Program in Classical Studies

The Program in Classical Studies provides students with a broad background in the history and culture of classical antiquity, both as an aid to their general cultural education and to assist them in their own major fields. Could are offered in Latin and Greek, and in English translation.

The Program in Classical Studies offers two minors:

• the B.A. with Classics, consisting of four courses each in Latin and Greek, for students wishing to focus on the ancient languages;
• the broader minor in Classical Studies, consisting of five or more courses drawn from the Program's offerings, including language courses at the intermediate level or above, and from related courses in other departments, including:

• Art History: AH 110 (The Ancient Near East, Egypt and the Aegean Bronze Age), AH 111 (Greek Art and Archaeology), AH 112 (Etruscan and Roman Art and Archaeology), AH 210 (Myth in Classical Art)

  English: EN/W 209 History of Rhetoric

  Philosophy: PH 236 (Plato), PH 237 (Aristotle)

Appropriate courses used for the Minor in Classical Studies may also be used simultaneously to fulfill the core requirements in History, Arts, English Literature and Foreign Language.

The program also makes available as a general service to the University courses in both English and the original languages for those interested in various specific aspects of classical antiquity.