Topics in Classical Culture
CLASSICS 373 explores selected aspects of Classical culture, such as sports, women, family, and warfare, with an emphasis on literary remains.
Summary
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen: The workload is generally easy, consisting of a couple of short essays and a few short quizzes.
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Grant Nelsestuen is described as a good professor who is passionate about the material and encourages critical thinking about historical portrayals. Reviewers note he can be scattered during lectures, but his enthusiasm makes the class interesting for those who enjoy ancient history and reading.
GRANT NELSESTUEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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the class
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen: The course is interesting for those who enjoy ancient history and reading, though it is taught by a professor who can be scattered during lectures.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.21 GPA, 42.9% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.58 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.87 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen: The workload is generally easy, consisting of a couple of short essays and a few short quizzes.
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen: One reviewer found the course engaging enough that they would not want to skip lectures, despite the option to do so.
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