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Program Requirements
Students wishing to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs".Â
Prior to registering for each Joint Honours component, students should consult an adviser in each department for approval of their course selection and their interdisciplinary research project (if applicable). For Classics, see the Undergraduate Adviser.
According to Faculty regulations, Joint Honours students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 and maintain a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
Complementary Courses (36 credits)
36 credits taken from the five thematic areas of Classics: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Ancient History, Philosophy and Religion, Modern Greek with the specifications described below. For course choices, see the course lists provided for each area.
24 credits minimum in Classical Languages with a minimum of 3 credits at the 400 level.
A minimum of 6 credits in each of two of the following areas:
- Classical Literature
- Ancient History
- Philosophy and Religion
- Modern Greek
A maximum of 15 credits of 200-level courses.
Note: The same course may not count toward more than one thematic area requirement.
Classical Languages - Latin
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CLAS 210 Introductory Latin 1 (6 credits)
Overview
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Sirois, Martin (Summer) Sirois, Martin; Palczynski, Margaret (Fall) Sirois, Martin; Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
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CLAS 210D1 Introductory Latin 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Sirois, Martin; Palczynski, Margaret (Fall)
Students must register for both CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 together are equivalent to CLAS 210
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CLAS 210D2 Introductory Latin 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 210D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Sirois, Martin; Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 210D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 together are equivalent to CLAS 210
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CLAS 310 Reading Latin (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of the language.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Fall)
Prerequisite: CLAS 210 or permission of instructor
- CLAS 312 Intermediate Latin: Poetry (3 credits)
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CLAS 314 Intermediate Latin: Historians (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Review of the work of selected historians in Latin. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 315 Intermediate Latin: Selections (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works in Latin. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 411 Advanced Latin: Epic (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Epic Poetry in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisites: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 412 Advanced Latin: Lyric (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Lyric Poetry in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisites: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 413 Advanced Latin: Satire (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Satire Poetry in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 414 Advanced Latin: History (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman History Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 415 Advanced Latin: Oratory (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Oratory Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 416 Advanced Latin: Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Philosophy Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 418 Advanced Latin: Special Topics (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Themes in Roman literature, culture, and history.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Fall) Kozak, Lynn (Winter)
Prerequisite: 6 credits of intermediate Latin or permission of the instructor
Note: All ancient texts will be read in the original
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CLAS 515D1 Latin Authors and Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Completion of a Reading List in Latin, with Faculty supervision, to be tested by written examination.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Fall)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): 9 credits in Intermediate Latin or equivalent
Restriction: Honours and Graduate students
Students must register for both CLAS 515D1 and CLAS 515D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 515D1 and CLAS 515D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 515D2 Latin Authors and Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 515D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 515D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 515D1 and CLAS 515D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Classical Languages - Ancient Greek
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CLAS 220D1 Introductory Ancient Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall)
Students must register for both CLAS 220D1 and CLAS 220D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 220D1 and CLAS 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 220D2 Introductory Ancient Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 220D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 220D1 and CLAS 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 320 Reading Ancient Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Exhaustive review of basic grammar. Further development of vocabulary, syntax, and style through close readings of selected texts focusing on classical Attic prose.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of instructor, minimum grade for prerequisite is B+
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CLAS 321 Intermediate Greek: Plato/Xenophon (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works by Plato and Xenophon in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 322 Intermediate Greek: Orators (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of the work of selected orators in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 323 Intermediate Greek: Homer (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works by Homer in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
Selections
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CLAS 324 Intermediate Greek: Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected poetry in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 421 Advanced Ancient Greek: Epic (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Epic Poetry in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 422 Advanced Ancient Greek: Lyric (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Lyric Poetry in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 423 Advanced Ancient Greek: Drama (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Drama Poetry in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 424 Advanced Greek: History (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek History Prose in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Winter)
Prerequisites: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 426 Advanced Greek: Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Philosophy Prose in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 427 Advanced Ancient Greek: Documents (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A reading of ancient Greek epigraphical (inscriptional) or papyrological sources. Textual criticism and interpretation of selected literary and non-literary ancient Greek texts and documents written on stone, metal, terracotta, wood, bone, or papyrus.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 6 credits of intermediate Latin or permission of the instructor, minimum grade for prerequisite is B+.
