GREK 101
Introductory Greek I
3 Credits          Weekly (3-1-0)

This course introduces students to ancient Greek. Students learn the Greek alphabet, a core vocabulary and elements of Greek grammar. Students also read and translate simple Greek texts. Students meet with their instructor for four hours per week, one of which is a lab. Lab hours are dedicated to revision, review, quizzes, tests, etc. Note: Students with a proficiency level beyond this course may be directed to a higher-level course. This includes those students with credit in Greek 30 or 35.

GREK 201
Intermediate Greek
3 Credits          Weekly (3-1-0)

This course is a continuation of GREK 101. Students continue to study the elements of ancient Greek grammar, to acquire additional vocabulary and to read and translate simple texts, building towards the ability to read selected, unmodified passages of original ancient Greek. Students meet with their instructor for four hours per week, one of which is a lab. Lab hours are dedicated to revision, review, quizzes, tests, etc. Note: Students with a proficiency level beyond this course may be directed to a higher-level course. This includes those students with credit in Greek 30 or 35.

Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in GREK 101.

GREK 301
Reading Ancient Greek Prose
3 Credits          Weekly (3-0-0)

This course strengthens students’ reading and writing skills in ancient Greek. Through the reading of unadapted original passages of complex intermediate ancient Greek prose texts, students apply their knowledge of complex syntactical, grammatical, and morphological structures. The course typically focuses on a single author (e.g., Xenophon, Lysias) or genre of Greek literature (e.g., history, oratory) as chosen by the instructor. Students can take this course up to three times provided the author/genre is different. This course can be taken up to three times if the topic is different.

Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in GREK 102 or 201.

GREK 302
Reading Ancient Greek Verse
3 Credits          Weekly (3-0-0)

In this course, students strengthen their reading and writing skills in Greek by reading and translating original ancient Greek verse texts. The course also includes ancient Greek composition, the acquisition of additional vocabulary, and continuing analysis of syntactical and grammatical structures. The course typically focuses on a single author (e.g., Demosthenes, Sophocles) or genre (e.g., historiography, comedy) as chosen by the instructor. Students can take this course up to three times provided the author/genre is different.

Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in GREK 102 or GREK 201.

GREK 398
Independent Study in Ancient Greek
3 Credits          Total (0-0-45)

In this course, students will advance their study of ancient Greek by reading an original-language prose text with grammatical commentary. Students will identify and translate advanced subjunctive and optative constructions while improving their abilities to translate unmodified ancient Greek; they will also learn how to conduct a short passage analysis in regard to language use, syntax, narrative technique, and/or genre. Texts will be chosen in consultation with the instructor. Students can repeat the course so long as the author being read is different from a prior offering of GREK 398.

Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in GREK 201.

GREK 498
Advanced Independent Study in Ancient Greek
3 Credits          Total (0-0-45)

In this course, students will advance their study of ancient Greek by reading an original-language verse text with grammatical commentary. Students will improve their abilities to translate ancient Greek while attending to questions of idiosyncratic language and syntax, style, and genre. They will also learn how to conduct a literary close reading of a passage in the original Greek, focusing on language, syntax, and stylistic choices; verse texts will include analysis of metre while prose and oratory will examine common rhetorical devices. Texts will be chosen in consultation with the instructor. Students can repeat the course so long as the author being read is different from a prior offering of GREK 498.

Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in GREK 201.