Classical Languages
Exploring the Roots of Christianity and Modern Culture

The world of ancient Greece and Rome was the world in which Christ and the apostles lived, and the world from which the early Church emerged from insignificance to a universal witness. Anyone who wants to understand in depth the transforming power of the Christian gospel in history will want to study that ancient world.

The Classical Languages Department at Calvin offers a variety of majors and courses designed to provide a basic linguistic mastery of Greek and Latin as well as an introduction to classical literature.

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• Classics

Classical Languages News

• Students Re-enact the Ides of March
• Classics Prof Receives Top Teaching Award

Alumni

• Calvin is ranked in the top 5% of all college graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D.

• The Classical Languages Department offers an excellent foundation for advanced studies in archaeology, art history, history, law, linguistics, philosophy and theology.

• Many Classics graduates have received scholarships to such eminent universities as:

  • Berkeley
  • Cambridge
  • Cornell
  • Harvard
  • Michigan
  • Princeton
  • Harvard
  • Toronto
  • Yale

Profoundly Academic

• Calvin offers courses in all levels of Latin and Greek in addition to classes in Classical Mythology, Literature, Art and Architecture, and Biological / Medical vocabulary.

• Four full-time faculty, all with Ph.Ds, teach classes from a Christian perspective.

• Specializations:

• Classical Studies Major or Minor
• Classical Languages Major
• Latin Major or Minor
• Greek Major or Minor
• Latin Secondary Education Major or Minor

Student Organizations

• SPQR: The Classics Club

Related Links

• Study Abroad in Greece
• Interim Courses to Greece and Italy

Getting Started at Calvin

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