CLAR 4900 - Special Topics in Classical Archaeology

• Students will increase their knowledge in Classical Archaeology.

CLAR 4930 - Independent Study in Classical Archaeology

• Ability to conduct independent research.
• Improved ability to organize complex materials.
• Improved research skills and writing.

CLWR 1810 - Introduction to the Study of Religion

• Describe methods that scholars use to study religion.
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of alternative methodological approaches such as Robert Orsi’s.
• Explain what a religion is (and is not) and how religions relate to other dimensions of human social life.
• Explain what does, and does not, constitute plagiarism and cheating.
• Identify at least three central concerns or questions animating the study of religion today.
• Identify some of the ethical and methodological problems that have arisen historically in the secular academic study of religions.

CLWR 2210 - Difficult Dialogues: Religious Beliefs

• To develop the skill of consciously distinguishing good thinking or wisdom from comfortable, trendy, modern thinking.
• To develop the skill of consciously distinguishing your responses to the psychology or personality of the speaker/writer from the merits of the ideas s/he espouses.
• To develop the skill of rising above habituated response or partisan bias in assessing the value and wisdom of ideas.
• To learn the skill of careful, honest, accurate reading/listening.
• To personally grapple with fundamental questions of the meaning and value of human life.
• To recognize the necessary and proper intellectual tensions that animate all vital religious traditions.

CLWR 2220 - Difficult Dialogues: Religion, Gender and Sexuality

• Awareness of historical change in the position of religious authorities on issues such as marriage of clergy, birth control, the role of women in the church.
• Capacity to engage in a civil discussion of issues such as homosexuality and abortion.
• Describe the Gnostic Gospels and the debates over orthodox belief in the early Christian Church.
• Describe the role of women in the early Christian Church and the spread of Christianity.
• Explain the different voices–patriarchal as distinguished from voices stressing equality and justice, in at least two religious traditions.
• Explain the origins of patriarchy and describe how it is legitimated by religious beliefs and institutions.
• Increased capacity to articulate one’s beliefs in writing and in discussion.

CLWR 2230 - What is Evil?

• Become acquainted with core texts from both Western and non-Western religious traditions.
• Demonstrate deeper understanding of the ways in which our society is shaped by the heritage of classical Greece and ancient Rome.
• Develop greater skill in the analysis of moral dilemmas.
• Increase awareness of how different societies are shaped by concepts of gender, class, race, and religion.
• Learn how to use context in the interpretation of primary sources.
• Learn how to write a short interpretive essay (750-1,500 words) including editing and revision.

CLWR 2240 - Difficult Dialogues: Science and Religion

• Students will be able to describe how colonialism, slavery, and patriarchy have shaped the history of science and religion.
• Students will be able to analyze the effects of science and religion narratives on contemporary political debates.
• Students will be able to apply insights from a critical history of science and religion to contemporary ethical dilemmas.

CLWR 2300 - The Global Occult: Ghosts, Demonology, and the Paranormal in World Religions

• Critically evaluate reports of paranormal phenomena as religious narratives.
• Distinguish between analogous practices like exorcism and necromancy in different historical and cultural contexts.
• Explain the role that paranormal beliefs play in the worldviews of those who identify themselves as “spiritual but not religious.”
• Identify and describe significant figures and events in the history of the reception of occult knowledge in Europe and North America.
• Identify anxieties around gender, class, and technology that are represented through paranormal beliefs.
• Identify culturally specific phenomena like faeries and djinn and match them to their geographical and historical sources.
• Identify the cultural contexts that have shaped beliefs and practices surrounding ghosts, demons, and other supernatural entities.

CLWR 3310 - Old Testament

• Awareness of genre, background, authorship, and writing procedures in the ancient world.
• Important theological ideas and figures in the texts, e.g. covenant, law, sacrifice, angels, gods, and kings.
• The historical context of the writing of the texts and probability / improbability of events and persons in these texts.
• The history of the ancient Mediterranean world, Israel, Judah, and Judaism as relevant context of those texts.
• The interpretations of the texts, stories and ideas in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
• The traditional social patterns, roles, and values prescribed and reflected in the texts, e.g. kingship, prophecy, gender, slavery.

CLWR 3320 - New Testament

• A sense of the variety of the interpretations of the NT texts by various (ancient and modern) Christian traditions and Islam.
• An awareness of genre, background, authorship, and writing procedures in the ancient world.
• Knowledge of historical circumstances of the events to which texts refer and of their composition.
• Knowledge of the history and development of ancient world views including afterlife, supernatural agents, gender, and other social patterns.
• Skill in interpreting texts and reflection on how texts interpret other texts, e.g. Christian references to Jewish scriptures.

