Classics
330 Anderson Hall
215-204-8267
https://www.cla.temple.edu/greek-and-roman-classics/
Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Department Chairperson
326 Anderson Hall
215-204-3672
robin@temple.edu
Karen E. Klaiber Hersch
325 Anderson Hall
215-204-8267
k.klaiber@temple.edu
Michelle Pugliese, Administrator
429 Anderson Hall
215-204-5628
pugliese@temple.edu
Tanya A. Taylor
Coordinator
330 Anderson Hall
215-204-8267
tanya.taylor@temple.edu
Students in the Department of Greek and Roman Classics study the cultures and languages of two major civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world. Classics is an interdisciplinary field of study which encompasses major disciplines of the liberal arts: languages, history, literature, art, and philosophy. Students select from two different major concentration options: either Classical Languages & Literature or Classical Civilization, depending on their interests and goals.
Career Preparation
Classics offers a sound liberal arts background that prepares students for any career. Classics majors have held senior positions in government, law, and public service organizations, have founded and headed companies and organizations, and have worked as correspondents and journalists. Recent Temple Classics majors have gone on to law school, veterinary school, graduate school, and business and teaching careers.
Study Abroad
Classics Majors and Minors are encouraged to study a semester at Temple's Rome Campus.
Undergraduate Association
The organization for majors and minors is the Temple Classics Club, and there is a chapter of the national honorary society for Classics, Eta Sigma Phi, on campus.
4+1 B.A./M.Ed. Accelerated Program for High School Latin Teachers (with the College of Education and Human Development)
The accelerated +1 program offers Classical Languages and Literature undergraduate majors in the College of Liberal Arts the exciting opportunity to complete their undergraduate degree and a Master of Education in Secondary Education with one year of study beyond the B.A. Students take several graduate level courses while still an undergraduate student. The M.Ed. meets the Pennsylvania Department of Education's program requirements for Teacher Certification as a Latin teacher. See the College of Education and Human Development for more details.
Greek and Roman Classics Courses
GRC 0803. The Art of Sacred Space. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GA
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 0804. Race in the Ancient Mediterranean. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GD
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 0811. Greek Theater & Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GA
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 0829. Ancient War Games: Sport and Spectacle in Greece and Rome. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GB
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 0903. Honors Art of Sacred Space. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GA, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 0904. Honors Race in the Ancient Mediterranean. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GD, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 0911. Honors Greek Theater & Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GA, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 0929. Honors Ancient War Games: Sport and Spectacle in Greece and Rome. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GB, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 1004. Introduction to the Ancient City. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: IS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 2001. Slavery in Antiquity. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2002. Gender in Classical Antiquity. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2003. Race: Ancient and Modern. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: RG
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2004. The City of Rome. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2011. Classical Greek and Roman Mythology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2101. The Greeks. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2102. The Romans. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2900. Honors Special Topics in Classical Culture. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 2902. Honors Gender in Classical Antiquity. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 2911. Honors Classical Greek and Roman Mythology. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3000. Topics in Classical Culture. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 3002. Ancient City: Augustan Rome. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3003. Ancient City: Byzantium. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3096. Romans and Their Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3102. Comparative Mythology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3296. Comparative Mythology. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3311. Ancient Greek Historians. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3312. Ancient Roman Historians. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRC 3396. Classical Epic. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRC 0800 to 3400| Required Courses:1|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRC 3496. Writing Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 3596. Ancient City: Periclean Athens. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
GRC 0800 to 3400| Required Courses:1|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRC 3696. Ancient City: Hellenistic Alexandria. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRC 0800 to 3400| Required Courses:1|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRC 3796. Ancient City: Augustan Rome. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRC 0800 to 3400| Required Courses:1|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRC 3897. Ancient City: Jerusalem. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRC 0800 to 3400| Required Courses:1|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRC 3900. Honors Topics in Classical Culture. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 4000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 4082. Independent Study. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 4182. Independent Study. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
GRC 4282. Independent Study. 4 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Greek (Ancient) Courses
GRKA 1001. Ancient Greek 1. 4 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRKA 1002. Ancient Greek 2. 4 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: LA
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 1001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 1003. Intensive Ancient Greek. 7 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
GRKA 2001. Ancient Greek 3. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: LB
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 1002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR GRKA 1003|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 2002. Ancient Greek 4. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 2001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 3002. Readings in Greek Literature II. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 2002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 3096. Readings in Greek Literature I. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 2002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4001. Thucydides. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4002. Greek Dramatists. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4003. Greek Historians. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4004. Greek Philosophers. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4005. Greek Orators. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4082. Independent Study. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 2002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
GRKA 4182. Independent Study. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
GRKA 2002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
Latin Courses
LAT 1001. Latin 1. 4 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: LA
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
LAT 1002. Latin 2. 4 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: LA
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 1001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR LCLA C1002|May not be taken concurrently
OR LCLA B1002|May not be taken concurrently
OR LCLA EXMPT|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 2001. Latin 3. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: LB
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 1002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR LCLA EXMPT|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 2002. Latin 4. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 2001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 3002. Readings in Latin Literature II. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 2002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 3096. Readings in Latin Literature I. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 2002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
LAT 4001. Cicero: Selections. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4002. Cicero: Philosophical Works. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4003. Seneca. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4004. Roman Historians. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4005. Roman Lyric Poets. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4006. Medieval Latin. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4007. Vergil: Aeneid. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4008. Ovid: Selections. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4009. Roman Epic Poets. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4011. Prose Composition. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 3002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
LAT 4082. Independent Study. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
LAT 2002|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.