Department of Classical Studies
Art and Archaeology Track (Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilization)
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements ARTARCHTRK
Requirements
The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Classical Art and Archaeology. One (1) course:
- CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art and archaeology of classical lands from the Minoan-Mycenaean Age through classical Greece and Rome. Emphasis on the contribution of archaeology to our understanding of classical culture.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 206, CLAS-C 206, or FINA-A 206.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Classics. One (1) course:
- CLAS-C 305
- CLAS-C 308 Roman Law
- CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
- CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
- CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
- CLAS-C 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
- CLAS-C 350 Greek Literature in Translation
- CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- CLAS-C 360 Roman Literature in Translation
- CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
- CLAS-C 365
CLAS-C 308 Roman Law
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102
- Description
- An introduction to Roman law and legal reasoning through analysis of legal cases on topics such as theft, damage, slavery, marriage, inheritance. Taught through casebook method requiring daily participation in discussion; other requirements include short writing exercises, exams, and papers.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Masterpieces of ancient Greek and Roman theatre studied in relation to literary, archaeological, and artistic evidence for their production and interpretation.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The development of Greek and Latin epic from the rich oral tradition of Homer to the strictly literary form exemplified by Virgil's "Aeneid." Epic masterpieces are read with reference to relevant historical and archaeological background.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 205
- Description
- Examines depictions of ancient Greece and Rome in modern cinema and television. Questions to be asked: How historically accurate are these onscreen versions of antiquity? What conventions and stereotypes appear? How has classical mythology been treated? How do these films reflect the period in which they were made?
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 205, or CLAS-C 206
- Description
- Ancient Greeks and Romans experienced the natural world as a resource and a threat. Using literary, material, and archaeological evidence, analyze Greco-Roman engagement with the environment, including responses to disasters like floods, droughts, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Focused topics may include religious practices, literature and art, engineering, bioarchaeology, and recent scientific inquiries.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SLcourse
CLAS-C 350 Greek Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Greek literature through selected literary works of such authors as Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Plato.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Ancient Greece experienced watershed moments that sparked dramatic socio-political change and artistic achievements, such as the invention of democracy in fifth-century Athens and the military campaigns of Alexander the Great. This course explores one of these moments within its cultural and historical contexts through the study of ancient literary and material evidence.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 360 Roman Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Latin literature from its beginnings to the middle of the second century after Christ. Among authors read are Plautus, Terence, Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Virgil, Ovid, Petronius, Juvenal, Tacitus, and Apuleius.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The Roman world experienced revolutionary eras that generated socio-political change and artistic achievements, such as the crisis of the Republic, the Empire under Augustus, and the Rome of Nero. This course explores one of these eras within its cultural and historical contexts through study of ancient literary and material evidence.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Problems in Classical Civilization. One (1) course:
- CLAS-C 494 Problems in Classical Civilization
CLAS-C 494 Problems in Classical Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior or senior standing
- Notes
- R: 6 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Detailed study of one aspect of the society and culture of Greece and Rome. Typical subjects: ancient literary criticism, the Classical Heritage, urban problems.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit.
