Department of Classics — The Department

The Department of Classics concerns itself with the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome in all aspects—linguistic, literary, religious, and archaeological. The foundation of the program is the traditional study of the classics, with emphasis on mastery of the Greek and Latin languages. The major in classical studies provides students an opportunity to study classical culture through a disciplined program based mainly on works read in translation; the major in classical languages requires upper-division study of the great works of Greece and Rome in the original.

Classical studies courses designated CLSICS (CLSICS 281, etc.) require no knowledge of Greek or Latin. Classical language courses in the original language—Greek or Latin—are designated accordingly (GREEK 211, LATIN 101).