Below is the current department course list for Fall 2026 in Classical Culture (CL C). Please refer to ClassNav or ONE for semester, location, and time. Please keep in mind that, depending on enrollment numbers or instructor availability, courses may change before the start of a semester.
CL C 1123 Gods and Heroes in Art | Instructor: Davis | Days & Time: MWF 1:00 PM–1:50 PM | Gen-Ed: AF | Letters Category: History
From drawings on cave walls to modern masterpieces, art has been used throughout history to tell beautiful stories. As every artist has a story to tell, it is peculiar that many artists, ancient and modern, choose classical mythology as their playground. By illustrating how mythology has influenced art throughout time, this course will teach students to see sculptures as more than lifeless rocks and paintings as more than motionless pictures.
CL C 1133 The Roman War Machine | Instructor: Williams | Days & Time: TR 10:30 AM–11:45 AM | Gen-Ed: WC | Letters Category: History
This course examines the history and archaeology of the Roman army in times of war and peace, and in doing so provides an introduction to ancient history, classical studies, and Mediterranean archaeology. Drawing on a diverse range of materials, including art, artifacts, and primary source documents, this course explores warfare from pre-Roman times to Late Antiquity.
CL C 2213 Intro-Classical Archaeology | Instructor: TBA | Days & Time: TR 1:30 PM–2:45 PM | Gen-Ed: WC | Letters Category: History
Admit it — you wanted to be an archaeologist when you grew up. This course builds on that enthusiasm while exploring the world of classical archaeology: the art, architecture, and material culture of the ancient Mediterranean world. We will study the long history behind the archaeological discovery of Greece and Rome (and others), while also learning how the field has radically changed and expanded over time. We will experience archaeology’s hands-on nature using class exercises, case studies, and museum visits. Our goal by the end of the course is to have you ‘thinking like an archaeologist’ and fully aware of the often-fraught present-day politics behind the archaeology of the ancient world.
CL C 2383 Classical Mythology | Instructor: Konieczny | Days & Time: TR 1:30 PM–2:45 PM | Gen-Ed: WC | Letters Category: History; Literature
Take Classical Mythology and go on an adventure into the distant past where you’ll meet the gods, heroes, and monsters of the ancient Greeks, Romans, and other Mediterranean cultures. You’ll also encounter the great works of art and literature from the ancient world that have inspired countless retellings of myths, from Pygmalion to Percy Jackson to the new series Kaos.
CL C 2383 Classical Mythology (HONORS) | Instructor: R. Huskey | Days & Time: MWF 10:00 AM–10:50 AM | Gen-Ed: WC | Letters Category: History; Literature
Take Classical Mythology and go on an adventure into the distant past where you’ll meet the gods, heroes, and monsters of the ancient Greeks, Romans, and other Mediterranean cultures. You’ll also encounter the great works of art and literature from the ancient world that have inspired countless retellings of myths, from Pygmalion to Percy Jackson to the new series Kaos.
CL C 2603 Rise and Fall of Greece | Instructor: Morgan | Days & Time: MWF 1:00 PM–1:50 PM | Gen-Ed: WC| Area 1 Const Stu
Prerequisite: English 1213/Expository Writing 1213. Traces the development of the democratic ideal in Greece through the classical period. Aspects of culture such as literature, religion, art and architecture, education, science and technology, intellectual life and the role of women are emphasized.
CL C 3113 Gods/Heroes Ancient Epic | Instructor: S. Huskey | Days & Time: MWF 1:00 PM–1:50 PM | Gen-Ed: WC
Prerequisite: English 1213/Expository Writing 1213. The epic poetry of Homer, Hesiod, Vergil and other Greek and Roman writers in its literary and historical context. The epic tradition in later European literature.
CL C 3123 Ancient Tragedy-English Translation | Instructor: Greene | Days & Time: TR 3:00 PM–4:15 PM | Gen-Ed: WC
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the instructor. Lectures on the development of the ancient Greek and Roman drama. Lectures with readings and discussion from the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca and from Aristotle’s poetics. The influence of ancient drama on European literature.
CL C 3213 Greek Art to Death of Alexander | Instructor: TBA | Days & Time: TR 12:00 PM–1:15 PM | Gen-Ed: AF | Letters Category: History
Survey of the architecture, sculpture, painting and minor arts in the Greek regions of the Eastern Mediterranean in the successive stages of their development; with analyses of dominant styles and detailed study of select masterpieces and monuments.
CL C 3243 Ancient Food and Drink: A Taste of the Ancient World | Instructor: Alcock | Days & Time: TR 1:30 PM-2:45 PM
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the instructor. You are what you eat. You are how you eat. You are when and where and with whom you eat. This was as true in the ancient Mediterranean world of Greece and Rome as it remains in our own. This course will explore everything from diets to drinking, fasting to feasting, through archaeology, art, and texts.
CL C 3283 Roma | Instructor: Chambers | Days & Time: Online | Gen-Ed: WC | Letters Category: History, Literature, or Philosophy | Area 1 Const Stu
Prerequisite: junior standing and permission of instructor. This course surveys the Roman nation from its legendary origins in 753 BCE to the collapse of the Western Empire in 476 CE. Through readings from standard texts and historical fiction, students will learn about Roman mythology, history, literature, philosophy and its influence on and lessons for the modern world.
CL C 3403 Law and Justice | Instructor: Harper | Days & Time: TR 10:30 AM–11:45 AM | Gen-Ed: WC| Area 1 Const Stu
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the instructor. With Aristotle’s politics as the principal guide, course follows development of justice throughout the Greco-Roman experience.
CL C 4003: AI/ML: Ancient Ideas / Modern Lessons Justice | Instructor: S. Huskey | Days & Time: MWF 1:00 PM-1:50 PM
In this class, we’ll explore Plutarch’s Lives of the Greeks and Romans—biographies of figures like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar—while learning practical AI and machine learning techniques used today in research, business, and tech.
No prior experience with programming or ancient languages is required.
You’ll gain hands-on experience with:
By the end of the semester, you’ll not only understand how AI tools work—you’ll be able to critically evaluate them and understand their strengths and weaknesses. You’ll also know more about the great leaders of the Ancient Greek and Roman world.
