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: |
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| 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: |
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| 3 | CLAS 211 Intermediate Greek | |
Credit |
9 hours at 300 (advanced) level: |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 3 | CLAS 221 Intermediate Latin I | |
| 3 | CLAS 222 Intermediate Latin II | |
Credit |
6 hours at 300 (advanced) level: |
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| 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: |
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| 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.