CLCS - Classical Studies Major
Program Description
Major effective prior to 2011
Modifications Made to Curriculum: Fall 2013, Fall 2020, Fall 2023
Classics today is a rich interdisciplinary field of study, embracing the study of not only the Greek and Latin languages and literature, but also some 2,000 years of ancient Mediterranean civilizations in several major periods: the Aegean Bronze Age, classical Greece, the Roman Republic and Empire, the early Christian world, and late antiquity. The study of the liberal arts is itself a classical ideal, and each succeeding generation has discovered new sources of inspiration in classical history, literature, art, archaeology, religion, myth, law, political science, and philosophy. The program broadens one’s horizons in space and time, provides models for understanding both remote cultures and our own, and furnishes a lifelong basis for future reading and thought in diverse areas.
Requisites
Requirements for the Major (42 credits)
I. Prerequisites (Do not count towards Major) (8 credits)
Complete all of the following:
II. Intermediate or Upper-Level Greek or Latin (8 credits)
III. Electives (28 credits)
Seven courses, at least one of which must be upper-level, selected in consultation with one’s advisor from the following:
course - Introduction to Ancient Greece and Rome
course - Classical Mythology
course - History of Ancient Greece
course - History of Ancient Rome
course - Archaeology of Greece and Rome
course - Classical Literature in Translation
course - Classical Civilization: Selected Topics
course - Society and Family in Ancient Greece and Rome
course - Law and Trials in Ancient Society
course - Independent Study in Classics
course - Greek and Roman Religions
course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition
course - Archaeological Field Study
course - Roman Poetry
course - Independent Study in Latin
course - Roman Prose
course - Vergil
course - Survey of Art: Ancient and Medieval
course - Greek and Roman Art
course - History of Ancient Greece
course - History of Ancient Rome
course - Utopia and Dystopia
course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition
course - Classical Antiquity
course - Introduction to Ethics
course - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
course - Greek and Roman Religions
IV. Writing in the Major Seminar (2 credits)
Complete all of the following:
course - Current Controversies in Classics
Note: This is recommended to be taken in the spring semester of one’s Sophomore or Junior year.
V. Capstone (4 credits)
Complete all of the following:
course - Research Project in Classics
Note: This requirement is waived for those writing an Honors thesis.