A major in Classical Civilization provides a well-rounded knowledge of ancient culture and traditions. Students have the opportunity to build their own program of study by choosing any combination of electives in three disciplinary streams: Literature and Language; History, Culture, and Society; and Art and Archaeology. Students will finish their senior year with a capstone sequence and the creation of a portfolio that demonstrates the wide range of their learning over the course of their study. Classical Studies students learn to apply their learning in cross-disciplinary, integrative ways that enable them to capitalize on multidimensional understanding of whole cultures. Majors in Classical Civilization will find themselves prepared for pre-law or pre-medical programs, business, and other careers.
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Curriculum
Subjects are offered in a wide variety, including Classical mythology, literature, art, archaeology, law, religion and gender studies. It is recommended (but not required) that students select courses for their major in Classical Civilization from each of the three disciplinary streams -- ancient literature and languages, art and archaeology, history and culture -- so as as to achieve breadth of experience with and comprehension of the different facets of ancient Greek and Roman civilization. Course materials for this major are presented in English, but students have the option of substituting up to four courses (12 credit hours) of coursework in ancient Greek or Latin at any level.
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Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| 24 |
| CLST 383 | The Humanism of Antiquity I | 3 |
| CLST 384 | The Humanism of Antiquity II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 |
Portfolio
A portfolio is required as part of degree requirements for this major.
Disciplinary Streams
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| Interpreting Literature - Classical Studies | |
| Classical Mythology | |
| Heroes & the Classical Epics | |
| Classical Tragedy | |
| Classical Rhetoric | |
| Romance Novel in Ancient World | |
| Classical Comedy & Satire | |
| Greek Literature in Translation | |
| Latin Literature in Translation | |
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| Homeric Questions | |
| Historical Classic Greek Literature to 200 A.D | |
| History of Classical Roman Lit | |
| Topics in Comp Literature | |
| Theories of Myth | |
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| Religions of Ancient Greece | |
| Medical and Scientific Terminology in Context | |
| World of Archaic Greece | |
| World of Classical Greece | |
| World of Classical Rome | |
| World of Late Antiquity | |
| Experiencing Mesopotamia | |
| War and War Experience, Ancient and Modern | |
| Women in the Classical World | |
| History of Ancient Philosophy | |
| Ancient Political Thought | |
| Science in Ancient Greece and Rome | |
| History of Rome to Constantine | |
| Greece to Alexander the Great | |
| Alexander & Hellenistic World | |
| Western Patristic Thought | |
| Pompeii and Herculaneum | |
| Geography of The Ancient World | |
| Roman Political Theory & Practice | |
| Roman Law | |
| Law & Legislature-Ancient Greece | |
| Daily Life in Ancient Greece | |
| Private Life of Ancient Romans | |
| Sport in Ancient Greece & Rome | |
| Theories of Myth | |
| Topography of Rome | |
| Art of Ancient Greece | |
| Art of the Roman World | |
| Shipwreck Archaeology | |
| Pompeii and Herculaneum | |
| Intro to Classical Archeology | |
| Classical Arch-Greek Temples | |
| Geography of The Ancient World | |
| Ancient Greek and Roman Coins | |
| Introduction to Museum Studies | |
| Archaeology of Early Greece | |
| Fieldwork Greek Sites/Museums | |
| Topography of Rome | |
College of Arts and Sciences Graduation Requirements
All Undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to take two Writing Intensive courses (6 credit hours) as well as complete a foreign language requirement at 102-level or higher (3 credit hours) or a language competency test. More information can be found here.
Additional Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
All Undergraduate students are required to complete the University Core, at least one Engaged Learning course, and UNIV 101. SCPS students are not required to take UNIV 101. Nursing students in the Accelerated BSN program are not required to take core or UNIV 101. You can find more information in the University Requirements area.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of their program, Classical Civilization students will
- understand the culture, ideas, and values of the ancient Greeks and Romans
- analyze written, visual, and material objects in accordance with the methodologies of the relevant disciplinary stream (literature & languages, art & archaeology, history & culture)
- formulate valid connections between the ancient world, its later receptions, and the problems and questions of the 21st century
