Program Description

Students wishing to complete the concentration in classical studies must take a minimum of 30 hours in at least three departments from the approved list of courses. The minor in classical studies requires 18 hours from the approved list.

The courses chosen for a program of study may vary widely based on the interests of each student; the faculty coordinators will help you select a curriculum suited to your individual interests, whether it be Greece and Rome or the Ancient Near East with a focus on history, philosophy, art history, or literature.

Students pursuing this course of study are encouraged to study at least one ancient language and to take an introductory level course that will provide them with a broad introduction to the ancient world (Art History 110, History 201, or Philosophy 210). Students wishing to pursue graduate studies in classics should plan to take both Greek and Latin.

Course Offerings

Classical and Ancient Studies:   
 CLAS 210   Foundations of World Literature 
              (also listed as World Literature 210)
 CLAS 310WI Ancient Philosophy
 CLAS 318   Bible as Literature
 CLAS 319   Myth and Literature
 CLAS 340A  Ancient Literature in Translation
 CLAS 369   Introduction to Prehistoric
              and Classical Archaeology  
 CLAS 430   Plato
 CLAS 431   Aristotle
 CLAS 467   Myth and Ritual 
 CLAS 469   Archaeology and Biblical History
 CLAS 470   Ancient Egypt
 CLAS 471   Ancient Greece
 CLAS 472   Ancient Rome
 CLAS 470P  Ancient World: The Social History
              of the Ancient World
 CLAS 471P  Ancient World: The Political Structure
              of the Ancient World
 CLAS 472P  Ancient World: The Cultural and Intellectual
              Dimensions of Ancient Civilization
 CLAS 475WI History of Ancient Israel
 CLAS 499   Senior Tutorial  

Art History:
 ART 253    History of the Designed Environment I:
              Ancient and Medieval
 ART 301    Survey of Western Art I:
              Ancient and Medieval
 ART 452    Greek Art and Architecture
 ART 453    Roman Art and Architecture
 ART 497I   From the Parthenon to the Ara Pacis

English:
 ENGL 318   Bible as Literature
 ENGL 319   Myth and Literature
 ENGL 340A  Ancient Literature in Translation
 ENGL 445   History and Principles of Rhetoric
              (with approval of program coordinators)

History:
 HIST 428B  Women in Medicine: Patients and 
              Practitioners from Antiquity to Present
              (with approval of program coordinators)
 HIST 467   Myth and Ritual 
 HIST 469   Archaeology and Biblical History
 HIST 470   Ancient Egypt
 HIST 471   Ancient Greece
 HIST 472   Ancient Rome
 HIST 470P  Ancient World: The Social History
              of the Ancient World
 HIST 471P  Ancient World: The Political Structure
              of the Ancient World
 HIST 472P  Ancient World: The Cultural and Intellectual
              Dimensions of Ancient Civilization
 HIST 475WI History of Ancient Israel

Philosophy:
 PHIL 210   Foundations of Philosophy 
              (with approval of program coordinators)
 PHIL 310WI Ancient Philosophy
 PHIL 430   Plato
 PHIL 431   Aristotle

Latin:
 LATIN 110  Introduction to Latin I
 LATIN 120  Introduction to Latin II
 LATIN 211  Second Year Latin Readings I 
 LATIN 221  Second Year Latin Readings II
 LATIN 290  Special Readings in Latin
 LATIN 490  Advanced Special Readings in Latin

Greek:
 GREEK 110  Elementary Greek I
 GREEK 120  Elementary Greek II
 GREEK 280  Special Readings in Greek I
 GREEK 290  Special Readings in Greek II
 GREEK 490  Advanced Special Readings in Greek

Cluster Courses:
 CLAS 300CY Ancient World in Film
 CLAS 300CS Clio and the Other Muses: History
              and Culture in 5th Century Athens 
 CLAS 300CB Women in the Ancient World
 CLAS 300CR Roman Revolution: History and   
              Culture from the Gracchi to Augustus