The University of California Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics
UC IRVINE, UC RIVERSIDE, AND UC SAN DIEGO
Michele Salzman, Chair, Joint Executive Committee
Faculty
Luci Berkowitz, Ph.D. Ohio State University, Professor Emerita of Classics, UCI (Greek literary history, computer application to literature)
Cynthia L. Claxton, Ph.D. University of Washington, Lecturer in Classics with Security of Employment, Undergraduate Program Director, and Graduate Advisor, UCI (Greek prose, historiography)
Anthony Edwards, Ph.D. Cornell University, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, UCSD (epic, Greek comedy, critical theory)
Richard I. Frank, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of History and Classics, UCI (Roman history, Latin elegy and satire, classical tradition)
Zina Giannopoulou, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Associate Professor of Classics, UCI (literary theory and Platonic hermeneutics, classical and Hellenistic philosophy, Greek tragedy and epic)
David Glidden, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Philosophy, UCR (Greek and Roman philosophy)
Anna Gonosová, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor Emerita of Art History, UCI (Byzantine and Medieval art)
Monte Johnson, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UCSD (ancient philosophy)
Dayna Kalleres, Ph.D. Brown University, Assistant Professor of Literature and the Study of Religion, UCSD (early to late antique Christian literature and culture)
Andromache Karanika, Ph.D. Princeton University, Assistant Professor of Classics, UCI (Greek epic poetry, Greek lyric, folklore)
Marianne McDonald, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Theatre and Classics, UCSD (Greek and Roman theatre, ancient drama in modern plays, film, and opera)
Margaret M. Miles, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Art History and Classics, UCI (Greek and Roman art and archaeology, ancient Sicily, Greek religion)
Sheldon Nodelman, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Visual Arts, UCSD (Classical art and architecture, Roman portraiture, critical theory)
Maria C. Pantelia, Ph.D. Ohio State University, Professor of Classics and Director, Thesaurus Linguae Graecae®, UCI (Greek epic, Hellenistic poetry, digital technologies in the humanities)
James I. Porter, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, UCI (philosophy, literary and cultural criticism and aesthetics, history of the classical disciplines, reception of Homer)
Wendy Raschke, Ph.D. State University of New York, Buffalo, Lecturer in Classics, UCR (Roman satire, Greek art and archaeology)
Michele Salzman, Ph.D. Bryn Mawr College, Chair, Joint Executive Committee, UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics and Professor of History, UCR (Late antiquity; Roman history and literature, religion, women's studies)
Gerasimos Santas, Ph.D. Cornell University, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, UCI (ancient philosophy, history of philosophy, ethics)
Thomas F. Scanlon, Ph.D. Ohio State University, Professor of Classics, UCR (Greek and Roman historiography, ancient athletics)
Patrick Sinclair, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Professor Emeritus of Classics, UCI (Roman historiography, rhetoric)
Dana F. Sutton, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Professor Emeritus of Classics, UCI (Greek and Latin drama, Greek poetry, Anglo-Latin literature)
Nicholas White, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Classics, UCI (ancient philosophy, ethics, epistemology/metaphysics)
Andrew Zissos, Ph.D. Princeton University, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Classics, UCI (Latin epic, medieval Latin, Roman culture)
The UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics is a joint venture that combines faculty in Classics and related disciplines from the three southernmost University of California campuses—UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and UC San Diego.
Students accepted into the program may enroll at any of the three campuses, but normally apply for admission through UCI, which is the main location for instruction and administration. Applications are reviewed by an admissions committee composed of faculty members from all three campuses.
The goal of the program is to provide a graduate education that unites the main currents of modern literary, cultural, and social-scientific theory with the traditional skills and methodologies of classical philology. Candidates for degrees are expected to exhibit facility in Greek and Latin, competence in research, including theoretical approaches to texts and objects, technical mastery of computing for research and teaching, and experience in teaching. These goals are realized through the four core courses (Classics 200A, B, C and 201) and seminars (Classics 220).
All entering students are admitted into the Ph.D. program. With the exception of those granted advanced standing because they hold the M.A. degree in Classics from another institution, entering students may be awarded an M.A. along the way.
