The Classics & Philosophy Concentration is for students wishing to study ancient Greek philosophy in the original language as well as the influence of ancient philosophy on modern thought. This concentration has been developed in cooperation with the UMass Department of Philosophy.
A. Prerequisites: students must complete Greek through the 200-level. (min. 12 credits)
Greek 126 (Intensive Elementary Classical Greek) or equivalent (e.g. Greek 112 sequence)
Greek 246 (Intensive Intermediate Classical Greek) or equivalent (e.g. Greek 242 sequence)
B. Required language component, 300-level: students must take both. (min. 6 credits)
Greek 320: Greek Prose
Greek 310: Greek Poetry
C. Required language component, 400-level: students must take two. (min. 6 credits)
Greek 452: Herodotus Greek 472: Plato
Greek 465: Sophocles Greek 475: Lucian
Greek 460: Euripides Greek 491C: Aeschylus
Substitutions of upper-level Greek courses in other authors may be allowable, as may be courses
in advanced Latin (such as Lucretius, Cicero, or Seneca) if those classes can be demonstrated to
focus on or contain substantial content related to Greek philosophy. Please check with the classics
undergraduate program director for such options. See also note below.
D. Classical civilization component: students must take one course (min. 4 credits), as follows:
Classics 100 or Classics 100H: Greek Civilization
Classics 200: The Golden Age of Greece
E. Classical archaeology or literature component: students must take one course (min. 3 credits).
Classics 103: Introduction to Classical Archaeology Classics 300: Greek Archaeology
Classics 224: Classical Mythology Classics 365: World of Greek Drama
Classics 261: Greek Voices Classics 330: Greek and Roman Magic
F. Introductory Philosophy component: students must take two courses (min. 6 credits)
Philosophy 100 or 100H: Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy 110: Introduction to Logic
Philosophy 160 or 160H: Introduction to Ethics
Philosophy 170: Problems in Social Thought
G. Philosophy component: students must take two (min. 6 credits)
Philosophy 320: History of Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy 328: Plato and Aristotle
Philosophy 321: History of Modern Philosophy
H. Junior writing requirement: students must take one JYW. (min. 3 credits)
Classics 381: The Field of Classics
or
Philosophy 400: Logic and Language
I. Integrative Experience: students must take one IE within their major. (min. 3 credits)
Classics 494PI: Herodotus and the Persian Wars
Classics 355: Slaves and Freed Slaves in the Classical World
Classics 494JI: Jews in Greco-Roman Antiquity
NOTE: Occasionally, other relevant courses with different numbers are available in classics, history, and philosophy. Most of these can also count for the major. Please check with the classics undergraduate program director for more information.