Professors: Jane Chaplin (on leave academic year 2008-09), Robert Schine; Associate Professors: Randall Ganiban, Pavlos Sfyroeras (director), Marc Witkin; Assistant Professor: Christopher Star; Affiliated faculty: Pieter Broucke (history of art), Kateri Carmola (political science), Murray Dry (political science), Paul Nelson (political science), Martha Woodruff (philosophy), Larry Yarbrough (religion); Program Coordinator: Trish Dougherty
Whereas the classics major requires that students learn two ancient languages, a student majoring in classical studies learns one of the classical languages and pursues a wider range of courses in classical civilization. The classical studies program is designed to offer a broad, rigorous, general education based on the careful study of fundamental classical works of history, philosophy, and literature. The interdisciplinary nature of the study is reflected by a teaching staff that includes faculty in the departments of classics, history of art and architecture, philosophy, political science, and religion.
Honors: B average or better in courses taken for the major and B+ or better in the senior seminar and the general examination. (Note: A student who does an optional senior essay, CLAS 0700, or independent senior project, CLAS 0505, may, by arrangement with the chair in the semester prior to undertaking the project, offer that grade in lieu of the grade in CLAS 0420 for the calculation of departmental honors.)
AP credit policy: Refer to Classics.
Required for the major in classical studies:
A. The following:
- CLAS 0150 Ancient Epic Poetry
- CLAS/HIST 0131 Archaic and Classical Greece or CLAS 0151 Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature or CLAS 0152 Greek Tragedy or CLAS/PHIL 0175 Greek Philosophy:The Problem of Socrates or CLAS 0190 Greek and Roman Comedy
- CLAS/HIST 0132 History of Rome or CLAS 0140 Augustus and the World of Rome or CLAS 0143 Texts & Contexts in Republican Rome or CLAS 0144 Literature of the Roman Empire or CLAS 0190 Greek and Roman Comedy or CLAS/PHIL 0276 Roman Philosophy
B. Five additional courses in Classical Studies chosen from the following:
CLAS/HIST 0131 Archaic and Classical Greece
CLAS/HIST 0132 History of Rome
CLAS 0140 Augustus and the World of Rome
CLAS 0143 Texts & Contexts in Republican Rome
CLAS 0144 Literature of the Roman Empire
CLAS 0151 Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature
CLAS 0152 Greek Tragedy
CLAS/PHIL 0175 Greek Philosophy: The Problem of Socrates
CLAS 0190 Greek and Roman Comedy
CLAS/PHIL 0276 Roman Philosophy
CLAS/HIST 0331 Sparta and Athens
CLAS/HIST 0332 Roman Law
CLAS/HIST 0337 From Alexander to Rome
HARC 0213 Roman Art and Architecture
HARC 0221 Greek Art and Archaeology
HARC 0223 The Classical Tradition in Architecture: A History
HARC 0312 Of Gods, Mortals, and Myths: Greek and Roman Painting
HARC 0320 Hands-on Archaeology: Theory and Practice
HIST/CLAS 0139 Machiavelli in History
INTD 0250 Greek Drama in Performance
MATH 0261 History of Mathematics
PHIL 0201 Ancient Greek Philosophy
PHIL 0302 Philosophy of Plato
PHIL 0303 Philosophy of Aristotle
RELI 0381/CLAS 0308 Seminar in the New Testament
PHIL 0420 Love and Friendship in Greek Thought
PSCI 0101 Introduction to Political Science
PSCI 0317 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy
PSCI 0409 Seminar in Political Philosophy
RELI/CLAS 0162 The Formation of Judaism in Antiquity
RELI 0287 Greco-Roman Religions
RELI 0387 Seminar on the Religions of Rome
C. Four courses in Greek or four courses in Latin chosen from:
GREK/CLAS 0101 Beginning Greek I (formerly CLAS 0103)
GREK/CLAS 0102 Beginning Greek II (formerly CLAS 0104)
GREK/CLAS 0201 Intermediate Greek: Prose (formerly CLAS 0203)
GREK/CLAS 0202 Intermediate Greek: Poetry (formerly CLAS 0204)
GREK/CLAS 0301 Readings in Greek Literature I (formerly CLAS 0303)
GREK/CLAS 0302 Readings in Greek Literature II (formerly CLAS 0304)
GREK/CLAS 0401 Advanced Readings in Greek Literature I (formerly CLAS 0403)
GREK/CLAS 0404 Advanced Readings in Greek Literature II (formerly CLAS 0404)
LATN/CLAS 0101 Beginning Latin I
LATN/CLAS 0102 Beginning Latin II
LATN/CLAS 0110 Introduction to College Latin
LATN/CLAS 0201 Intermediate Latin: Prose
LATN/CLAS 0202 Intermediate Latin: Poetry
LATN/CLAS 0301 Readings in Latin Literature I
LATN/CLAS 0302 Readings in Latin Literature II
LATN/CLAS 0401 Advanced Readings in Latin I
LATN/CLAS 0402 Advanced Readings in Latin II
D. CLAS 0420 Seminar in Classical Literature
E. CLAS 0701 History of Classical Literature: General Examination for Classics/Classical Studies Majors
Optional : CLAS 0700 Senior Essay (fall/ winter/spring); CLAS 0500 Independent Senior Project (fall/winter/spring). (Note: Students who wish to do an optional senior essay or independent senior project must secure the sponsorship of a member of the classics department in the semester before the essay or project is to be undertaken.)
For complete descriptions of the courses listed above, see listings under the appropriate departments.