CLWR 3330 - Introduction to Islam

• Describe and analyze at least one of Islam’s central theological debates (freewill vs. predestination).
• Describe the history, categories, and processes of juridical reasoning (sharî`a and fiqh).
• Develop research and analytical writing skills by preparing a ten-page paper that addresses a topic of interest to the student.
• Discuss the historical background, organizational structures, concepts, and practices of Sufism.
• Explain what does and does not constitute plagiarism and cheating.
• Explain why there has been an Islamist revival in the 20th and 21st centuries, what concerns and ideals animate this revival, and what forms this revival has taken.
• Identify and analyze the diverse interpretations Muslims have given to the life and meaning of Muhammad.
• Identify and analyze the relationship between sound (recitative styles) meaning (rhetorical and thematic features of the Qur’an’s earliest verses.
• Identify and discuss at least three key issues that concern Muslims, today.
• Identify and discuss the historical factors that gave rise to the Caliphal system and it Shi`i alternative.
• Identify and explain the historical context and main features of Islamic artistic traditions.
• Identify and explain the key doctrines and ritual practices of the Islamic religious system.
• Identify the main cultural and historical sources of Islam and their relationship to Judaism and Christianity.

CLWR 3340 - Hinduism

• Awareness of the different ways in which the individual’s relationship with the divine is understood in Hinduism.
• Explain the moral framework of the Bhagavad Gita and different interpretations of its teachings.
• Identify the Upanishads and explain their significance.
• Identify the epics–Mahabharata and Ramayana.
• Identify the main cultural and historical sources of Hinduism.
• Identify the relationship of Hinduism to Buddhism.
• Increased capacity to express one’s ideas in clear, organized prose.
• Understanding of Gandhi’s philosophy of satyagraha (truth force).
• Understanding that Hinduism is a dynamic and changing tradition.

CLWR 3350 - Buddhism

• Ability to articulate a critical appreciation of Buddhist teachings.
• General understanding of the teachings and application of Engaged Buddhism.
• General understanding of the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism.
• General understanding of the teachings of Theravada Buddhism.
• General understanding of the teachings of Vajrayana/Tantric Buddhism.

CLWR 3360 - Theories of Religion

• Describe and evaluate the various criticisms of these different methods and their underlying assumptions.
• Develop in depth knowledge either of one important North Atlantic thinker in the study of religions or of particular theoretical approaches through application to a specific religious movement or historical event.
• Identify and explain the central questions that have animated the modern academic study of religions since the Enlightenment.
• Identify and explain the differences and similarities in the underlying assumptions and approaches of the methods that scholars have used to answer these central questions.

CLWR 3450 - Self-denial and Religion: Virgins, Monks, Hermits and other Ascetics

• Students will gain a greater awareness of the diversity of religion and culture of different societies.
• Students will improve their skills in written and oral expression through class discussions and writing assignments.
• Students will learn about a variety of religious practices and beliefs related to the theme of self-denial.

CLWR 3460 - Religion and Violence

• Students will gain a greater awareness of the diversity of religion and culture of different societies.
• Students will gain awareness of the deep historical context of many current issues involving religion and violence.
• Students will improve their skills in written and oral expression through class discussions and writing assignments.
• Students will learn about a variety of religious practices and beliefs related to the issue of violence and lack of tolerance.

CLWR 3470 - Gandhi and the Gita: The Religious Roots of Nonviolent Resistance in Colonial India

• Analyze and describe the religious roots of Gandhis anti-imperialist movement in India.
• Describe key elements of the biography, philosophy, and historical significance of Mohandas K. Gandhi.
• Differentiate Gandhi’s movement from other varieties of nonviolent resistance by analyzing and identifying its particular intellectual and political history.
• Discuss the complex role the Gita played in the development of Gandhi’s thought.
• Identify and define the historical contexts and the human actors that produced Gita as well as those who have interpreted its message over the years.

CLWR 3480 - The History of Yoga: From Ancient Discipline to Modern Movement

• Analyze and describe current and recent debates about what relationship, if any, modern yoga has with Hinduism.
• Demonstrate practical experience in the breathing and postures associated with different systems of physical yoga, including Vinyasa, Ashtanga, and Iyengar.
• Describe key elements of the biography, philosophy, and historical significance of significant figures like Patanjali, Yogananda, and Krishnamacharya and key works like the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra, and Light on Yoga.
• Describe the philosophical ideas about matter and energy that underlie the system of yoga.
• Differentiate and explain the relationship of the diverse ideas and practice that have gone under the name yoga over the centuries.
• Identify and define the historical contexts and the human actors that have shaped the development of the yoga tradition from ancient India to the contemporary United States.

