“Appetizer Courses” are designed as introductions to topics of particular interest in the Classical World. All are welcome: no prior experience or pre-requirements necessary. All courses in this sequence are 1-credit and run for 5 weeks. They can be taken independently or combined in any order, and all can be applied to the Classical Studies Minor. Click on the course titles below to learn more!

The CLAS program features 4 blocks of upper-level courses, with each block including 1 appetizer course from each of three themes: Diverse Experiences, Mythology, and Everyday Life. Every fall and spring semester, we schedule one course block, in a sequence that repeats every two years. To keep track, we’ve named our blocks after the four Roman chariot racing teams: Red, White, Blue, and Green.

Red Fall (2024)

	CLAS-B 312 Plague, Disasters and Death in the Ancient World Everyday Life
	CLAS-B 319 Greek Mythology: The Gods Mythology
	CLAS-B 311 Sex and Gender in the Ancient World Diverse Experiences

White Spring (2025)

	NEW! CLAS-B 317 Money, Trade, and the Market in the Ancient World Everyday Life
	NEW! CLAS-B 320 Greek Mythology: Heroes Mythology
	CLAS-B 313 Extraordinary Ancient Women Diverse Experiences

Blue Fall (2025)

	CLAS-B 318 Architecture, Engineering, and Science in the Ancient World (page under construction) Everyday Life
	CLAS-B 322 Greek Mythology: Fantastic Creatures and Characters (page under construction) Mythology
	CLAS-B 323 Warfare in the Ancient World (page under construction) Diverse Experiences

Green Spring (2026)

	CLAS-B 324 Transport, Tourism, and Trade in the Ancient World (page under construction) Everyday Life
	CLAS-B 321 Greek Mythology: The Trojan War (page under construction) Mythology
	CLAS-B 315 Diversity, Inequity, and Exclusion in the Ancient World Diverse Experiences