An 18 credit program available to undergraduate students from any major. The Classics minor provides a broad overview of ancient civilization approached through a study of the history, languages, literature, philosophy, art, religion, and daily life of the ancient Mediterranean world as seen through texts and artifacts.
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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| English Vocabulary: Classical Roots | ||
| Beginning Greek I | ||
| Beginning Greek II | ||
| Beginning Latin I | ||
| Beginning Latin II | ||
| Intermediate Latin I | ||
| Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
Select 6-12 credits from the following: | ||
| Aegean Art and Archaeology | ||
or HUMN 313 | Aegean Art and Archaeology | |
| Troy and the Trojan War | ||
| Seminar: Inquiry in the Humanities | ||
| Introduction to Classical Archaeology | ||
| General Humanities I (to 1400) | ||
| Introduction to Greek and Roman Religion | ||
| Classicism and American Culture | ||
| Greek Civilization | ||
| Roman Civilization | ||
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ancient World | ||
| Mythology | ||
| Mythic Traditions | ||
| Special Topics in Greek and Roman Literature and Culture | ||
| History of Criticism | ||
| Greek Art | ||
| Roman Art | ||
| Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Early Medieval Art: Early Christian, Byzantine Early Medieval | ||
| Special Topics in Ancient History (Greece, Rome, W. Asia, N. Africa, Europe) | ||
| The City in Antiquity | ||
| Alexander the Great: Legend and Legacy | ||
| The Roman Republic | ||
| Cleopatra | ||
| Rome in the Age of Augustus | ||
| The Roman Empire | ||
| Special Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Reading Seminar in Mediterranean Archaeology | ||
| Africa in Classical Antiquity | ||
| Legendary Women in Antiquity | ||
| Introduction to Roman Law | ||
| Greek Tragedy | ||
| Lucretius and Ancient Science | ||
| Seminar in Classical Humanities | ||
| Independent Study in General Humanities | ||
| Principles of Mythic Symbolism | ||
| History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy | ||
2 courses not already used may be taken from the following: | ||
| Beginning Greek I | ||
| Beginning Greek II | ||
| Beginning Latin I | ||
| Beginning Latin II | ||
| Intermediate Latin I | ||
| Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |