Greek (GRE)

GRE 101. Elementary Ancient Greek I. 3 Credit Hours.

Alphabet, pronunciation, accentuation, vocabulary, grammar, reading exercises, and written exercises.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall.

GRE 102. Elementary Ancient Greek II. 3 Credit Hours.

Continuation of GRE 101.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Spring.

GRE 103. Intensive Greek for the New Testament. 3 Credit Hours.

An intensive introduction to the Koine dialect of the New Testament and Septuagint. The course is intended for students with little to no background in Ancient Greek, and covers material similar to that found in the GRE 101 and GRE 102 sequence for Attic Greek. Students leave GRE 103 prepared for GRE 201 and capable of reading extended passages from the New Testament.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Offered by Announcement Only.

GRE 201. Intermediate Ancient Greek I. 3 Credit Hours.

Reading from classical and Hellenistic authors. Building on their knowledge of elementary Greek grammar, students move toward real fluency in reading ancient Greek, and the pleasure of encountering these great authors in their original language.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall.

GRE 202. Intermediate Ancient Greek II. 3 Credit Hours.

Reading Ancient Greek poetry. Students will read selections from Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, with emphasis on the Homeric dialect, meter, and the oral tradition of these epics. Greek 202 prepares students for 300- and 400-level Ancient Greek poetry courses.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Spring.

GRE 311. Plato. 3 Credit Hours.

Reading of Plato's dialogues and letters with a view to syntax, the acquisition of vocabulary, and Plato's prose style and philosophical thought.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Offered by Announcement Only.

GRE 321. Euripides. 3 Credit Hours.

Readings in the plays of Euripides, with an emphasis on syntax, vocabulary, dramaturgy, and the social role of tragedy in ancient Athenian culture.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall & Spring.

GRE 401. Special Topics in Greek Literature. 3 Credit Hours.

This course will address a specific author, topic, or text (appearing as a subtitle) Analogous to REL 404-409 courses. [This will vary each time the course is offered]
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 402. Special Topics in Greek Literature. 3 Credit Hours.

This course will address a specific author, topic, or text (appearing as a subtitle) Analogous to REL 404-409 courses. [this will vary each time the course is offered]
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 403. Special Topics in Greek Literature. 3 Credit Hours.

This course will address a specific author, topic, or text (appearing as a subtitle) Analogous to REL 404-409 courses. [this will vary each time the course is offered]
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 404. Special Projects in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture. 3 Credit Hours.

This course will address a specific project in Classics (appearing as a subtitle) Analogous to REL 407-409 [this will vary each time the course is offered]
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 405. Special Projects in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture. 3 Credit Hours.

This course will address a specific project in Classics (appearing as a subtitle). Analogous to REL 407-409.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 406. Special Projects in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture. 3 Credit Hours.

This course will address a specific project in Classics (appearing as a subtitle). Analogous to REL 407-409.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 408. Supervised Reading in Classical Greek. 3 Credit Hours.

Variable subject matter determined by instructor and student. Analogous to REL 401-403.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 409. Supervised Reading in Classical Greek. 3 Credit Hours.

Variable subject matter determined by instructor and student. Analogous to REL 401-403.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 411. Homer. 3 Credit Hours.

Readings from the Iliad and/or Odyssey.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Spring.

GRE 421. Greek Orators. 3 Credit Hours.

Readings from Lysias and Demosthenes.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall.

GRE 422. Aristophanes. 3 Credit Hours.

Readings from Aristophanes' plays in the original Ancient Greek.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall & Spring.

GRE 431. Herodotus. 3 Credit Hours.

Readings in ancient Greek from Herodotus, the "father of history."
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall.

GRE 491. Directed Readings. 1-3 Credit Hours.

Content to be determined by faculty member and registering student(s).
Components: THI.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer.

GRE 691. Directed Readings in Greek for Graduate Students. 0-3 Credit Hours.

Independent study in Ancient Greek, thought, literature, and culture.
Requisite: Graduate Standing.
Components: LEC.
Grading: GRD.
Typically Offered: Fall & Spring.