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CLAS 428 Advanced Ancient Greek: Special Topics (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Themes in ancient Greek literature, culture, and history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 6 credits of intermediate Latin or permission of the instructor, minimum grade for prerequisite is B+
Note: All ancient texts will be read in the original
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CLAS 525D1 Ancient Greek Authors & Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Completion of a Reading List in Greek, with Faculty supervision, to be tested by written examination.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): 9 credits in Intermediate Greek or equivalent
Restriction: Honours and Graduate students
Students must register for both CLAS 525D1 and CLAS 525D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 525D1 and CLAS 525D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 525D2 Ancient Greek Authors & Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 525D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 525D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 525D1 and CLAS 525D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Classical Literature - Classics (CLAS)
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CLAS 200 Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Survey of ancient Greek literature in translation from Homer to Second Sophistic, covering the key genres and texts of the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Imperial eras. The material to be discussed includes Archaic epic, lyric and elegy; Classical tragedy, comedy and historiography; Hellenistic poetry, and literature of the Roman Imperial period.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Winter)
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Terms: Fall 2012, Summer 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall) Serrati, John (Summer)
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CLAS 208 Introduction to Roman Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Survey of Roman literature in translation from Plautus to Augustine, covering the key genres and texts of the Republican and Imperial eras.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 300 Greek Drama and the Theatre (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of the Greek dramatists, both tragic and comic, in the light of their plays, with special emphasis on the theatrical techniques of the authors and the means of production in the Greek theatre.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 309 The Greek and Roman Novel (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of the ancient novel, including Petronius, The Satyricon, Apuleius, The Golden Ass and Longus, Daphnis and Chloe.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Sirois, Martin (Fall)
- CLAS 312 Intermediate Latin: Poetry (3 credits)
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CLAS 314 Intermediate Latin: Historians (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Review of the work of selected historians in Latin. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 315 Intermediate Latin: Selections (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works in Latin. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 320 Reading Ancient Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Exhaustive review of basic grammar. Further development of vocabulary, syntax, and style through close readings of selected texts focusing on classical Attic prose.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of instructor, minimum grade for prerequisite is B+
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CLAS 321 Intermediate Greek: Plato/Xenophon (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works by Plato and Xenophon in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 322 Intermediate Greek: Orators (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of the work of selected orators in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 323 Intermediate Greek: Homer (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works by Homer in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
Selections
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CLAS 324 Intermediate Greek: Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected poetry in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 370 Women in Greek Drama (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Each of four Greek tragedies (e.g. Oedipus, Antigone, Bacchae, Medea) analyzed along with its modern interpretations. The heroines of fiction as related to real Greek women by comparing myth transformation in tragedy with documentary material.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 380 Ancient Greek Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Focuses on the history of Greek religion in the Classical Period. Particular attention will be paid to the Greek concept of divinity, local pantheons, civic festival calendars, the topography of myth and ritual, ideas concerning the afterlife, mystery cults, oracles and games and the literary representations of religion.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 411 Advanced Latin: Epic (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Epic Poetry in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisites: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 412 Advanced Latin: Lyric (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Lyric Poetry in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisites: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 413 Advanced Latin: Satire (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Satire Poetry in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 414 Advanced Latin: History (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman History Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 415 Advanced Latin: Oratory (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Oratory Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 416 Advanced Latin: Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Philosophy Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 418 Advanced Latin: Special Topics (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Themes in Roman literature, culture, and history.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Fall) Kozak, Lynn (Winter)
Prerequisite: 6 credits of intermediate Latin or permission of the instructor
Note: All ancient texts will be read in the original
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CLAS 421 Advanced Ancient Greek: Epic (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Epic Poetry in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 422 Advanced Ancient Greek: Lyric (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Lyric Poetry in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 423 Advanced Ancient Greek: Drama (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Drama Poetry in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 424 Advanced Greek: History (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek History Prose in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Winter)
Prerequisites: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 426 Advanced Greek: Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Philosophy Prose in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 428 Advanced Ancient Greek: Special Topics (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Themes in ancient Greek literature, culture, and history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 6 credits of intermediate Latin or permission of the instructor, minimum grade for prerequisite is B+
Note: All ancient texts will be read in the original
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CLAS 490 Greek and Roman Historiography (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Seminar on the works of the Greek and Roman historians (in translation) who founded a new literary genre for the exploration of past and present events; interpretation of their approaches towards history and theories for their study.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Classics at the 300 level or up or permission of instructor.