CLWR 3850J - Writing on Religion

• Take notes and cite sources accurately in text and in footnotes.
• Conceive of and carry out an original research project.
• Organize complex material, and develop a coherent argument in a research paper.
• Revise and recombine material in subsequent drafts.
• Understand and evaluate information from a wide variety of sources.

CLWR 4330 - Political Islam

• Students will be able to describe the various forms and developmental directions that political Islam has taken.
• Students will be able to evaluate the thesis that ‘political Islam’ has largely failed to achieve its objectives.
• v explain and critically evaluate such terms as political Islam, Islamism, Islamic fundamentalism.
• Students will be able to identify and describe the historical and social and political factors that have given rise to political Islam in different settings.
• Students will be able to identify the distinctions between ‘political Islam’ and the politics of Islam.
• Students will be able to research and present in depth the various dimensions of a specific case study related to the topic of political Islam.

CLWR 4340 - Sufism-Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam

• Compare and contrast the manifestation of Sufism in four separate geographical and cultural locations, including but not limited to: e.g. Southeast Asia (Java); North Africa (Morocco); West Asia (Turkey); and the North Atlantic (UK and USA).
• Define what Sufism is, particularly in relation to the concepts of ‘mysticism’ and ‘asceticism’.
• Describe the diverse historical origins and development of Sufism.
• Develop collaborative research and writing skills by working with a partner to investigate in depth and report orally and in writing, possibly in a Wiki format, on one particular aspect of classical or contemporary Sufism.
• Identify and define key Sufi concepts.

CLWR 4350 - Women in Buddhist Traditions

• Appreciate the historical agency of Buddhist women even in situations of oppression.
• Articulate ideas in a thoughtful and effective manner through informal and formal writing exercises.
• Challenge incorrect stereotypes (positive and negative) about Buddhist women.
• Critically evaluate primary and secondary sources on women and Buddhism.
• Describe the diversity of women’s images, roles, experiences and concerns, discerning various viewpoints in different cultural contexts.
• Elucidate how women have been represented in Buddhist scriptures and how Buddhist women have responded to these representations.
• Explain why Buddhist texts have not always included the voices of women, and implement ways to uncover them through research.
• Illuminate Buddhist concepts of gender and sexuality.
• Illustrate the strategies Buddhist women have developed to gain access to Buddhist institutions, especially monastic institutions.

CLWR 4410 - Contemporary Religious Thought

• General knowledge of the critique of secularism.
• Improved ability to organize complex materials.
• Improved clarity in writing.
• Improved research skills.
• Overview of the politicization of religion in the last quarter century.

CLWR 4420 - Religious Experience

• General knowledge of the literature on religious experience.
• Improved ability to organize complex materials.
• Improved clarity in writing.
• Improved research skills.

CLWR 4430 - Women and Religion

• Critically examine how various aspects of religion, concepts of the divine, formal doctrines, traditional practices, myths and symbols, and widely held beliefs affect the social, political, psychological, and spiritual development of women.
• Explore women’s experience, role, and status in major world religions.
• Make connections between the issues raised by feminist critics of religion and our own spiritual journeys.
• Recognize and discuss basic concepts in women’s studies and religious studies.

CLWR 4440 - Taoism and Confucianism

• General understanding of the impact of Confucianism in China, Japan and Vietnam.
• General understanding of the impact of Taoism in China and Japan.
• Overview of the teachings of Taoism.
• Overview of the writings of Confucius.
• Some understanding of the development of folk Taoism.

CLWR 4450X - Sex and the Bible

CLWR 4710 - African Religions

• Compare and contrast the key practices and institutions of at least four different religions practiced on the African continent.
• Discuss the development of different traditions both on the continent and in the African diaspora (Haiti, Brazil, US, etc.)
• Evaluate the distinction between.
• Identify the main historical, cultural, and political influences that have shaped the diverse religious trends on the continent.

CLWR 4810 - Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism

• Comparison with the function of symbolic thought in political contexts.
• General understanding of how symbolic thought functions in religious traditions.
• General understanding of how symbolic thought works in individuals.
• Improved clarity in writing.
• Improved research skills.

CLWR 4820 - Thinking About Death: Belief and Practice

• Describe and analyze texts, images, tombs, modes of burial and grave goods.
• Engage modern theories and approaches to the analyses of beliefs and practices concerning death.
• Show how beliefs and burial practices in different cultures shape the portrayal of the dead in painting and sculpture.

CLWR 4931H - Departmental Honors Thesis

• To develop critical thinking skills.
• To develop research and writing skills to find and analyze data.
• To develop the ability to work independently.
• To prepare a research proposal that addresses a topic of interest to the student.

