Classical Studies at Brandeis
Brandeis University
Classical Studies Department
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Classics Connectivity

Affiliated Programs
Fulfillment of General University Requirements through Classics
Cross-Listed Courses in Classical Studies

Classical Studies interacts with interdisciplinary programs and departments on campus to bring intellectual diversity and a range of experiential opportunities to students. The department offers courses accepted for credit in several interdisciplinary programs and other schools. Moreover, our courses include a wide variety of skill sets, from drawing to collaborative translating to performing an ancient play in its original language to building a catapult! Some of our classes meet the general university requirements of quantitative reasoning (QR), writing intensive (WR), foreign language (FL), or university seminar (USEM). Many are cross-listed by other departments, which give credit toward their majors and minors. A quick overview follows.

Please contact the department's Undergraduate Advising Head, Professor Cheryl L. Walker, for any questions regarding our curriculum: cwalker@brandeis.edu. To view the current offering of Classical Studies courses in the University Bulletin, access the following link: University Bulletin.

Nota Bene: The nature of connectivity is change, so please always check with your faculty advisors and department undergraduate advising heads to verify that the courses below still meet the requirements stated before undertaking a course for credit.



AFFILIATED PROGRAMS

THE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES PROGRAM
The following Classical Studies courses are accepted for credit toward the Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor:

  • CLAS 115b, Topics in Greek and Roman History (C. Walker)

  • CLAS 166a, Medieval Literature: A Millennium of God, Sex, and Death (C. Walker)

Professor Cheryl L. Walker (cwalker@brandeis.edu) is a faculty member in the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program. To view the program's website, access the following link: Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROGRAM
The following Classical Studies courses are accepted for credit toward the Religious Studies minor:

  • CLAS 170a, Classical Mythology (L. Muellner)

Professor Patricia A. Johnston (johnston@brandeis.edu) is a Steering Committee member of the Religious Studies Program. Professors Leonard C. Muellner (muellner@brandeis.edu) and Cheryl L. Walker (cwalker@brandeis.edu) are Affiliate members of the Religious Studies Program. To view the program's website, access the following link: Religious Studies.

THE WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM
The following Classical Studies courses are accepted for credit toward the Women's and Gender Studies minor:

  • CLAS 145b, Topics in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
    [Topic: "Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Greek and Roman Text and Art"] (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow)

Professor Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (aoko@brandeis.edu) is an affiliate member of the Women's and Gender Studies faculty. To view the program's website, access the following link: Women's and Gender Studies.


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FULFILLMENT OF GENERAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS THROUGH CLASSICS

Access the following link to learn more about General University Requirements: http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/catalog/introUREQ.html.

THE UNIVERSITY SEMINAR IN HUMANISTIC INQUIRY (USEM)
Classical Studies faculty currently offer four courses that meet the University Seminar in Humanistic Inquiry (USEM) requirement. To view more information about the USEM Program, access the following link: http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/catalog/one-req.php?req=usem.

  • USEM 8a, Metamorphosis (C. Walker)

  • USEM 9b, Going to Hell (C. Walker)

  • USEM 24a, Greeks Bearing Gifts into the Future: Classical Myths Told and Retold (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow)

  • USEM 27a, Ancient Mysteries, Cults, and Myths (P. Johnston)

  • USEM 43a, Get the Hero (L. Muellner)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FL)
Completion of any Greek or Latin language course numbered 30 or higher meets the foreign language requirement.

QUANTITATIVE REASONING (QR)

  • CLAS 145b, Topics in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology [Topic: "Roman Technology and Art (or How to Think Like the Romans"] (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow and R. Meyer [PHYS])
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WRITING INTENSIVE (WI)
The following courses meet the University's Writing Intensive requirement.

  • CLAS 115b, Topics in Greek and Roman History (C. Walker)

  • CLAS 120a, Age of Caesar (C. Walker)

  • CLAS 166a, Medieval Literature: A Millennium of God, Sex, and Death (C. Walker)

  • LAT 110a, Advanced Latin Composition (P. Johnston)

SCHOOL DISTRIBUTION (CA HUM SN SS)
All CLAS, GRK, and LAT courses satisfy the school distribution requirement in Humanities (HUM). The following CLAS courses meet the school distribution requirement in Humanities and Creative Arts (CA).

  • CLAS 133a, The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow) (CA HUM)

  • CLAS 134b, The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow) (CA HUM)

  • CLAS 145a, Topics in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow) (CA HUM)

  • CLAS 150b, Pompeii: Life in the Shadow of Vesuvius (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow) (CA HUM)

  • CLAS 180a, The Performance and Politics of Greek Tragedy: Gender and the Emotions (E. Visvardi, Fall 2007) (CA HUM)

  • CLAS 180a, Lovers, Tyrants, and Other Enemies: Greek Tragedy from Aeschylus to Brecht (E. Visvardi, Fall 2008) (CA HUM)

  • CLAS 181b, The Greeks and Their Dances (E. Visvardi, Spring 2008) (CA HUM)

  • CLAS 181b, Eros: Love, Desire, and Identity in Ancient Greece (E. Visvardi, Spring 2009) (CA HUM)

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CLASSICAL STUDIES COURSES CROSS-LISTED WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS

The following Classical Studies courses are cross-listed with the department indicated and offer credit toward that department's major or minor.

ENGLISH
  • CLAS 166a, Medieval Literature: A Millennium of God, Sex, and Death (C. Walker)

FINE ARTS
  • CLAS 133a, The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow)

  • CLAS 134b, The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow)

  • CLAS 145a, Topics in Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow)

  • CLAS 150b, Pompeii: Life in the Shadow of Vesuvius (A. O. Koloski-Ostrow)

HISTORY
  • CLAS 100a, Survey of Greek History: Bronze Age to 323 BCE (C. Walker)

  • CLAS 115b, Topics in Greek and Roman History (C. Walker)

  • CLAS 120a, Age of Caesar (C. Walker)

NEAR EASTERN AND JUDAIC STUDIES
  • CLAS 115b, Topics in Greek and Roman History [Topic: "Hellenistic Monarchy and Judaea"] (A. Marshak, Fall 2007)

  • CLAS 135a, The Greek World and Egypt (Staff)

THEATER ARTS
  • CLAS 171a, Greek Epic and Athenian Drama (L. Muellner)

  • CLAS 180a, The Performance and Politics of Greek Tragedy: Gender and the Emotions (E. Visvardi, Fall 2007)

  • CLAS 180a, Lovers, Tyrants, and Other Enemies: Greek Tragedy from Aeschylus to Brecht (E. Visvardi, Fall 2008)

  • CLAS 181b, The Greeks and Their Dances (E. Visvardi, Spring 2008)

  • CLAS 181b, Eros: Love, Desire, and Identity in Ancient Greece (E. Visvardi, Spring 2009)


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    Photograph: Geometric Floor, Mosaic, House of the Faun, Pompeii (Photographic Credit: Paula Chabot, 1979), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/paula_chabot/house/pchouse.29.jpg.

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    Department of Classical Studies, 2007.