Undergraduate
Questions?
Undergraduate Coordinator
Cindi Ryde
cryde@uwo.ca
Undergraduate Chair
Dr. Bernd Steinbock
bsteinbo@uwo.ca
Arts & Humanities
Academic Counselling
519-661-3043
arts@uwo.ca
2000 Level Courses
GENERAL CLASSICAL STUDIES COURSES:
**Classical Studies program students are encouraged to take Classical Studies 3000 level courses already in their second year of university studies
2023-2024
CS2200 650: Classical Mythology - Asynchronous Online
Students will be introduced to the major myth cycles of ancient Greece and Rome, with reference to the cultural contexts in which they were produced and received. Students will become familiar with the ancient images and original texts (in translation) that provide us with evidence for the mythic narratives. Some of the major theoretical approaches to the study of myth will be briefly introduced.
2 lecture hours; 1.0 course
CS2300 650: Sport and Recreation in the Ancient World - Asynchronous Online
This course will examine the various sports, and recreational and leisure activities available to people in the ancient world (principally Greece and Rome) using literary and artistic sources. Topics to be examined include ancient Greek athletics and the Olympic Games; the Panathenaia; erotics and athletics; ball games; the symposium, prostitution; Roman gladiatorial combat and other amphitheatrical events; chariot racing; eating and drinking; baths and bathing; gambling; and taverns and bars.
2 lecture hours; 1.0 course
CS2301B 650: Crime and Punishment in Ancient Greece and Rome - Asynchronous Online
This course is an introduction to crime and criminal law in ancient Greece and Rome. Modern criminology may provide comparison and perspective. Readings may include law, rhetoric, philosophy, drama, and/or historiography. No previous knowledge of Greece and Rome is necessary and all readings are in English.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course
CS2500B 650: Ancient Cities in the Mediterranean - Asynchronous Online
The course focuses on the archaeological remains of some of the earliest and most impressive cities and civilizations in human history, such as Jericho, Mycenae, Athens, and Rome. Throughout the course, we will investigate the earliest signs of urban organization in the archaeological record and track the evolution of the physical layout and social organization of urban life through 10,000 years of history in western Asia and the Mediterranean. The course ends with an in-depth look at the urban centres of Greece and Rome.
2 lecture hours; 0.5 course
CS2700B 001: Technology and Engineering in the Ancient World
This course will consider the basic materials and processes used in the ancient world from the earliest stone and clay implements to the multi-geared astronomical computer (1st century BC) found in a shipwreck off the coast of Greece.
Note: Tests and exams for this course will be in person
2 lecture hours; 0.5 course
CS2800A 001: Greek and Latin Elements in English
Greek and Latin words are the sole components of most of our scientific terms, and make up 70% of the English vocabulary. A person who knows these Greek and Latin linguistic roots will know the meaning of a word like "otology", "lithotripsy" or "lucifugus" just by looking at it. The purpose of this course is to give students a greatly increased control of the English language.
2 lecture hours; 0.5 course
CS2902A&B 650: Special Topic - Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine
This course will trace the development of ancient medicine from the earliest evidence of Egyptian and Mesopotamian medical practices, the development of Greek concepts of health and disease, through to the flourishing of Greco-Roman medicine at the height of the Roman Empire. Of particular interest to this course is the social dimension of ancient medicine, including questions of ethics, the social standing of medical practitioners (and their patients), and the role of women, both as healers, and patients. This course will also highlight the influence of ancient medicine on medical theories and practices during the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and up to early modern times.
Antirequisite: CS2902A is an antirequisite for CS2902B.
2 lecture hours; 0.5 course
