The Department of History and Classical Studies offers a wide range of classics (CLAS) and ancient history (HIST) courses. The following is a list of all courses currently offered听by the department. Please note that in any given semester, only some of these are taught. Check out the list of courses offered each year or consult Minerva to see what is available this semester.
Classical Civilization courses
(no knowledge of ancient Greek or Latin required)
CLAS 201
Greece and Rome
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Introduction to ancient Greek and Roman civilization, focusing on key themes, problems, and methods of the discipline of classical studies.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
CLAS 203
Greek Mythology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
CLAS 240
Intro to Classical Archaeology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Introduction to the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman Mediterranean through a survey of major sites, artifacts and monuments. Emphasis on archaeological theory and methodology.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
CLAS 301
Ancient Greek Lit & Society
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Survey of ancient Greek literature in translation, covering the key genres and texts in their social and historical contexts. 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.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 200.
CLAS 302
Roman Literature and Society
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: An exploration of Roman texts written during the Republican and Imperial periods (200 BCE-400 CE) and the study of social contexts in which they were written.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 208.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 303
Ancient Greek Religion
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Focus 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.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 380.
- Prerequisite(s): CLAS 203 or HIST 205 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 304
Ancient Greek Democracy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Examines the conceptual history of popular government in the context of Greek political culture, from the 6th century BCE to the Roman conquest of Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 305
Roman Religion
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Approaches to and problems of Roman religion. The formation of religious topography, problems of religion and empire, the religious interaction between Rome and other Mediterranean peoples, the complex discourse between religion and philosophy, the reformulation of Roman religion during the imperial period, and the rise of Christianity within a pagan Roman world.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 381.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 306
Classics in Modern Media.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Receptions of the classical paradigm of Ancient Greece and Rome in modern media, the classical tradition, and current scholarship.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 206.
CLAS 308
Gender in the Ancient World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: An exploration of gender roles in the Ancient Mediterranean world.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 370.
CLAS 345
Study Tour: Greece
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A study of Greek history and culture through the sites and monuments of ancient Greece. Includes preparatory meetings, site and museum visits, and specialized lectures on site. A fee is charged of $2400 to cover certain travel expenses within Greece, accommodation including breakfast and entrance fees to all sites visited throughout the tour.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisites:Permission of instructor.
- Course includes preparatory class meetings at 平特五不中 followed by study tour in Greece. Typically offered in alternating summers.
- Students are responsible for all expenses associated with travel, accommodation, food, etc.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 348
Topics: Classical Archaeology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Study of a theme, subject, or question, concentrating on selected physical sites, monuments, artifacts, or other case studies in classical archaeology.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 205 or CLAS 240 or permission of instructor
- This course may occasionally be taught during the summer term at a site or sites in the Mediterranean as a field studies course.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 349
Archaeology Fieldwork: Italy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Field course offering an introduction to archaeological field methods and laboratory work, and discussion of theoretical interpretation of archaeological data in the context of an Italian archaeological site potentially across multiple time periods (prehistoric, pre-Roman, Roman, late antique and medieval). Taught in Italy.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Taught in Italy during the summer. Course typically includes visits to cultural, historical or archaeological sites. Students are responsible for their own airfare to Italy.
- There is a fee of $3013.46 for the 平特五不中 Salapia Field School in Italy associated with registration in CLAS 349. The fee includes shared apartment accommodation for groups of four students, meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner M-R and breakfast and lunch M-F), field tools and weekday transportation to and from the dig site. Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements to Puglia and travel insurance costs.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
CLAS 350
Special Topics in Classics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A study of a topic in ancient Greek or Roman literature and culture. Ancient texts taught in translation; students require no knowledge of ancient Greek or Latin. Topics varies by year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 347.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Darian M Totten
- Martin Sirois
CLAS 400
Ancient Drama and Theatre
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A synchronic study of ancient Drama from Greece to Rome with a focus on historical and performance context in addition to literary interpretation.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 300.
CLAS 401
Ancient Comedy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A study of ancient Greek and Roman comedy, including authors such as Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, and Terence. Issues connected to performance, textual interpretation and the social role of comedy will be explored.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 307.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 402
Hellenistic Lit. and Society
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: The cultural legacy of Hellenistic Alexandria, with focus on scientific, mathematical, literary, philological, philosophical, and religious developments and innovations.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 305.
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 205 or HIST 231 or permission of the instructor.