Master of Arts in Classics
The requirements for the M.A. degree are two years (six quarters) of course work, followed by a comprehensive examination or completion of a Master's thesis. A reading knowledge of either German, French, Italian, or an equivalent language, demonstrated by examination or appropriate course work, is also required. M.A. students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 approved, seminar-level courses. The normal course load is three 200-level courses each quarter distributed as follows: nine quarters of Classics 220; three quarters of Classics 200A, B, C, and 201; a fourth quarter may be substituted for a Classics 220. Up to one quarter of Classics 290 for research and writing of the Master's thesis may be substituted for a Classics 220. If remedial work is required in Greek or Latin, with the Graduate Advisor's approval, one enhanced upper-division Greek or Latin course (enrolled as a Classics 280) may be substituted for a Classics 220. With the Graduate Advisor's approval, M.A. students may substitute one external graduate seminar in a relevant area outside of Classics (at any of the three participating campuses) for a Classics 220. At the end of a student's M.A. studies, a positive vote of the program faculty is necessary for continuation in the Ph.D. program. The expected time for completion of the M.A. degree is two years.
Doctor of Philosophy in Classics
The requirements for the Ph.D. degree are three years (nine quarters) of course work. Minimum course requirements are four quarters of Classics 200A, B, C, and 201; 12 quarters of Classics 220; two external graduate seminars, from departments or programs outside of Classics. These may be taken from the offerings of any of the three campuses. Students may take up to two quarters of enhanced upper-division Greek or Latin courses (enrolled as 280s) in place of Classics 220s with permission of the Graduate Advisor if remedial work is required in Greek or Latin. Where appropriate, in the third year of course work, a second Classics 200A, B, or C, may be substituted for a 220. Classics 280, Independent Study (supervised research), may be substituted for Classics 220s only with the permission of the Graduate Advisor. Up to 12 equivalent graduate-level courses completed elsewhere may be substituted for Tri-Campus Program courses with approval of the Joint Executive Committee. Classics 280 may be used, normally in the fourth year, to provide time to work on the Greek and Latin reading lists and to prepare for Qualifying Examinations, but these courses do not count toward the required 18 courses. Students are encouraged to take courses and seminars in relevant areas outside the program at any of the three campuses. At this stage, and during the fourth year of study, students are expected to have read extensively in the primary texts, in literary history and theory, and in ancient history. In addition, experience in supervised teaching and/or research activity is normally required. In order to qualify as a candidate for the Ph.D. and enter the dissertation stage, a student must pass a set of five written qualifying examinations, including Greek translation and Latin translation; Greek history and Roman history; history of Greek and Roman literature. Once these examinations have been passed, a student must submit a substantial dissertation prospectus, comparable
to a research paper in scope and detail, and pass an oral examination administered by the candidacy committee. Ph.D. students must also demonstrate reading proficiency in one modern research language (normally German and French or Italian) by the end of their second year either through appropriate course work or by examination. Proficiency in a second modern research language is expected by the end of the third year. The normative time for advancement to candidacy is four years. The normative time for completion of the Ph.D. is six years, and the maximum time permitted is eight years.
The facilities, course offerings, programs, and individual faculty mentorship of all three campuses are available to students in the UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics. In addition, program resources are enhanced through a cooperative teaching arrangement among the Tri-Campus Program and the Classics graduate program at UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara, and the University of Southern California.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae®
The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae® (TLG®) is a research center at UCI. TLG® has created a digital library of Greek literature, a unique resource for research in Greek literary and linguistic studies. Although administratively separate, TLG® is closely affiliated with the Department of Classics. Information is available in the Office of Research section of this Catalogue.
Undergraduate Courses
Several of the Department of Classics' upper-division undergraduate courses are offered as variable-topics courses, that is, the topics addressed change from quarter to quarter. Contact the Department office for a list of recently offered topics.
