15 courses with the subject GREK, 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.
GREK 101102: ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK (4, 4)
This year-long course introduces the elements of classical Attic Greek to attain a knowledge of Greek grammar and vocabulary to enhance reading ability. The readings of simple prose and poetry will introduce the cultures of Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greece. Fulfills the language requirement for those students who have not previously studied Greek. Open to first-year students. 101 offered fall term in odd years; 102 offered in spring term in even years. (WL, LAN)
In this second-year Greek course, we will translate one or more of the dialogues of Plato. The class will complete a thorough review of Greek grammar and syntax, expand into more advanced structures of the language, and increase vocabulary. We will also discuss Plato’s philosophy and philosophical language, the problems of translation, and the intellectual atmosphere of the fifth century BCE. Prerequisite: GREK 102 or equivalent. (WL, LAN: if taken with second 200-level GREK course; PRE)
This second-year Greek course will translate selections from the Iliad and/or Odyssey. The class will learn the dialect, rhetorical devices, and meter of Homer’s epic poems. Additional readings of Homer’s epics in English translation will provide fodder for discussions on epic form and style, heroic values, religion and divinity in the Homeric world, and Greek mythology.
GREK 102 or equivalent. (WL, LAN: if taken with second 200-level GREK course; PRE)
GREK 230NEW TESTAMENT4
This second-year Greek course will translate selections from the New Testament. The class will review Greek grammar and syntax and increase the fluency with which the student reads Greek Hollins University 2026–27 Undergraduate Catalog Page 171
This second-year Greek course will translate selections from the 5th-century BCE tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides. The class will learn the literary structure of ancient tragedy as well as the poetic meters and rhetorical devices of the genre. Additional readings of tragedies in English translation will cover tragic themes, performance on stage, as well as societal and religious functions of the plays.
GREK 102 or equivalent (WL, LAN: if taken with second 200-level GREK course; PRE)
GREK 250SAPPHO2
Intensive study of the fragments of Sappho's poetry, in Greek, supplemented by examination of modern scholarship on the poems. Requires instructor permission for students who have previously passed or are currently enrolled in Greek 102; no permission required for those who have passed Greek at the 200 or 300 level.
In this third-year Greek course, we’ll translate one or more of the dialogues of Plato. The course meets in conjunction with GREK 210. Prerequisite: GREK 210, GREK 220, GREK 230, GREK 240, or equivalent. Course may be repeated if different works are studied. (WL, PRE)
In this third-year Greek course, we’ll translate selections from the Iliad and/or Odyssey. The course meets in conjunction with GREK 220. Prerequisite: GREK 210, GREK 220, GREK 230, or GREK 240, or equivalent. Course may be repeated if different works are studied. (WL, PRE)
In this third-year Greek course, we’ll translate selections from the New Testament. The course meets in conjunction with GREK 230. Prerequisite: GREK 210, GREK 220, GREK 230, or GREK 240, or equivalent. Course may be repeated if different works are studied. (WL, PRE)
This third-year Greek course will translate selections from the 5th-century BCE tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides. This course meets in conjunction with GREK 240. Prerequisite: GREK 210, 220, 230, or 240 or equivalent. Course may be repeated if different works are studied. (WL, PRE, LAN)
