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Department of Modern Languages

Classical Studies

In this page you will find course descriptions and other information regarding our Classics courses to help you and your advisor determine which classes are most appropriate for you. We offer a Classics minorstudy abroad opportunities and scholarships! Please contact Dr. McCloskey for placement or any other questions related to the Classics program or Classics courses, and check the Spring 2024 schedule for days/times.

Courses offered in Greek

Offered periodically, please contact Dr. McCloskey for more information at mccloskey@ksu.edu.

Courses offered in Latin

  • LATIN101. Latin I. (4) An introductory study of the Latin language. Offered every fall.
  • LATIN102. Latin II. (4) Continuation and completion of the introductory study of Latin. Offered every spring.
  • LATIN301. Latin III. (3) An intermediate study of the Latin language via a study of original Latin prose and poetry. Offered every fall.
  • LATIN302. Latin IV. (3) Continuation of the intermediate study of the Latin language via a study of original Latin prose and poetry. Offered every spring.

Courses offered in Classical Studies

  • CLSCS105. Latin and Greek for Scientists. (2) The course is designed specifically to provide students of the biological sciences a background in Latin and Greek roots of scientific terms. Emphasis on prefixes, suffixes, and word derivations. No prior knowledge of either Latin or Greek is required. Course may not be applied toward the fulfillment of either language or humanities requirements for any degree. Offered Spring and Summer.
  • CLSCS501. Classical Literature in Translation. (3) Topics in classical literature. Reading and discussion (in English) of Greek and Latin authors, such as Homer, Virgil, Ovid and Herodotus. No prior knowledge of classical languages required. Cross listed with ENGL501.
  • CLSCS549. Special Studies in Latin.(Var.) Pr.: Consent of the department head and instructor involved. Independent study.

Courses offered through the History Department

  • HIST 565 - History and Culture of Greece (Credits: 3)The rise of civilization in the ancient Near East, the migrations of the Greeks and the Heroic Age, the Greek city-states, commerce and colonization, the Persian invasion, Athens’ leadership of Greece, the war between Athens and Sparta, Alexander the Great, and gender and sexuality.
  • HIST 566 - History and Culture of Rome (Credits: 3) - Examines the various theories of Rome’s origin, the causes, problems, and influences upon the republican government, political and economic problems of Roman expansion, and the Roman world. Various reforms including those of the Gracchi, Caesar, and Augustus. Contact with Greece and the older areas of civilization. The Roman imperial system, the many causes of Rome’s fall, and Rome’s role as a synthesizer of the ancient classical culture.
  • HIST 581 - Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome (Credits: 3) - Provides an introduction to constructions of gender and sexuality with special focus on their intersections with culture, ethnicity, and class.  Course will combine close readings of primary texts and discussions of material culture with secondary literature. Broader discussions will emphasize change over time, noting not only how gender and sexuality develop and evolve across centuries of Greek and Roman culture but also how they influenced subsequent Western cultures.  By means of close readings of these texts students will practice analyzing, interpreting, and contextualizing literature and material culture, and also come to a greater appreciation of how antiquity and modernity construct gender and sexuality. Course format will involve lecture combined with discursive analysis of texts, material culture, and especially visual arts.