Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award. The remainder are courses in language and literature taught from the original Greek and Latin texts. The undergraduate classics major gives the student an understanding of the cultures, languages and literatures of ancient Greece, Rome and the Mediterranean world.
Classics is a broadly interdisciplinary field.
Most courses focus on ancient Greece and Rome, but students in the department also study the impact of classical cultures on later societies and the interactions among various ancient cultures. USC is a member of the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies and the College Year in Athens program, and classics majors are encouraged to spend a semester in Rome or Athens. The classics major is also encouraged to explore courses in allied fields such as ancient philosophy, history, comparative literature and art history. The Greeks and the West, CLAS 151 Civilization of Rome, COLT 150x Literature and Western Civilization. All majors must take seven additional courses from the list maintained by the classics undergraduate advisor.