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CLASS 1331
Course Description
An introduction to the essentials of Sanskrit grammar. Designed to enable the student to read classical and epic Sanskrit as soon as possible. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 1131
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTRF Uris Hall 375A
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Clary, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 1450
Course Description
From ca. 2100 BC to the Roman era, hieroglyphs representing the Middle Egyptian language were inscribed on texts, objects and architecture. In this initial course students learn how the language was written ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIERO 1450
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Sibley Hall 101
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 1516
Course Description
Gladiators executed stunning fight sequences, defied death, oozed sex appeal, stole wives (and husbands), and even, in the case of Spartacus, attacked the heart of the Roman empire. But who were the real ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Taborski, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1531
Course Description
This course will focus on the stories about the gods and heroes of the Greeks as they appear in ancient literature and art. We will examine the relationship between myths and the cultural, religious, and ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Peiris Pattiyage, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Challancin, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1551
Course Description
In the Poetics, Aristotle asserts the most successful Greek tragedies elicited from their audiences both pity and fear, a two-fold experience of emotional release called "catharsis." Taking the philosopher's ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 254
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Danisi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1553
Course Description
What makes an original work of art authentic? Is a replica of a famous sculpture a derivative fake, or is the object valuable in its own right? Together we will examine themes of imitation, replication, ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 312
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Danisi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
CLASS 1615
Course Description
Ancient Rome was a village the size of Ithaca that grew into a world empire. In this course students will be introduced to some of its literature, art, and famous personalities in the classical period ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SHUM 1615
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Baker Laboratory 219
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Fontaine, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 1702
Course Description
This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of the ancient ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 1702, NES 1602
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Baker Laboratory 219
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2000
Course Description
This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2010, ENVS 2000, ENVS 2010, VISST 2002, VISST 2012
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Lehmann, J
Platt, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference is given to: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and Arts & Sciences students planning to complete the Environment & Sustainability major. If you are interested in this course but unable to enroll, see https://tinyurl.com/escourserequest.
CLASS 2010
Course Description
This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 2000, ENVS 2000, ENVS 2010, VISST 2002, VISST 2012
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Lehmann, J
Platt, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Application required. Apply by Friday, August 2, 2024 to: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43dIVd6b6SPTBRA. Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 494
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Lehmann, J
Platt, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 2351
Course Description
Readings from simple Sanskrit poetry: the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 2251
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
CLASS 2603
Course Description
In this course, we will read and discuss a wide range of ancient Greek literary and philosophical works as well as some modern critical and philosophical writings. We encourage active participation in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Kirk, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Primarily for: first-year students. Application Required. See https://classics.cornell.edu/class-2603-application to apply.
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CLASS 2604
Course Description
The stories of Greek Mythology have ignited the imaginations of writers and artists from antiquity to the present day, from the tragedy of Achilles to the adventures of Percy Jackson. This course surveys ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG70
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Clary, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2630
Course Description
This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2522, JWST 2522, NES 2522
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2661
Course Description
An introductory survey of ancient Greek philosophy from the so-called Presocratics (6th century BCE) through the Hellenistic period (1st century BCE) with special emphasis on the thought of Socrates, Plato, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2200
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Savage Hall 100
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Brennan, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall 498
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 103
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2691
Course Description
An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 7691, LING 2261, LING 6261
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Morrill Hall 102
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Weiss, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2750
Course Description
These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 2750, SHUM 2750
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Statues and Public Life
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW A D White House 110
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Platt, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 2806
Course Description
This course presents a cultural and historical perspective on ideas of agency, responsibility, and punishment through foundational texts of western law. We will primarily focus on three main areas of law: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 2806, GOVT 2806, LAW 6803
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Giannella, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3391
Course Description
To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with his or her advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS. view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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CLASS 3395
Course Description
Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 3301
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
CLASS 3635
Course Description
This course engages classical antiquity and its reception through the prism of queer studies. Cruising Homer, Sappho, Euripides, Plato, Ovid and more, we will explore how queer theoretical frameworks help ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3636, LGBT 3635, SHUM 3635
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Lambert, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Please contact Ryan Belle (rtb95) to be added to the wait list.
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CLASS 3686
Course Description
May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with their advisor and the faculty member who has ... view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Prerequisite: one semester of work at the 3000-level in the relevant field.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Prerequisite: one semester of work at the 3000-level in the relevant field.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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CLASS 3736
Course Description
This course tells the history of the Roman empire through the urban development of its capital from the early 1st millennium BCE to the advent of Christian emperors in the 4th century CE. What does the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3010, ARKEO 6110, ARTH 3210, ARTH 6210, CLASS 6766
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3750
Course Description
Introduction and training in dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and its applications in archaeology, art history, climate and environment through lab work and participation in ongoing research projects ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ARKEO 3090, ARKEO 6755, ARTH 3250, CLASS 6755, MEDVL 3750
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Manning, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 4662
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 7173, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Ancient Philosophy and Cognitive Science
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 302
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
Nichols, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 4721
Course Description
See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
CLASS 4746
Course Description
Topics Rotate. Fall 2024 topic: Funerary Culture in the Greco-Roman East. Tombs, grave goods, and funerary rituals are often thought to offer traces into the world of the living (the tomb as a house being ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4233, ARKEO 6233, ARTH 4233, ARTH 6233, CLASS 7746
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Section Topic
Topic: Funerary Culture in the Greco-Roman East
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 6701
Course Description
Introduction to core readings in Greek and Roman art and archaeology. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 6701
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 6755
Course Description
An introduction to the field of Dendrochronology and associated topics with an emphasis on their applications in the field of archaeology and related heritage-buildings fields. Course aimed at graduate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ARKEO 3090, ARKEO 6755, ARTH 3250, CLASS 3750, MEDVL 3750
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Manning, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
CLASS 6766
Course Description
This course tells the history of the Roman empire through the urban development of its capital from the early 1st millennium BCE to the advent of Christian emperors in the 4th century CE. What does the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3010, ARKEO 6110, ARTH 3210, ARTH 6210, CLASS 3736
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7173
Course Description
Advanced discussion of topics in ancient philosophy. Topics vary by instructors. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4662, PHIL 4200, PHIL 6200
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Ancient Philosophy and Cognitive Science
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 302
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
Nichols, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7345
Course Description
Pedagogical instruction and course coordination. Requirement for all graduate student teachers of LATIN 1201-LATIN 1202Â and first-year writing seminars. view course details
CLASS 7346
Course Description
A course to prepare Classics graduate students for exams and for professionalization. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
0 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Roby, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7691
Course Description
An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2691, LING 2261, LING 6261
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Morrill Hall 102
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Weiss, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7746
Course Description
Topics Rotate. Fall 2024 topic: Funerary Culture in the Greco-Roman East. Tombs, grave goods, and funerary rituals are often thought to offer traces into the world of the living (the tomb as a house being ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4233, ARKEO 6233, ARTH 4233, ARTH 6233, CLASS 4746
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Section Topic
Topic: Funerary Culture in the Greco-Roman East
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person