Courses in Greek
(Schedule of Classes designation: Greek)
1A-B-C Fundamentals of Greek (5-5-5) F, W, S. 1A-B: Elements of Classical Greek grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. 1C: Introduction to reading texts. Greek 1A-B-C and Greek S1AB-BC may not both be taken for credit. (1C: VI)
S1AB-BC Fundamentals of Greek (7.5-7.5) Summer. First-year Greek in an intensified form. Same as Greek 1A-B-C during academic year. Will be offered if enrollment warrants; those interested should contact the Department. Prerequisite for S1AB: none; for S1BC: S1AB or 1B, or two years of high school Greek. Greek S1AB-BC and Greek 1A-B-C may not both be taken for credit. (S1BC: VI)
99 Special Studies in Greek (1 to 4) F, W, S. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to registration. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
100A Readings in Greek Prose (4) F. Selected readings of Greek prose authors with particular emphasis paid to the fundamentals of Greek prose style, together with grammar review. Possible authors include Xenophon, Herodotus, and Plato. Prerequisite: Greek 1C or equivalent, or consent of the Department.
100B Readings in Greek Poetry (4) F. Selected readings from Greek poetry with particular emphasis paid to the peculiarities and difficulties of reading Greek poetry, together with an introduction to metrics. Possible authors include Homer and Euripides. Prerequisite: Greek 1C or equivalent, or consent of the Department.
103 Seminar in Greek Prose (4) W, S. Specialized and focused study of a particular Greek prose author or topic. Prerequisite: Greek 100A or equivalent, or consent of the Department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
104 Seminar in Greek Poetry (4) W, S. Specialized and focused study of a particular topic or author of Greek poetry. Prerequisite: Greek 100B or equivalent, or consent of the Department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
120 Reading of Selected Portions of the New Testament (4). Portions read may change each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit provided content varies. Prerequisite: Greek 1C or equivalent.
198 Directed Group Study (1 to 4) F, W, S. Special topics in Greek culture and civilization through directed reading and research. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to registration.
199 Independent Studies in Greek (1 to 4) F, W, S. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to registration. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
Courses in Latin
(Schedule of Classes designation: Latin)
1A-B-C Fundamentals of Latin (5-5-5) F, W, S. 1A-B: Elements of Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. 1C: Introduction to reading texts, including study of the poetry of Catullus and selected readings. Latin 1A-B-C and Latin S1AB-BC may not both be taken for credit. (1C: VI)
S1AB-BC Fundamentals of Latin (7.5-7.5) Summer. First-year Latin in an intensified form. Same as Latin 1A-B-C during academic year. Will be offered if enrollment warrants; those interested should contact the Department. Prerequisite for S1AB: none; for S1BC: S1AB or 1B, or two years of high school Latin. Latin S1AB-BC and Latin 1A-B-C may not both be taken for credit. (S1BC: VI)
99 Special Studies in Latin (1 to 4) F, W, S. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to enrollment. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
100A Readings in Latin Prose (4) F. Selected readings of Latin prose authors with particular emphasis paid to the fundamentals of Latin prose style, together with grammar review. Possible authors include Cicero, Caesar, and others. Prerequisite: Latin 1C, or Latin S1BC, or equivalent, with a letter grade of C or better.
100B Readings in Latin Poetry (4) F. Selected readings from Latin poetry with particular emphasis paid to the peculiarities and difficulties of reading Latin poetry, together with an introduction to metrics. Possible authors include Vergil and Ovid. Prerequisite: Latin 1C, or Latin S1BC, or equivalent, with a letter grade of C or better.
103 Seminar in Latin Prose (4) W, S. Specialized and focused study of a particular Latin prose author or topic. Prerequisite: Latin 100A or equivalent, or consent of the Department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
104 Seminar in Latin Poetry (4) F, W, S. Specialized and focused study of a particular topic or author in Latin poetry. Prerequisite: Latin 100B or equivalent, or consent of the Department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
198 Directed Group Study (1 to 4) F, W, S. Special topics in Roman culture and civilization through directed reading and research. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to enrollment.
199 Independent Studies in Latin (1 to 4) F, W, S. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to enrollment. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
Courses in Classics
(Schedule of Classes designation: Classic)
LOWER-DIVISION
5 Building English Vocabulary through Greek and Latin Roots (4). Formation and use of English words from Greek and Latin derivatives. Particularly useful for first-year students who wish to augment their vocabulary systematically.
10 Scientific and Specialized Terminology (4). A study of English terms derived from Greek and Latin and important to contemporary medicine, science, and other professions, with emphasis on development of word-building skills. No prior knowledge of Greek or Latin required. For undergraduates, particularly those in the sciences, interested in development of their technical vocabulary.
