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- Schedule of Classes - June 18, 2018 7:14PM EDT
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Classes
CLASS 1332
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: LING 1132, SANSK 1132
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 124
Instructors
Clary, T
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: CLASS 1332 or permission of instructor.
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
- TR A D White House 110
Instructors
Carignano, M
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
CLASS 1538
Course Description
This course prepares students for university-level academic writing through the study of ancient Egyptian religion. We will investigate the ways that beliefs and rituals connected ancient Egyptians to ... 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 Lincoln Hall 117
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
CLASS 1699
Course Description
Where do the words we use come from? This course examines the history and structure of the English vocabulary from its distant Indo-European roots to the latest in technical jargon and slang. Topics include ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 1109
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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 Morrill Hall 107
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Staff
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Staff
CLASS 1702
Course Description
This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman Mediterranean. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of ... 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
- TR Rockefeller Hall 132
Instructors
Barrett, C
CLASS 2352
Course Description
Review of grammar and reading of selections from Sanskrit epic poetry and narrative prose. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 2252, SANSK 2252
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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
- WF Rockefeller Hall 380
Instructors
Cummins, P
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: CLASS 2651 or permission of instructor.
CLASS 2613
Course Description
This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, especially those that eventually came to be included in the New Testament. Through the lens of the Gospel ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2629, NES 2629, RELST 2629
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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 Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
CLASS 2651
Course Description
Study and analysis of 2500 years of comedy (all in English), from Greece (Aristophanes, Menander), Rome (Plautus and Terence), Italy (Machiavelli, The commedia dell' arte), Elizabethan (Shakespeare, Ben ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2230, PMA 2635
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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 Rockefeller Hall 132
Instructors
Rusten, J
CLASS 2680
Course Description
In ancient Greece and Rome, government did little besides wage war and raise taxes, culture focused on war, warriors gloried in battle, and civilians tried to get out of the way. This course surveys the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2560
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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
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Strauss, B
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
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 104
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 2689
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the history of the Roman empire, from the prehistoric settlements on the site of Rome to the fall of the Western empire in the fifth century and its revival in the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 7689, HIST 2689
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Lincoln Hall 107
Instructors
Staff
CLASS 2729
Course Description
An introduction to the story of how human history from the earliest times through to the recent period interrelates with changing climate conditions on Earth. The course explores the whole expanse of human ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2729, ANTHR 6729, ARKEO 2729, ARKEO 6729, CLASS 7727
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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 Uris Hall 498
Instructors
Manning, S
CLASS 2808
Course Description
How did the Ancient Greeks understand the world of non-human animals around them as they hunted, sacrificed, consumed, and worshipped? In this course we will read examine ancient attitudes toward animals ... 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
Instructors
Kirk, A
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
2 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Plant Science Building 404
Instructors
Fontaine, M
Vanden Heuvel, J
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
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Permission of DUS, in special circumstances only. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 3646
Course Description
Writers are often unable to treat the most deeply controversial issues within their societies persuasively and safely by direct and open challenge, especially in ages and cultures which enforce conformity ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3460
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Ahl, F
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
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 124
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
CLASS 3676
Course Description
This course explores Ancient Greek and Roman political theory. We study key texts of thinkers such as Sophocles, Aristophanes Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero, to learn about differing constitutional ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3736
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
Instructors
Frank, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 145
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 498
Instructors
Staff
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
Instructors
Fontaine, M
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Additional Information
Permission of DUS, in special circumstances only. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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CLASS 3735
Course Description
This lecture class centers on the formative periods of ancient Greek culture, the centuries from about 800-300 BCE. Its aim is to place Greece within the cosmopolitan networks of the Mediterranean and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3225, ARTH 3225
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Klarman Hall KG42
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
CLASS 3738
Course Description
Have you ever been asked 'who are you' or 'which group do you belong to'? You would have noted how the answer shifts according to who is asking, in which context, etc. While everyone is unique, the possible ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3738, RELST 3738
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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 Uris Hall 369
Instructors
Van Oyen, A
CLASS 4662
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 7173, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200
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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
- M Goldwin Smith Hall 160
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
Pereboom, D
CLASS 4665
Course Description
An examination of Augustine's wide-ranging reflections on the nature of mind, giving special attention to his later, major works: Confessions, De trinitate, and De genesi ad litteram. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4210, PHIL 6210, RELST 4665
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Augustine's Philosophy of Mind
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 158
Instructors
MacDonald, S
CLASS 4722
Course Description
See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details
CLASS 4744
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 7744, JWST 4644, JWST 6644, NES 4644, NES 6644
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 114
Instructors
Monroe, C
CLASS 4755
Course Description
This traveling seminar explores the history and archaeology of one of the largest metropoleis of the ancient world. Straddling the Peloponnese and mainland Greece, Corinth was part of several empires. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one field studies. Combined with: ARKEO 4353, ARKEO 7353, ARTH 4353, ARTH 6353, CLASS 7755
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G20
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Field trip to Corinth during spring break. Dates TBD.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Other International
- Mar 31 - Apr 8, 2018
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Taught in Corinth. Travel dates TBD.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 6702
Course Description
This course will provide a theoretical grounding and practical experience with uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for studying ancient landscapes. The course attends to the complexities of creating, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Mann Library B30B
Instructors
Andreou, G
CLASS 7173
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4662, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200
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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
- M Goldwin Smith Hall 160
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
Pereboom, D
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 for all pre-A exam graduate students that will both prepare them to be professional ABD classicists and help review progress in language and reading list exams preparation. view course details
CLASS 7689
Course Description
Offers a survey of Roman history, 700 BCE-500 CE in the lectures and both an introduction to the different disciplines studying the non-literary sources for Roman history (epigraphy, archaeology, among ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 2689, HIST 2689
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 162
Instructors
Rebillard, E
CLASS 7727
Course Description
An introduction to the story of how human history from the earliest times through to the recent period interrelates with changing climate conditions on Earth. The course explores the whole expanse of human ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2729, ANTHR 6729, ARKEO 2729, ARKEO 6729, CLASS 2729
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 498
Instructors
Manning, S
CLASS 7744
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, JWST 4644, JWST 6644, NES 4644, NES 6644
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 114
Instructors
Monroe, C
CLASS 7755
Course Description
This traveling seminar explores the history and archaeology of one of the largest metropoleis of the ancient world. Straddling the Peloponnese and mainland Greece, Corinth was part of several empires. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar. Field studies optional. Combined with: ARKEO 4353, ARKEO 7353, ARTH 4353, ARTH 6353, CLASS 4755
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
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W
Goldwin Smith Hall G20
Other International Instructors
Alexandridis, A
Anderson, B
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Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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Additional Information
Taught in Corinth. Travel dates TBD.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 7756
Course Description
How did a large-scale pre-industrial empire like the Roman feed its citizens? How were its consumer goods produced and traded? How did town and countryside engage in this trade? Can we detect economic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 7756
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 254
Instructors
Van Oyen, A