Course Offerings
ARTHIST 252: European Painting, 1590–1789
Professor Sarah McPhee. Tuesday and Thursday, 10–11:15 a.m.
This course will survey major works of painting and sculpture in seventeenth-century Italy, France, and Spain. We will consider the careers of artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Poussin, and Velázquez, and the patronage of private citizens, popes, and kings. Throughout, we will explore the interactions between artistic production and political, religious, and scientific developments in seventeenth-century Europe.
CL 150: Masterworks of Classical Literature
Professor Jonathan Master. Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30–3:45 p.m.
This reading-intensive class introduces students to some of the major authors, works, and genres of the classical canon, stretching from the 8th century BC epics of Homer through 5th century BC Athenian tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides to major works of imperial Rome including Vergil’s Aeneid and Apuleius’ Golden Ass.
HIST 150: Great Books: History
Professor Patrick Allitt. Monday and Wednesday, 10–11:15 a.m.
The course is part of Emory College's Voluntary Core Curriculum Program. This course offers students the chance to read some of the most important books ever written, whose lessons have remained relevant to multiple generations through the centuries. Included are works by Julius Caesar, Machiavelli, Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, and John Maynard Keynes. Close reading and engaged discussion, short writing assignments, two midterms and a final exam.
POLS 150: Foundations of American Democracy
Dr. Evan Cree Gee. Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Discussion based course on the foundational ideas that underlie American democracy and other major American political debates from the revolutionary era to the present. Readings drawn from classic texts and original documents, speeches and writings of leading American political figures. This course is part of Emory's Voluntary Core Curriculum program.
POLS 202: Modern Political Thought
Dr. Evan Cree Gee. Tuesday and Thursday, 10–11:15 a.m.
Political thought in the early modern period, from Machiavelli through the nineteenth century.
| Course Number | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
Plato and Aristotle Special Topics | Kevin Corrigan | |
Classical Greek Drama A survey of Greek tragedy and comedy of the fifth century BC, focusing on selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. | Celia Campbell | |
Great Works of Literature This course introduces students to some of the monumental works of Western civilization. | Sheila Cavanagh |
| Course Number | Title | Instructor | Days / Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL 150 | Masterworks of Classical Literature
Reading-intensive survey from Homer to Imperial Rome; themes across ancient poetry & prose. | Professor Niall Slater | MWF 1:00–1:50 pm | Candler Library 222A |
| ENG 150 | Great Works of Literature: Shakespeare
Focused study of Shakespeare’s major works. | Professor Sheila Cavanagh | MW 1:00–2:15 pm | Callaway S105 |
| HIST 150 | Great Books: History
Machiavelli, Smith, Marx, Darwin—texts that reshaped civilization; highly participatory. | Professor Patrick Allitt | MW 10:00–11:15 am | Rich Building 211 |
| POLS 150 | Foundations of American Democracy
Discussion-based readings from classic texts & primary documents shaping U.S. politics. | Dr. Evan Gee | TTh 11:30 am–12:45 pm | Tarbutton Hall 111 |
| REL 170 | The Bible
Intro to the Bible’s forms/versions and interpretation across communities; no prior knowledge required. | Professor William Gilders | MW 11:30 am–12:45 pm | Anthropology Building 107 |