HUMN107 Survey of Greek Classics

Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Humanities

1. Course Number and Title

   HUMN107 Survey of Greek Classics (Experimental)

2. Number of Credits

   3 credits

3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

   2250 minutes

4. Prerequisites

   None

   Corequisites

   None

5. Other Pertinent Information

   Students are required to:
   1. Read material
   2. Attend class lecture
   3. Take required tests
   4. Attend in Museum Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archeology

6. Catalog Course Description

   This course explores the historical stages of the Hellenic-Greek World. Students will examine the development of the Bronze Age, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic societies of Ancient Greece. This program will have an interdisciplinary emphasis upon the development of art, primary sources, historical developments, and archeological remains left by the Ancient Greek Civilization.

7. Required Course Content and Direction

   1. Learning Goals:

      1. To become aware of the art, religion, myth, architecture and societal attitudes directly influenced by the Hellenistic models.
      2. To examine history, literature and archeological remains which have influenced western thought

   2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. Bronze Age (Proto-Greek) societies
      2. Archaic Hellenic societies
      3. Classical World
      4. Hellenistic Civilization

   3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

   4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      “Ancient Greece,” by Peter Green, Dramas of Sophocles, Plato’s “Republic,” Homer’s “Iliad and Odyssey,” “Mythology,” by Edith Hamilton, Assorted Archeological Periodicals

8. Teaching Methods Employed

   1. Class lecture
   2. Use of period artifacts
   3. Visit to the University of Pennylvania Museum
   4. Slide collection of archeological sites and art

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