Departmental Notes
Subject Code for Classics and Archaeology: CLST
Subject Code for Greek: GREK
Subject Code for Hebrew: HEBR
Subject Code for Latin: LATN
World Wide Web Address: http://queensu.ca/classics
Head of Department: Daryn Lehoux
Departmental Office: Watson Hall, Room 505
Departmental Telephone: 613-533-2745
Chair of Undergraduate Studies: Drew Griffith (Acting)
Undergraduate Office E-Mail Address: classics.undergrad@queensu.ca
Coordinator of Graduate Studies: Fabio Colivicchi (Acting)
General Information & Graduate Program E-Mail Address: classics@queensu.ca
Overview
Classics refers to the study of the Greek and Roman worlds. Multi-disciplinary in approach, it involves the studies of history, literature, archaeology, religion, mythology, drama, and philosophy, in addition to the ancient languages of Greek and Latin. Archaeology is the study of ancient (and more recent) societies through the remains of their material culture. The methods of archaeology are many (the excavation, remote sensing, surface survey, imaging, chemical and physical analysis to name a few) and can be applied to any area and period. The study of the physical remains of the Greek and Roman cultures and of the many other cultures that interacted with them is called Classical Archaeology.
Today our understanding of Greek and Roman culture is further enhanced by the latest digital techniques that increasingly pervade studies in archaeology, epigraphy, papyrology, and ancient science and medicine. At Queen’s, students have the opportunity to get hands-on experience in the latest techniques by participating in one of two archaeological excavations supervised by our own faculty, or through a variety of projects and assignments.
Advice to Students
A good place to begin is the Undergraduate Degree Programs and Plans section of the Classics and Archaeology website, which outlines the requirements for various Classics Degree Plans.
The movement through, and selection of, courses for your Classics and Archaeology degree are dependent on a prerequisite system. You can enrol in a course if the course is not full and if you have the correct prerequisite(s), which may include specific courses taken, a specific grade in previous courses, and a required Arts and Science year level. Prerequisites for a course cannot be taken concurrently with that course.
Other Planning Considerations
Not all Classics and Archaeology courses are offered every year, so it is important to check the Course Offerings for the upcoming academic year.
It is best to take first-year courses early in your program. As long as you meet the prerequisites, it is possible to take upper-year courses in your second year.
Special Study Opportunities
International opportunities (excavations, language schools, and Classics-related studies) are available, some of which can be found posted on our Classics and Archaeology Department bulletin boards on the 5th floor of Watson Hall.
The Department currently offers archaeological excavations, abroad in Italy (CLST 408 and CLST 409) and two in the Balkans (CLST 412 and CLST 413).
For other dig and study opportunities, check out the Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin (AFOB) and Archaeological Projects in the Near East and Egypt. You should also check out information at the International Programs Office (IPO) located in Mackintosh-Corry Hall, or by dropping by the Department and speaking with our Undergraduate Chair.
Students wishing to enrol in an approved course offered by another university related to Classical Studies or Archaeology for credit towards their Plan should consult the Faculty of Arts and Science office for information.
International Studies Certificate
For students wishing to enhance their degree program with an international perspective, the Faculty of Arts and Science offers a Senate-approved Certificate in International Studies, the requirements for which could be met by your Classics and Archaeology degree in combination with a study-abroad experience.
Faculty
For more information, please visit: https://www.queensu.ca/classics/people-search
Archaeology, Greek and Roman Studies
- Jan-Mathieu (Mat) Carbon
- Fabio Colivicchi
- Anthony D’Elia
- R. Drew Griffith
- Bernard J. Kavanagh
- Daryn Lehoux
- M. Barbara Reeves
- Cristiana Zaccagnino
Courses
Classical Studies (CLST)
NOTE Also offered at Bader College, UK (Learning Hours may vary).
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the history of archaeological research on the ancient Mediterranean world.
- Recognize the development of the discipline of archaeology in its historical and cultural context.
- Develop a general understanding of the main sites and cultures of the ancient Mediterranean.
- Evaluate the potential and the limitations of archaeological evidence for the study of past societies.
- Relate aspects of the ancient past to similar aspects of the modern world.
NOTE Also offered at Bader College, UK (Learning Hours may vary).
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of archaeological techniques for fieldwork and analysis and identify the most appropriate ones in different situations.
