Spring 2027

The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece

Explores the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · William Aylward

The course included three exams, and students said tests could be specific and tough, while detailed study guides were provided for each exam.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greek society and culture.

  • Examine, analyze, and interpret material culture.

  • Critique ancient Greek, Roman, and/or Near Eastern societies and cultures and compare them to other societies and cultures.

  • Understand and evaluate the art and archaeology of ancient Greece, current archaeological methods, the ethics of collecting antiquities, and the legacy of ancient Greek material culture and technologies.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ARTHIST/CLASSICS 300

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

WILLIAM AYLWARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · William Aylward

Past students found Professor Aylward’s lectures entertaining, and his enthusiasm made dry material more engaging.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.55 GPA, 76.2% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.33 GPA, 58.5% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.40 GPA, 70.6% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · William Aylward

The course included three exams, and students said tests could be specific and tough, while detailed study guides were provided for each exam.

Past student reviews · William Aylward

Some students found lecture attendance important, while another found missing class less consequential because Aylward lectured from the book.

Topics

  • Art and archaeology of ancient Greece
  • Bronze Age through Hellenistic period
  • Archaeological methods, ethics of collecting, and legacy of material culture

Skills

  • Examine, analyze, and interpret material culture.
  • Critique and compare ancient Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern societies and cultures.
  • Evaluate archaeological methods, ethics of collecting, and legacy of Greek material culture.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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