Academics

Students in the B.A. in Classics complete 30 credit hours, including the classics core courses, a required emphasis area in Classical Civilization, Greek, or Latin, and a classics capstone. Students also complete a minor field of study or double major.

Classics core courses 

One Greek Civilization course from: 

• Clc 101. Intro to Greek Civilization
• Clc 307. Survey of Greek Lit
• Clc 321. Greek Art & Archaeology
• Clc 340. The Golden Age of Athens
• Clc 341. Alexander the Great

One Roman Civilization course from:

• Clc 102. Intro to Roman Civilization
• Clc 308. Survey of Roman Lit
• Clc 322. Roman Art & Archaeology
• Clc 313. The Roman Republic
• Clc 314. Roman Empire

One Classics capstone course from:

• Clc 490. Classics Capstone Seminar
• Clc 491. Classics Capstone Experience
• Honors thesis in classics

 Courses from an emphasis area

The emphasis in Classical Civilization allows students to learn the basics of at least one of the ancient languages (ancient Greek or Latin) and to explore some of the important issues and questions regarding Greek and Roman art and archaeology, history, literature, myth, philosophy, and religion.

To fulfill the classical civilization emphasis, students complete: 

• Six credit hours of Greek or Latin courses at any level; up to 15 credit hours in Greek and Latin can count.
• Three credit hours at the 300 level or higher in each of the department's three classical civilization focus areas: A) Literature, B) History and Culture, and C) Art and Archaeology. 
• Six credit hours in one of the focus areas to make a 9-credit hour area of concentration.  

• Clc 105. From Myth to Film
• Clc 106. Classical Mythology
• Clc 303. Greek and Roman Tragedy
• Clc 304. Greek and Roman Comedy 
• Clc 305. Topics in Classical Mythology 
• Clc 307. Survey of Greek Literature 
• Clc 308. Survey of Roman Literature
• Clc 309. Greek and Roman Epic 
• Clc 333. Poetry and Politics at Rome
• Clc 503. Directed Research in Ancient Lit
• One of the following: 300-level or higher Greek or Latin course; Phil 311, Phil 313

• Clc 103. Women in Antiquity
• Clc 104. Sports in the Ancient World
• Clc 310. Socrates and Sophistry
• Clc 313. The Roman Republic
• Clc 314. Roman Empire
• Clc 325. Topics in Classical Civilization
• Clc 326. Topics in Classics Abroad
• Clc 327. Greek and Roman Religions
• Clc 329. Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome
• Clc 331. Science & Tech. in the Ancient World 
• Clc 332. Ancient Warfare 
• Clc 340. The Golden Age of Athens
• Clc 341. Alexander the Great
• Clc 342. Law and Life in Ancient Athens
• Clc 352. From Republic to Empire
• Clc 502. Directed Research in Ancient History
• Clc 504. Directed Research in Ancient Culture

• Clc 107. Ancient Cities
• Clc 315. Egyptian Art and Archaeology
• Clc 316. Bronze Age Aegean Art & Arch.
• Clc 317. Etruscan Art and Archaeology
• Clc 318. Greek Vase Painting
• Clc 319. Greek Sculpture
• Clc 320. Greek Architecture
• Clc 321: Greek Art and Archaeology
• Clc 322. Roman Art and Archaeology 
• Clc 323. Art & Archaeology of Pompeii
• Clc 328. Ancient Art on Location
• Clc 350. Ancient Archaeological Field Session
• Clc 360. Ethics in Archaeology
• Clc 375. Digital Archaeology
• Clc 415. Studying Ancient Artifacts
• Clc 505. Dir. Research in Ancient Art & Arch

Students with a strong interest in the ancient languages or contemplating graduate study in Classics should choose the emphasis in ancient Greek or Latin, including those with an interest in teaching Greek at the secondary level.

To fulfill the Greek emphasis, students complete: 

• 18 credit hours of Greek courses at the 200 level or higher, with a maximum of 6 credit hours at the 200 level.

Greek courses include:

• Gr 201: Intermediate Greek I
• Gr 202: Intermediate Greek II
• Gr 321: Greek Prose
• Gr 322: Greek Historians
• Gr 323: Greek Rhetoric
• Gr 324: Plato
• Gr 329: Koine Greek
• Gr 331: Greek Poetry
• Gr 332: Homer
• Gr 334: Greek Lyric
• Gr 336: Greek Tragedy
• Gr 337: Greek Comedy

Students with a strong interest in the ancient languages or contemplating graduate study in Classics should choose the BA in Classics with an emphasis in ancient Greek or Latin, including those with an interest in teaching Latin at the secondary level.

To fulfill the Latin emphasis, students complete: 

• 18 credit hours of Latin courses at the 200 level or higher, with a maximum of 6 credit hours at the 200 level.

Latin courses include:

• Lat 201: Intermediate Latin I
• Lat 202: Intermediate Latin II
• Lat 299: Readings in Advanced Latin
• Lat 321: Latin Prose
• Lat 322: Roman Historians
• Lat 323: Roman Oratory
• Lat 329: Medieval Latin
• Lat 331: Latin Poetry
• Lat 332: Vergil
• Lat 333: Ovid
• Lat 334: Roman Lyric
• Lat 335: Roman Elegy
• Lat 337: Roman Comedy
• Lat 338: Roman Satire
• Lat 340: Literature of the Neronian Age
• Lat 341: Literature of the Roman Empire
• Lat 342: Early Roman Literature
• Lat 343: Literature of the Late Republic
• Lat 344: Latin Epigraphy

A minor in classics requires 18 credit hours of Greek, Latin, or Classics courses, with at least 9 credit hours at the 300 level or above.  Students must complete an emphasis in Greek, Latin, or classical civilization.

The Greek or Latin emphasis must include at least 9 credit hours of the chosen language, with at least 3 credit hours at the 300 level or above. Greek courses at the 100 level cannot be applied to the Greek emphasis. Latin courses at the 100 level cannot be applied to the Latin emphasis.

The classical civilization emphasis must include at least two Classics courses at the 300 level or above and can include up to 3 courses of Greek or Latin courses at any level.