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Your search for courses · during 2025-26 · tagged with LATN Minor Elective · returned 19 results
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CLAS 111 Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture Program: Myth and Reception 6 credits
This course aims to familiarize students with important Greek mythological stories and figures as represented in Greek literature and art. During the course students will be introduced to select methods of studying and interpreting myths and will explore how myths helped the Greeks organize their understanding of the world and approach issues and problems that affected the lives of individuals and communities. Students will study the way in which myths have been received, interpreted, re-imagined, and rendered into artwork, theatrical performances, opera, and dance pieces in modern times and will discuss their relevance today.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
- Spring 2026
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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CLAS 112 The Epic in Classical Antiquity: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts 6 credits
It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the early Greek epics for the classical world and the western literary tradition that emerged from that world. This course will study closely both the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as Hesiod’s Theogony, and then consider a range of works that draw upon these epics for their creator’s own purposes, including Virgil’s own epic, the Aeneid. By exploring the reception and influence of ancient epic, we will develop an appreciation for intertextuality and the dynamics of reading in general as it applies to generations of readers, including our own.
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CLAS 112.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 116 Greek Drama in Performance 6 credits
What is drama? When and where were the first systematic theatrical performances put on? What can Athenian tragedies and comedies teach us about the classical world and today’s societies? This course will explore the always-relevant world of Ancient Greek theater, its history and development, through the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. We will decode the structure and content of Greek tragedies and comedies, ponder their place in the Athenian society and the modern world, and investigate the role of both ancient and contemporary productions in addressing critical questions on the construction and performance of individual and communal identities.
- Spring 2026
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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CLAS 116.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Cecilia Cozzi 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 402 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 402 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 121 Meeting an Anti-Hero: Philoctetes 6 credits
Among Greek heroes, Achilles or Odysseus easily come to mind, while Philoctetes remains largely unknown. However, the story of this hero, who was abandoned by his comrades on the island of Lemnos at the eve of the Trojan War due to his foul-smelling wound, is one of resilience, rebirth and salvation. Through his complicated journey between betrayal and friendship, we will explore works from both Greek epic and tragedy, understanding how ancient myth can help us navigate conversations in the present times, from the burden of toxic masculinity to the importance of mental health.
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CLAS 121.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Cecilia Cozzi 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- T, THWeitz Center 136 3:10pm-4:55pm
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CLAS 130 The Greek and Latin Roots of English 6 credits
We speak it every day on campus, and it is the second most common language on the planet, but where did English come from? While its basic grammar is Germanic, much of its vocabulary—probably around 60 percent—comes from Greek and Latin. This course explores the varied and fascinating contributions that these two languages have made to English, focusing on the basic building blocks of words—bases, prefixes, and suffixes—while also considering the many routes the Classical languages have taken to enter modern English. This course is suitable for students of science, linguistics, and literature, as well as language lovers generally.
- Spring 2026
- HI, Humanistic Inquiry QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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CLAS 130.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 133 A Day in the Life of Classical Athens 6 credits
The course will allow us to explore different facets of Athens, the most famous city of Greece, during the Classical Era (5th century BCE), the time of Socrates and of the Parthenon: from tragedy to philosophy, from art to history, we will pretend to be a citizen living in Athens and see how it differs from our own modern experience.
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CLAS 133.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Cecilia Cozzi 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CLAS 200 Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture 6 credits
This course provides a long-term view of the history, landscape, and material culture of Greece, from prehistory to the present day. While the monuments of ancient Greece are cultural touchstones, Greece has a remarkably diverse past, occupying a borderland between continents, empires, and cultures, both ancient and modern. Classroom study and on-site learning examine the wide range of sources that inform us about the Greek past (texts, archaeology, the environment), and focus especially on the stories told by places and things. Site visits in Athens and on trips throughout Greece highlight the importance of local and regional contexts in the “big histories” of the eastern Mediterranean.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
- Spring 2026
- HI, Humanistic Inquiry IS, International Studies
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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CLAS 229 The Collapse of the Roman Republic 6 credits
The class will investigate the factors that led a Republican government that had lasted for 700 years to fall apart, leading to twenty years of civil war that only ended with the rise of a totalitarian dictatorship. We will look at the economic, social, military, and religious factors that played key roles in this dynamic political period. We will also trace the rise and influence of Roman warlords, politicians, and personalities and how they changed Roman politics and society. We will study many of the greatest characters in Roman history, as well as the lives of everyday Romans in this turbulent time.
