USC Schedule of Classes

Ancient Roman values, ideas, and institutions of relevance to later periods of civilization.

The lives of prominent Greeks, Romans and others in their ancient historical and biographical contexts and in modern reevaluations through various written and visual media.

Joint introduction to classical music and classical literature through close study of works of music inspired by the Greek and Roman literary tradition.

Archaeology as the means of investigating our shared human past, from the origins of humanity to the foundations of current civilization.

Classical Greek and Roman mythology as inspiration for literature, art, music, and film in various historical contexts.

Survey of the art and architecture of ancient Rome and its empire, from the beginnings of the city through Constantine (8th century BCE to 4th century CE).

History and cultures of the ancient empires of southwest Asia, from Cyrus the Great to the establishment of Islam.

Advanced study of uses and interpretations of myth. Approaches include myth and ritual; psychology; gender; myth in literature, film and art. Recommended preparation: CLAS 280

Current approaches to study of the ancient world. Research methods and resources. Open only to Classics majors.

Supervised independent research and writing of project developed in CLAS-410a. Open only to Classics majors.

Seminar on medieval science and scientists in the Byzantine and Islamic empires, including astronomy, astrology, medicine, and alchemy.

The interaction of archaeology and contemporary societies through political and moral claims; archaeologists' role as stewards and interpreters of ancient cultures and their remains. Capstone course for the Archaeology major.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Individual research for honors in the major leading to a substantial paper or other project. Not open to graduate students.

Study in the history and theory of classical scholarship.

Tragic poetry, comic poetry, Hellenistic poetry.

Introduction to research in Roman history and historiography.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.