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GRKC

14 courses with the subject GRKC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

GRKC 2019Greek Institute

20 hours; 12 credits Rapid, intensive introduction to the forms and syntax of Greek and to major authors and literary genres read in the original. History of Greek literature and methods of literary criticism. In the literature section, students study selections from the archaic through the Hellenistic periods. This program covers the entire sequence through course 3012 [14] and satisfies the college language requirement. Eleven-week summer course taught at the Graduate Center. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. Programs and Courses of Instruction Latin/Greek Institute.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
application to and permission of the director of the
GRKC 3011Ancient Greek3

3 hours; 3 credits Completion of the study of basic morphology and syntax. Readings from ancient Greek prose and/or poetry. (Not open to students who have completed Greek 2019.) Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2002 [2] or permission of the chairperson.
GRKC 3012Ancient Greek4

3 hours; 3 credits Extended readings from ancient Greek prose and/or poetry. (Not open to students who have completed Greek 2019.) Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 3011 [12] or permission of the chairperson.
GRKC 4031Greek Drama I: Tragedy

3 hours; 3 credits Two tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and/or Euripides. Close analysis of language, meter, and dramatic structure. Survey of modern critical perspectives. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 [1.9] or 3012 [14].
GRKC 4032Greek Drama II: Comedy

3 hours; 3 credits Two comedies by Aristophanes and/or Menander. Close analysis of language, meter, and dramatic structure. Survey of modern critical perspectives. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 [1.9] or 3012 [14].
GRKC 4033Greek Epic

3 hours, 3 credits Close readings of ancient Greek epic, including, but not necessarily limited to, Homer, Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Apollonius. Study of the generic conventions of ancient epic. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. chairperson

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 or 3012 or permission of the
GRKC 4041Greek Historians

3 hours; 3 credits Readings from ancient Greek historians, including authors such as Herodotus and Thucydides. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 [1.9] or 3012 [14].
GRKC 4042Greek Philosophers

3 hours; 3 credits Selected readings from ancient Greek philosophical texts, including but not limited to Plato and Aristotle. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 [1.9] or 3012 [14].
GRKC 4043Greek Orators

3 hours; 3 credits Close readings of ancient Greek orators, including, but not necessarily limited to, Isocrates, Demosthenes, and Aischines. Study of the particular genres of forensic and epideictic oratory and their conventions. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. of the chairperson.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 3012 [14] or Greek 2019 [1.9] or permission
GRKC 4044Greek Prose Fiction

3 Hours; 3 Credits Close readings of ancient Greek prose fiction, including, but not necessarily limited to, Lucian, Longus, and Heliodoros. Study of the literary styles of these authors as well as their predecessors and influences, including Menander, Homer, and Theocritus. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. chairperson.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 [1.9] or 3012 [14] or permission of the
GRKC 4045Greek Biography

3 hours, 3 credits Close readings of ancient Greek biographical works, including, but not necessarily limited to, Diogenes Laertius and Plutarch. Study of the generic conventions of ancient biography. Students may take this course for credit twice but may not repeat the same texts. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. chairperson

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 or 3012 or permission of the
GRKC 4060Greek Institute: Intensive Reading

21 hours for 7 weeks; 8 credits Intensive reading program in Greek. Improvement of reading skills and knowledge of Greek syntax through the close reading of both prose and poetry. Regular prose composition exercises. Seven-week summer course taught at the CUNY Graduate School and University Center. Special fee for photocopied materials. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. Institute.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Permission of the director of the Latin/Greek
GRKC 4070Studies in Greek

Minimum 9 hours of conference and independent work; 3 credits Studies in grammar, syntax and morphology aimed at building Classics 177 reading comprehension not covered by the regular course offerings. Students may take this course for credit up to eight times but may not repeat topics. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Permission of the instructor.
GRKC 4080Readings in Greek

1 hour; 1 credit Translation of Greek texts to supplement classics courses. The department will announce coordinated classics courses each semester. Students may take this course for credit four times but may not repeat topics. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. the chairperson. LATN *2101 Latin 1 3 hours; 3 credits Fundamentals of the language in preparation for reading literary works and for linguistic studies. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Latin 2119 [1.9].) Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes. LATN *2102 Latin 2 3 hours; 3 credits Continuation of Latin *2101. Review of fundamentals. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Latin 2119.) Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.

Subject
GRKC
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
www.brooklyn.edu
Prerequisite
Greek 2019 [1.9] or 3012 [14]; and permission of Latin *2101 [1] or permission of the chairperson.

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