- Art and Archaeology. 12 credit hours:
- CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
- CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
- CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- CLAS-C 416
- CLAS-C 419
- CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
- CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
- CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
- CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
- CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
- CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
- ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- ARTH-A 310 Topics in Ancient Art
- ARTH-A 311 Art of the Classical Age of Greece
- ARTH-A 312 Art of the Roman Empire
- ARTH-A 313 Greek Pottery and Painting
- ARTH-A 314 History of Greek Sculpture
- ARTH-A 315 The Body in Classical Art
- ARTH-A 316 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great to Augustus
- ARTH-A 321 Romans and Barbarians: Early Medieval Art
- ARTH-A 326 The Golden Age of Justinian: Art in the Sixth Century Mediterranean
- ARTH-A 410 Topics in Ancient Art
- ARTH-A 411 Art and Archaeology of Anatolia
- ARTH-A 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- ARTH-A 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- ARTH-A 414 Art & Archaeology of the Roman World
- ARTH-A 415 Roman Painting
- ARTH-A 416 Greek Architecture
- ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- ARTH-A 418 Roman Architecture
- ARTH-A 421 Pagans and Christians: Christian Art in the Roman Empire
CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: ARTH-A 206, CLAS-C 206, or FINA-A 206
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of classical archaeology.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in classical archaeology when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Introduction to the preclassical art and archaeology of the Aegean Basin: Greece, Crete, and the Aegean islands during the Stone and Bronze Ages (to about 1000 B.C.). Topics covered include Troy, Minoan Crete, and Mycenaean Greece.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Continuation of CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412), but CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412) is not a prerequisite.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Explores the material culture of the Roman world in its cultural and socio-political contexts from the beginning through the fourth century CE. Includes the study of ancient Roman architecture, sculpture, painting as well as evidence from geoarchaeology and archaeological survey.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- An archaeological survey of the major monuments of ancient Athens from the prehistoric through the Roman eras. Topics include basic architectural forms and their political, social, and religious functions; Athenian democracy, political patronage, and building programs; and the integration of historical sources and the archaeological record.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Study of the remains and knowledge of the physical fabric of ancient Rome, from its foundations through the high empire. It is the purpose of the course not only to introduce the student to the city and its monuments, but also through the monuments to provide a better understanding of the history of the city, its statesmen, and authors.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Analytical survey of ancient Greek sculpture from the Archaic through the Classical periods (c. 600-323 B.C.). Topics include the origins and techniques of Greek sculptures; free-standing and architectural sculpture in religious, funerary, and public contexts; lost "masterpieces" of ancient Greek art; and the problems of Roman copies.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 206 or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Minoan/Mycenaean palace painting; Hellenistic paintings in Macedonia; Etruscan and Lucanian tomb painting; Greek vases from Athens to Southern Italy and the public buildings and houses of the Roman world; Fayum portraits in Egypt and Roman catacombs.
CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Sanctuaries provided formal spaces of worship in the Greco-Roman world and locales for competition (e.g., athletic, musical, theatrical) and healing. This course considers sacred architecture, votive dedications, literary accounts, and epigraphy of such sites and explores how scholars reconstruct ancient Mediterranean religion and culture from complex and diverse archaeological datasets.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Considers how the peripheral areas in the ancient Mediterranean world adapted to Roman rule by exploring the people, art, and archaeology of the Roman Empire's borderlands from Syria to Britannia. Surveys a range of provincial sites, highlighting cultural change, local identities and resistance, and processes of Hellenization and Romanization.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P P200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Specific field or laboratory methods for collecting and analyzing archaeological materials and data within a framework of answering research questions about the past. Topics vary: dating, materials science, subsistence indicators, archaeological survey.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the professional responsibilities of archaeologists by examining timely issues, such as the differences and, sometimes, conflicts between international law and professional ethics, and between archaeologists and others (e.g., Native Americans, antiquities collectors) who affect and are affected by archaeological work. Some background in archaeology is helpful.
ARTH-A 310 Topics in Ancient Art
- Credits
- 3–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of ancient art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 310 and FINA-A 310.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 311 Art of the Classical Age of Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Architecture, sculpture, and painting in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 311 or FINA-A 311.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 312 Art of the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of art and architecture of the Roman Empire from 31 B.C.E. to 337 C.E.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 312 or FINA-A 312.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 313 Greek Pottery and Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Greek painted pottery and remains of painting from 1000 to 200 B.C. It illustrates the successive stages of development, drawing upon the rich collection of the IU Art Museum to illuminate the different phases. Emphasis is on period as well as individual styles and on the interpretation of subject matter as well as on technique.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 313 or FINA-A 313.
ARTH-A 314 History of Greek Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The history of Greek sculpture from the early Iron Age (ca. 900 B.C.) to the late Hellenistic period. Focus on problems of change, context, and stylistic differentiation between parts of the Greek world. Original material from the IU Art Museum will also be studied.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 314 or FINA-A 314.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 315 The Body in Classical Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course will explore the representation of the human body, both nude and draped, from Archaic Greece to the Late Roman period (ca. 600 B.C. to A.D. 400).
