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Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative External Link delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Greek (GRK )  Department Info

GRK 101 -- Elementary Classical Greek I  (4 units)
Description:  Introduction to ancient Greek for students of the Bible and of the classical authors.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 102 -- Elementary Classical Greek II  (4 units)
Description:  Second semester Greek.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  GRK 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 103 -- Elementary Modern Greek I  (4 units)
Description:  Development of skills in conversation, composition, and reading with emphasis upon audiovisual practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GRK 104 -- Elementary Modern Greek II  (4 units)
Description:  Second semester modern Greek.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  GRK 103.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GRK 199 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GRK 201 -- Intermediate Classical Greek I  (4 units)
Description:  Selections from classical Greek chosen in accordance with the student's needs and interest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GRK 102.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GRK 202 -- Intermediate Classical Greek II  (4 units)
Description:  Selections from classical Greek.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GRK 201.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GRK 203 -- Intermediate Modern Greek I  (4 units)
Description:  Pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary of modern Greek; development of skills in conversation, composition, and reading; emphasis on aural-oral skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GRK 104.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GRK 204 -- Intermediate Modern Greek II  (4 units)
Description:  Conversation, composition, and reading.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GRK 203.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GRK 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GRK 391H -- Honors Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GRK 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GRK 402 -- Greek Reading Course  (3 units)
Description:  Readings in major Greek authors including Homer, Plato, and the historians and dramatists.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); GRK 202.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
May be convened with:  GRK 502.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 412 -- Readings in Greek Philosophy  (3 units)
Description:  Extensive readings in Greek in one of the following areas of Greek philosophy: the pre-Socratics, Plato's ethic and epistemology, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); GRK 202.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to:  PHIL 412; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  GRK 512.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 422 -- Readings in Greek Drama  (3 units)
Description:  Close reading in Greek of either (1) tragedy-one play each by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides or (2) comedy-two plays of Aristophanes, one of Menander.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); GRK 202.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GRK 522.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 424 -- Homer  (3 units)
Description:  Close reading of selections from the Iliad and Odyssey in Greek and an introduction to the critical secondary literature.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); GRK 202.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GRK 524.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 430 -- Readings in Greek Historians  (3 units)
Description:  Selections from Herodotus and Thucydides with an introduction to the critical literature. Readings in Greek.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); GRK 202.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GRK 530.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 498H -- Honors Thesis  (1-3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GRK 499 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GRK 502 -- Greek Reading Course  (3 units)
Description:  Readings in major Greek authors including Homer, Plato, and the historians and dramatists. Graduate-level requirements include extensive reading and an in-depth paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of 400-level Greek.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GRK 402.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 512 -- Readings in Greek Philosophy  (3 units)
Description:  Extensive readings in Greek in one of the following areas of Greek philosophy: the pre-Socratics, Plato's ethic and epistemology, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Graduate-level requirements extensive reading and an in-depth paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of 400-level Greek.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to:  PHIL 512; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  GRK 412.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 522 -- Readings in Greek Drama  (3 units)
Description:  Close reading in Greek of either (1) tragedy-one play each by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides or (2) comedy-two plays of Aristophanes, one of Menander. Graduate-level requirements include extensive reading and an in-depth paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of 400-level Greek.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GRK 422.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 524 -- Homer  (3 units)
Description:  Close reading of selections from the Iliad and Odyssey in Greek and an introduction to the critical secondary literature. Graduate-level requirements include extensive reading and an in-depth paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of 400-level Greek.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GRK 424.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 530 -- Readings in Greek Historians  (3 units)
Description:  Selections from Herodotus and Thucydides with an introduction to the critical literature. Readings in Greek. Graduate-level requirements include extensive readings and an in-depth paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of 400-level Greek.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GRK 430.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GRK 599 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GRK 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

 

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