THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate Document Number 2206S
Date of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Delete
CLAS 355, 491, 493
Add
CLAS 314, 343, 344, 345, 354, 356, 383, 393.
Effective Date: Fall 2006
1.
Delete: On pg. 87, all course entries under
Courses in Culture, CLAS 250 through
CLAS 493
Add: On pg. 87, in place of
deleted entries:
250 Mythology (3)
Survey of some of the best-known Greco-Roman myths,
including their portrayal in literature and art, their significance for the
culture of their time, and general theoretical treatments of myth. Odd years Fall.
314 Greek
and Roman Art (3)
This
course explores classical culture through an examination of the monuments and
artistic artifacts of ancient
343 Greek
History (3)
Greek history from the Mycenaean period to the death
of Philip of Macedon. Every third
year Fall.
344 The
Roman history from the foundation of
345 The
Roman history from Augustus to the abdication of
Diocletian in 305. Every third
year Fall.
350 Women in Antiquity (3)
Focuses on the socio-economic, religious and daily
life activities and legal aspects of women in ancient
354 Greek and Roman Religion (3)
Introduces students to the religions of the Greek and
Roman worlds. Religious practices
and beliefs will be considered in a wide range of literary, artistic and
archaeological sources. Even years Fall.
356 Ancient Sexuality (3)
General
introduction to sexuality and gender in the ancient world, using ancient texts
and images along with secondary literature to construct a picture of the
different varieties of sexual experience in the ancient world. Odd years Spring.
383 Archaeology (3)
Alternates
between Greek and Italian archaeology and considers practical and theoretical
issues related to the discipline of archaeology. It is particularly recommended
for students planning study abroad in field archaeology. See department chair.
393 Epic and Tragedy (3)
Taught
in translation, this course alternates between Greek tragedy and epic, and
Roman epic. The course includes historical, cultural and literary issues and is
suitable for Classics majors and anyone interested in exploring texts that have
influenced 2500 years of European literature. See department chair.
Impact:
The
proposed changes look more extensive than they really are: most of them codify
departmental practice over the past 3 years since we have had the staffing to
offer more extensive and regular cultural offerings. I append a list of the
relevant cultural courses offered by our department since Spring
2003. Only three courses are new additions, and each has been taught over the
past three years as a Special Topic. We have also omitted CLAS 355, CLAS 491
and CLAS 493 from this new set of offerings, so the net gain is only 1 course.
Since these courses are accessible to all students, they have generated
excellent enrollments in the past. They can all be cross-listed with at least
one other department, as well as with the Honors program. In addition, all of
them can readily be taught as some form of Intensive, and many will fit with
Clusters currently being developed, such as the Belief Systems cluster and the
Gender cluster. An additional benefit is that our majors will see their options
in culture courses at a glance and the Registrar’s office will no longer be
unsure as to what we accept as culture courses. From this it should become
clear that what is proposed in this document essentially puts in writing and
tidies up what we have been doing in practice during the last 3 years. There
will be no diminution in the 4 or 5 sections of HUM 124 that we typically offer
over the course of the academic year or in our ILS offerings. No change in
resources will be needed to run these courses, and they should attract students
from all over the university as they are taught as part of the Intensive and
Cluster systems. These changes have no impact on the number of hours required
in the major or minor.
Rationale:
We
are making these changes to align our Catalog entry with actual departmental
practice so that students can plan their schedules more effectively and have a
clearer view of departmental offerings. CLAS 250 and 350 are already in the
catalogue, but will now be taught on a regular schedule. CLAS 250 is always
fully enrolled and can easily be listed as a Writing Intensive: it will also be
incorporated in our proposed cluster on Belief Systems. CLAS 350 is an obvious
candidate for designation as a Diversity Intensive - we are working on having it listed
thus for Spring 2006 - and cross-lists with WMST and ARTH. Parallel to these
courses run CLAS 354 and 356, which have been taught as Special Topics in S04
and S05 respectively. Like CLAS 250, 354 could easily be Writing Intensive and
part of the Belief Systems cluster; like CLAS 350, 356 will be made Diversity
Intensive and can cross-list with WMST. Thus we will have a 2-year core
sequence of CLAS 250, 350, 354, 356.
CLAS
314 is a course regularly offered in the Art History programme.
Adding it to the Classic curriculum makes it clear to our students that it will
count as a culture course for them. Similarly CLAS 343, 344 and 345 have been
created to codify the practice of the last 9 years, whereby ancient history has
been taught in a 3-year sequence under the auspices of the history department.
CLAS
383 has been taught as a special topics course 3 times in the past 4 semesters.
Since we now have access to participation on an archaeological dig in
CLAS
393 replaces CLAS 491 (Greek Literature in Translation) and 493 (Roman
Literature and Roman Life). There is no need for the course to be offered at
such an apparently advanced level, and several variants of this course have
been taught as 300-level Special Topics over the past 3 years. This is a more
appropriate level for the kind of course it has become. It can be cross-listed
with LIT and is a natural Writing Intensive.
Appendix
Culture
courses taught from Spring 2003- Spring 2006 (not including Hum 124): -
Spring
2006
CLAS
350 Women in Antiquity
CLAS
365 The Hebrew Bible
CLAS
373 Italian Archaeology
Fall
2005
CLAS
250 Mythology
CLAS
373/HIST 373 The
CLAS
179 Art Myth and Culture
CLAS
379 World Religions
Spring
2005
CLAS
373 Greek Art and Archaeology
CLAS
373 Ancient Sexuality
Fall
2004
CLAS
179 The Downward Road
CLAS
179 Ancient and Modern
CLAS
373/HIST 340 Greek history
ARTH
310 Greek and Roman Art
CLAS
373 Italian Archaeology
Spring
2004
CLAS
350 Women in Antiquity
CLAS
365 The Hebrew bible
CLAS
373 Greek and Roman religion
Fall
2003
CLAS 373/HIST 342 The
Spring
2003
CLAS 373