2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

III.W, V.1
CLAS
318
CR 3.0
Topics in Classical
Culture
Prerequisite: First-year students and sophomores with permission; at
least one course in classical civilization is strongly recommended. This
course investigates themes and issues in classical civilization, drawing
from a wide variety of sources including literary, philosophical, and
historical writings, inscriptions, papyri and artistic modes of production
(e.g., vase paintings, sculpture, etc.). Topics will vary, with future
topics including the paradoxical status of gladiators in imperial Rome;
Greek conceptions of the grotesque; and ideas of death,
commemoration, and the afterlife.
CLAS
361
CR 1.0
Special Study
Prerequisites: 100-level CLAS course and permission of the instructor.
The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by
a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty
member.
CLAS
377
CR 1.0
Internship
Prerequisites: Three credits in CLAS and permission of instructor,
department chair, and dean. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
CLAS
452
CR 3.0
Senior Exercise
Prerequisite: Non-majors by permission. An independent research
project developed in conjunction with a 300-level (or, if justified, 200-
level) course in Latin, Greek, or classical studies. Required of all
classical language and classical civilization concentrators in one of her
last two senior terms. This project will include a substantial paper and
an oral presentation. Students may also fulfill this requirement by
completing an honor thesis in classics.
CLAS
461
CR 1.0
Independent Study
Prerequisites: One 100-level CLAS course, one 200-level CLAS course,
and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper level research
project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a