The Minor in Classical Studies

A minor in Classical Studies can serve as a useful complement to undergraduate majors in many related areas. The minor consists of six courses, configured as follows:

• ANCH 026 Ancient Greece or ANCH 027 Ancient Rome.

• Any 5 other courses in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN) as approved by the Undergraduate Chair.

Students who have taken introductory and intermediate courses in Latin and/or Greek (i.e., at the 100- and 200-level) may use up to four of these courses toward the minor.

Students interested in declaring a minor should meet with the Undergraduate Chair as early as possible to plan their coursework. See also here on planning your courses.

See also the Minor in Ancient History, which is more specific to the content and methods of historical study, and may include a focus on other ancient mediterranean and global cultures, not just Greece and Rome.

The Major in Classical Studies

The Major in Classical Studies can take any one of three different tracks:

• Track 1: Classical Languages and Literature caters to students for whom Latin and/or Greek are central to their coursework.

• Track 2: Classical Civilizations is the most flexible track: it can accommodate many different combinations of courses, with no language requirement.

• Track 3: Mediterranean Archaeology centers on the content and methods of archaeology and material culture.

See also the Major in Ancient History, which is more specific to the content and methods of historical study, and may include a focus on other ancient mediterranean and global cultures, not just Greece and Rome.

Note on choice of major: Students who intend to do graduate work in literary studies, ancient philosophy, archaeology, or ancient history should gain facility in both Latin and Greek. Those who intend to teach Latin in secondary schools are encouraged to take at least one year of Greek.

Track 1: Classical Languages and Literatures

Cluster 1 (Core Introductory Courses)

2 required courses providing a chronological and cultural survey: ANCH 026 Ancient Greece and ANCH 027 Ancient Rome.

Cluster 2 (Fields of Study)

Class of 2013 and earlier: Any 5 courses at the 000-, 100-, or 200-level, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

Class of 2014 and later: Any 4 courses at the 100-level, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

The purpose of this requirement is to introduce students to different fields of study within classical studies. Each 100-level course delineates a different area, such as mythology and intellectual culture, social and political history, reception studies and the classical tradition, art and archaeology, and introductory Latin and Greek. See also on course-planning.

Cluster 3 (Advanced Topics)

Class of 2013 and earlier: Any 5 courses at the 300-level or above, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN), of which 3 must be in Greek (GREK) or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

Class of 2014 and later: Any 6 courses at the 200-level or above, of which 4 must be at the 300-level or above, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN), and 3 must be 300-level courses in Greek (GREK) or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

The purpose of this requirement is to allow students to explore one or more specialized topic at the intermediate (200-) and advanced (300-) levels, often with a research component, and focusing on advanced reading in Greek and/or Latin. See also on course-planning.

Honors Option

CLST/GREK/LATN 399 Independent Study (fall), which may be counted toward Cluster 3; and CLST/GREK/LATN 398 Honors Thesis (spring), which cannot be counted toward Cluster 3 (i.e. is a 13th course).

See also on Honors Thesis.

Track 2: Classical Civilizations

Cluster 1 (Core Introductory Courses)

2 required courses providing a chronological and cultural survey: ANCH 026 Ancient Greece and ANCH 027 Ancient Rome.

Cluster 2 (Fields of Study)

Class of 2013 and earlier: Any 5 courses at the 000-, 100-, or 200-level, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

Class of 2014 and later: Any 4 courses at the 100-level, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

The purpose of this requirement is to introduce students to different fields of study within classical studies. Each 100-level course delineates a different area, such as mythology and intellectual culture, social and political history, reception studies and the classical tradition, art and archaeology, and introductory Latin and Greek. See also on course-planning.

Cluster 3 (Advanced Topics)

Class of 2013 and earlier: Any 5 courses at the 300-level or above, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

Class of 2014 and later: Any 6 courses at the 200-level or above, of which 4 must be at the 300-level or above, in Ancient History (ANCH), Classical Studies (CLST), Greek (GREK), or Latin (LATN); courses in other departments by approval of the Undergraduate Chair.

The purpose of this requirement is to allow students to explore one or more specialized topic at the intermediate (200-) and advanced (300-) levels, often with a research component, but without any specific language requirement. See also on course-planning.

Honors Option

CLST 399 Independent Study (fall), which may be counted toward Cluster 3; and CLST 398 Honors Thesis (spring), which cannot be counted toward Cluster 3 (i.e. is a 13th course).

See also on Honors Thesis.

Track 3: Mediterranean Archaeology

Cluster 1 (Introductory)

2 required courses providing a chronological and cultural survey: ANCH 026 Ancient Greece and ANCH 027 Ancient Rome.

Cluster 2 (Fundamentals)

 4 courses as follows:

CLST 111 Introduction to Mediterranean Archaeology
1 introductory course in mediterranean archaeology at the 100- or 200-level
1 archaeological science course
1 required theory course

Cluster 3 (Advanced Study)

Either any 6 courses in mediterranean archaeology at 200-level or above, of which 4 must be at the 300-level or above.

Or (language option) any 4 courses in mediterranean archaeology and 2 courses in an ancient language (typically Greek [GREK] or Latin [LATN]); of these 6 courses, 4 must be at 300-level or above.

See also on course-planning.

Field-work requirement

The Department will organize a field school each year for those in the Mediterranean Archaeology track. A museum internship may be substituted for this field school with the permission of the Undergraduate Chair. Museum internships are encouraged at any point in the Track.

Honors Option

ARCH 399 Independent Study (or one graduate level course), which may be counted toward Cluster 3; and ARCH 398 Honors Thesis, which cannot be counted toward Cluster 3 (i.e. is a 13th course).

See also on Honors Thesis.