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Courses and Major

Majors & Minors

Classical Languages Major (15 courses)

  • Six from Latin 101, 102, 201, 202, Greek 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 207
  • Six from Latin 205, 206, 300, 302, 304, 305, 391 Greek 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 303, 304 (at least one 300-level course must be taken in each language)
  • Two from Classics 211, 221, 231, or History 261
  • One Classics interim
Classical Studies Major (11 courses)
  • Two 200-level Greek or Latin courses
  • Classics 211 - Classical Literature
  • Classics 221 - Classical Art and Architecture
  • Classics 231 - Classical Mythology
  • Philosophy 251
  • Two from: History 232, 261, 262
  • Two from: Art History 101, 233, 235; CAS 320, 325; Greek 101, 102; History 262, 263, 264; Latin 101, 102; Philosophy 312; Religion 241, 341, or additional courses in Greek or Latin.
  • One Classics interim

Classical Studies Minor (7 courses)

  • Two 200-level Greek or Latin courses
  • Classics 211
  • Classics 221
  • Classics 231
  • History 261
  • One elective from: Greek 101, 102; History 232, 262; Latin 101, 102; Philosophy 251; or an additional Greek or Latin course
Greek Major (8 courses)
  • Six from Greek 101, 102, 201-207, 303, 304
  • Two from Greek 101, 102, 201-207, 303, 304, 395; Classics 211, 221, 231; History 261
  • At least one of the above must be a 300-level Greek course.

Greek Minor (6 courses)

  • Five from Greek 101, 102, 201-207, 303, 304, or 395
  • One from Classics 211, 221, 231
Latin Major (9 courses)
  • Six from Latin 101, 102, 201, 202, 205, 206, 300-305, or 391
  • Three from Latin 101, 102, 201, 202, 205, 206, 300-305; Classics 211, 221, 231; or History 261
  • At least one of the above must be a 300-level Latin course.

Latin Minor (6 courses)

  • Five from Latin 101, 102, 201, 202, 205, 206, 300-305, or 391
  • One from Classics 211, 221, 231

Latin Secondary Education Major (10 courses)

  • Latin 205, 206, 300, 302, 304, 305
  • Two from Classics 211, 221, 231, and History 261
  • IDIS 357 and 359

Latin Secondary Education Minor (7 courses)

  • Latin 205 and 206
  • Three from Latin 300, 302, 304, 305
  • One from CLAS 211, 221, 231, HIST 261
  • IDIS 357
Archaeology Minor
Medieval Studies Minor

Honors in classics

To graduate with honors in any of the classics majors, students must complete a total of six honors courses overall (18 hours minimum), including at least three honors courses outside the major and at least three inside the major (one of which must be at the 300-level), complete an honors research paper (normally during the senior year) with a public presentation of the results, and earn a GPA of at least 3.5, both overall and in the major. The department honors advisor is Prof. Ken Bratt.

Courses

Classical Studies

Classics 211 - Classical Literature
Classics 221 - Classical Art and Architecture
Classics 231 - Classical Mythology
Pathways to Ancient Myth (a resource for Classics 221 & 231)

Greek

Greek 101 - Elementary I
Greek 102 - Elementary II
Greek 201 - Plato's earlier dialogues
Greek 202 - Homer's Odyssey
Greek 203 - Herodotus
Greek 205 - New Testament-Gospels
Greek 206 - New Testament-Epistles
Greek 207 - Greek Tragedy
Greek 303 - Advanced Greek Prose
Greek 304 - Advanced Greek Poetry
Greek 395 - Special Topics in Greek

Latin

Latin 101 - Beginning Latin I
Latin 102 - Beginning Latin II
Latin 201 - Intermediate Latin I
Latin 202 - Intermediate Latin II
Latin 205 - Late Republic & Early Empire
Latin 206 - Late Latin Literature
Latin 300 - Latin Epic Poetry
Latin 302 - Latin Philosophical Literature
Latin 304 - Latin Historical Literature
Latin 305 - Latin Lyric Poetry
IDIS/Latin 357 - Intro, World Language Pedagogy
IDIS/Latin 359 - Seminar, World Language Pedagogy
Latin 391 - Special Topics in Latin