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CLAS 515D1 Latin Authors and Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Completion of a Reading List in Latin, with Faculty supervision, to be tested by written examination.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Fall)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): 9 credits in Intermediate Latin or equivalent
Restriction: Honours and Graduate students
Students must register for both CLAS 515D1 and CLAS 515D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 515D1 and CLAS 515D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 515D2 Latin Authors and Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 515D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 515D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 515D1 and CLAS 515D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 525D1 Ancient Greek Authors & Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Completion of a Reading List in Greek, with Faculty supervision, to be tested by written examination.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): 9 credits in Intermediate Greek or equivalent
Restriction: Honours and Graduate students
Students must register for both CLAS 525D1 and CLAS 525D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 525D1 and CLAS 525D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 525D2 Ancient Greek Authors & Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 525D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 525D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 525D1 and CLAS 525D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Classical Literature - Other Departments
Classical Literature courses are also taught under the subject codes of English (ENGL), French (FREN), and Philosophy (PHIL).
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ENGL 347 Great Writings of Europe 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of selected texts that significantly enhance understanding of English literature.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Borris, Kenneth H (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 370 Theatre History: The Long Eighteenth Century (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of dramatic forms and genres and theatrical practices from the Restoration through the 18th century to the Romantic period.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Zien, Katherine (Winter)
Fall
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ENGL 447 Crosscurrents/English Literature and European Literature 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Comparative study of English and European literature. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Fall)
Fall
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PHIL 354 Plato (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of some of the philosophical problems (those in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, e.g.) found in a selection of Plato's dialogues.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Reisner, Andrew (Fall)
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PHIL 355 Aristotle (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of selected works by Aristotle. The course considers issues in moral philosophy as well as those found in the logical treatises, the Physics and Metaphysics, and in the philosophy of mind.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Winter)
Ancient History - All Departments
Ancient History courses are taught under several subject codes including: Anthropology (ANTH), Art History (ARTH), Classics (CLAS), History (HIST), and Religious Studies (RELG).
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ANTH 335 Ancient Egyptian Civilization (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A study of changing ecological, economic, social, political, and religious factors influencing the development of ancient Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the early Christian era. The unique characteristics of Egyptian civilization are compared to the structural features common to all early civilizations.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Van Gijseghem, Hendrik (Fall)
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ARTH 209 Introduction to Ancient Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Survey of ancient art and architecture: pre-historic Europe, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Focus is on issues of political power, gender, sexuality, race, the formation of individual and group identities, and the relation between the body and social space.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Terms: Fall 2012, Summer 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall) Serrati, John (Summer)
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CLAS 314 Intermediate Latin: Historians (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Review of the work of selected historians in Latin. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 323 Intermediate Greek: Homer (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works by Homer in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
Selections
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CLAS 380 Ancient Greek Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Focuses on the history of Greek religion in the Classical Period. Particular attention will be paid to the Greek concept of divinity, local pantheons, civic festival calendars, the topography of myth and ritual, ideas concerning the afterlife, mystery cults, oracles and games and the literary representations of religion.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 404 Classical Tradition (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Examines the evolution of Classical Antiquity's social and cultural status from the 17th c. to the present day. Particular consideration is given to the processes of the ongoing professionalization of history and archeology as academic disciplines, the emergence of new political usages of the past, the transformation of cultural practices from the Grand Tour to the modern museum and tourism.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Anastassiadis, Anastassios (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 202 or related courses or permission of instructor
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CLAS 414 Advanced Latin: History (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman History Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 424 Advanced Greek: History (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek History Prose in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Winter)
Prerequisites: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 427 Advanced Ancient Greek: Documents (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A reading of ancient Greek epigraphical (inscriptional) or papyrological sources. Textual criticism and interpretation of selected literary and non-literary ancient Greek texts and documents written on stone, metal, terracotta, wood, bone, or papyrus.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 6 credits of intermediate Latin or permission of the instructor, minimum grade for prerequisite is B+.
