USC Schedule of Classes

Achievements of the near East, Greece, and Rome with emphasis on the development of ideas, arts, and institutions which have influenced modern man.

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.

Introduction to central works of mythology in classical Greek, Roman and Near Eastern traditions; emphasis on the relationship of myth, culture and the human imagination.

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

The Christian reception and transformation of pagan religious and philosophical thought.

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).

Examination of ancient objects, images and archaeological sites as evidence for religious practice and ideas about the sacred in the Greco-Roman world. Recommended preparation: AHIS 120g, AHIS 201g.

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

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

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Intensive study of individual authors, genres, periods, or areas of classical scholarship. Recommended preparation: knowledge of Greek or Latin.

Develops a historical framework for Greek culture from the Mycenaean period through the Hellenistic world. Emphasis on prose texts: historians, philosophers, orators.

Latin literature from the Augustan period to that of Antonines.

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 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.