CLAS 2110 - Greek and Latin Roots in Biomedical Terminology

• Accurate and rapid comprehension of important terms in contemporary biomedical vocabulary.
• Basic introduction to the historical intellectual contexts in which many biomedical terms were invented.
• Basic introduction to the linguistic principles of anatomical Latin.
• Introduction to basic research tools in biomedical sciences.
• Understanding of the linguistic principles of word formation in biomedical terminology.

CLAS 2300 - Heroes – Classical Literature in Translation

• Students will be able to apply basic critical techniques in the study of contemporary reception of classical literature.
• Students will be able to demonstrate development of skills in critical reading and analytical writing.
• Students will be able to describe selected aspects of the impact of Greco-Roman literature on Western culture.
• Students will be able to identify basic critical and theoretical trends in the study of Greco-Roman literature.
• Students will be able to identify basic themes in Greco-Roman literature, culture, and mythology.

CLAS 2310 - Human Aspirations Among the Greeks and Romans

• Students will contemplate the value of idealism in human experience and to consider whether one wants his or her life to be driven by ideals or utility.
• Students will learn to respect smart ideas even when they appear in strange cultural and intellectual contexts.
• Students will practice reading carefully and sympathetically in order to accurately understand what the author is saying–and why.
• Students will understand how new ideals arise in human history.
• Students will understand that new ideals arise in human history.

CLAS 2320 - Democracy and Republicanism in the Ancient World

• Students will be able to analyze and compare using literary analysis a variety of Greek and Roman texts concerning inclusion and exclusion in government according to gender, class, and race.
• Students will be able to identify the fundamental institutions that defined the Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic.
• Students will be able to describe how and why those institutions developed and ultimately collapsed.
• Students will be able to read widely across cultures, geographical regions, social contexts and chronological periods of the Greco-Roman world, and explain the influence of ancient democracy and republicanism on the development of modern government.
• Students will be able to use the fundamentals of literary analysis to analyze strengths and weaknesses of evidence and to connect it to its proper social and cultural context.
• Students will be able to recognize and engage in comparative historical and literary thinking to explain how ancient concepts of government persist in, and shape, modern thinking on these topics.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the ways in which different authors and peoples spoke about and perceived the Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic.
• Students will be able to explain how the common element of widespread participation in government by the citizens helped shape the development and collapse of both types of government.
• Students will be able to produce written work that demonstrates interpretive skills.

CLAS 2340 - Classical Mythology

• Adoption of methodologies for exploring myth independently.
• Exploration of the meanings of myths for the ancients and for us.
• Mastery of names and stories for some principal Greek myths.
• To be able to use evidence from material culture as well as literary sources in reaching conclusions about myth.
• Understanding of the literary and visual context of myth.

CLAS 2350 - War and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome

• Students will be able to analyze a wide range of literature from the ancient Greek and Roman world, in particular the variety of different cultures in the Mediterranean world from 700 BC to AD 400.
• Students will be able to define key concepts and terms in ancient thinking about war and warfare.
• Students will be able to identify and define major developments in ancient thinking of war, and will be able to explain how and why these developments occurred.
• Students will be able to explain the many different effects of war on ancient societies through a wide variety of literary and artistic expressions from diverse cultures and social situations.
• Students will be able to evaluate ancient representations of war through analysis of gender, class, race, and geographical locations.
• Students will be able to describe what repercussions developments in ancient warfare had on contemporary society.
• Students will be able to apply the fundamentals of literary analysis, to analyze and evaluate different types of genres and forms for reliability and utility in studying societal ideas and values.
• Students will be able to evaluate the cultural context of sources studied, and identify bias or predisposition in accounts given by primary literary sources.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast cultural attitudes towards warfare in ancient Greek and Roman societies.
• Students will be able to produce written works that demonstrate interpretive skills.

CLAS 2360 - Food, Drink and Identity in the Ancient World

• Students will be able to identify the main crops and domesticated animals in Mediterranean agriculture.
• Students will be able to explain what factors were involved in the shift from foraging to agriculture in the Near East.
• Students will be able to identify the roles of food and drink in religious ritual.
• Students will be able to analyze the wider cultural contexts of myths connected with agriculture, food and drink.
• Students will be able to compare the ways that food and drink are used in different cultures to establish status.
• Students will be able to evaluate the ambivalent role of alcohol in different literary genres and assess types of intoxicated behavior in regard to class, ethnicity and gender.
• Students will be able to analyze similarities and differences in the unifying or transgressive ways the different genres of Greek and Roman literature represent eating and drinking.
• Students will be able to compare the themes of women and their connection to food and drink in wisdom literature and law codes from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
• Students will be able to evaluate the use of the theme of forbidden foods to subordinate or exclude individuals or groups from the community or define others as uncivilized.
• Students will be able to become familiar with digital databases of images and texts from the Classical world such as the Perseus Digital Library, and print sources in Classical and Near Eastern literature, ancient history, archaeology and food studies.