36A, B, C The Formation of Ancient Greek Society (4, 4, 4). An overview of ancient Greek civilization and its interactions with other cultures of the Mediterranean world. Focuses on major institutions and cultural phenomena as seen through the study of ancient Greek literature, history, archaeology, and religion. Same as History 36A, B, C.
36A Early Greece (IV)
36B Late Archaic and Classical Greece (IV)
36C Fourth-Century and Hellenistic Greece (IV)
37A, B, C The Formation of Ancient Roman Society (4, 4, 4). A survey of the principal aspects of Roman civilization from its beginnings to the so-called Fall of the Roman Empire in C.E. 476. Focuses on political history and ideology, social history, literature, art and architecture, and religion. Same as History 37A, B, C.
37A Origins to Roman Republic (IV)
37B Roman Empire (IV)
37C The Roman Legacy (IV)
45A, B, C Classical Mythology (4, 4, 4) F, W, S, Summer. An overview of the main myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans and their influence in literature and art throughout time. Includes readings from ancient and modern sources and utilizes modern technology.
45A The Gods. Course may be offered online. (IV)
45B The Heroes (IV)
45C Ancient and Modern Perspectives of Classical Mythology (IV)
99 Special Studies in Classics (1 to 4) F, W, S. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to enrollment.
UPPER-DIVISION
111 The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (4). Exposes undergraduate students to the history, objectives, and activities of UCI's Thesaurus Linguae Graecae and provides them with basic understanding of the principles and procedures inherent in computer application to literary texts. Prerequisite: one year of ancient Greek, or consent of instructor.
140 Classics and History: The Ancient World (4). Selected topics in society and culture of the Graeco-Roman world. May be repeated for credit provided topic varies. Readings in translation.
150 Classical Mythology (4). Selected myths and legends as used in Classical literature, and their modern interpretations.
151 The Olympians (4). Examination of the origins and development of the Greek Olympian divinities with emphasis upon those who became central figures in pre-Christian religious cults.
160 Topics in Classical Literature in English Translation (4). Subject matter variable. May be repeated for credit provided topic varies.
170 Topics in Classical Civilization (4). Subject matter variable. May be repeated for credit provided topic varies.
175 Multicultural Studies and the Classics (4). Treats the literature and culture of one or more minority groups in California and the United States in relation to Classical literatures. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
176 International Studies and the Classics (4). Develops a broader understanding of the formation of different cultures and countries of Classical times and their impact on the modern world. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
192A-B Senior Capstone (2-4) F, W, S. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, majors design and execute a senior project. This project may be a research paper, dramatic production, school curriculum, etc. All projects must be approved by the faculty mentor. Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement. 192A: In-progress grading.
198 Directed Group Study (4-4-4) F, W, S. Special topics in Classical studies through directed reading and research. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to registration.
199 Independent Studies in Classics (1 to 4) F, W, S. Consultation with instructor necessary prior to registration.
TRI-CAMPUS GRADUATE COURSES IN CLASSICS
The topics offered in these courses vary from quarter to quarter. Contact the Department of Classics office for a list of recently offered topics.
200A Contemporary Literary Theory and the Classics (4). An introduction to contemporary literary theory focusing on important critical approaches; topics vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
200B Diachronic Perspectives on Classical Antiquity (4). Examines ways in which Classical texts and ideas have been received and appropriated for the diverse purposes of ancient and subsequent cultures. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
200C Greece and Rome in Their Contemporary Cultural Contexts (4). An introduction to the methods and perspectives of social scientific theory which can be used to study the material and social dimensions of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
201 Research and Pedagogical Tools for Classicists (4). Covers various technical skills essential for successful research and pedagogy in Classics, including use of digital resources (e.g., bibliographical databases). Introduction to important disciplinary subfields, such as textual criticism and epigraphy. Selection of topics will be at instructor's discretion.
220 Classics Graduate Seminar (4). Subject matter variable; mainly but not exclusively major literary topics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Art History 295 when topic is appropriate.
280 Independent Study (4). Supervised independent research. Subject varies.
290 Research in Classics (4-4-4) F, W, S
299 Dissertation Research (4 to 12) F, W, S. May be repeated for credit. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
399 University Teaching (4) F, W, S. Limited to Teaching Assistants. May be repeated for credit.