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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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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G22
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Shanahan, E
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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 1632
Course Description
This course is preparation for a performance of ancient theater in Latin at the end of the semester. It will involve background reading about the play, learning and acting the lines, and preparing the ... view course details
CLASS 2646
Course Description
This introductory course explores the roles of amulets, love potions, curse tablets, and many other magical practices in ancient Greek and Roman societies. In this course, you will learn how to invoke ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2846, ARKEO 2846, NES 2546
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 202
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Please contact Linda Brown (lmb296@cornell.edu) if you would like to be placed on the waiting list. Please include your netID, the cross-listing and discussion section you would like to enroll in, and your academic level in Fall 2021.
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- T Uris Hall G24
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall G24
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
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Barrett, C
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Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2680
Course Description
In ancient Greece and Rome, government did little besides wage war and raise taxes, culture focused on war, warriors gloried in battle, and civilians tried to get out of the way. This course surveys the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: HIST 2560
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 230
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall G28
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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- F Uris Hall G28
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
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Staff
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 162
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 301
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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CLASS 2685
Course Description
This course explores the multifaceted interactions between ancient Egypt and the Classical world, from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. We will look at both archaeological and textual evidence (in English ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2285, ARKEO 2285, NES 2985
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 110
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
Sansom, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
Sansom, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
Sansom, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2689
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the history of the Roman empire, from the prehistoric settlements on the site of Rome to the fall of the Western empire in the fifth century and its revival in the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2689
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 104
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall G24
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
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Staff
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall G24
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2712
Course Description
Ancient economies were very different to our modern economy: there were no banks, transport and communication were difficult, and the discipline of economics did not yet exist. Yet there are also striking ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2712, HIST 2712
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 262
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Van Oyen, A
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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
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: The Afterlife of the Roman Landscape
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Meeting Pattern
- TR A D White House 109
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Tally-Schumacher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment preference will be given to students in the Humanities Scholars Program. See the Humanities Scholars Program website for the specific description of SHUM 2750, SEM 102, "Environmental Justice in Upstate NY." https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses
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CLASS 2770
Course Description
An exploration of the archaeology and art of the Aegean region and of its neighbors during the Bronze Age, ca. 3000-1000 BCE: the origins and precursors of the Classical World. The course will investigate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2271, ARKEO 7271, CLASS 7770, NES 2701, NES 7701
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 105
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Manning, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 2812
Course Description
An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2812, LING 2212, NES 2812, SHUM 2812, STS 2812, VISST 2812
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Kirk, A
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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
Regular Academic Session.
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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
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Permission of DUS, in special circumstances only. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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CLASS 3396
Course Description
Selected readings in Sanskrit literary and philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SANSK 3302
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
CLASS 3636
Course Description
Lucian of Samosata (in modern-day Turkey) is one of the most influential and interesting but least read authors of the classical world. Lucian lived in an age of superstition and bunkum and he saw through ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3636
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Fontaine, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3645
Course Description
Tragedy and its audiences from ancient Greece to modern theater and film. Topics: origins of theatrical conventions; Shakespeare and Seneca; tragedy in modern theater and film. Works studied will include: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3440, PMA 3724
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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
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Ahl, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3664
Course Description
We will study several of Aristotle's major works, including the Categories, Physics, Posterior Analytics, Metaphysics, and Nicomachean Ethics. Topics include nature and change, form and matter, the nature ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3203, PHIL 6203
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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
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Kamtekar, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3674
Course Description
This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3344, PHIL 2540, RELST 3344
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Sibley Hall 101
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
McCrea, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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 his or her advisor and the faculty member who ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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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
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Permission of DUS, in special circumstances only. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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CLASS 3735
Course Description
This lecture class centers on the formative periods of ancient Greek culture, the centuries from about 800-300 BCE. Its aim is to place Greece within the cosmopolitan networks of the Mediterranean and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3225, ARTH 3225, ARTH 6225
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 3738
Course Description
Have you ever been asked 'who are you' or 'which group do you belong to'? You would have noted how the answer shifts according to who is asking, in which context, etc. While everyone is unique, the possible ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3738, ARKEO 6838, RELST 3738
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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
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 160
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Van Oyen, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Please contact Prof. Van Oyen (av475) if you would like to be placed on a waiting list.
CLASS 4681
Course Description
Unconventional warfare, especially special operations, is often thought of as strictly a modern phenomenon, while hybrid warfare is a term of very recent origin. Yet both loom large in the record of ancient ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 6681, HIST 4361, HIST 6361
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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
- T Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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)
CLASS 4722
Course Description
See "Honors" under Classics front matter. view course details
CLASS 4752
Course Description
Topic Spring 22: Spiral Relief Columns. In this seminar, we will consider the Roman medium of the spiral relief column (beginning with the Columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius) and its reception ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Spiral Relief Columns
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 4756
Course Description
It is a fundamental part of human activity to dress or cover one's body and environment. While the symbolic significance of such clothing has long been recognized, the activity of producing fabric itself ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4856, ARTH 6856, SHUM 4866, VISST 4857
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Johnson Museum 2L41 lecture rm
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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CLASS 6681
Course Description
Unconventional warfare, especially special operations, is often thought of as strictly a modern phenomenon, while hybrid warfare is a term of very recent origin. Yet both loom large in the record of ancient ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 4681, HIST 4361, HIST 6361
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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
- T Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Strauss, B
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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 7347
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
CLASS 7682
Course Description
Topic: Late Antiquity. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 6300, NES 6642
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Late Antiquity
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 158
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7752
Course Description
Seminar topics rotate each semester. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Spiral Relief Columns
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
CLASS 7770
Course Description
An exploration of the archaeology and art of the Aegean region and of its neighbors during the Bronze Age, ca. 3000-1000 BCE: the origins and precursors of the Classical World. The course will investigate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2271, ARKEO 7271, CLASS 2770, NES 2701, NES 7701
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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
- TR Rockefeller Hall 105
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Manning, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person