Classics (CLASS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

CLASS 1332

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 1132SANSK 1132

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  4224 CLASS 1332   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: CLASS 1331 or permission of instructor.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 1132SANSK 1132

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 19047 CLASS 1332   LEC 002

    • MTRF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Clary, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: CLASS 1331 or permission of instructor.

CLASS 1531

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18537 CLASS 1531   SEM 101

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Hunt, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

CLASS 1699

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 1109

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7977 CLASS 1699   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7978 CLASS 1699   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7979 CLASS 1699   DIS 202

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 1702

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 1702NES 1602

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7657 CLASS 1702   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 2352

Readings from Sanskrit dramas and literary commentary. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 2252SANSK 2252

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6297 CLASS 2352   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Cummins, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: CLASS 2651 or permission of instructor.

CLASS 2630

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2522JWST 2522NES 2522

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7761 CLASS 2630   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 2636

This course offers an introduction to the history of Christianity from the first century through the seventeenth and perhaps a bit beyond. Our emphasis will be on the diversity of Christian traditions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 2695NES 2695RELST 2695

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18352 CLASS 2636   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 2680

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: HIST 2560

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16808 CLASS 2680   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Strauss, B

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 16809 CLASS 2680   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 16810 CLASS 2680   DIS 202

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 17624 CLASS 2680   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 17625 CLASS 2680   DIS 204

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 2687

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2321

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16792 CLASS 2687   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Strauss, B

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 2688

Following the conquests of Alexander, the ancient civilization of Egypt came under Greek rule. This period is best known for its famous queen Cleopatra, the last independent ruler of ancient Egypt. But ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2688ASRC 2688HIST 2688NES 2688

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16505 CLASS 2688   LEC 001

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 16506 CLASS 2688   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 16507 CLASS 2688   DIS 202

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2688ASRC 2688HIST 2688NES 2688

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20072 CLASS 2688   LEC 002

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

  • 20071 CLASS 2688   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

  • 20073 CLASS 2688   DIS 204

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

CLASS 2712

Ancient economies were very different to our modern economy: there were no banks, transport and communication were difficult, and the discipline of economics did not yet exist. Yet there are also striking ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2712HIST 2712

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16514 CLASS 2712   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Van Oyen, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 2812

An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16517 CLASS 2812   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kirk, A

      Sansom, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 3391

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5439 CLASS 3391   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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.

CLASS 3396

Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SANSK 3302

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  7451 CLASS 3396   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: Two years of Sanskrit or equivalent.

CLASS 3669

We will study several of Plato's major dialogues, including the Apology, the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic. Topics include knowledge and reality; morality and happiness; and the nature of the soul. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3202

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16756 CLASS 3669   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3202

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20055 CLASS 3669   LEC 002

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Brennan, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 3686

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4199 CLASS 3686   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7375 CLASS 3686   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CLASS 3738

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 3738RELST 3738

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16518 CLASS 3738   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Van Oyen, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 3741

This course explores the visual arts of the Mediterranean region from the court of Alexander the Great to the principate of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. During the first half of the semester we will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 3741

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16525 CLASS 3741   SEM 101

    • T Stocking Hall 148
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Alexandridis, A

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Hybrid: in person attendance supplemented by additional online contact hours.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 3741

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20087 CLASS 3741   SEM 102

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 3750

Introduction and training in dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and its applications in archaeology, art history, climate and environment through lab work and participation in ongoing research projects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16529 CLASS 3750   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    A field trip will be scheduled to take place inside of Tompkins County.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 21354 CLASS 3750   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 16968 CLASS 3750   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Two labs to be arranged by students and instructor.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  • 21330 CLASS 3750   LEC 002

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    A field trip will be scheduled to take place inside of Tompkins County.

  • 21354 CLASS 3750   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 21329 CLASS 3750   LAB 402

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Two labs to be arranged by students and instructor.

CLASS 4636

What is "Gnosticism" and why has it come to be so hotly debated among scholars and in our contemporary media? What is the Gospel of Judas and are its ideas "heretical"? Who wrote the Gospel of Thomas and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18005 CLASS 4636   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 4716

This course will explore how contemporary artists and designers borrow, replicate, challenge, play with, and subvert the arts of Greco-Roman antiquity. We will survey the influence of classical multiples ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4716ARTH 6716CLASS 7716

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16589 CLASS 4716   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4716ARTH 6716CLASS 7716

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 19112 CLASS 4716   SEM 102

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 4721

See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8794 CLASS 4721   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CLASS 4722

See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4417 CLASS 4722   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CLASS 4755

Situated at the crossroads between the Mediterranean in the West and the Anatolian plateau in the East, Sardis successively belonged to the Lydian, Persian, Seleucid, Roman, and Byzantine empires. An urban ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16876 CLASS 4755   SEM 101

    • W Stocking Hall 148
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Alexandridis, A

      Anderson, B

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  • 19975 CLASS 4755   SEM 102

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Alexandridis, A

      Anderson, B

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 6755

An introduction to the field of Dendrochronology and associated topics with an emphasis on their applications in the field of archaeology and related heritage-buildings fields. Course aimed at graduate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16533 CLASS 6755   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    A field trip will be scheduled to take place inside of Tompkins County.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 21358 CLASS 6755   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18882 CLASS 6755   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Two labs to be arranged by students and instructor.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  • 21338 CLASS 6755   LEC 002

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    A field trip will be scheduled to take place inside of Tompkins County.

  • 21358 CLASS 6755   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 21337 CLASS 6755   LAB 402

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Two labs to be arranged by students and instructor.

CLASS 6855

Scholars of slavery have typically considered five historical contexts to be "slave societies". Two of those are the principal societies of what is called "classical antiquity": democratic Athens (c. 500-300 ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 4655SHUM 6655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17877 CLASS 6855   SEM 101

    • R Clark Hall 701
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Giannella, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 4655SHUM 6655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20973 CLASS 6855   SEM 102

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Giannella, N

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 6856

We tend to think of emotions as private, unlearned, and biological. Though in much of antiquity, the emotions were primarily seen as public, performative, and cognitive. The cultivation and control of ... view course details

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  • 17874 CLASS 6856   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, G

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 6857

This seminar inquires into the interrelations among three meanings of equality that initially appeared in the ancient world: equality of voice or participation, isegoria; equality before the law, isonomia; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19324 CLASS 6857   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 7345

Pedagogical instruction and course coordination. Requirement for all graduate student teachers of LATIN 1201-LATIN 1202 and first-year writing seminars. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6726 CLASS 7345   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 7716

This course will explore how contemporary artists and designers borrow, replicate, challenge, play with, and subvert the arts of Greco-Roman antiquity. We will survey the influence of classical multiples ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4716ARTH 6716CLASS 4716

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16590 CLASS 7716   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4716ARTH 6716CLASS 4716

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 19113 CLASS 7716   SEM 102

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: Online

CLASS 7755

Situated at the crossroads between the Mediterranean in the West and the Anatolian plateau in the East, Sardis successively belonged to the Lydian, Persian, Seleucid, Roman, and Byzantine empires. An urban ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  • 17568 CLASS 7755   SEM 101

    • W Stocking Hall 148
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Alexandridis, A

      Anderson, B

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  • 19978 CLASS 7755   SEM 102

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Alexandridis, A

      Anderson, B

  • Instruction Mode: Online