- Recognize the scientific and ethical importance of correct protocols for fieldwork and analysis.
- Examine and compare different attitudes towards ownership and display of the material remains of other cultures.
- Recognize the importance of archaeology in the modern world.
- Recognize the importance of material remains as a non-renewable resource of cultural significance to present and future generations.
NOTE This course does not require any previous knowledge of Greek or Latin.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Offered also as a Cognate course in the Program in Jewish Studies.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and describe significant aspects of the the history, geography and textual record of the ancient world.
- Name and discuss the significance of important (but not always “famous”) persons of the ancient world.
- Recognize and examine critically specific historical concepts of the study of the ancient world.
- Develop skills central to understanding including critical analysis and textual interpretation.
- Combine ethical consciousness, especially sensitivity to diverse perspectives and multi-cultural stances.
- Relate aspects of antiquity to similar aspects of the modern world / Compare issues from the ancient world with comparable issues of the modern world.
- Recognize that some aspects of antiquity, because of damage or destruction of information, may never be understood completely.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a broad understanding of how interactions with animals shaped the lives of people of the classical past in various environments such as home, work, war, etc.
- Relate aspects of antiquity to the similar aspects of the modern world.
- Understand the level of zoological knowledge in the ancient past.
- Understand how through literary accounts animals were used to give moral lessons and to make arguments regarding human nature.
- Critically analyze written accounts, art, and archaeological evidence on animals.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Critically articulate the main themes in the history of Greek mathematics.
- Creatively analyze elementary geometric proofs and constructions.
- Compose geometrical diagrams using only ruler-and-compass methods.
- Contextualize specific proofs and arguments in mathematics.
- Critically assess modern literature in the history and philosophy of mathematics.
- Evaluate and engage arguments in the philosophy of mathematics.
- Solve incomplete geometrical proofs.
- Uncover the logical and textual chains that underlie proofs in and outside of Euclid.
NOTE Offered in Summer Term.
NOTE Fieldwork (Nora, Italy): estimated cost $2,800.
NOTE Offered in Summer Term.
NOTE Fieldwork (Cerveteri, Italy): estimated cost $3,200.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
NOTE Offered in Summer Term.
NOTE Fieldwork (Stobi, Republic of North Macedonia): estimated cost $2,280.08. CLST 412/3.0 must be taken with CLST 413/3.0.
NOTE Offered in Summer Term.
NOTE Fieldwork (Stobi, Republic of North Macedonia): estimated cost $2,280.08. CLST 413/3.0 must be taken with CLST 412/3.0.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Employ techniques of archaeological research and related methods of inquiry.
- Employ communication skills through group discussions and written projects.
- Conceptualize and execute projects both independently and in groups.
- Recognize that critical, analytical and technological skills need ongoing study, practice and refinement.
- Recognize that because of discoveries in research, there may be new information and perspectives that will need to be considered.
- Recognize that some aspects of antiquity, because of damage or destruction of information, may never be understood completely.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
NOTE Requests for such a program must be received one month before the start of the first term in which the student intends to undertake the program.
NOTE Also offered at Bader College, UK.
NOTE Requests for such a program must be received one month before the start of the first term in which the student intends to undertake the program.
NOTE Requests for such a program must be received one month before the start of the first term in which the student intends to undertake the program.
NOTE Requests for such a program must be received one month before the start of the first term in which the student intends to undertake the program.
Greek (GREK)
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with GREK 321 and GREK 421.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize the fundamentals of complex grammar.
- Progress from translating simple to more complex sentences.
- Read, comprehend and discuss ancient texts.
- Understand the diversity of prose authors and genres, which are part of a multicultural and cross-culturally interactive ancient world.
- Locate and recognize the importance of the chief dictionaries and grammatical commentaries for purpose of inquiry.
- Working alone or in a group, translate texts not before studied at sight.
- Working alone or in a group, develop critical analyses of key issues or problems, and/or to devise creative solutions for translation and understanding of texts.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with GREK 322 and 422.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize the fundamentals of complex grammar.
- Progress from translating simple to more complex sentences.
- Read, comprehend, and discuss ancient texts.
- Understand the diversity of verse authors and genres, which are part of a multicultural and cross-culturally interactive ancient world.
