21 courses with the subject CLA, 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.
Introduction to the pronunciation of Latin and ancient Greek, the Greek alphabet, Graeco-Roman poetic meters, and/or Graeco-Roman prose metrics. Discussion of music, performance contexts, and influence on literatures of other cultures. No prior knowledge of Greek, Latin, or the ancient world required. (D only if taken for 3h)
Study and reflection on ethical questions, practices, values, and decision-making in ancient Greece and/or Rome. Only offered for 1.5 or 3 hours. (D only with the 3-hour option)
Exploration of women’s roles in the ancient Mediterranean world and the intersections of gender, sexuality, and power in Greek and Roman society through the study of historical, archaeological, artistic, and literary sources, with a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. A knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages is not required. (CD, D)
Study of the three principal epic poems from ancient Greece and Rome. A knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages is not required. (D)
Study of Vergil’s Eclogues, Georgics, and selected passages of Aeneid, and their reception by English literature, using translations and original works by writers of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, including Spenser, Marlowe, Milton, Dryden, and Pope. Knowledge of Latin is not required. (D)
Consideration, principally through close study of selected literary works, of Greek myth from the Classical, Archaic, and Hellenistic periods, and in Roman literature; the course also will consider Greek myth’s afterlife in the modern period. A knowledge of the Greek language is not required. (D)
Study of the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. A knowledge of the Greek language is not required. (D, EI)
Study of representative works of Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, and Terence, with attention to the performance and audiences of comedy and to the differences among and within comic genres. A knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages is not required. (D)
Experiential study of ancient board games and modern games (board, role-playing, digital) dealing with ancient cultures. Readings: ancient literature about play and games; ancient literature underpinning modern game themes. Analyses informed by critical game studies and cultural appropriation studies. (D only if taken for 3h)
Study of selections from Latin literature in English translation. A knowledge of Latin language is not required. (D)
Special topics in classical literature and culture. May be repeated for credit.
Study of Greek culture in all its aspects during the 5th century. A knowledge of the Greek language is not required. (CD, D) Combined Bulletin 2026-2027 127
Study of Roman culture in all its aspects during the early Empire. A knowledge of the Latin language is not required. (CD, D)
Study abroad. Immerse yourself in the physical world and material culture of the ancient world. Encounter some of the most important sites of antiquity, and examine in-person and up-close aspects of ancient history, prehistory, art, and culture. This program will embed readings of literature and modern scholarship in the physical contexts of the ancient world. Study abroad required. P-Prerequisite override required.
Study of topics in the literary and material culture of the Greco-Roman
Studies misconceptions that ancient Greeks and Romans were white; race in Graeco-Roman societies; the role of Classics in modern racial politics; and non-white approaches to Classics. Considers race as social construct; white supremacy, fragility, and privilege; and critical-race-theoretical study of ancient cultures. Only offered for 1.5 or 3 hours. (CD, D, POR only with the 3-hour option)
This course will introduce students to the less canonical works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides and will situate these readings alongside contemporary scholarship on Greek tragedy. Additional readings will include fragments of Greek tragedy as well as Euripides’ Cyclops. Knowledge of ancient Greek is not required. P-CLA 163 or CLA 161.
Offered by members of the faculty on topics of their choice. A knowledge of Greek and Latin languages is not required. May be repeated for credit. P-any previous course in Classics, Greek, or Latin, or prerequisite override required.
Course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours. P-Prerequisite override required. Only offered for 1.5 or 3 hours.
Directed research for the honors paper. P-Prerequisite override required.
Directed research for the honors paper. P-Prerequisite override required.
Source: Wake Forest University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
