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Dedman College

DEDMAN COLLEGE
CLASSICAL STUDIES

Associate Professor Melissa Dowling, Director

The Classical Studies minor offers an integrated program studying the various aspects of the civilization of ancient Greece and Rome. The minor requires 18 term hours, of which at least nine hours must be at the advanced level (3000 or above). Coursework for the minor must be distributed as follows:

A. Classical Languages (Six Hours)

LATN 2311, 2312 or other advanced Latin courses
Classical Greek at 2000 level, when available)

B. Classical Studies (At least one course from each group) (12 Hours)

Group 1 (Art History)

ARHS 3303 Archaeological field methods in Italy
ARHS 3307 Art & Society in Late Antiquity, 300-700
ARHS 3312 Etruscan and Roman Art
ARHS 3313 Etruscan and Iron Age Italy
ARHS 3314 The Art and Architecture of Ancient Pompeii
ARHS 3315 Classical Sculpture
ARHS 3316 Art in Rome (SMU-in-Rome)
ARHS 3317 Ancient Painting
ARHS 3319 Art of the Roman Empire
CLAS 3311 (ARHS 3311) Mortals, Myths and Monuments of Ancient Greece

Group 2 (History)

HIST 3353 The History of Ancient Greece
HIST 3354 Warfare and Diplomacy in Antiquity
HIST 3355 Class and Gender in Ancient Society
HIST 3361 Roman History and the Roman Mind
HIST 5391 Athenian Democracy
PHIL 3351 History of Western Philosophy (Ancient)

Group 3 (Other)

ANTH 2321 (ENGL 2371) The Dawn of Wisdom: Ancient Creation Stories from Four Civilizations
ARHS 3318 Currents in Classical Civilization
ARHS 3603 Archaeological Field Methods of Italy
CLAS 2311 Myth and Thought in the Ancient World (SMU-in-Taos)
CLAS 2332 Society Expanding – Polis and Empire
RELI 3320 Introduction to Classical Judaism
RELI 3326 Introduction to New Testament
RELI 3349 Early Christianity
RELI 3371 Religion and Culture in the Greco-Roman World

The Courses (CLAS)

2311. Myth and Thought in the Ancient World. Explores the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of ancient understandings of reality in Western and non-Western cultures in both ancient and modern times. Materials for investigation will be primarily textual, including myths, epics, tragedies and philosophical discourse in ancient Greece.

2332. Society Expanding – Polis and Empire. This course presents a case-study approach to the development of cities, civilizations and empires from the appearance of urbanism in Mesopotamia to the end of the European Middle Ages, with special reference to political, economic and religious institutions.

3311 (ARHS 3311). Mortals, Myths and Monuments of Ancient Greece. A visual analysis of the rich tapestry of ancient Greek culture, fountainhead of Western civilization, with emphasis on mythological, archaeological and historical settings in which the art and architecture occur. Touches on various aspects of ancient Greek life including religious practices, Olympic contests, theatrical performances and artistic perfection, among others.

3312 (CFB 3312). Classical Rhetoric. Readings in the Ancient Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Isocrates, Cicero, Quintilian, Longinus and St. Augustine; study of the intellectual foundations of the Western world.