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CLAS 490 Greek and Roman Historiography (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Seminar on the works of the Greek and Roman historians (in translation) who founded a new literary genre for the exploration of past and present events; interpretation of their approaches towards history and theories for their study.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Classics at the 300 level or up or permission of instructor.
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HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of Mediterranean history from the Bronze Age until the 6th century AD, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 209 prior to September 2006.
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HIST 231 Archaeology of the Ancient World (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of the history of classical archaeology in the Graeco-Roman Mediterranean through the study of material evidence and literary texts.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Fronda, Michael (Winter)
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HIST 305 Ancient Warfare and Imperialism (3 credits)
Overview
History : Comparative study of ancient military history, warfare and imperial strategies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HIST 323 History and Sexuality 1 (3 credits)
Overview
History : Antiquity to Early Modern Europe. The cultural meanings and social institutions that create the historical context for sexual behaviours. Possible topics include: Greek homosocial and homosexual culture; sex and citizenship; wives and concubines in the ancient world; Christianity and aestheticism; misogyny and gender in Medieval Europe; adultery and lineage.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HIST 368 Greek History: Classical Period (3 credits)
Overview
History : The Classical period of Greek history, from the end of the Persian wars to the death of Alexandra the Great (479-323 BC).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
- HIST 369 Greek History: Early Greece (3 credits)
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HIST 375 Roman History: Early Empire (3 credits)
Overview
History : The history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HIST 376 Roman History: Later Empire (3 credits)
Overview
History : The history of the Roman Empire from Marcus Aurelius to Justinian.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HIST 379 Greek History: Hellenistic Period (3 credits)
Overview
History : The Hellenistic Greek world from Alexander the Great to the period of the Roman conquest.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
- HIST 391 Roman History: Republic (3 credits)
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HIST 400 Ancient Greece, Rome and China (3 credits)
Overview
History : A comparative analysis of the political cultures of ancient Greece, Rome and China, c. 500 BCE to 500 CE, exploring societal distinctions through topics such as the role of historical traditions, power configurations, public oratory, elite representation, funerary rites and political spaces.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HIST 407 Topics in Ancient History (3 credits)
Overview
History : An in-depth look at various topics in ancient history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Ancient history at the 300-level or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Not open to Honours students in History.
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HIST 449 Medicine in the Ancient World (3 credits)
Overview
History : The evolution of ideas about the human body, disease, and therapeutics, and the diverse practices of medicine in Graeco-Roman antiquity (ca 800BC - ca 600CE), with particular attention given to their social, political, cultural and religious context.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HIST 450 Ancient History Methods (3 credits)
Overview
History : Different methods and strategies employed by Ancient historians, including numismatics, epigraphy, and papyrology.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Fronda, Michael (Fall)
Prerequisite: 3 credits at the 300-level in Ancient history or permission of the instructor.
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HIST 451 The Ancient Mediterranean City (3 credits)
Overview
History : Advanced study of ancient Mediterranean city-states, focusing on their urban setting and political, social, economic, and cultural institutions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 3 credits at the 300-level in Ancient history or permission of instructor.
