University of Missouri - Kansas City : Greek

	CONTACT \| MY.UMKC.EDU \| A-Z \| MAP \| SEARCH
	STUDENTS \| FACULTY/STAFF \| ALUMNI \| PUBLIC \| HUMAN RESOURCES

UMKC CATALOG

Greek

GREEK 110 Elementary Greek I

The goal of this course is an ability to read classical Greek. The student will be introduced to the fundamentals of grammar and the basic vocabulary of the language and will do exercises in the reading and writing of sentences. Continuous passages of Greek will be presented by the end of the semester. Every other fall semester. Sophomore Status or Consent of Instructor. Offered: Every Other Fall Semester

5 hrs

GREEK 120 Elementary Greek II

A continuation of the study of the grammar and vocabulary of classical Greek, with an increasing emphasis on developing skills in translation. By the middle of the semester students will be introduced to selections from Plato, Herodotus or Homer. Prerequisite(s) Greek or equivalent. Semester Offered: Every other winter semester.

5 hrs

GREEK 280 Special Intermediate Greek Topics I

Instruction of Greek on the second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign language teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through regular courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and II college-level courses or equivalent. As needed.

2-4 hrs

GREEK 290 Special Intermediate Greek Topics II

Continuation of GREEK 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed.

2-4 hrs

GREEK 301 Herodotus

Selected readings in Ancient Greek from Herodotus' Histories.Prerequisite: GREEK 211 or consent of the instructor.

3 hrs

GREEK 302 Homer

Selected readings in Ancient Greek from Homer's Iliad or Odyssey.Prerequisite: GREEK 211 or consent of the instructor.

3 hrs

GREEK 310 Selected Readings in Ancient Greek and Rhetoric

Selected readings in Ancient Greek from works by Plato, Aristole, or the Attic Orators. Prerequisite: GREEK 211 or Consent of the instructor.

3 hrs

GREEK 311 Drama and Lyric Poetry

Selected readings in Ancient Greek from plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, or the Lyric Poets. Prerequisite: GREEK 211 or consent of the instructor.

3 hrs

GREEK 312 Greek Narrative Prose

Selected readings in Ancient Greek from Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Lucian, etc. Prerequisite: GREEK 211 or consent of the instructor.

3 hrs

GREEK 490 Special Readings In Greek

Intensive readings in period or genre or literary figure to be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Available only to advanced Greek students. On demand.

1-3 hrs