CLAS 2390 - Ethnicity in the Ancient World

• Students will be able to evaluate a wide range of ancient texts representing a diversity of cultures and social situations, and describe the ways in which gender, class, and race are used through literary analysis.
• Students will be able to explain the theoretical, methodological, and/or ethical issues involved in encountering cultural differences.
• Students will be able to evaluate and critique those texts and other types of evidence on ancient thinking on ethnicity within their proper social and cultural context.
• Students will be able to identify the fundamental ways that ancient Greeks and Romans constructed ideas about ethnicity and identity.
• Students will be able to apply comparative historical thinking to explain how ancient concepts of ethnicity persist in, and shape, modern thinking on these topics.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the ways in which different authors and peoples spoke and about perceived cultural identity and the fundamental assumptions which underlie cultural differences.
• Students will be able to analyze and critique modern scholarly arguments.
• Students will be able to produce written work that demonstrates interpretive skills.

CLAS 2510 - Ancient Jerusalem: From Solomon to Suleiman

• To become familiar with the corpus of religious thought directed toward and produced in the city during the period in question.
• To become familiar with the major historical periods and political events connected to Jerusalem from its founding until ca. 1500 AD.
• To become familiar with the physical attributes of the city, including its archaeological record, architectural developments, and geographic contours.
• To develop skills for thinking critically about sites as complex and superabundant with meaning as Jerusalem, and to be able to apply those skills to new material both in and outside of the course.
• To understand the interaction between socio-political history, material culture, and religious thought of and about the city.

CLAS 2520 - Classical Athens

• To be able to distinguish between an opinion and a rational argument.
• To be able to distinguish similarities and differences between 5th Century Greek culture and modern American culture and to be able to analyze why they exist.
• To be able to place ancient Greek culture within the historical context of the development of western culture.
• To be able to take a position on an issue and present a written argument expressing the basis on which that opinion is formed.
• To be able to use evidence from material culture as well as from literary sources in reaching conclusions about aspects of the ancient world.
• To understand how we know what we know about ancient Greek culture.

CLAS 2530 - Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World

• Students will learn the human and social implications of these conquests.
• Students will learn the nature of Alexander’s conquests.
• Students will learn to apply their understanding of the human and social impact of Alexander’s conquests to the analysis of similar contemporary phenomena.

CLAS 2540 - Rome Under the Caesars

• To be able to compare and contrast evidence from different literary genres as well as from material culture.
• To be able to distinguish between an opinion and an rational argument.
• To be able to distinguish similarities and differences between Roman culture and modern American culture and analyze why they exist.
• To be able to take a position on an issue and present a written argument expressing the basis on which that opinion is formed.
• To understand how we know what we know about the Roman culture.
• To understand the roles which religion, art, family, politics, warfare, and leisure activities play in development of Roman culture.

CLAS 2550 - Pagan to Christian in Late Antiquity

• To be able to take a position on an issue and present a written argument expressing the basis on which that opinion is formed.
• To be able to use evidence from material culture as well as from literary sources in reaching conclusions about paganism and early Christianity.
• To understand Constantine’s role in the spread of Christianity in the 3rd Century.
• To understand how we know what we know about early Christianity and its relation to paganism.
• To understand the underlying principles of paganism as it was practiced in the Greco Roman world.
• To understand the ways in which 1st Century Christianity defined itself in relation to Judaism.

CLAS 2700 - Comparative Slavery: Ancient and Atlantic

• Students will be able to apply what they have learned about slavery to analyzing contemporary manifestations of slavery.
• Students will be able to assess the utility of the comparative method.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the principle characteristics of the ancient and Atlantic slave systems.
• Students will be able to define and describe slavery as an institution and as a social experience.
• Students will be able to formulate conclusions regarding the core commonalities of the slave experience in both slave systems.
• Students will be able to interpret the significance of texts, both non-fictional and fictional, that represent the experience of slavery

CLAS 2970T - Classics HTC Tutorial

• To be able to place Classical cultures within the historical context of the development of western culture.
• To be able to take a position on an issue and present a written argument expressing the basis on which that opinion is formed.
• To be able to use evidence from material culture as well as from literary sources in reaching conclusions about aspects of the ancient world.
• To evaluate how information from ancient sources is presented in modern scholarship.
• To understand how we know what we know about ancient Greek and Roman cultures.

