College of Liberal Arts

Curriculum in Classics

Thirty-two hours are required in the major field: 17 hours of foundational language courses in either Greek or Latin, plus 15 hours of Classical Studies courses. Up to 5 hours of first-year courses (100 level) in the foundational language may be applied toward major credit. Up to 8 hours of first-year courses (100 level) in the language not chosen for the foundational sequence may be applied toward general elective credit. Choose either Greek or Latin for the foundational language sequence.

Foundational language Greek: 17 hours required

Credit
 
5 hours at 100 (elementary) level:
1   CLAS 101 Beginning Greek I (no more than 1 of 4 hours for this course may apply towards major credit)
4   CLAS 102 Beginning Greek II
     
Credit
 
3 hours at 200 (intermediate) level:
3   CLAS 211 Intermediate Greek
     
Credit
 
9 hours at 300 (advanced) level:
3   CLAS 311 Advanced Greek: New Testament
3   CLAS 312 Advanced Classical Greek (either CLAS 311 or 312 may be repeated for credit)
     

Foundational language Latin: 17 hours required

Credit
 
5 hours at 100 (elementary) level:
1   CLAS 121 Beginning Latin I (no more than 1 of 4 hours for this course may apply towards major credit)
4   CLAS 122 Beginning Latin II
     
Credit
 
6 hours at 200 (intermediate) level:
3   CLAS 221 Intermediate Latin I
3   CLAS 222 Intermediate Latin II
     
Credit
 
6 hours at 300 (advanced) level:
    CLAS 321 Advanced Latin Readings (may be repeated for credit)
     

Classical Studies: 15 hours required. At least 6 hours must be in non-language courses (CLAS 330-499)

Credit
 
15 hours at 200, 300, and 400 level. Choose from:
    CLAS 211 Intermediate Greek (only with Latin foundational sequence, A.2)
    CLAS 221 Intermediate Latin I (only with Greek foundational sequence, A.1)
    CLAS 222 Intermediate Latin II (only with Greek foundational sequence, A.1)
    CLAS 311 Advanced Greek: New Testament
    CLAS 312 Advanced Classical Greek
    CLAS 321 Advanced Latin Readings
    CLAS 330 Women in Ancient Greece and Rome
    CLAS 351 Classical Mythology
    CLAS 352 Greek and Roman Drama
    CLAS 353 Archaeology of Ancient Greece
    CLAS 354 Archaeology of Ancient Italy
    CLAS 361 Greek Literature in Translation
    CLAS 371 In Search of Homer and the Trojan War
    CLAS 372 Greek and Roman Epic
    CLAS 381 Ancient Athletics
    CLAS 426 The Ancient Greeks
    CLAS 428 The Roman Republic
    CLAS 429 The Roman Empire
     

Supporting Electives: 12 hours required from at least two different Departments. (Courses marked * are cross-listed with CLAS and cannot be taken to fulfill both the major and the supporting elective requirements.) Choose from:

ANTH 313 Historical Archaeology *HIST/*WMST 330 Women in Ancient Greece and Rome
ANTH 316 Nautical Archaeology HIST 331 Medieval Europe, 300 to 1300
ANTH 317 Introduction to Biblical Archaeology *HIST 426 The Ancient Greeks
ANTH 351 Classical Archaeology *HIST 428 The Roman Republic
*ANTH 353 Archaeology of Ancient Greece *HIST 429 The Roman Empire
*ANTH 354 Archaeology of Ancient Italy HUMA 303 Near Eastern Religions (unless taken as RELS 303)
ARCH 345 History of Building Technology LING 209 Introduction to Linguistics
ARCH 430 History of Ancient Architecture LING 425 Introduction to Applied Linguistics
ARCH 434 Sculpture and Painting in Ancient Architecture PHIL 332 Social and Political Philosophy
ARTS 149 Art History Survey I PHIL 410 Classical Philosophy
ARTS 335 The Art and Architecture of Rome PHIL 411 Medieval Philosophy
ENGL 308 History of Literary Criticism POLS 349 Early Political Thought
ENGL 353 History of Rhetoric RELS 303 History of Christianity (unless taken as HUMA 303)
HIST 220 History of Christianity  
   

A 15-18 hours university-approved minor may be chosen to meet this requirement.