Timeroom: Spring 2025

Durham Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 530A (01) - Classical Literary Performance Genres: War and Adventure in Ancient Epic

War/Adventure in Ancient Epic

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56341

Storytelling has long been one of the primary means to preserve and transmit cultural ideas and traditions. In this course students read and analyze the earliest epic tales from the Greek and Roman period with a view toward understanding the roots and nature of epic, the myths it told, and the influence it has had on subsequent literature. No credit earned if credit received for CLAS 444B.

Equivalent(s): CLAS 444B

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Humanities(Disc)

Instructors: Samantha Davis

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MWF	2:10pm - 3:00pm	MURK 201

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 540C (01) - Environment, Technology and Ancient Society: Tech, Tools and Engineering in the Ancient World

Engineering in Ancient World

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 54990

This course examines positive and negative impacts of ancient technological advances: engineering (fire, metallurgy), writing technology (scripts, including the alphabet, the emergence of papyrus and vellum), military technology (shipbuilding, defensive and offensive technologies, and navigation), artistic (invention of dyes, lost-wax methods of bronze casting), infrastructure (roads, bridges, and aqueducts), and monumentality (Stonehenge, Greek temples, and the Roman Colosseum). Focus on the ways in which societal and environmental factors influenced technological development and vice versa.

Attributes: Environment,Tech&Society(Disc)

Instructors: Gregory McMahon

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MWF	9:10am - 10:00am	MURK 202

Durham Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 676 (01) - Topics in Ancient Greek History

Topics Ancient Greek History

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 54882

Advanced historical study of a particular period or theme in ancient Greek history. May be repeated barring duplication of subject.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Equivalent(s): HIST 676

Cross listed with : HIST 876.01

Instructors: Gregory McMahon

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MWF	11:10am - 12:00pm	HORT 307

Durham Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 677 (01) - History of Ancient Rome

History of Ancient Rome

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56343

Discover the fascinating and tumultuous history of the ancient Roman world, from its small beginnings in the early Republic to the high Empire, when Rome controlled the whole Mediterranean basin. Special focus will be on the political and economic conflicts between social classes, the Punic Wars, the fall of the Republic, its transformation into a monarchy, and the golden age of imperial rule. CLAS 404/HIST 404 is encouraged but not necessary.

Equivalent(s): HIST 677

Cross listed with : HIST 677.01, HIST 877.01

Instructors: Susan Curry

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	MURK 202

Durham Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 694 (01) - Supervised Practicum

Supervised Practicum

Credits: 2.0 or 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

Class Size: 2
CRN: 55639

Participants earn credit for suitable pre-professional activities, including high school outreach, assisting in undergraduate courses and work with professional organizations, museum work. Enrollment limited to juniors and seniors who are Classics, Latin, or Greek majors or minors and have above-average G.P.A.s. Writing assignments are required. Course does not count toward Classics, Latin, or Greek major or minor requirements.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Instructors: R. Scott Smith

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 696 (01) - Special Studies

Special Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 9
CRN: 54922

Advanced work in classics. Research paper. Not open to freshmen and sophomores.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Gregory McMahon

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MWF	12:10pm - 1:00pm	MURK G01

Durham Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 696 (02) - Special Studies

Special Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 55099

Advanced work in classics. Research paper. Not open to freshmen and sophomores.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 455 (01) - Introduction to Media Studies

Introduction to Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 50834

Nature, development, and the effects of mass media. Overview of mass communication history and theory.

Equivalent(s): CMN 455H

Cross listed with : CMN 455.02

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Social Science (Discovery)

Instructors: Joseph Terry

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	KING N113

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 455 (02) - Introduction to Media Studies

Introduction to Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 50835

Nature, development, and the effects of mass media. Overview of mass communication history and theory.

Equivalent(s): CMN 455H

Cross listed with : CMN 455.01

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Social Science (Discovery)

Instructors: Joseph Terry

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	KING N113

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 455 (05) - Introduction to Media Studies

Introduction to Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 52050

Nature, development, and the effects of mass media. Overview of mass communication history and theory.

Equivalent(s): CMN 455H

Cross listed with : CMN 455.06

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Social Science (Discovery)

Instructors: Michael Soha

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	HORT 304