Classics Minor

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.

Program Requirements

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
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
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 Credits18