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HIST 550 Ancient History: Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
History : Topics in ancient Mediterranean History, focusing on Greek and/or Roman society.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Beck, Hans (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): 6 credits at the 300 or 400 level in Ancient history or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Honours students or advanced undergraduates who have permission of the instructor. Also open to graduate students.
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HIST 551 Ancient History: Research (3 credits)
Overview
History : Research paper on a theme in ancient Mediterranean history.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Beck, Hans (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: HIST 550
Restriction: Honours students or advanced undergraduates who have permission of the instructor. Also open to graduate students.
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RELG 326 Ancient Christian Church AD54 - AD604 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Significant persons and events from Nero's reign to the papacy of Gregory I. Attention to major Christian centres within the Roman Empire before Constantine, to the development of the Eastern Byzantine Church, and to the growth of the papacy in the West. Leading Christian theologians and thinkers will be studied.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H (Winter)
Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy and Religion courses are taught under several subject codes including: Classics (CLAS), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (POLI), and Religious Studies (RELG).
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Terms: Fall 2012, Summer 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall) Serrati, John (Summer)
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CLAS 323 Intermediate Greek: Homer (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected works by Homer in Greek. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
Selections
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CLAS 380 Ancient Greek Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Focuses on the history of Greek religion in the Classical Period. Particular attention will be paid to the Greek concept of divinity, local pantheons, civic festival calendars, the topography of myth and ritual, ideas concerning the afterlife, mystery cults, oracles and games and the literary representations of religion.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 416 Advanced Latin: Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Philosophy Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 421 Advanced Ancient Greek: Epic (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Epic Poetry in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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CLAS 426 Advanced Greek: Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Philosophy Prose in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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PHIL 345 Greek Political Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of the ethical and political theories of ancient Greece, especially those of Plato and Aristotle.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 333
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PHIL 350 History and Philosophy of Ancient Science (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : Topics in ancient pure mathematics (geometry and number theory), "mixed mathematics" (astronomy, music theory, optics, mechanics), and/or natural science (including medicine), studied with a view to philosophical issues raised by the content of ancient science and/or by the logic of scientific argument.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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PHIL 353 The Presocratic Philosophers (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of the surviving fragments of the presocratic philosophers and schools of philosophy, as well as later reports of their views.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Lewis, Eric (Winter)
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PHIL 354 Plato (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of some of the philosophical problems (those in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, e.g.) found in a selection of Plato's dialogues.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Reisner, Andrew (Fall)
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PHIL 355 Aristotle (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of selected works by Aristotle. The course considers issues in moral philosophy as well as those found in the logical treatises, the Physics and Metaphysics, and in the philosophy of mind.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Winter)
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PHIL 452 Later Greek Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of some of the major post-Aristotelian schools of philosophy. Texts from the Peripatetic, Stoic, Epicurean, Sceptical, Platonic, and medical traditions may be considered. Problems in logic, ethics, physics, epistemology, and metaphysics will be addressed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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PHIL 453 Ancient Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of central themes of ancient metaphysics and/or natural philosophy as treated by two or more contrasting philosophers or philosophical traditions - probably including Plato and/or Aristotle, and possibly including some Hellenistic or post-Hellenistic schools.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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PHIL 454 Ancient Moral Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of central themes of ancient moral theory as treated by two or more contrasting philosophers or philosophical traditions - probably including Plato and/or Aristotle, and possibly some Hellenistic or post-Hellenistic schools.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Fiasse, Gaelle (Winter)
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PHIL 550 Seminar: Ancient Philosophy 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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PHIL 551 Seminar: Ancient Philosophy 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An advanced course on a philosopher or philosophical issue articulated in antiquity.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Winter)
Prerequisite: at least one course in ancient philosophy and the specific requirements of individual instructors
Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
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POLI 333 Western Political Theory 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The major themes and writers in the political theory of classical antiquity. The political ideas of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic philosophers will be explored through the significant texts of this period.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Tarnopolsky, Christina (Fall)
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RELG 201 Religions of the Ancient Near East (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Czyzewska, Izabella (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 202 Religion of Ancient Israel (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An examination of the religion of Ancient Israel by a study of selected texts (narratives, laws, prophetic sayings, wisdom traditions, and psalms) from the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament in translation.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Winter)
Winter
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RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A critical study of selected ancient and modern accounts of the aims and person of Jesus. Attention will be given also to the question of the historical sources and to the relationship between faith and history.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H (Fall)
Fall, Winter and Summer
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RELG 280 Elementary New Testament Greek (6 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the grammar and syntax of New Testament Greek.