CLAS 2971T - Classics HTC Tutorial

• To be able to place Classical cultures within the historical context of the development of western culture.
• To be able to use evidence from material culture as well as from literary sources in reaching conclusions about aspects of the ancient world.
• To focus more deeply on well-defined aspects of ancient culture.
• To frame a valid research question and carry out research on different aspects of the question.

CLAS 2980T - Classics HTC Tutorial

• To be able to place Classical cultures within the historical context of the development of western culture.
• To be able to take a position on an issue and present a written argument expressing the basis on which that opinion is formed.
• To be able to use evidence from material culture as well as from literary sources in reaching conclusions about aspects of the ancient world.
• To evaluate how information from ancient sources is presented in modern scholarship.
• To understand how we know what we know about ancient Greek and Roman cultures.

CLAS 2981T - Classics HTC Tutorial

• To develop familiarity with style and subject matter of different ancient authors.
• To master grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin and/or Greek.
• To carry out research on aspects of ancient texts.
• To place texts in historical and cultural contexts.
• To understand the impact of different authors and texts in Western cultures.

CLAS 3010 - Love in Antiquity

• Students will interact dialogically with those texts so as to sharpen their own understanding of love.
• Students will practice explaining those texts, to themselves and others, so as to make their points clear.
• Students will read classical texts that offer keen insights into the human experience of love.

CLAS 3110 - Gods and Heroes in Ancient Epic

• Intimate familiarity with narrative, themes, and characters of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Vergil’s Aeneid.
• Knowledge of formal aspects of Greek and Roman epic poetry.
• Knowledge of mythic background of Iliad, Odyssey, and the Aeneid.
• Knowledge of relevant historical and archaeological context (Bronze Age, Archaic Greece, Republican and Imperial Rome).
• Understanding of broad humanistic relevance of Greek and Roman epic poems.
• Understanding of oral composition and oral performance poetry (as distinct from written literature).

CLAS 3120 - Greek Tragedy and Comedy

• An understanding of the conventions of the Greek theater.
• An understanding of the differences between Greek comedy and tragedy.
• An understanding of the different approaches and themes of the three great tragedians.
• An understanding of the formal structure of Greek drama and its variations.
• An understanding of the historical and religious context of Greek tragedy and comedy.
• To be able to explore responsibly meanings in Greek tragedy for the Greeks and for us.
• To be able to read Greek plays independently.

CLAS 3130 - Wisdom in Antiquity

• Knowledge of Greek and Roman educational principles, practices, and ideals.
• Understanding of broad humanistic relevance of Greek and Roman education to higher education today.
• Understanding of the problem of elite education in ancient democratic, republican, and autocratic societies.
• Understanding of the special role of wisdom in Greek and Roman literature and cultural discourse.
• Understanding of the tradition of the liberal arts and their evolution in Greece and Rome.

CLAS 3140 - Indian Epic: Mahabharata and Ramayana

• to become familiar with the narrative structures, plots, main characters, and major themes of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
• to become familiar with the ways in which the epics reflect and narrate Hindu teachings about ethics, government, the nature of God, and the relationship between humans and the Divine
• to develop the skills of close reading, evaluating the internal coherence of unfamiliar worldviews, and synthesizing large amounts of information to make clear and focused arguments
• to understand and appreciate the deep continuities between India and the other Indo-European cultures, including Classical Greece and Rome
• to understand the historical contexts and the human actors that produced the epics, addressing questions of who, when, where, how, and why
• to understand the role that the epics play in the religion and culture of contemporary Hindus, not only in India but throughout the world

CLAS 3430 - Women in the Ancient Mediterranean

• To apply critical thinking to theories about women’s roles in these different cultures based on literary and artistic material.
• To become familiar with what is distinctive about women’s roles in each different culture, through literature and art.
• To recognize how and to what extent the views of women in our modern society are derived from those held in these ancient societies.
• To understand the aspirations and values of both women and men within the contexts of their cultures.
• To understand the biological, cultural, and economic factors common to ancient Mediterranean civilizations which define women’s roles.
• To understand the gender biases in male portrayals of women in ancient literature and art.

CLAS 3540 - Greek and Roman Religions and Society

• Students will gain a greater awareness of the diversity of religion and culture of different societies.
• Students will improve their skills in written and oral expression through class discussions and writing assignments.
• Students will learn about ancient Greek and Roman religion and society and the methods used in the academic study of these topics.

CLAS 3720 - On-Site Survey of Greek History

• Students will broadly review the history of Greece, from ancient times to modern times.
• Students will learn important themes that characterize Greek history.
• Students will learn the significant role played by the ancient past, the Byzantine empire, and the Ottoman occupation in the formation of the modern Greek national identity.
• Students will see how the study of ancient material remains and archaeological sites can enhance the understanding of ancient texts.

