Spring 2027

The Greeks

The Greeks covers Greek literature in translation with emphasis on its social background.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Jeffrey Beneker

The course required weekly 600-word responses, three open-note exams, and a research paper, with some students reporting high time demands comparable to STEM classes.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greek society and culture.

  • Examine, analyze, and interpret ancient texts in translation and material culture.

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

  • Demonstrate advanced skills in critical reading, logical thinking, and the use of evidence.

  • Demonstrate advanced skills in the use of appropriate style and disciplinary conventions in writing and speaking.

  • Demonstrate advanced skills in the use of core library resources specific to the Greek world.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Satisfied Communications A

  • Satisfied Communications A
CLASSICS 320

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  • Satisfied Communications A

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JEFFREY SCOTT BENEKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM BROCKLISS is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Fall 2018. 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 · Jeffrey Beneker

Professor Beneker delivers engaging, storytelling-based lectures on Greek history that many students found genuinely interesting and educational.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.64 GPA, 84.0% A/AB (n=163 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.52 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=99 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.70 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=122 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jeffrey Beneker

The course required weekly 600-word responses, three open-note exams, and a research paper, with some students reporting high time demands comparable to STEM classes.

Past student reviews · Jeffrey Beneker

Students noted that lectures were not posted on Canvas, making attendance essential, while Beneker was accommodating with extensions despite the heavy writing load.

Topics

  • Greek literature in translation
  • Social background of Greek literature
  • Material culture and ancient texts

Skills

  • Analyze and interpret ancient texts in translation and material culture.
  • Critique and compare ancient societies and cultures.
  • Apply appropriate style and disciplinary conventions in writing and speaking.

Grades

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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.

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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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