Requirements
Classics Major
The classics major consists of nine courses with concentrations in three possible areas: classical studies, ancient mediterranean archaeology, and classical languages and literatures. Courses taught by faculty in the Classics Department are designated by four different rubrics: ARCH, CLAS, GRK, and LATN. Any course designated by one of these rubrics, including First-Year Writing Seminars, counts as what is termed a “departmental course” in the following major requirements.
Classical Studies Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one departmental course at the 1000 level | 1 | |
| Select at least three departmental courses at the 2000 level | 3 | |
| Select at least two departmental courses at the 3000 level | 2 | |
| Select at least three courses at any level a | 3 | |
| a | Students may count as one of their required departmental courses any one appropriate course taught in another department, e.g., anthropology, art history, government, philosophy, religion, with the consultation and approval of classics faculty. |
Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least two archaeology (ARCH) courses at the 1000 level | 2 | |
| Select at least three archaeology (ARCH) courses at the 2000 level | 3 | |
| Select at least one archaeology (ARCH) course at the 3000 level | 1 | |
| Select at least three departmental courses at any level b | 3 | |
| b | Students may count as one of their required departmental courses any one appropriate course taught in another department, e.g., anthropology, art history, government, philosophy, religion, with the consultation and approval of classics faculty. |
Classical Languages and Literatures Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least five Greek (GRK) and/or Latin (LATN) courses at any level | 5 | |
| Select at least one Greek (GRK) and/or Latin (LATN) course at the 3000 level | 1 | |
| Select at least three departmental courses at any level c | 3 | |
| c | Students may count as one of their required departmental courses any one appropriate course taught in another department, e.g., anthropology, art history, government, philosophy, religion, with the consultation and approval of classics faculty. |
Classics Minor
The classics minor consists of five courses, with concentrations in five possible areas: Greek, Latin, classical languages and literatures, ancient Mediterranean archaeology, and classical studies. Courses taught by faculty in the Classics Department are d