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CLAS 229.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 230 Hellenistic Greek History 6 credits
Alexander the Great united the Greek states by force before waging a ten-year campaign that brought Greek influence all the way to India. In the aftermath of Alexander’s death, his generals divided the world into kingdoms that presided over an extraordinary flourishing of arts and science over the next 300 years. However, this period also saw these kingdoms continuously strive for domination over one another until they were in turn dominated by Rome. This class will explore one of the most exciting periods in ancient history, a time of great cultural achievements, larger than life characters, and devastating conflicts.
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CLAS 230.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:10pm-2:10pm
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GRK 101 Elementary Greek 6 credits
From the triceratops (“three-horned-face”) to the antarctic (“opposite-the-bear-constellation”), ancient Greek has left traces in our language, literature (epic, tragedy, comedy), ways of organizing knowledge (philosophy, history, physics), and society (democracy, oligarchy, autocracy). It gives access to original texts from ancient Greece, early Christianity, and the Byzantine Empire, not to mention modern scientific terminology. In Greek 101 students will develop knowledge of basic vocabulary and grammar, and will begin reading short passages of prose and poetry. The class will meet five days a week.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous Greek language experience exceeds the requirements of GRK 101.
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GRK 101.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 103 Greek Prose 6 credits
Selected prose readings. The course will emphasize review of grammar and include Greek composition.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 103.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 204 Intermediate Greek Prose and Poetry 6 credits
The goal for Intermediate Greek Prose and Poetry is to gain experience in the three major modes of Greek expression most often encountered “in the wild”—prose, poetry, and inscriptions—while exploring the notion of happiness and the good life. By combining all three modes into this one course, we hope both to create a suitable closure to the language sequence and to provide a reasonable foundation for further exploration of Greek literature and culture.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 204.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 230 Greece at a Crossroads: Homer: The Odyssey 6 credits
Homer is perhaps the foundational poet of the western canon, and his work has been justly admired since its emergence out of the oral tradition of bardic recitation in the eighth century BCE. This course will sample key events and passages from the Odyssey, exploring the fascinating linguistic and metrical features of the epic dialect, as well as the major thematic elements of this timeless story of homecoming.
- Spring 2026
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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GRK 285 Weekly Greek 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Greek 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 285.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLanguage & Dining Center 330 3:10pm-4:20pm
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GRK 285.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WLanguage & Dining Center 202 3:10pm-4:20pm
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LATN 204 Intermediate Latin Prose and Poetry 6 credits
What are the “rules” of friendship? Would you do anything for a friend? Anything? The ancient Romans were no strangers to the often paradoxical demands of friendship and love. The goal for Intermediate Latin Prose and Poetry is to gain experience in the three major modes of Latin expression most often encountered “in the wild”—prose, poetry, and inscriptions—while exploring the notion of friendship. By combining all three modes into this one course, we hope both to create a suitable closure to the language sequence and to provide a reasonable foundation for further exploration of Roman literature and culture.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 103 and Poetry with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 232 Roman Republic in Code Red: Sallust to the Rescue 6 credits
The Roman Republic is in a deep crisis and there seems to be no coming back from it. Is there any recipe for salvation? Sallust tackles the challenge and offers his own interpretation on how to navigate these chaotic and tormented times. Will his advice be valuable even in the present time? We will find out together.
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LATN 232.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Cecilia Cozzi 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 243 Medieval Latin 6 credits
This course offers students an introduction to post-classical Latin (250-1450) through readings in prose and poetry drawn from a variety of genres and periods. Students will also gain experience with medieval Latin paleography and codicology through occasional workshops in Special Collections.
- Winter 2026
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis LP Language Requirement
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 243.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:William North 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLibrary 344 1:15pm-3:00pm
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LATN 285 Weekly Latin 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Latin 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 285.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLanguage & Dining Center 203 3:10pm-4:20pm
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LATN 285 Greece at a Crossroads: Weekly Latin 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Latin 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.