Greek Minor

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Minor code OR5212

College of Arts and Sciences
Classics and World Religions Department
Lindley Hall S122A
Phone: 740.597.2100
Fax: 740.597.2146
classics@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/cas/classics/

Neil Bernstein, contact person

bernsten@ohio.edu

Program Overview

Students who love Greek and continue to the third or fourth year of the language, can easily add a Greek minor. It complements majors in philosophy, English, history, and political science.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

A Greek minor can provide graduates with the tools to analyze language, write more precisely in English, and apply skills in research, analysis, critical thinking, and familiarity with humanities to many jobs. For graduate programs in education, archeology, philosophy, ancient and medieval history, theology and law, an advanced knowledge of Greek is extremely useful.

Requirements

Minor Hours Requirement

The Greek minor requires a minimum of 16 hours. You will need to have completed Greek through 2120, or the equivalent as determined by placement exam, as the prerequisite to the upper level Greek language courses.

Greek Core Course Requirements

Complete 6 hours from the following courses:

GK 3110 - Archaic Greek Poetry Credit Hours: 3
GK 3120 - Greek Drama Credit Hours: 3
GK 3130 - Greek Sophists and Philosophers Credit Hours: 3
GK 3140 - Greek Historians Credit Hours: 3
GK 3160 - The Greek New Testament and the Milieu of Early Christianity Credit Hours: 3
GK 4900 - Special Topics in Greek Literature Credit Hours: 3
GK 4930 - Independent Study in Greek Credit Hours: 1 - 3

Classical Civilization Courses

Complete 6 hours from the following list of courses:

CLAR 2110 - Greek Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 2120 - Roman Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 2130 - Near Eastern and Egyptian Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3610 - Greek Cities and Sanctuaries Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3620 - The Archaeology of Roman Cities Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3630 - Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3650 - Technology in Greek and Roman Society Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3710 - Ancient Rome: Development of the City from the 8th Century B.C. to the 4th Century A.D. Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 4930 - Independent Study in Classical Archaeology Credit Hours: 1 - 3
CLAS 2310 - Human Aspirations Among the Greeks and Romans Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2340 - Classical Mythology Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2520 - Classical Athens Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2530 - Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2540 - Rome Under the Caesars Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2550 - Pagan to Christian in Late Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3010 - Love in Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3110 - Gods and Heroes in Ancient Epic Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3120 - Greek Tragedy and Comedy Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3130 - Wisdom in Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3430 - Women in the Ancient Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3540 - Greek and Roman Religions and Society Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3720 - On-Site Survey of Greek History Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4520 - Roman Social History Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4900 - Special Topics in Classics Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4930 - Independent Study in Classical Literature Credit Hours: 1 - 3
HIST 3291 - Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3292 - Ancient Rome Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Complete 3 hours from the following list of courses. Courses completed as core requirements cannot also be used as electives.

CLAR 2110 - Greek Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 2120 - Roman Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 2130 - Near Eastern and Egyptian Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3610 - Greek Cities and Sanctuaries Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3620 - The Archaeology of Roman Cities Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3630 - Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3650 - Technology in Greek and Roman Society Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 3710 - Ancient Rome: Development of the City from the 8th Century B.C. to the 4th Century A.D. Credit Hours: 3
CLAR 4930 - Independent Study in Classical Archaeology Credit Hours: 1 - 3
CLAS 2300 - Heroes – Classical Literature in Translation Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2310 - Human Aspirations Among the Greeks and Romans Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2340 - Classical Mythology Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2520 - Classical Athens Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2530 - Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2540 - Rome Under the Caesars Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2550 - Pagan to Christian in Late Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3010 - Love in Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3110 - Gods and Heroes in Ancient Epic Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3120 - Greek Tragedy and Comedy Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3130 - Wisdom in Antiquity Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3430 - Women in the Ancient Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3540 - Greek and Roman Religions and Society Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 3720 - On-Site Survey of Greek History Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4520 - Roman Social History Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4900 - Special Topics in Classics Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 4930 - Independent Study in Classical Literature Credit Hours: 1 - 3
GK 3110 - Archaic Greek Poetry Credit Hours: 3
GK 3120 - Greek Drama Credit Hours: 3
GK 3130 - Greek Sophists and Philosophers Credit Hours: 3
GK 3140 - Greek Historians Credit Hours: 3
GK 3160 - The Greek New Testament and the Milieu of Early Christianity Credit Hours: 3
GK 4900 - Special Topics in Greek Literature Credit Hours: 3
GK 4930 - Independent Study in Greek Credit Hours: 1 - 3
LAT 3110 - Latin Prose and Poetry I Credit Hours: 3
LAT 3120 - Latin Prose and Poetry II Credit Hours: 3
LAT 4110 - Advanced Latin Literature I Credit Hours: 3
LAT 4120 - Advanced Latin Literature II Credit Hours: 3
LAT 4900 - Special Topics in Latin Literature Credit Hours: 3
LAT 4930 - Independent Study in Latin Credit Hours: 1 - 3

Colloquium in Classics and World Religions

Complete the following course:

CLAS 3800 - Colloquium in Classics and World Religions Credit Hours: 1

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