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Requirements for the Classical Studies Major (48 semester hours)

Twenty-eight credits in two classical languages (28)

16 semester hours in one language, 12 semester hours in the other from the following:

  • GREEK131 Elementary Ancient Greek I (4)

  • GREEK132 Elementary Ancient Greek II (4)

  • GREEK199 Topics in Greek (1-4)

  • GREEK231 Ancient Greek Prose (4)

  • GREEK232 Ancient Greek Poetry (4)

  • GREEK 232a Hellenistic Greek Texts (4)

  • GREEK299 Topics in Greek (1-4)

  • GREEK331W Myth and Cult in the Ancient East Mediterranean: Readings in Ancient Greek (4)

  • GREEK350W Greeks, Romans and Barbarians: Readings in Greek (4)

  • GREEK360 Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greek Society: Readings in Euripides (4)

  • GREEK362W Advanced Research and Writing on Greek Literature (4)

  • GREEK390 Independent Study (2 or 1)

  • GREEK399 Topics in Greek (1-4)

  • GREEK429 Topics in Greek (1-4)

  • LATIN131 Elementary Latin I (4)

  • LATIN132 Elementary Latin II (4)

  • LATIN199 Topics in Latin (1-4)

  • LATIN231 Latin Prose (4)

  • LATIN232 Latin Poetry (4)

  • LATIN299 Topics in Latin (1-4)

  • LATIN350W Readings in Caesar and Tacitus: Greeks, Romans and Barbarians (4)

  • LATIN353 Latin Sources on Roman Women (4)

  • LATIN391 Advanced Reading in Latin Literature (4)

  • LATIN394W Advanced Latin Research and Writing (4)

  • LATIN390 Independent Study (2 or 4)

  • LATIN399 Topics in Latin (1-4)

  • LATIN429 Topics in Latin (1-4)

Sixteen additional semester hours in courses related to the ancient Mediterranean selected in consultation with the student's advisor (16)

At least 1 course of which must be a course in material culture (marked with an *)

  • ARCH137 Introduction to Global Archaeology (4)*

  • ARTH105 Introduction to Art History of the Stone and Bronze Age (2)*

  • ARTH106 introduction to Art History from Ancient Greece to the Roman Republic (2)*

  • ARTH107 Introduction to Art History from the Roman to the Byzantine Empire (2)*

  • ARTH270 Roman Art and Architecture (4)*

  • ARTH271 Greek Art and Architecture (4)*

  • CLAS171 Love and War, Gods and Heroes: Greek and Roman Epic Poetry (4)

  • CLAS199 Topics in Classical Studies (1-4)

  • CLAS231W Myth and Cult in the Ancient East Mediterranean (4)

  • CLAS244W The Greek and Roman Stage (4)

  • CLAS247 Women in Roman Literature and Life (4)

  • CLAS250W Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians (4)

  • CLAS252 Poetics of Magic, Magic of Poetry (4)

  • CLAS260 Gender and Sexuality in Greek Society (4)

  • CLAS299 Topics in Classical Studies (1-4)

  • CLAS 358 Advanced Topics in Classical Studies (4)

  • CLAS399 Topics in Classical Studies (1-4)

  • CLAS429 Topics in Classical Studies (1-4)

  • ENVS391W Research in Geoarchaeology (4)*

  • GREEK331W Myth and Cult in the Ancient East Mediterranean: Readings in Ancient Greek (4)

  • GREEK350W Greeks, Romans and Barbarians: Readings in Greek (4)

  • GREEK360 Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greek Society: Readings in Euripides (4)

  • HIST231 Greek History From Homer to Alexander (4)

  • HIST235 The First Empires: History of the Ancient Near East from 6000 to 600 BCE

  • HIST251 Rome: From Republic to Empire (4)

  • HIST345 Studies in Greek and Roman History (4)

  • HIST443 Advanced Topics in European History (when on an appropriate topic) (4)

  • LATIN350W Greeks, Romans and Barbarians: Readings in Caesar and Tacitus (4)

  • LATIN353 Latin Sources on Roman Women (4)

  • PHIL230 History of Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval (4)

  • REL227 Paganism: The Religions of Greece and Rome (4)

Senior Seminar (4 semester hours)

  • CLAS496W Senior Seminar in Classical Studies (4)

Student majors will choose a topic in consultation with the Classics faculty and will read an ancient text appropriate to that topic in the original language(s) and write a substantial research paper.

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