The Classical and Ancient Studies concentration provides a flexible program for the study of history, literature, art, culture, and language of the Ancient Mediterranean world. Students can complete a concentration or minor in Classical and Ancient Studies in conjunction with the bachelor of liberal arts degree (B.L.A.) or they can declare a Classical and Ancient Studies minor in conjunction with a major (B.A.) in another discipline.

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:
                        
 CLASSICS 210   Foundations of World Literature
              (also listed as World Literature 210)
 CLASSICS 310WI Ancient Philosophy
 CLASSICS 318   Bible as Literature
 CLASSICS 319   Myth and Literature
 CLASSICS 340A  Ancient Literature in Translation
 CLASSICS 369   Introduction to Prehistoric
              and Classical Archaeology  
 CLASSICS 430   Plato
 CLASSICS 431   Aristotle
 CLASSICS 467   Myth and Ritual
 CLASSICS 469   Archaeology and Biblical History
 CLASSICS 470   Ancient Egypt
 CLASSICS 471   Ancient Greece
 CLASSICS 472   Ancient Rome
 CLASSICS 470P  Ancient World: The Social History
              of the Ancient World
 CLASSICS 471P  Ancient World: The Political Structure
              of the Ancient World
 CLASSICS 472P  Ancient World: The Cultural and Intellectual
              Dimensions of Ancient Civilization
 CLASSICS 475WI History of Ancient Israel
 CLASSICS 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:
                        
  ENGLISH 318   Bible as Literature
  ENGLISH 319   Myth and Literature
  ENGLISH 340A  Ancient Literature in Translation
  ENGLISH 445   History and Principles of Rhetoric
              (with approval of program coordinators)

History:

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

Philosophy:
 PHILOS 210   Foundations of Philosophy
              (with approval of program coordinators)
 PHILOS 310WI  Ancient Philosophy
 PHILOS 430   Plato
 PHILOS 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 301  Virgil

 LATIN 302  Ovid

 LATIN 311  Prose Fiction & Epistolography

 LATIN 314  Lyric & Elegiac Poetry 

 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 301  Herodotus

 GREEK 302  Homer

 GREEK 310  Philosophy & Rhetoric

 GREEK 311  Drama & Lyric Poetry

 GREEK 312  Greek Narrative Prose

 GREEK 490  Advanced Special Readings in Greek

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

        
Any special readings course in art history, English, history or philosophy must be approved by the program coordinators.