CLAS 3800 - Colloquium in Classics and World Religions

• Give advanced students a chance to present their own research.
• Give students the opportunity to meet, listen to, and ask questions of guest lecturers.
• Introduce students to aspects of the study of Classics and of religion not usually covered in regular courses.
• Show students the different sub-disciplines of Classics and in World religions.

CLAS 3970T - Classics Tutorial

• To focus more deeply on well-defined aspects of ancient culture, whether textual or material.
• To frame a more complex research question and carry out research on different aspects of the question.

CLAS 3980T - Classics Tutorial

• To focus more deeply on well-defined aspects of ancient culture, whether textual or material.
• To frame a more complex research question and carry out research on different aspects of the question.

CLAS 4520 - Roman Social History

• Students will become familiar with important scholarship and methods of analysis in the field of Roman social history.
• Students will become familiar with the different sources of evidence for Roman social history.
• Students will consider the advantages and shortcomings of the various methods of analyzing the ancient evidence for Roman social history.
• Students will learn the basic issues and controversies involving the study of ancient Roman society.

CLAS 4931H - Departmental Honors Thesis

• To develop ability to synthesize data.
• To develop analytical skills.
• To develop research skills in preparation for graduate school.
• To enhance writing skills.

CLAS 4970T - Classics Tutorial Senior Thesis

• To research and frame a thesis topic.
• To determine the different sections of the topics, and carry out and write drafts of these sections.
• To produce a precis and bibliography for the topic.

CLAS 4980T - Classics Tutorial Senior Thesis

• Complete a well-balanced, complex senior thesis.
• Establish overall organization and content of the thesis.
• Produce and critique numerous drafts of different sections.

COED 2120 - Introduction to Coaching

• Students will be able to analyze roles and behaviors within sports coaching.
• Students will be able to formulate a coaching philosophy using reflection and examples of practice.
• Students will be able to identify the components involved in planning and creating session plans to impact participants’ learning.
• Students will be able to apply theoretical knowledge into the delivery of a coaching session.
• Students will be able to evaluate different organizational, communication, and leadership skills for sport coaching sessions.

COED 2130 - Youth and Sports

• Students will be able to evaluate diverse youth sports coaching sessions and formulate modifications related to coaching youth athletes.
• Students will be able to explain how maturation, developmental readiness, and motivation influences youth sports participation from cognitive, emotional, and physical perspectives.
• Students will be able to identify the components involved in constructing developmentally appropriate session plans for young athletes.
• Students will be able to apply theoretical knowledge into the delivery of a practical coaching session.
• Students will be able to connect parent advocacy with participation and development in youth sports.

COED 2510 - Techniques and Tactics of Golf

• Apply basic principles of safety in minimizing accident potential in golf.
• Demonstrate proficiency in figuring golf handicap.
• Demonstrate proficiency in performing the technical skills associated with golf.

COED 2512 - Techniques and Tactics of Tennis

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the rules and scoring in tennis.
• Students will demonstrate tactical knowledge associated with playing a tennis match.
• Students will demonstrate technical skills including forehand, backhand and serve.

COED 2513 - Techniques and Tactics of Track and Field

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the rules as they apply to both track and field events.
• Students will demonstrate tactical knowledge associated with two track events and two field events.
• Students will demonstrate technical skills in a variety of track and field related events.

COED 2514 - Techniques and Tactics of Wrestling

• Students will demonstrate ability to participate in a wrestling match.
• Students will demonstrate ability to perform the major skills in wrestling.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of tactics associated with wrestling.

COED 2515 - Techniques and Tactics of Strength and Conditioning

• Students will demonstrate ability to perform the major lifts in strength and conditioning.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to design a 4 week lifting schedule.

COED 2610 - Techniques and Tactics of Baseball

• Students will demonstrate ability to participate in a baseball game.
• Students will demonstrate ability to perform the major skills in baseball.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of tactics associated with baseball.

COED 2611 - Techniques and Tactics of Basketball

• Students will demonstrate ability to perform the major skills in basketball (shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding & defending).
• Students will demonstrate ability to play a game of basketball.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of tactics associated with playing basketball.

COED 2612 - Techniques and Tactics of Field Hockey

• Students will apply basic principles of safety and risk management in minimizing accident potential in field hockey.
• Students will demonstrate ability to play the game of field hockey.
• Students will demonstrate tactical understanding while playing field hockey.
• Students will demonstrate the major skills of field hockey.

COED 2613 - Techniques and Tactics of Football

• Students will demonstrate ability to perform the major skills in football.
• Students will demonstrate ability to play a game of touch football.
• Students will demonstrate tactical understanding of football.

