The Department of Classics provides a basis for understanding and interpreting the contribution of the ancient world to life in the present and the future. Undergraduate Programs A Bachelor of Arts in classics provides a solid foundation for graduate work in classics, European literature, law, history, art, philosophy, and religion. Graduates have become secondary school and university teachers, lawyers, doctors, librarians, museum curators, and bankers. Major in Greek Graduates with a major in Greek learn to read the ancient Greek language, become acquainted with the major works of Greek literature, and acquire knowledge of the history of ancient Greece and the Near East of the eighth through the fourth centuries B.C., where most of the modern Western notions of political, artistic, and social life are rooted. For a B.A. with a major in Greek, students must earn a minimum of 30 semester hours in the major, of which at least 24 semester hours must be in Greek language courses.
Transfer credit is evaluated on an individual basis.
The following courses, or their equivalents, are required. Four additional Greek language courses numbered 187 or above 12 s.h. They rotate over a two-year cycle and may be repeated or taken in any sequence. The advanced courses consider a broad range of prose and poetry in their historical contexts. Candidates for the B.A. with a major in Latin must earn a minimum of 30 semester hours in the major, at least 24 of which must be in Latin language courses.