Classics Major

Classics majors must select one of the following three concentrations:

Classical Languages Concentration

Students must complete a total of nine courses in Greek or Latin, six of which must be at the 200 level or higher. For the primary language, students must complete at least two courses at the 300 level. For the secondary language, students must complete at least one course numbered 102 or higher. Students may, in consultation with the department, substitute two classics courses taught in English.

Classical Studies Concentration

Students must complete eleven courses from the following set of requirements, six of which must be at the 200 level or higher:

Three courses selected from the following 100-level courses*:

CLA 101/HIS 108CC: ANCIENT GREECE

4

CLA 102CC:THE ROMAN WORLD

4

CLA 104CC: CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

4

CLA 112TALES OF TROY

4

AHI 101/ARC 101ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART/ARCH

4

Two courses in classics, Greek, or Latin at the 200 or 300 level

Four courses in Greek, in Latin, or in a combination of both languages

Two 300-level courses in classics**

or

CLA 497HONORS STUDY

4

and

CLA 498HONORS STUDY

4

*In place of one of these courses, students may substitute a freshman seminar taught by a faculty member in classics.

**May be fulfilled by two 400-level classics courses.

Classical and Medieval Studies Concentration

Students must complete eleven courses from the following set of requirements, six of which must be at the 200 level or higher:

One course in Arabic, Greek, or Latin at the intermediate or advanced level

Four of the following:

AHI 101/ARC 101ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART/ARCH

4

CLA 101/HIS 108CC: ANCIENT GREECE

4

CLA 102CC:THE ROMAN WORLD

4

HIS 231/CLA 231EARLY MIDDLE AGES

4

Four of the following:

AHI 207/ARC 207ISLAMIC ART

4

AHI 220/SLA 220EARLY CHRISTIAN/BYZANTN ART

4

AHI 221MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

4

CLA 314/HIS 314GRECO-ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY

4

GOV 211/PHI 241ANC & MEDIEVAL POL THOUGHT

4

HIS 249/GIS 249EARLY ISLAMIC HISTORY

4

MUS 247MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE

4

SLA 220: formerly SLA 248

One of the following:

AHI 411/ARC 493QANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ROME

4

AHI 412/ARC 493RCHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE MID AGES

4

AHI 413ISLAMIC ART: WORD AND IMAGE

4

ENG 330AVISUAL & LIT MEDIEVAL ENGLAND

4

ENG 330B/GWS 330BLOVE & SEX IN THE MIDDLE AGES

4

ENG 333THE CANTERBURY TALES

4

ITL 302DANTE'S INFERNO AND BEYOND

4

In addition, students must complete either a second course from the preceding list or one of the following:

MED 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

4

MED 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

4

CLA 497HONORS STUDY

4

CLA 498HONORS STUDY

4

Advisers: T. Myers, (Classical Languages and Classical Studies); D. Phillips, (Classical Languages and Classical Studies); J. Alchermes, F. Paxton (Classical and Medieval Studies)