CLASSICS COURSES

CLA 102 ELEMENTARY LATIN, PART 2 -001 MW 1:00-1:50 TR 12:30-1:20 -- Parsons -003 MTWR 11:00-11:50 -- Pavey -002 MW 10:00-10:50 TR 9:30-10:20 -- Heyser -004 MWTR 11:00-11:50 -- Parsons This is the second in a four-semester sequence of courses whose purpose is to introduce students to the basic vocabulary, grammar, and conceptual features of the Latin Language. We will also pay attention to the civilization created by the ancient Romans, its literature, art, history, and political institutions. Prereq: CLA 101 or equivalent. UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

CLA 131-401 & 402 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FROM GREEK & LATIN Computer-Assisted Instruction -- Higgs (ted.higgs@uky.edu) Medical Terminology, is designed to acquaint the student with medical vocabulary that derives from Latin and Greek and to explore the etymologies through which medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms came into their modern usages in the various departments of medicine. Unlike a normal classroom course, CLA 131 is a computer-assisted, self-paced course designed for students planning careers in the health services. Students study independently using the text and available computer resources and are tested through the semester on their competency with the material.

UKCore–Inquiry: Humanities CLA 135 GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY -001 thru -004 lecture MW 11:00-11:50 -- Higgs (ted.higgs@uky.edu) recitation at various times on FRIDAY see course schedule This course familiarizes the student with important characters, themes, and stories of Classical mythology. Equally important is developing an understanding of the nature and purpose of myth, and the ability to derive message and meaning from myth. The course draws upon wide and varied fields of knowledge including literature, history, linguistics, religion, philosophy, and psychology. Each section of the course meets twice a week for a 50 min. large lecture and once a week for a 50 min. recitation period of approx. 30 students.

CLA 152 ELEMENTARY GREEK, PART 2 MWF 11:00- 11:50PM TR 2:00-2:50 -- Clark (acclar2@uky.edu) This course is the continuation of CLA 151. We will continue work in Athenaze Vol. 1. Prerequisite is CLA 151 or equivalent. Prereq: CLA 151 or equivalent. UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

--NEW-- UKCore–Inquiry: Humanities CLA 191 CHRISTIANITY, CULTURE, & SOCIETY: A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION -001 thru -004 lecture MW 12:00-12:50 -- Hunter (david.hunter@uky.edu) recitation at various times on FRIDAY see course schedule CLA 191 is an historical introduction to the development of Christianity from a social and cultural perspective. We will study this religious movement from its origin in the first century of the Common Era to its divisions at the time of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. A special focus of our study will be the changes undergone by the Christian religion as it moved through different social contexts and different cultural epochs. It will be our special concern to trace the impact of varying cultural forces (e.g., 1st-century Jewish sectarianism, Greco-Roman philosophical culture, Germanic migrations, medieval feudalism, etc.) on the formation of Christian thought, polity, and religious practice up to the dawn of the modern era.

--NEW-- Spring section of CLA 201 CLA 201 INTERMEDIATE LATIN, PART 1 MWF 1:00-1:50 -- Crabbe This is the third in a four-semester sequence of courses whose purpose is to introduce students to the basic vocabulary, grammar, and conceptual features of the Latin language. The course will be dedicated to reading masterpieces of Latin literature throughout the centuries and learning not only about the Latin language and literature, but also about their impact on every part of the Western civilization. Prereq: CLA 102 or equivalent. UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

CLA 202 INTERMEDIATE LATIN, PART 2 -001 TR 9:30-10:45 -- Minkova (mmink2@uky.edu) -002 MWF 10:00-10:50 -- Meyer (jonathan.meyer@uky.edu) This is the fourth in a four-semester sequence of courses whose purpose is to introduce students to the basic vocabulary, grammar, and conceptual features of the Latin Language. We will also pay attention to the civilization created by the ancient Romans, its literature, art, history, and political institutions, as well as to its impact on practically every part of the Western world. Prereq: CLA 201 or equivalent. UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

SPRING 2012 Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures Division of Classics — http://MCL.AS.UKY.EDU/CLASSICS 1055 Patterson Office Tower — ph: 257-3761 Director of Undergraduate Studies: PROF. TED HIGGS 1073 POT — ted.higgs@uky.edu

UKCore–Inquiry: Humanities CLA/HIS 230 THE HELLENISTIC WORLD AND ROME TO THE DEATH OF CONSTANTINE MWF 10-10:50 -- Holle (bholl2@uky.edu) This course is an introductory survey of the Hellenistic Period from the death of Alexander the Great to the death of the last Ptolemy, Cleopatra. Special emphasis is placed upon the cultural changes this period witnessed. The history of Rome from its Republican origins to the decline of the Empire completes this course. An important feature of this part of the course is the study of the failure of Roman institutions to stop the decline of either the Republic or the Empire.