CLAS 403
The Greek and Roman Novel
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A study of the ancient novel, including Petronius, The Satyricon, Apuleius, The Golden Ass and Longus, Daphnis and Chloe. Issues connected to the novel's development and generic formations, its social and historical contexts, and influence will be discussed.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 309.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 404
Classical Tradition
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 202 or related courses or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 405
The Epic Tradition
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: The course covers major epics of the Mediterranean world such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Apollonius' Argonautica, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Lucan's Bellum Civile, and Statius' Thebaid. Issues connected to social and cultural context, performance, literary theory, and interpretation will be discussed.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 371.
- Texts taught in translation, no knowledge of ancient Greek or Latin required.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 406
Greek and Roman Historiography
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): 3 credits in Classics at the 300 level or up or permission of instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 490.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 450
Advanced Topics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: An in-depth look at various topics in classical studies.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): Any ancient history course or 300-level Classics course or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Latin
CLAS 210
Introductory Latin 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A course designed for beginners with little or no background in Latin. Introduction to basic grammar, vocabulary, morphology. Reading of simple sentences and connected passages.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Pre-requisite(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 210D1/D2 prior to September 2016.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Brahm H Kleinman, Briar Bennett-Flammer, Carolyn Tobin
CLAS 212
Introductory Latin 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Continued introduction to Latin grammar, vocabulary, and morphology. Reading of more complex sentences and longer connected passages.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite(s) CLAS 210 or equivalent.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 210D1/D2 prior to September 2016.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Brahm H Kleinman, Martin Sirois
CLAS 215
Intensive Introductory Latin
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A course designed for beginners with little or no background in Latin. Intensive introduction to grammar, vocabulary, morphology; the reading of sentences and connected passages. Equivalent to CLAS 210 and 212.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 310
Intermediate Latin 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Review of Latin grammar, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary while introducing students to techniques and strategies for reading Latin poetry and prose.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
CLAS 312
Intermediate Latin 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Continued mastery of the language, with emphasis on translation of Latin texts.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 310 or permission of the instructor.
CLAS 315
Intermed. Latin 2: Selections
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A study of selected works in Latin. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 310 or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 410
Advanced Latin: Authors
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Translation and discussion of selections from ancient Latin literature written by a single author or several authors closely linked by genre or historical period. Emphasis on developing reading proficiency. Texts change from year to year. Course may be taken more than once.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Pre-requisite(s): CLAS 312 or permission of instructor
- This is a language course. Reading knowledge of Latin is expected.
CLAS 412
Advanced Latin: Themes
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Examination of a theme or problem in Roman literature, culture or history through the translation and discussion of ancient Latin texts. Emphasis on close reading and analysis of ancient Latin. Texts change from year to year. Course may be taken more than once.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Pre-requisite(s): CLAS 312 or permission of instructor
- This is a language course. Reading knowledge of Latin is expected.
CLAS 419
Advanced Latin: Post-Classical
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Translation and examination of Latin text(s) from the Late Antique, Medieval or Renaissance period.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): 6 credits of 300-level Latin or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Ancient Greek
CLAS 220
Introductory Ancient Greek 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A course designed for beginners with little or no background in ancient Greek. Introduction to basic grammar, vocabulary, morphology. Reading of simple sentences and connected passages.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 220 D1/D2 prior to September 2016.
CLAS 222
Introductory Ancient Greek 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Continued introduction to ancient Greek grammar, vocabulary, and morphology. Reading of more complex sentences and longer connected passages.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Pre-quisite(s): CLAS 220 or equivalent
- Restriction(s): Not open to student who have taken CLAS 220D1/D2.
CLAS 225
Intensive Intro Ancient Greek
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A course designed for beginners with little or no background in ancient Greek. Intensive introduction to grammar, vocabulary, morphology; the reading of
sentences and connected passages. Equivalent to CLAS 220 and 222.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 320
Intermediate Ancient Greek 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Review of grammar, vocabulary, and syntax of Ancient Greek through translation of selected ancient texts.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of instructor
CLAS 322
Intermediate Ancient Greek 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Continued mastery of the language, with emphasis on translation of ancient Greek texts.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 320 or permission of the instructor
CLAS 326
Interm Anc Greek 2: Selections
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Translation of ancient Greek texts selected from a given topic, theme, genre, or author. Texts and authors change from year to year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s) : CLAS 320 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 420
Advanced Ancient Greek: Author
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Translation and discussion of selections from ancient Greek literature written by a single author or several authors closely linked by genre or historical period. Emphasis on developing reading proficiency. Texts change from year to year. Course may be taken more than once.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): CLAS 322 or permission of instructor
CLAS 422
Advanced Ancient Greek: Themes
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Examination of a theme or problem in ancient Greek literature, culture or history through the translation and discussion of ancient Greek texts. Emphasis on close reading and analysis of ancient Greek. Texts change from year to year. Course may be taken more than once.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 322 or permission of instructor
- This is a language course. Reading knowledge of Ancient Greek is expected.
