CLAS 251Greek History

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Classical Studies
Cross-listed: HIST 242

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A survey of ancient Greek history, from the Bronze Age to Alexander the Great, emphasizing particularly its political and military aspects.

Prerequisites

Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	3513	24 / 35	TTh 16:00–17:20

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention CLAS 251, June 2022 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2023

May 25, 2023 CLAS course opinions 0 points, 0 comments

u/wallflower890: “If anyone could provide insights into any of CLAS 201, CLAS 241, CLAS 251, I’d really appreciate it. I’m looking for a course that is genuinely interesting and will want to do the readings/ work. Do any of these meet that criteria?”

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Spring 2022

Jun 3, 2022 CS students, what courses have you taken each term 9 points, 21 comments

“Inspired by https://www.reddit.com/r/uwaterloo/comments/v3b8nj/can\any\current\mathcs\students\let\me\know\their/ but recognizing that one term is a very narrow view, What courses have you taken each …”

u/Osteospermum: “… I’m in 3A in the fall, going to (hopefully) take CS 341, PMATH 347, PMATH 450, ECON 101, CLAS 251 Realized in 2B that taking every single hard course I can take every term isn’t worth and it led to me dropping a course (CO 255) and doing worse in my other ones. …”