Classical Civilization Concentration Requirements

The Classical Civilization Concentration is for students wishing to examine the culture of the ancient Mediterranean as an area of study, including art and archaeology, mythology and religion, ancient history, literature, and language. A grade of C or higher is needed in each course to count toward the major.

A. Prerequisites (unless fulfilled by AP exam): students must complete either Greek or Latin through the 200-level. This sequence also satisfies the CHFA language requirement. (12cr. min.)

Latin 110 (3cr.) and                                      Greek 112: Elementary 1 (3cr.) and             

Latin 120 (3cr.) or                                        Greek 122: Elementary 2 (3cr.) or                     

Latin 126 (Intensive, 6cr.)                          Greek 126 (Intensive, 6cr.)  

                                                                                                                       

Latin 230 (3cr.)                                            Greek 246 (Intensive, 6cr.)                                           

Latin 240 (3cr.) or 

Latin 246 (Intensive, 6cr.)       

 

B. Required language component, 300-level: one course past the 200-level in your chosen language. (3cr. min.)

Latin 310: Latin Prose (3cr)                           Greek 320: Greek Prose (3cr)       

Latin 320: Latin Poetry (3cr)                         Greek 310: Greek Poetry (3cr)

 

C. Classical civilization component, basic: students must take two. (6cr. min.)   

Classics 100 or 100H: Greek Civilization (4cr. HS)

Classics 101: Greeks, Romans, and Beyond (4cr. HS DG)

Classics 102 or 102H: Roman Civilization (4cr. HS)

Classics 103: Introduction to Classical Archaeology (4cr. AT)

 

D. Classical civilization component, advanced: students must take four (12cr. min.), as follows:

 

1. One of the following in classical art and archaeology:                                                  

Classics 300: Greek Archaeology (4cr. AT)

Classics 301: Roman Archaeology (4cr. AT)

Classics 305: Roman Material World (3cr.)

Classics 310: Greek and Roman Painting (4cr. AT)

Classics 338: World of the Etruscans (4cr.)

Classics 339: Celtic Archaeology (4cr.)

Classics 380: The Ancient City (4cr.)

Classics 480: Pompeii (4cr.)

Classics 491A: Technology in the Ancient World (3cr.)

 

2. One of the following in ancient history:                                                                       

Classics 200: Greece in the Age of Democracy (4cr. HS)

Classics 202: The Age of Augustus (4cr. AT)

Classics 250: The Classical Origins of Western Medicine and Medical Terminology (4cr. HS)

Classics 270: Age of Empires: Battle for the Bronze Age (4cr.)     

                 

3. One of the following in classical mythology and religion:                                              

Classics 224: Greek Mythology (4cr. AL)

Classics 328: Religions of the Greek World (4cr.)

Classics 329: Religions of the Roman World (4cr.)

Classics 330: Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean World (4cr. HS, DG)

 

4. One of the following in classical literature in translation:                                           

Classics 261: The Greek Literary Revolution (4cr. AL)

Classics 262: The Roman Literary Revolution (4cr. AL)

Classics 263: Greek and Roman Echoes across the Ages (4cr. AL)

Classics 335: Women in Antiquity (4cr. HS)

Classics 360: Themes in Classical Literature (3cr.)

Classics 365: The World of Greek Drama (4cr. AL)

Classics 370: Greek and Roman Comedy (3cr.)

 

E. Two more of the above courses numbered 200 or higher, or two courses in Greek or Latin past the fifth semester. (6cr min.)

 

F. Junior Year Writing (JYW) requirement: Students must take one JYW course. This is a university requirement, but one that usually must be fulfilled within a student’s primary major. Even if you have more than one major, you need only one JYW.

Classics 381: JYW (3cr.). The theme for this class varies from year to year. Past themes have included “Introduction to Classical Scholarship” and “FairyTales in the Ancient World.”

 

G. Integrative Experience: Students must take one IE. This is a University requirement, but one that usually must be fulfilled within a student’s primary major. Even if you have more than one major, you need only one IE. These courses can also count toward requirements C-E regardless of whether you take them as your IE.

Classics 355: Slaves and Freed Slaves in the Classical World (4cr.)

Classics 494JI: Jews in Greco-Roman Antiquity (4cr.)

Classics 494PI: Herodotus and the Persian Wars (4cr.)

 

NOTE: For the above requirements, the classics department occasionally offers courses not listed here. The department also accepts related courses offered in other departments, such as anthropology, art history, comparative literature, history, and philosophy. Please check with your classics advisor or the classics undergraduate program director for more information.