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Classical Studies Degree Requirements

BA in Classical Studies 

  Classical Languages Specialization Classical Civilizations Specialization
Total Hours 30 semester hours (10 courses), including 6 hours (2 courses) at the 300 level or higher  30 semester hours (10 courses), including 6 hours (2 courses) at the 300 level or higher
Required Courses

​2 of the following courses

  • CLAS 107
  • CLAS 108
  • CLAS 235
  • CLAS 336

2 of the following courses

  • CLAS 107
  • CLAS 108
  • CLAS 235
  • CLAS 336
Greek 200 Level or Higher 1 course n/a
Latin 200 Level or Higher 1 course n/a
Greek or Latin 300 or Higher 1 course n/a

 

In addition to courses listed under "Classics," some courses offered by the departments of Art History, History, and Philosophy also satisfy requirements for the Classical Studies major. For advice about which ones, consult any member of the Classical Studies faculty.

Classical Studies majors will also, if they wish, have the opportunity to engage in research. In the final year of study, a student majoring in Classical Studies may enroll in Classics 493 and Classics 494, in which the student writes a senior thesis on a topic of the student’s choice and in close consultation with a particular faculty member. Further information on the Classical Studies major is available from faculty members. 

Any graduating senior who completes a BA in Classics with a departmental GPA of 3.30 or higher, who completes a senior thesis or a research project of similar scope and difficulty under faculty guidance, and whose thesis or research project is judged by the department to be excellent, will receive on his or her transcript the award "Distinction in Research."

 

Program Learning Outcomes for the BA with a Major in Classical Studies

Upon completing the BA degree with a major in Classical Studies, students will be able to:

  1. If they pursue the Classical Languages specialization, read Greek and Latin proficiently and demonstrate articulate knowledge of the grammar and style of both languages. 
  2. Understand texts, artifacts, institutions, events, personalities, and places that are integral to ancient Greek and Roman culture. 
  3. Analyze, interpret, and think critically about those texts, artifacts, institutions, events, personalities, and places. 
  4. Situate those texts, artifacts, institutions, events, personalities, and places in their historical and cultural contexts.
  5. Relate classical civilization to the world around them, and appreciate the profound influence classical civilization had on later Western civilization. 
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