- Locate and recognize the importance of the chief dictionaries and grammatical commentaries for purpose of inquiry.
- Working alone or in a group, translate texts not before studied at sight.
- Working alone or in a group, develop critical analyses of key issues or problems, and/or to devise creative solutions for translation and understanding of texts.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with GREK 221 and GREK 421.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Greek oratory into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and phrases in Greek oratory in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages from Greek oratory.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with GREK 222 and GREK 422.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Greek into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
- Analyze metrical forms.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with GREK 221 and GREK 321.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Greek oratory into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and complex phrases in Greek oratory in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages in Greek oratory.
- Identify stylistic variations and generic features in Greek oratory.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with GREK 222 and GREK 322.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Greek epic into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and complex phrases in Greek epic in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages of Greek epic.
- Identify stylistic variations and generic features in Greek epic.
- Analyze metrical forms in Greek epic.
Hebrew (HEBR)
NOTE Students can self-enrol during the course registration period. However, for students with previous knowledge of the language, final approval of enrolment is at the discretion of the instructor, pending an assessment of a student's language competency. Students can contact the instructor for an assessment anytime during the academic year (September-May). Please note that instructors may not be available for language competency assessments in May, June, July, and early August. Non-disclosure of previous knowledge of the language is considered a departure from academic integrity.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Engage in everyday conversations using common vocabulary and basic grammatical structures, allowing them, for example, to introduce themselves, ask and answer simple questions, and express their basic needs and preferences in the language.
- Understand spoken language on familiar topics, such as personal information, basic descriptions, and daily routines, delivered at a slow to moderate pace and using beginner-level vocabulary.
- Read and comprehend short texts related to everyday life, employing basic reading strategies to understand sentence structure, main ideas, and key details with limited use of a dictionary.
- Write simple messages, notes, and paragraphs employing correct syntax and basic vocabulary to express personal experiences, daily activities, and simple opinions.
- Cultural Context: Throughout the course, students will gain an introductory understanding of the cultural context of the target language, including significant customs, traditions, and social norms associated with the regions where the language is spoken.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Enhance their ability to read and write Hebrew Script and Print with and without Nikud.
- Write in complete and complex sentences in script.
- Understand basic passages on a variety of topics.
- Affectively use present and past tense verbs.
- Affectively use prepositions and coordinators to create grammatical sentences.
- Count, calculate, and use both masculine and feminine numbers until 100.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Write complex and coherent sentences.
- Understand and use past tense and future tense.
- Understand and use imperative.
- Increase vocabulary.
- Write a full-length essay using complex sentences and integrate the variety of elements learned in the course.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Latin (LATN)
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 321 and LATIN 421.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic title.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize the fundamentals of complex grammar.
- Progress from translating simple to more complex sentences.
- Read, comprehend, and discuss ancient texts.
- Locate and recognize the importance of the chief dictionaries and grammatical commentaries for purpose of inquiry.
- Working alone or in a group, translate texts not before studied at sight.
- Working alone or in a group, develop critical analyses of key issues or problems, and/or to devise creative solutions for translation and understanding of texts.
- Understand the diversity of authors and genres, which are part of a multicultural and cross-culturally interactive ancient world.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 322 and 422.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic title.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize the fundamentals of complex grammar.
- Progress from translating simple to more complex sentences.
- Read, comprehend, and discuss ancient texts.
- Understand the diversity of authors and genres, which are part of a multicultural and cross-culturally interactive ancient world.
- Locate and recognize the importance of the chief dictionaries and grammatical commentaries for purpose of inquiry.
- Working alone or in a group, translate texts not before studied at sight.
- Working alone or in a group, develop critical analyses of key issues or problems, and/or to devise creative solutions for translation and understanding of texts.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 221 and LATN 421.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 222 and LATN 422.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
- Analyze metrical forms.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 221 and LATN 321.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and complex phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
- Identify stylistic variations and generic features.
NOTE This course is normally co-taught with LATN 222 and LATN 322.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate ancient Latin into idiomatic English.
- Parse words and complex phrases in order to identify their grammatical function in the sentence.
- Comment on the literary and historical significance of particular passages.
- Identify stylistic variations and generic features.
- Analyze metrical forms.
NOTE Requests for such a program must be received one month before the start of the first term in which the student intends to undertake the program.