2012-2013 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Classics Minor, Classical Tradition Emphasis
(Minimum 21 credits):
The Classical Tradition Emphasis focuses upon the legacy of the classical world and specifically investigates the relationship between Greek and Roman civilizations and the literary, artistic, intellectual, social, and political traditions of other cultures.
Requirements for a Minor in Classics, Classical Tradition Emphasis
Core Courses (at least 6 credits)
- Distributed Classical Civilization (DCC) requirement: Students majoring in classics complete at least 6 credits of instruction in Distributed Classical Civilization (DCC) courses. DCC courses are intended to introduce students to the interdisciplinary dimension of classics and to provide detailed instruction in selected methods of inquiry and particular aspects of Greco-Roman civilization. Most DCC courses also fulfill certain general education requirements.
Students have two options for fulfilling the DCC Requirement:
Option 1 (6 Credits)
Complete one course from each of the following lists:
List A:
- CLA 201 - Classical Literature (3 credits)
- CLA 275 - Ancient Drama (3 credits)
- CLA 287 - Roman Law (3 credits)
- CLA 311 - Ancient Great Philosophers (3 credits)
List B:
- CLA 250 - Classical Art and Archaeology (3 credits)
- CLA 315 - Ancient Religion (3 credits)
- CLA 320 - Women in the Classical World (3 credits)
- CLA 350 - Issues in Classical Archaeology (3 credits)
Option 2 (12 Credits):
- HNR 211 - Classical World I (3 credits)
- HNR 212 - Classical World I (3 credits)
- HNR 221 - Classical World II (3 credits)
- HNR 222 - Classical World II (3 credits)
Additional Courses (at least 15 credits)
- At least 6 credits of instruction in either ancient Greek or Latin at 200-level or above.
- At least 9 additional credits, of which at least 6 must be departmental courses, selected from the following list:
- Any CLA courses at the 200-level or above, OR:
- ANT 215 - Origins of Civilization (3 credits)
- ANT 350 - Archaeology of Mid-East (3 credits)
- COM 203 - Argument and Analysis (3 credits)
- HNR 300 - Classical Mythology (3 credits)
- HNR 324 - Worlds of Late Antiquity (3 credits)
- HST 345 - Silk Roads (3 credits)
- HST 350 - Ancient Greece (3 credits)
- PHI 220 - Aesthetics (3 credits)
- PLS 231 - Classical Political Thought (3 credits)