CLA 252 INTERMEDIATE GREEK, PART 2 TR 2:00-3:15 -- Martin (hubertmart@gmail.com) This course will serve as a bridge between learning basic grammar and syntax and starting to read actual ancient Greek texts. Students will deepen their knowledge of Greek to the point that those who successfully complete this course will be able to approach Greek texts independently. Prereq: CLA 251 or equivalent. UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

CLA 261 LITERARY MASTERPIECES OF GREECE & ROME MWF 1:00-1:50 -- Higgs (ted.higgs@uky.edu) This course is designed to give students an opportunity to read a variety of ancient and classical authors in English translation and in so doing improve their cultural literacy by studying and discussing masterpieces of the past. As the course progresses, students will develop an understanding of this literature as it pertains to the intellectual, psychological, and philosophical progress of western civilization. The authors who will be more specifically studied in the spring include Euripides, Sophocles, Virgil, and Horace. COLLEGE HUMANITIES REQUIREMENTS

CLA 302 LATIN LITERATURE II: SELECTIONS FROM LATIN PROSE FICTION MWF 2:00-2:50 -- J. Tunberg (jtunberg@yahoo.com) The selections for this course will be taken from the ancient novelists: Apuleius, Metamorphoses and Petronius, Satyricon. If time permits, we shall also examine excerpts from the novels of such neo-Latin writers as Thomas More, Utopia; Joseph Hall; Mundus alter et idem; John Barclay, Argenis; and Ludvig Holberg, Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum. Prereq: CLA 202 or equivalent.

CLA/A-H 313 STUDIES IN ROMAN ART: ROMAN ARTS OF EMPIRE MWF 9:00-9:50 -- Christ (alice.christ@uky.edu) Lecture survey of the developing tradition and selected major works of public art from the end of the Republic to the conversion of Constantine (c. 50 BCE- 330 CE). Focus is on the Romans' three most famous spheres of artistic achievement: city planning and architecture; relief sculpture like the Triumphal Arches and the Column of Trajan; portrait sculpture, especially of the imperial dynasties, both in the round and in luxury materials like gem-cutting and silver. Students will also get to practice finding, reading and responding to scholarly interpretations through individual and group work.

CLA 382 GREEK & ROMAN RELIGION TR 12:30-1:45 -- Francis (j.francis@uky.edu) This course will examine religious practice and experience in the world of ancient Greece and Rome. Religion will be conceived of very broadly and include not only the ancient gods themselves and their cult and ritual, but also religious thought in ancient philosophy, ancient Christianity, and the various connections between religion and Greek and Roman society. The course seeks not only to covey historical knowledge, but also to familiarize the student with scholarly approaches to the study of religion as a historical phenomenon of human behavior. COLLEGE HUMANITIES REQUIREMENTS

CLA/HIS 391 CHRISTIANS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE W 6:00-8:30 PM -- Holle (bholl2@uky.edu) An undergraduate seminar which discusses the changing status of Christians in the Roman Empire between 100 & 500 CE. An underlying theme of this course is: What is it to be a Christian? Students will read and discuss both primary and secondary sources and analyze how the answer to this question changed during the Roman Empire. Topics discussed include: heresies, persecution, definitions of doctrine and practices, relationship to the Roman Empire, and more. COLLEGE HUMANITIES REQUIREMENTS

CLA 450G SPECIAL TOPICS IN CLASSICAL STUDIES: ROME AND THE BARBARIANS-- THE LATE EMPIRE, AD 285-476 TR 9:30-10:45 -- Higgs (ted.higgs@uky.edu) This special topics class will investigate the late Roman empire, from the time of Diocletian to the deposition of Romulus Augustulus, by tradition the last western emperor. The course will examine both Late Antiquity on a broad level - the administrative and military concerns of empire, and also its cultures, societies, religions, and philosophical schools - and examine more specifically the development of the European barbarian peoples who eventually succeed in dismantling one of the greatest empires in the history of mankind. Other areas of concern will include Roman law, the rise of Christian culture, barbarian ethnicity, art and architecture, the division of Spain, the campaigns of Attila, and the “fall” of Rome.