CLAS 429
Medieval Greek
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Readings by Greek authors writing during the Late Imperial through Byzantine periods
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): CLAS 312 or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Honours and other
CLAS 498
Independent Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Under the direction of an instructor, an independent research course that makes use of ancient texts in their original language.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Permission must be obtained from the department before registration.
- Prerequisite(s): Written permission of instructor. Student must have extensive background in the proposed area of study.
CLAS 499
Internship: Classics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Internship with an approved host institution or organization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of the departmental Internship Adviser.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students with a minimum CGPA of 2.7, and permission of the departmental Internship Advisor
- Course may only be taken once
- A student may not count both CLAS 498 and CLAS 499 towards the Minor, Major or Joint Honours programs in Classics. Both CLAS 498 and 499 may be counted towards the Honours program in Classics only with permission of the program advisor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 500
Classics Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Seminar on a topic in ancient Greek or Roman literature and society. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Open to U2 or U3 Honours students and MA students or by permission of instructor
- Terms
- Instructors
- Darian M Totten
- Charles W Gladhill
Ancient History
(HIST courses taught in the Department of History and Classical Studies that may be used toward a classics program)
HIST 205
Ancient Mediterranean History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An introduction to the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 275.
HIST 275
Ancient Roman History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A survey of Roman history from the foundation of Rome to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken HIST 205.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 323
History and Sexuality 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 369
Greek History: Early Greece
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Historical study of the period from the Mycenean Age to the end of the Archaic Age.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 368
Greek Hist: Classical Period
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The Classical period of Greek history, from the end of the Persian wars to the death of Alexandra the Great (479-323 BC).
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 375
Rome: Republic to Empire
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Roman history from the Gracchi to the death of the emperor Nero, 133 BCE to 68 CE. The collapse of the Roman republic, the reorganization of the Roman state under Augustus, and the Roman empire and society under the early emperors.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 376
Fall of the Roman Empire
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Transformation of the Roman world, 1st-7th CE. Considers various perspectives and narratives of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire based on historical and material evidence.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 391
Rise of Rome
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Rome's rise from city-state to world power, 338 - 133 BCE, the nature Roman conquest, and the impact of empire on Roman society.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 400
Ancient Greece, Rome and China
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 407
Topics in Ancient History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An in-depth look at various topics in ancient history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 3 credits in Ancient history at the 300-level or permission of instructor.
HIST 449
Medicine in the Ancient World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 349 or an introductory course in Ancient Greek or Roman history
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 452 and HIST 453
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 450
Ancient History Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Different methods and strategies employed by Ancient historians, including numismatics, epigraphy, and papyrology.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 3 credits at the 300-level in Ancient history or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 469
Alexander & Hellenistic World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history and culture of the Hellenistic period, from the Age of Alexander to the rise of the successor kingdoms and their interactions with Rome; discusses the
development of a new sense of globality and its impact on the local horizon of cities across the Mediterranean and beyond.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): 3 credits in Ancient history at the 300-level or permission of instructor.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 407 in winter 2015 or winter 2017.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 475
Topics: Roman History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: In-depth examination of a selected topic, theme, or period of ancient Roman history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 550D1
Ancient History: Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in ancient Mediterranean history, focusing on Greek and/or Roman society.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- 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.
- Not open to students who have taken or are taking HIST 551.
- Students must register for both HIST 550D1 and HIST 550D2.
- No credit wil be given for this course unless both HIST 550D1 and HIST 550D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
HIST 550D2
Ancient History: Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in ancient Mediterranean history, focusing on Greek and/or Roman society.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): 6 credits at the 300 or 400 level in Ancient history or permission of instructor. HIST 550D1.
- Restriction: Honours students or advanced undergraduates who have permission of the instructor. Also open to graduate students.