Terms: Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Ross, Sean (Summer) Ross, Sean (Fall) Ross, Sean (Winter)
Summer
Open to students in the Honours and Major programs in Religious Studies. Other Arts and Science students may take the course as an elective outside their faculty, in accordance with Arts and Science regulations.
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RELG 326 Ancient Christian Church AD54 - AD604 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Significant persons and events from Nero's reign to the papacy of Gregory I. Attention to major Christian centres within the Roman Empire before Constantine, to the development of the Eastern Byzantine Church, and to the growth of the papacy in the West. Leading Christian theologians and thinkers will be studied.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H (Winter)
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RELG 381 Advanced New Testament Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A review of grammar and syntax with an emphasis on rapid reading of sections chosen from different parts of the New Testament.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: RELG 280 or equivalent, with a minimum grade of 70%
- RELG 482 Exegesis of Greek New Testament (3 credits)
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RELG 502 Greco-Roman Judaism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The religion and literature of wisdom and apocalyptic traditions, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo and Josephus, with special attention to the Jewish matrix of Early Christianity.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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RELG 583 Hellenistic Religious Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Translation and discussion of Hellenistic Greek texts pertaining to the study of topics in Early Christianity and Greco-Roman religions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: RELG 482 or permission of the instructor.
Modern Greek
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CLAS 230D1 Introductory Modern Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Kellaris, Georgios (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CLAS 236, CLAS 237 or CLAS 238.
Students must register for both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 230D2 Introductory Modern Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 230D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Kellaris, Georgios (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 230D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 230D1 and CLAS 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 331 Intermediate Modern Greek Language (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Competence in the language at the intermediate level through the study of grammar, vocabulary and derivatives. Excerpts in prose and poetry introducing the civilization of modern Greece.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 332 The Modern Greek Novel (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A study of selected modern Greek novels. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of instructor
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CLAS 333 Modern Greek Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Selected works of 20th Century Greek poets - Kavafy, Seferis, Elytis, and others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 230 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 335 Modern Greek Culture and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Offers a panorama of Modern Greek culture and society through the study of a corpus of documents in Greek pertaining to the year's thematic topic. It is a continuation of CLAS 331.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: CLAS 331 or permission of instructor
The language of instruction is English but readings are in Greek. A certain oral fluency in Greek is expected in order to be able to comment and participate in discussions.
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CLAS 404 Classical Tradition (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Examines the evolution of Classical Antiquity's social and cultural status from the 17th c. to the present day. Particular consideration is given to the processes of the ongoing professionalization of history and archeology as academic disciplines, the emergence of new political usages of the past, the transformation of cultural practices from the Grand Tour to the modern museum and tourism.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Anastassiadis, Anastassios (Winter)
Prerequisite: CLAS 202 or related courses or permission of instructor
Classics Topics Courses
The following Classics topics courses change topic each time they are taught. Consult the course instructor and Classics Adviser to verify toward which thematic area(s) the course may count for the term in which it is taken.
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CLAS 347 Special Topics in Classics (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: Summer 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CLAS 348 Greek and Roman Topography (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Selected physical sites, monuments and locales of the ancient Greek and Roman World using the evidence of archaeology, history and literature. Sites will vary yearly, and may include cities, cult and burial precincts, sanctuaries, battlefields and places of memory and literary inspiration.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Fronda, Michael (Fall)
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