2016-2017 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Classics, Classical Languages Emphasis
(Minimum of 21 credits beyond completion of the Core requirements):
The classical languages emphasis offers a course of undergraduate study in classics that stresses the languages and literature of the classical world. Students electing the classical languages emphasis ordinarily study one language (either ancient Greek or Latin) to an advanced level and the other language to at least the intermediate level.
Requirements for a Major in Classics, Classical Languages Emphasis
Core Requirements (6-9 Credits)
(6-9 Credits: 6 in Cultural Core and 0-3 in Language Core beyond fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts Cognate Requirement.)
Cultural Core Requirement (including Capstone):
Students majoring in classics complete 6 credits of instruction in a sequence of courses intended to introduce them to the interdisciplinary dimension of classics and to provide detailed instruction in selected methods of inquiry and particular aspects of Greco-Roman civilization.
All Classics majors take:
- CLA 195 - Introduction to Ancient Greece and Rome Credits: 1 ordinarily by the end of their sophomore year.
- CLA 395 - Research Methods in Classics Credits: 2 by the end of their junior year.
- CLA 495 - Notions of the Classics (Capstone) Credits: 3 during their senior year.
Language Core Requirement:
- Students majoring in classics complete Intermediate language study in either ancient Greek or Latin, typically by taking GRK 202 - Intermediate Ancient Greek II Credits: 3 or LAT 202 - Intermediate Latin II Credits: 3. Those commencing language study typically fulfill the Bachelor of Arts Cognate Requirement through three semesters of study in GRK/ LAT 101-102-201 (12 credits). Others may satisfy these requirements through language placement administered by the Department of Classics; they must nevertheless complete the 30-credit minimum through additional coursework in the major.
Additional Courses (at least 21 Credits)
- At least 18 credits of instruction in ancient Greek (GRK) and Latin (LAT), including at least 6 credits in one language at the 300 level or above.
- At least 3 credits of instruction in any course in Classics (CLA), in HNR 222 - Classical World II Credits: 3, or in an approved substitute.