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 316 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great to Augustus
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and Roman Republican periods.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 316 or FINA-A 316.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 321 Romans and Barbarians: Early Medieval Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys the art and architecture of Western Europe from the fourth through the tenth centuries, a period of enormous change when new social and cultural systems developed. Examines visual forms such as painting, sculpture, and architecture in the context of such cultural institutions as warfare, kingship, and monasticism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 321 or FINA-A 321.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 326 The Golden Age of Justinian: Art in the Sixth Century Mediterranean
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Art of the later Roman/early Byzantine world in the sixth century Mediterranean context. Comparison to Sasanian and western art traditions.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 326 or FINA-A 326.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 410 Topics in Ancient Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of ancient and Classical art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 410 or FINA-A 410.
ARTH-A 411 Art and Archaeology of Anatolia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art and archaeology of early Turkey from prehistoric times to about 1000 B.C. Emphasis on origins and development of distinctive Anatolian cultures such as that of the Hittites.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 411 or FINA-A 411.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the preclassical art and archaeology of the Aegean Basin: Greece, Crete, and the Aegean islands during the Stone and Bronze Ages (to about 1000 B.C.). Topics covered include Troy, Minoan Crete, and Mycenaean Greece.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 412 or FINA-A 412.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Continuation of ARTH-A 412 (CLAS-C 412), but ARTH-A 412 (CLAS-C 412) is not a prerequisite.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 413, FINA-A 413, or CLAS-C 413.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 414 Art & Archaeology of the Roman World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development of Roman architecture, sculpture, and painting from the beginning through the 4th century A.D. Consideration given to the major archaeological sites. Continuation of ARTH-A 413, but ARTH-A 413 is not a prerequisite.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 414 or CLAS-C 414.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 415 Roman Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critical survey of Roman painting from second century B.C. through early fourth century A.D. Emphasis is on paintings from Rome and the region of Pompeii in the period from 100 B.C. to A.D. 79.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 415 or FINA-A 415.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 416 Greek Architecture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The development of Greek architecture from the ninth to the first century B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 416 or FINA-A 416.
ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analytical survey of Roman sculpture from the Republic through the reign of Septimus (circa third century B.C.E. to early third century C.E.).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 417 or FINA-A 417.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 418 Roman Architecture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The formation and development of Roman architecture from the second century B.C. to the middle of the fourth century A.D.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 418 or FINA-A 418.
ARTH-A 421 Pagans and Christians: Christian Art in the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Christian art as it developed in its first centuries within the Roman Empire (200-600).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 421 or FINA-A 421.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Electives. Nine (9) additional credit hours from the Electives list.
- CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture
- CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture
- CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
- CLAS-C 211 Ancient Athletics: Greeks, Romans, and Us
- CLAS-C 212 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- CLAS-C 214 Social Networks in Ancient Cities
- CLAS-C 305
- CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
- CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
- CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- CLAS-C 416
- CLAS-C 419
- CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
- CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
- CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
- CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
- CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
- CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
- CLAS-C 494 Problems in Classical Civilization
- CLAS-G 100 Elementary Greek I
- CLAS-G 150 Elementary Greek II
- CLAS-G 200 Intermediate Greek
- CLAS-G 250
- CLAS-G 305 Greek Tragedy
- CLAS-G 306 Greek Oratory
- CLAS-G 307 Selected Works of Plato
- CLAS-G 308 Readings in Biblical Greek
- CLAS-G 396 Classical Greek Abroad
- CLAS-G 401 Archaic Greek Poetry
- CLAS-G 406 Homer
- CLAS-G 407 Greek Historians
- CLAS-G 410 Greek Prose Authors
- CLAS-G 411 Greek Comedy
- CLAS-L 200
- CLAS-L 250
- CLAS-L 304 Catullus
- CLAS-L 305 Ovid
- CLAS-L 307 Cicero
- CLAS-L 308 Caesar
- CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
- CLAS-L 311 Sallust
- CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
- CLAS-L 400 Intensive Study of Literary Latin
- CLAS-L 407
- CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
- CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
- CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
- CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
- CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
- CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
- CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
- CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
- CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
- CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
- CLAS-L 432 Livy
- CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek
- CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
- ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
- ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- ANTH-P 445 Pots and People
- ARTH-A 210 Topics in Ancient Art
- ARTH-A 214 Art and Life in Ancient Rome
- ARTH-A 310 Topics in Ancient Art
- ARTH-A 311 Art of the Classical Age of Greece
- ARTH-A 312 Art of the Roman Empire
- ARTH-A 313 Greek Pottery and Painting
- ARTH-A 314 History of Greek Sculpture
- ARTH-A 315 The Body in Classical Art
- ARTH-A 316 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great to Augustus
- ARTH-A 321 Romans and Barbarians: Early Medieval Art
- ARTH-A 326 The Golden Age of Justinian: Art in the Sixth Century Mediterranean
- ARTH-A 410 Topics in Ancient Art
- ARTH-A 411 Art and Archaeology of Anatolia
- ARTH-A 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- ARTH-A 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- ARTH-A 414 Art & Archaeology of the Roman World
- ARTH-A 415 Roman Painting
- ARTH-A 416 Greek Architecture
- ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- ARTH-A 418 Roman Architecture
- ARTH-A 421 Pagans and Christians: Christian Art in the Roman Empire
CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination and evaluation of the ideas of the Greeks as reflected in their traditions and way of life and in their intellectual and artistic achievements. Selection from general works and Greek authors in English translation.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the culture and history of ancient Rome, both as a distinct past society, and as a cultural force that continues to shape modern life. We will focus on several questions: How was Roman society organized? How did Rome's particular history shape how Roman society developed? What was daily life like for various social classes (elite and poor, free and slace, etc.)? What was the role of religion? How do we interpret different types of evidence about he past, including written and archaeological sources? How does ancient Rome continue to shape the world we inhabit today?
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Classical Mythology, the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome. Learn about these important societies through the lens of the stories they told about themselves. Discover the influences that resonate throughout literature, art, film, and more to shape modern society.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 211 Ancient Athletics: Greeks, Romans, and Us
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Greco-Roman culture through sports and spectacle (e.g. ancient Olympics, gladiators, chariot racing) and the literary and material remains associated with them. Examines how sports shaped ancient identities and behavior as well as reflected their cultural context.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 212 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The ancient Greeks and Romans identified seven wonders of their ancient Mediterranean world. This course explores how these monuments have been interpreted and imagined from antiquity to the present, using literary and material evidence, with emphasis on technology of construction and the cultural criteria that makes a monument a "wonder."
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 214 Social Networks in Ancient Cities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- How did ancient Mediterranean people navigate social networks? This course examines the inhabitants of Greco-Roman cities and their relationships with each other. Literary sources, archaeological evidence, and modern digital tools reveal social nodes not only of intellectuals and political elites but also of understudied communities like women, slaves, and immigrants.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: ARTH-A 206, CLAS-C 206, or FINA-A 206
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of classical archaeology.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in classical archaeology when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Introduction to the preclassical art and archaeology of the Aegean Basin: Greece, Crete, and the Aegean islands during the Stone and Bronze Ages (to about 1000 B.C.). Topics covered include Troy, Minoan Crete, and Mycenaean Greece.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Continuation of CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412), but CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412) is not a prerequisite.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Explores the material culture of the Roman world in its cultural and socio-political contexts from the beginning through the fourth century CE. Includes the study of ancient Roman architecture, sculpture, painting as well as evidence from geoarchaeology and archaeological survey.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- An archaeological survey of the major monuments of ancient Athens from the prehistoric through the Roman eras. Topics include basic architectural forms and their political, social, and religious functions; Athenian democracy, political patronage, and building programs; and the integration of historical sources and the archaeological record.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Study of the remains and knowledge of the physical fabric of ancient Rome, from its foundations through the high empire. It is the purpose of the course not only to introduce the student to the city and its monuments, but also through the monuments to provide a better understanding of the history of the city, its statesmen, and authors.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Analytical survey of ancient Greek sculpture from the Archaic through the Classical periods (c. 600-323 B.C.). Topics include the origins and techniques of Greek sculptures; free-standing and architectural sculpture in religious, funerary, and public contexts; lost "masterpieces" of ancient Greek art; and the problems of Roman copies.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 206 or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Minoan/Mycenaean palace painting; Hellenistic paintings in Macedonia; Etruscan and Lucanian tomb painting; Greek vases from Athens to Southern Italy and the public buildings and houses of the Roman world; Fayum portraits in Egypt and Roman catacombs.
CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Sanctuaries provided formal spaces of worship in the Greco-Roman world and locales for competition (e.g., athletic, musical, theatrical) and healing. This course considers sacred architecture, votive dedications, literary accounts, and epigraphy of such sites and explores how scholars reconstruct ancient Mediterranean religion and culture from complex and diverse archaeological datasets.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Considers how the peripheral areas in the ancient Mediterranean world adapted to Roman rule by exploring the people, art, and archaeology of the Roman Empire's borderlands from Syria to Britannia. Surveys a range of provincial sites, highlighting cultural change, local identities and resistance, and processes of Hellenization and Romanization.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-C 494 Problems in Classical Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior or senior standing
- Notes
- R: 6 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Detailed study of one aspect of the society and culture of Greece and Rome. Typical subjects: ancient literary criticism, the Classical Heritage, urban problems.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit.
CLAS-G 100 Elementary Greek I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Fundamentals of both classical and koine (New Testament) Greek; developing reading comprehension.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CLAS-G 100 or CLAS-G 301.
CLAS-G 150 Elementary Greek II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CLAS-G 100
- Description
- Fundamentals of both classical and koine (New Testament) Greek; developing reading comprehension; selections from classical authors and the New Testament.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CLAS-G 150 or CLAS-G 302.
CLAS-G 200 Intermediate Greek
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- CLAS-G 150 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Continuation of CLAS-G 150. Advanced grammatical, morphological, and lexical components of Ancient Greek. Readings in Plato.
CLAS-G 305 Greek Tragedy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- One play of Sophocles and one of Euripides in the light of the social and cultural background.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-G 306 Greek Oratory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- Selected readings in the Greek orators, such as Lysias and Demosthenes, with some discussion of the development of prose artistry and rhetorical theory.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-G 307 Selected Works of Plato
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- An introduction to the works of Plato, emphasizing the figure of Socrates.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-G 308 Readings in Biblical Greek
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- Selected readings from the New Testament and Septuagint.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-G 396 Classical Greek Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study at an advanced level in Classical Greek when no equivalent course is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-G 401 Archaic Greek Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- Selections from archaic Greek poetry, such as the works of Sappho, Bacchylides, and Pindar. Attention will be given to dialect, style, and cultural context.
CLAS-G 406 Homer
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- Introduction to the Homeric dialect and epic style and study of Homer's place in Greek culture through readings from the "Iliad" or ""Odyssey."
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-G 407 Greek Historians
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- Selections from Herodotus and Thucydides, with attention to the authors' literary style, their conception of history and the causation of events, and their portrayal of individuals and states.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-G 410 Greek Prose Authors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- Advanced reading material taken from such historians, orators, and philosophers as Thucydides, Demosthenes, Isocrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-G 411 Greek Comedy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-G 250
- Description
- Aristophanes and Menander; emphasis on the cultural background and the development of comic drama at Athens.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 304 Catullus
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the poetry of Catullus with discussion of the cultural and political contexts. Some attention will be given to the origins and nature of Latin epigram and occasional verse.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 305 Ovid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the "Metamorphoses" and other writings; emphasis on Ovid's artistic and social importance.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 307 Cicero
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from the orations, epistles, and philosophical writings; emphasis on Cicero's political importance and the influence of the man and his work.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 308 Caesar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Readings from Caesar's "De Bello Gallico" and "De Bello Civili" with emphasis on syntax as well as a discussion of political background and Caesar as a cultural figure.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-L 250
- Description
- Selections from Books 7-12 with discussion of the cultural background of the epic. Some attention will be given to the origin and nature of Latin epic poetry.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CLAS-L 311 Sallust
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Readings from the major works of Sallust, Catilina and Jurgurtha, with emphasis on syntax as well as analysis of Sallust's writing in its historical and literary contexts.
CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an approved Indiana University overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study at an advanced level in Classical Latin when no equivalent course is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CLAS-L 400 Intensive Study of Literary Latin
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- CLAS-L 300 or consent of instructor
- Description
- For undergraduates who have already completed the language requirement for the B.A. in another language. May be taken for graduate credit. Designed to broaden and deepen students' knowledge of Latin literature as well as to improve their reading ability. Cicero and Virgil are among the authors read.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CLAS-L 200, CLAS-L 250, or CLAS-L 400.
CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Introductory study of ancient Roman comedy, with selections from Plautus and Terence.
CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Survey of the secular and religious literature of the Middle Ages; discussion of the later development of the Latin language; selections from such authors as Gregory of Tours, Isidore of Seville, Paul the Deacon, Matthew Paris, and Bernard of Cluny.
CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Exercises in composition requiring control of principal features of Latin syntax.
CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Representative satires of Horace, Persius, and Juvenal with emphasis on their literary qualities and on the historical development of Roman satire. Authors will be studied against the social and cultural background of their times.
CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Selections from Suetonius and Tacitus illustrating the characteristics of silver Latin prose and the authors' methods of depicting government and society in the early empire. Particular attention given to Tacitus's literary technique.
CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- History of Roman rhetoric and oratory; emphasis on Cicero and Quintilian.
CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Virgil's earlier work; emphasis on the development of his poetic technique and on the poet's role in the new order of Augustus.
CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Extensive reading in the "Aeneid", with special attention to the poetic art of Virgil. Detailed study of Latin epic poetry.
CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Selected letters of Cicero, Pliny, or Seneca, illustrating the art of letter writing in Rome and reflecting the personal interests and activities of the writers as well as the social and political conditions of their times.
CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Extensive reading in the text of "De Rerum Natura" and consideration of Epicureanism as a philosophical and social movement.
CLAS-L 432 Livy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: One 300-level Latin course other than CLAS-L 300
- Description
- Readings from Livy's Roman history with discussion of the author's methods and values.
CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Greek from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Independent, guided readings in Latin from selected authors, paying close attention to rhetorical figures, generic conventions, stylistic features, and motifs and themes. May also include exploration of how texts reflect and respond to socio-political developments and particular audiences.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the goals, methods, and theories that archaeologists use to learn about the past. The pursuit and interpretation of archaeological evidence are explored by reviewing case studies from across the globe and diverse time periods. Topics include food and subsistence, culture change, social life, political economies, and archaeological ethics.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P P200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Specific field or laboratory methods for collecting and analyzing archaeological materials and data within a framework of answering research questions about the past. Topics vary: dating, materials science, subsistence indicators, archaeological survey.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the theoretical and methodological tools that archaeologists use to study food and foodways in ancient societies from a global anthropological perspective. Reveals how studying food and ancient foodways helps anthropologists gain insight into the economic, historic, and political realities of past peoples.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the professional responsibilities of archaeologists by examining timely issues, such as the differences and, sometimes, conflicts between international law and professional ethics, and between archaeologists and others (e.g., Native Americans, antiquities collectors) who affect and are affected by archaeological work. Some background in archaeology is helpful.
ANTH-P 445 Pots and People
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Uses pottery as a means of understanding past societies: how people make, use, and think about pottery. Participants make their own pots from wild clays; cook a meal in traditional ceramic pots; and consider how experimentation, ethnohistorical data, and anthropological theory work together to produce insights into past lifeways.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 210 Topics in Ancient Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of ancient art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 210 and FINA-A 210.
