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Brennan, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Rockefeller Hall 102
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 128
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2687
Course Description
An introduction to basic themes of military history, e.g., battle, strategy, tactics, war and society, as well as classic works, e.g. Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Clausewitz, Jomini. Recent theories in scholarship ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2321
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 2691
Course Description
An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 7691, LING 2261, LING 6261
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2810
Course Description
This course explores the complex interactions between wine and culture. From a source of nutrition to an enduring cultural symbol of the good life, a religious ritual to a forbidden substance, an artistic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: VIEN 2810
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Stocking Hall M01
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fontaine, M
Vanden Heuvel, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Please NOTE: This is a lecture-only course. There is no longer a travel component for Fall 2023.
CLASS 3391
Course Description
To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Independent study at the 3000-level may be undertaken by undergraduates upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level in the relevant field and only with the permission of the director of undergraduate studies in cases of extraordinary circumstances.
Department Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 3395
Course Description
Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 3301
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
CLASS 3635
Course Description
This course engages classical antiquity and its reception through the prism of queer studies. Cruising Homer, Sappho, Euripides, Plato, Ovid and more, we will explore how queer theoretical frameworks help ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3636, LGBT 3635, SHUM 3635
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Lambert, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3664
Course Description
We will study several of Aristotle's major works, including the Categories, Physics, Posterior Analytics, Metaphysics, and Nicomachean Ethics. Topics include nature and change, form and matter, the nature ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3203, PHIL 6203
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Brennan, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3674
Course Description
This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3344, PHIL 2540, RELST 3344
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 128
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
McCrea, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3686
Course Description
May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Independent study at the 3000-level may be undertaken by undergraduates upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level in the relevant field and only with the permission of the director of undergraduate studies in cases of extraordinary circumstances.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Independent study at the 3000-level may be undertaken by undergraduates upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level in the relevant field and only with the permission of the director of undergraduate studies in cases of extraordinary circumstances.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 4346
Course Description
This class will study an important example of resistance, that is, several armed revolts against Imperial Rome during the first two centuries of our era. Africa, Asia, and Europe all saw such rebellions. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CLASS 6346, HIST 4346, HIST 6346, JWST 4346, JWST 6346, NES 4346, NES 6346
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 4721
Course Description
See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
CLASS 6346
Course Description
This class will study an important example of resistance, that is, several armed revolts against Imperial Rome during the first two centuries of our era. Africa, Asia, and Europe all saw such rebellions. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CLASS 4346, HIST 4346, HIST 6346, JWST 4346, JWST 6346, NES 4346, NES 6346
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 7173
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 6200
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Plato on Political Expertise
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Olin Library 603
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 7345
Course Description
Pedagogical instruction and course coordination. Requirement for all graduate student teachers of LATIN 1201-LATIN 1202 and first-year writing seminars. view course details
CLASS 7346
Course Description
A course to prepare Classics graduate students for exams and for professionalization. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
0 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Brittain, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7691
Course Description
An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2691, LING 2261, LING 6261
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7758
Course Description
What is "religion," and how can we use material culture to investigate ancient beliefs and rituals? This course (1) explores major themes and problems in the archaeology of ancient Greek religion, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 7758, ARKEO 7758, NES 7758, RELST 7758
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Morrill Hall 102
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person