CLA 521 ADVANCED LATIN COMPOSITION AND READING MWF 3:00-3:50 -- T Tunberg (terentius_us@yahoo.com) This course continues the study of Latin composition, concentrating on the compound sentence, and modes of expression in subordinate clauses. Students will become acquainted with masterpieces of Latin prose from all periods, This course, unlike CLA 511, will be conducted entirely in Latin, with the objective of further enhancing the students’ abilities to express themselves in correct Latin prose. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

CLA 525/625 LATIN LITERATURE OF THE EMPIRE: TACITUS R 5:00-7:30 -- T Tunberg (terentius_us@yahoo.com) An exploration of the shorter works of Tacitus. Students enrolled on both the 525 and 625 level will give close study to the set texts, including extensive reading and analysis. Students in both levels will take account of current scholarship and present oral reports in class. Students on the 625 level will do additional reading and complete a more extensive research project. Prereq: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor and/or DUS.

CLA 555/655 GREEK PROSE: DEMOSTHENES MW 4:00-5:15 -- Martin (hubertmart@gmail.com) We shall read the Olynthiacs (I-III), the Philippics (I-III), the speech On the Peace, and Plutarch’s Life of Demosthenes. Our historical focus will be on Phillip and the Athenians, on Demosthenes’ public policy, and on the demise of Greek eleutheria. Our literary concerns will be chiefly in the areas of rhetorical technique and biographical methodology. We will also strive to solidify our knowledge of Greek prose syntax.

CLA 580 INDEPENDENT WORK IN CLASSICS (3 credits) TBA -- to register, undergraduates must consult with and be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Higgs (ted.higgs@uky.edu); Graduate Students must consult with and be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies, Prof. Minkova (mmink2@uky.edu).

CLA 612 LATIN OF THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE MODERN WORLD: CARMINA NEOLATINA TR 2:00-3:15 -- Minkova (mmink2@uky.edu) The readings will be masterpieces of the Renaissance and Modern Latin poetry: epic poems written by Italian humanists about ancient, Christian, and contemporary heroes like Petrarch’s Africa, Sannazaro’s De partu Virginis, Fracastoro’s De morbo Gallico, Stella’s Columbeis; elegies by the vigorous Italian poet Pontano; odes by Sarbiewski, the Polish Horace; a satire with playful Catullan intertextuality by the Italian poet Pascoli who lived into the 20th century; as well as Rusticatio Mexicana by the Guatemalan Jesuit Raphael Landivar. The course will foster close familiarization with the Latin language, cultivate appreciation for different Latin poetry styles, as well as look into the broader context of each work. The class will be conducted in Latin, and the assignments will involve Latin composition. Prereq: CLA 521 or consent of instructor.

--NEW-- CLA 630 SEMINAR IN CLASSICAL LITERATURE & CULTURE: PAGAN & CHRISTIAN ASCETICISM TR 3:30-4:45 -- Francis (j.francis@uky.edu) A study of the phenomenon of ascetic behavior in the ancient Greek & Roman world. Beginning with Greek philosophy, we will examine the pagan ascetic tradition, with particular focus on Roman Stoicism and the rise of the pagan “holy man” in the second century CE. We will look at the New Testament ascetic proof texts and other early Christian writings to examine the expressions of Christian asceticism. The study of Christian asceticism will culminate with the controversies surrounding marriage and virginity in the writings of the 4th-century Fathers: Athanasius, Jerome, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, and John Chrysostom as well as the culture of Egyptian desert monasticism. Students from other disciplines are welcome in the course; expectations for work in the ancient languages will accord with the individual student’s background and ability.

CLA 695 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3 credits) TBA -- to register, contact Prof. Minkova (mmink2@uky.edu); Graduate Students must consult with and be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. CLA 748 or 768 RESIDENCE CREDIT FOR MASTER’S DEGREE -- to register, contact Prof. Minkova (mmink2@uky.edu) CLA 790 RESEARCH IN THE TEACHING OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES -- to register, contact Prof. Minkova (mmink2@uky.edu)

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A-H 525/625 GENRES:MEDIA: STATUE AND PORTRAIT IN ROMAN ART M 12-2:30 Christ (alice.christ@uky.edu) Along with their live residents, Greco-Roman cities were populated by a forest of public and private statuary: divinities, trophies and narrative groups, as well as portraits. The seminar will study characteristic examples of the last, one of the most important genres of Roman art, in the context of other portrait types and of statuary in general. You will learn to understand these works in the context of their making and use; to understand, practice and criticize ways modern scholars have learned to analyze and categorize Roman portraits; and to exercise skills in art historical research, interpretation and communication.

HIS 330 A HISTORY OF WESTERN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT MW 4:00--5:15 -- Hunter (david.hunter@uky.edu) A survey of the development of Christian thought from the early church to the Protestant Reformation. Authors to be read will include some of the following: Augustine of Hippo, Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, Julian of Norwich, Erasmus of Rotterdam, and Martin Luther.

Also, consult the Spring class schedule for other courses in ANTHROPOLOGY, HISTORY, and PHILOSOPHY

which may be of interest.