COED 2614 - Techniques and Tactics of Ice Hockey

• Students will demonstrate ability to perform the major skills in ice hockey.
• Students will demonstrate ability to play a game of ice hockey.
• Students will demonstrate tactical understanding of ice hockey.

COED 2615 - Techniques and Tactics of Lacrosse

• Students will apply principles of safety and risk management.
• Students will demonstrate ability to play the game of lacrosse.
• Students will demonstrate tactical understanding of lacrosse.
• Students will demonstrate the major skills of lacrosse (techniques and maneuvers on the field).
• Students will identify resources in the sport of lacrosse.

COED 2616 - Techniques and Tactics of Soccer

• Students will demonstrate principles of safety in minimizing accident potential in soccer.
• Students will demonstrate tactical understanding associated in playing soccer.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to play the game of soccer.
• Students will demonstrate the major skills associated with soccer.

COED 2617 - Techniques and Tactics of Softball

• Students will apply principles of safety and risk management.
• Students will apply the rules to the game of softball.
• Students will demonstrate ability to play the game of softball.
• Students will demonstrate tactical understanding of softball.
• Students will demonstrate the major skills of playing softball.

COED 2618 - Techniques and Tactics of Volleyball

• Students will demonstrate ability to play a game of volleyball.
• Students will demonstrate tactical understanding of volleyball.
• Students will demonstrate the major skills of volleyball (serving, passing, setting, spiking, defending).

COED 2900 - Special Topics in Coaching Education

• Students will increase their knowledge in Coaching Education.

COED 2920 - Practicum in Coaching

• To describe the practical experiences and learning lessons in the journal.
• To effectively connect the applied experiences to theory/concepts in the discipline.
• To gain practical experience in coaching, intercollegiate, interscholastic athletics, and/or youth sports.

COED 3120 - Analysis of Current Research in Athletic Coaching

• Students will be able to explain the main professional issues identified in current literature in athletic coaching.
• Students will be able to describe the quality and originality of academic research in athletic coaching.
• Students will be able to discuss the key trends in athletic coaching research.
• Students will be able to identify areas for the future development of athletic coaching research.
• Students will be able to explain how findings from academic research are being applied in practical settings.

COED 3130 - Human Dynamics in Sport

• Students will be able to describe the dynamic interactions that occur through sport participation.
• Students will be able to identify and explain key theoretical psychological concepts and their application to sport.
• Students will be able to identify the impact of psychological concepts on skilled performance in coaching.
• Students will be able to analyze how different coaching methods impact participant motivation, confidence and concentration.
• Students will be able to apply psychological concepts to improve motivation, confidence, and concentration with athletes/teams.

COED 3210 - Coaching Golf

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of golf to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with golf in a practical setting.

COED 3211 - Coaching Tennis

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of tennis to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with tennis in a practical setting.

COED 3212 - Coaching Track and Field

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of track and field to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with track and field in a practical setting.

COED 3213 - Coaching Wrestling

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of wrestling to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with wrestling in a practical setting.

COED 3214 - Coaching Strength and Conditioning

• Students will be able to explain how the body functions and adapts to conditioning activities.
• Students will be able to critically analyze and provide feedback on individuals’ conditioning techniques.
• Students will be able to describe the importance of appropriate fueling and refueling strategies in maintaining health and well-being.
• Students will be able to design exercise programs for individuals with different physical activity goals.

COED 3310 - Coaching Baseball

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of baseball to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with baseball in a practical setting.

COED 3311 - Coaching Basketball

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of basketball to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with basketball in a practical setting.

COED 3312 - Coaching Field Hockey

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of field hockey to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with field hockey in a practical setting.

COED 3313 - Coaching Football

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of football to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with football in a practical setting.

COED 3314 - Coaching Ice Hockey

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of ice hockey to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with ice hockey in a practical setting.

COED 3315 - Coaching Lacrosse

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of lacrosse to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with lacrosse in a practical setting.

COED 3316 - Coaching Soccer

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of soccer to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with soccer in a practical setting.

COED 3317 - Coaching Softball

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of softball to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with softball in a practical setting.

COED 3318 - Coaching Volleyball

• Articulate an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Build upon knowledge and experience by developing a comprehensive coaching notebook.
• Critically analyze player performance through use of video.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute or organize a demonstration of the basic skills of volleyball to an intermediate competency level.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach both technical and tactical skills associated with volleyball in a practical setting.

COED 3403 - Athletic Officiating–Track and Field

• Demonstrate knowledge of the duties and roles associated with being an official in a written exam.
• Earn officiating certification.
• Officiate an event at a track and field meet.

COED 3410 - Athletic Officiating–Baseball

• Demonstrate knowledge of the duties and roles associated with being an official in a written exam.
• Earn officiating certification.
• Officiate a game.