The BA in Classics is designed to give students a thorough grounding in the culture, history, literature, and intellectual accomplishments of Ancient Greece and Rome from the Bronze Age to the dawn of the Middle Ages.
Studying the history and literature of these civilizations will not only help students to develop skills in close reading, writing, and critical thinking, but will also help them to see how fundamental concepts of Western Civilization such as rationalism and democracy first arose in Classical Antiquity.
The Classical Civilization track focuses on the history, beliefs, and material culture of ancient Greek and Roman civilization. Students can fulfill the foreign language requirement by studying a classical or modern language.
A major in Classics signals a commitment to serious intellectual inquiry and is an excellent basis for careers in law, business, consulting, public service, and teaching. Those intending to pursue careers in medicine or finance will also find that a major in Classics can be easily combined with undergraduate courses required for those fields.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| CLAS 491 | Research | 1 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 13 |
| Spring |
|---|
| CLAS 410 | Seminar in Classical Studies | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
Graduation requirements include 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. The required 6 hours may be met by courses satisfying other areas of a degree program. See your academic advisor for further information.
Minor Field of Study. All Classics majors are strongly encouraged to select 15-18 hours in a minor field of study. Students must earn a C or better in all minor coursework.
Courses cross-listed with other programs cannot be used under different prefixes to fulfill more than one requirement.