- Not open to students who have taken or are taking HIST 551.
- Students must register for both HIST 550D1 and HIST 550D2.
- No credit wil be given for this course unless both HIST 550D1 and HIST 550D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
Modern Greek Language and Culture
CLAS 230D1
Introductory Modern Greek
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A course for beginners.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
CLAS 331
Intermediate Modern Greek 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Oral and written competence in the language at the intermediate level through the study of grammar and vocabulary. Excerpts from literature, film and music introducing the civilization of modern Greece.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: CLAS 230 or similar course or permission of the instructor
CLAS 332
Intermediate Modern Greek 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: A thorough review of the language at the intermediate level through the study of grammar, vocabulary and derivatives. Excerpts in prose, poetry and newspapers as well as audiovisual material introducing the civilization of modern Greece. a continuation of CLAS 331.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): CLAS 331 or similar course or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 335
Modern Greek Culture & Society
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Offers a panorama of Greek culture and society through the study of a corpus of documents in Greek pertaining to the year's thematic topic.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- The language of instruction is English. Knowledge of Greek is not mandatory.
CLAS 336
Modern Greek Literature
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: Offers a panorama of Modern Greek literature in translation. It examines a corpus of texts selected according to each year's thematic topic of study.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CLAS 337
Course not available
Classics-Related courses taught in other Departments
(These following courses may be counted toward a classics program; be sure to check with the classics program advisor! These courses听generally do not require听knowledge of ancient Greek or Latin.)
ARTH 209
Intro to Ancient Art and Arch
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
ENGL 347
Great Writings of Europe 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of selected texts that significantly enhance understanding of English literature.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Winter
ENGL 370
Theatre Hist: The Long 18th C
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of dramatic forms and genres and theatrical practices from the Restoration through the 18th century to the Romantic period.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Fall
ENGL 447
Xcurrents/Eng Lit & Eur Lit 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Comparative study of English and European literature. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL 345
Greek Political Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the ethical and political theories of ancient Greece, especially those of Plato and Aristotle.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 333
PHIL 350
Hist & Phil of Ancient Sci
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL 353
The Presocratic Philosophers
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An examination of the surviving fragments of the presocratic philosophers and schools of philosophy, as well as later reports of their views.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 354
Plato
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 355
Aristotle
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 452
Later Greek Philosophy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHIL 453
Ancient Metaphys&Naturl Phil
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 454
Ancient Moral Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Philosophy
PHIL 551
Course not available
POLI 333
Western Political Theory 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: POLI 231 or POLI 232 or PHIL 240 or at least two political science courses at the 300 level; or permission of the instructor
- Note: The field is Political Theory.
RELG 201
Religions:Ancient Near East
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- Instructors
- Patricia G Kirkpatrick, Amanda Rosini
RELG 202
Religion of Ancient Israel
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 210
Jesus of Nazareth
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Religious Studies
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RELG 280
New Testament Greek 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Continued basic grammar, vocabulary and syntax of New Testament Greek. Analysis of more complex sentences from the New Testament and Septuagint.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
RELG 326
Christians in the Roman World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: A social-historical examination of Christians within the complex cultural, political, ethnic and religious contexts of later Greco-Roman antiquity, focusing on changing relations among different varieties of Christian, as well as on interactions and conflicts among Christians, Jews and polytheists. Other topics to be considered include martyrdom, orthodoxy and heresy, and Gnosticism.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
RELG 357D1
Sanskrit 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Advanced grammar and vocabulary with readings in epic and similar texts.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
RELG 357D2
Sanskrit 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: See RELG 357D1 for course description.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: RELG 357D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 357D1 and RELG 357D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
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RELG 381
Adv. New Testament Greek
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: A review of grammar and syntax with an emphasis on rapid reading of sections chosen from different parts of the New Testament.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisites: RELG 280, CLAS 222, or equivalent, with a minimum grade of 70%
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
RELG 482
Exegesis of Greek New Testamnt
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: An intensive seminar in exegesis on the basis of representative passages chosen from different parts of the New Testament.
Offered by: Religious Studies
RELG 502
Greco-Roman Judaism
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
RELG 583
Hellenistic Religious Texts
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Translation and discussion of Hellenistic Greek texts pertaining to the study of topics in Early Christianity and Greco-Roman religions.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: RELG 482 or permission of the instructor.