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CLAS 1343 Ancient Rhetoric for Modern People
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.A course on the ancient art of speaking well and its modern applications. The course surveys the history of rhetoric from Socrates and the sophists (fifth century BC) through the Second Sophistic (second century AD) and introduces students to the basic elements of rhetorical theory through the ancient rhetorical handbooks. Applications of rhetoric in the New Testament and Greco-Roman literature will be used as models to teach the art to students for use in modern writing, oral delivery, critical analysis, and debate.
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CLAS 3301 Classical Mythology
Prerequisite(s): None.
This course introduces the major Greek and Roman Myths in translation, analyzes the ways myths function in ancient and modern society, and considers the importance of Classical Myth on the modern world.
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CLAS 4381 Special Topics
Prerequisite(s): None.
Topics are selected on basis of student need and academic qualifications of staff. If regular lectures are not given, a minimum of 30 hours of work for each hour credit must be included. This course may be repeated for credit.
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CLAS 5310 Classics and Christianity
Prerequisite(s): None.
This course surveys religious, philosophical, and other cultural themes of the ancient Greco-Roman world and their relation to the early Christian movement and its theology.
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CLAS 5320 Greek and Roman Philosophy
Prerequisite(s): None.
This course offers a survey of ancient philosophy from the pre-Socratics of the sixth century BC through the demise of the major schools of the Hellenistic period and the rise of eclectic philosophy during the Roman period.
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