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Classical
Studies Department :
Concentration Requirements
The Concentration in Classical Studies
The concentration in classical studies was founded on the conviction
that formal study of classical antiquity is essential for anyone
concerned with the historical and cultural origins of Europe and
its intellectual traditions. Moreover, the oldest and most fundamental
principles of liberal arts and humanistic education are well articulated
through study of the classical civilizations that once extended
over most of Europe, northern Africa, and the Near East. Such study
may focus on the cultures of Rome, Greece, or the Hellenized East;
it may emphasize the disciplines of history, philosophy, art history
and aesthetics, literary analysis, or classical philology; and it
should include an understanding of the prodigious legacy of classical
antiquity to Wester culture and intellectual history. As an interdisciplinary
concentration, participants in this program are encouraged to select
froma body of courses offered by at least six academic departments
within the College.
Number of Units
Six units are required.
Required Courses
CLAS
210 Classical Mythology
CLAS
240 Homer and Greek Tragedy or CLAS270 Vegil and the Age of Augustus
HIST
225 Greek Civilization or HIST 226 Roman Civilization
One of the following:
CLAS
220 Ancient Comedy and Satire
CLAS
/ HIST 230 Women in Classical Antiquity
CLAS
/ RELG 255 The Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST
225 or HIST 226
(whichever was not previously chosen)
PHIL
205 Ancient Philosophy
Electives
Two additional courses
chosen from, but not limited to, the following:
ARTX 140 Introduction to History of Art I
CLAS
224 Archaeology of Death in the Greco-Roman World
CLAS
/ ARTX 208 Introduction to Greek Art and Archaeology
CLAS
/ ARTX 209 Introduction to Roman Art and Archaeology
CLAS
/ HIST 227 The Roman Army and Frontiers of Empire
CLAS
/ HIST 229 Multiculturalism in Greco-Roman Egypt
HIST 232 The Fall of Rome and the Early
Middle Ages
POLS 257 Classical Political Theory
RELG 106 Introduction to the New Testament
RELG 305 Studies in Paul
Any
Greek course
Any Latin course
Any course listed as required above,
not otherwise taken to satisfy a core requirement.
Whenever appropriate, concentrators
are encouraged to fulfill the College's foreign language requirement
through study of Latin or Greek; study abroad in Italy or Greece
is also recommended. A SIP in classical studies is not required
for the concentration. All concentrators, however, should make their
SIP plans in consultation with the concentration director prior
to their SIP quarter, since limited funds are available for the
subvention of SIPs in classics. Concentrators are also urged to
consider, in consultation with the Center for Career Development,
internships in classical studies; limited funding may be made available
for such career development internships.
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