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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. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 1132, SANSK 1132
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Cummins, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
Prerequisite: CLASS 1331 or permission of instructor.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 340
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Cummins, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 340
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Cummins, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 303
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Osorio, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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 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
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Ahl, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
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 106
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Morrill Hall 106
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Morrill Hall 106
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Nussbaum, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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 Uris Hall G01
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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 Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G21
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Clary, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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. Choose one lecture and one discussion. 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 Rockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall 104
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall 106
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
CLASS 2630
Course Description
This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2522, JWST 2522, NES 2522
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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 Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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, HIST 7689
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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 Rockefeller Hall 115
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall G26
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 112
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
CLASS 2700
Course Description
Did the Greeks really paint their marble statues? Did the Romans make wax death masks? Should the British Museum return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece? Come and explore all these questions and more in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2700, ARTH 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 Klarman Hall KG42
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Platt, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Platt, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Platt, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
CLASS 2806
Course Description
This course presents a cultural and historical perspective on ideas of agency, responsibility, and punishment through foundational texts of western law. We will primarily focus on three main areas of law: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 2806, GOVT 2806, LAW 6803
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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
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Giannella, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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
2 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Riley-Robb Hall 105
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Fontaine, M
Vanden Heuvel, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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 3396
Course Description
Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 3302
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
CLASS 3645
Course Description
Tragedy and its audiences from ancient Greece to modern theater and film. Topics: origins of theatrical conventions; Shakespeare and Seneca; tragedy in modern theater and film. Works studied will include: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3440, PMA 3724
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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
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Ahl, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
CLASS 3661
Course Description
An examination of the doctrines of the Greek philosophers working in the three centuries after the death of Aristotle. Emphasis on Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Skepticism. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3204
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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 Statler Hall 445
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Brittain, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 4604
Course Description
The modern world relies on a vast array of natural resources to drive its activities, but for most of human history, animals have provided energy to people. Animals were, and often still are, the energy ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4623, ENGL 4964, SHUM 4644, SHUM 6644, STS 4644, STS 6644
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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
- T A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Kirk, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
CLASS 4644
Course Description
From the ringing of Tibetan singing bowls to the quiet of desert monasticism, religious imagination and ritual is replete with sound and silence. Cityscapes resound with church bells and calls from the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4545, MUSIC 4345, NES 4545, NES 7545, RELST 4545
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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
- W White Hall B02
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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
- T Rockefeller Hall 187
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Brennan, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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)
CLASS 4722
Course Description
See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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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Section Topic
Topic: Platonism after Plato
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Rockefeller Hall 187
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Brennan, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
Instructor 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 7634
Course Description
Topic: Ancient Slavery. In this course we will predominantly examine the Athenian and Roman institutions of slavery. Special attention will be devoted to the different approaches employed in the study ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Ancient Slavery
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Giannella, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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, HIST 7689
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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 Rockefeller Hall 115
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Olin Library 603
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
CLASS 7808
Course Description
Topic: Classics and Cognitive Science. This course will introduce a variety of cognitive science methodologies which have recently come into use in Classics scholarship and elsewhere in the humanities, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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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
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
Instructors
Roby, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person