ARTH-A 214 Art and Life in Ancient Rome
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Thematic exploration of the art and architecture of ancient Rome with a focus on the relationship between art and society during the imperial period.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 214 or FINA-A 214.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 310 Topics in Ancient Art
- Credits
- 3–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of ancient art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 310 and FINA-A 310.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 311 Art of the Classical Age of Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Architecture, sculpture, and painting in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 311 or FINA-A 311.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 312 Art of the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of art and architecture of the Roman Empire from 31 B.C.E. to 337 C.E.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 312 or FINA-A 312.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 313 Greek Pottery and Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Greek painted pottery and remains of painting from 1000 to 200 B.C. It illustrates the successive stages of development, drawing upon the rich collection of the IU Art Museum to illuminate the different phases. Emphasis is on period as well as individual styles and on the interpretation of subject matter as well as on technique.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 313 or FINA-A 313.
ARTH-A 314 History of Greek Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The history of Greek sculpture from the early Iron Age (ca. 900 B.C.) to the late Hellenistic period. Focus on problems of change, context, and stylistic differentiation between parts of the Greek world. Original material from the IU Art Museum will also be studied.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 314 or FINA-A 314.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 315 The Body in Classical Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course will explore the representation of the human body, both nude and draped, from Archaic Greece to the Late Roman period (ca. 600 B.C. to A.D. 400).
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 316 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great to Augustus
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and Roman Republican periods.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 316 or FINA-A 316.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 321 Romans and Barbarians: Early Medieval Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys the art and architecture of Western Europe from the fourth through the tenth centuries, a period of enormous change when new social and cultural systems developed. Examines visual forms such as painting, sculpture, and architecture in the context of such cultural institutions as warfare, kingship, and monasticism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 321 or FINA-A 321.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 326 The Golden Age of Justinian: Art in the Sixth Century Mediterranean
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Art of the later Roman/early Byzantine world in the sixth century Mediterranean context. Comparison to Sasanian and western art traditions.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 326 or FINA-A 326.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 410 Topics in Ancient Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of ancient and Classical art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 410 or FINA-A 410.
ARTH-A 411 Art and Archaeology of Anatolia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art and archaeology of early Turkey from prehistoric times to about 1000 B.C. Emphasis on origins and development of distinctive Anatolian cultures such as that of the Hittites.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 411 or FINA-A 411.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the preclassical art and archaeology of the Aegean Basin: Greece, Crete, and the Aegean islands during the Stone and Bronze Ages (to about 1000 B.C.). Topics covered include Troy, Minoan Crete, and Mycenaean Greece.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 412 or FINA-A 412.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Continuation of ARTH-A 412 (CLAS-C 412), but ARTH-A 412 (CLAS-C 412) is not a prerequisite.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 413, FINA-A 413, or CLAS-C 413.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 414 Art & Archaeology of the Roman World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development of Roman architecture, sculpture, and painting from the beginning through the 4th century A.D. Consideration given to the major archaeological sites. Continuation of ARTH-A 413, but ARTH-A 413 is not a prerequisite.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 414 or CLAS-C 414.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 415 Roman Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critical survey of Roman painting from second century B.C. through early fourth century A.D. Emphasis is on paintings from Rome and the region of Pompeii in the period from 100 B.C. to A.D. 79.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 415 or FINA-A 415.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 416 Greek Architecture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The development of Greek architecture from the ninth to the first century B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 416 or FINA-A 416.
ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analytical survey of Roman sculpture from the Republic through the reign of Septimus (circa third century B.C.E. to early third century C.E.).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 417 or FINA-A 417.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 418 Roman Architecture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The formation and development of Roman architecture from the second century B.C. to the middle of the fourth century A.D.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 418 or FINA-A 418.
ARTH-A 421 Pagans and Christians: Christian Art in the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Christian art as it developed in its first centuries within the Roman Empire (200-600).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 421 or FINA-A 421.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.