Classical Civilization Major (B.A.)

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Major code BA5214

Program Requirements

The Classical Civilization major consists of: completion of the Latin or Greek language sequence through 213, and a minimum of 48 hours of coursework, including a senior research project. This would include:

A. A minimum of 20 hours of:

Coursework from 200 level CLAS and CLAR courses (CLAS 227 not eligible), and/or 300-400 level LAT and GK courses. Of the 20 hours, 12 must be from 3 of the following courses:

CLAR 211 - Greek Archaeology Credit Hours: 4
CLAR 212 - Roman Archaeology Credit Hours: 4
CLAS 252 - Classical Athens Credit Hours: 4
CLAS 254 - Rome under the Caesars Credit Hours: 4

B. A minimum of 20 hours from:

300-400 level courses from CLAS, CLAR, LAT, GK and/or the following:

HIST 329B - Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 4
HIST 329C - Ancient Rome Credit Hours: 4

C. Extradepartmental courses

8-10 hours of extradepartmental courses approved in consultation with a Classics faculty advisor in connection with the student’s approved course of study.

A H 320 - Greek Art Credit Hours: 4
A H 321 - Roman Art Credit Hours: 4
A H 351 - Ancient Architecture Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 202 - Introduction to World Archaeology Credit Hours: 5
HIST 328 - The World of Aristophanes Credit Hours: 3
HIST 331 - The Ancient Greek Games: The Panhellenic Festivals Credit Hours: 4
HUM 107 - Humanities–Great Books Credit Hours: 4
HUM 307 - Humanities–Great Books Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 310 - History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Credit Hours: 5
PHIL 418 - Plato Credit Hours: 5
PHIL 419 - Aristotle Credit Hours: 5
POLS 371 - Plato, Aristotle, and Pre-Modern Political Thought Credit Hours: 4