About the Program

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The major in Classical Civilizations, revised in 2012, is highly interdisciplinary and features many options. This major allows students to choose an area of concentration which may include some study of one of the languages (Greek Language or Latin Language) or may be done completely in English (Classical Archaeology & Art History, Classical History & Culture). Another new feature of the Classical Civilizations major is the requirement for some comparative study of a pre-modern culture other than Greco-Roman (e.g. Chinese, sub-Saharan African, Egyptian, Mayan).

The major in Classical Civilizations is ideal for students fascinated with the ancient world and with the humanities who are preparing for a variety of careers, including law, medicine, teaching, writing, and business. It is not intended for those who wish to pursue Classics on a professional basis in graduate school.

The major in Classical Civilizations provides a highly flexible framework for study of many aspects of classical antiquity by itself and in comparison to other cultures, embracing work in the Department of Classics and in several other departments. Students picking this major may include several semesters of Latin or Greek in their program or they may take only courses that present material in English translation. (This major does not prepare a student for application to graduate programs in Classics.)

Declaring the Major

The easiest way to declare a major is to meet with an Undergraduate Adviser, who will have all the necessary forms. Please also see the Letters and Science Advising site for a guide to declaring a major . For information regarding the required pre-requisites, please see the Major Requirements tab.

Honors Program

Restricted to declared majors with an overall University GPA of at least 3.6 and a GPA of at least 3.6 in the major. Honors requirements:

1. Completion of the major program.
2. One semester of CLASSIC H195. CLASSIC H195 consists of largely independent study, including the writing of a thesis; the project undertaken in this one-semester honors course (4 units) must be related to work completed in a previous upper division course in the Classics department. The thesis will be evaluated by an Honors Committee of three members; the written thesis is due on Monday of the 13th week of the semester and the committee will agree upon the level of Honors (Honors, High Honors, or Highest Honors) and the grade to be awarded no later than the Monday of examination week.

Minor Program

The Department of Classics offers a minor in Classical Civilization. For information on declaring the minor, please see the the department's website .

Other Major and Minor Programs offered by the Department of Classics

Classical Languages  (Major only)
Greek  (Major and Minor)
Latin  (Major and Minor)

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Major Requirements

In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.

General Guidelines

1. All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must be taken for graded credit, other than courses listed which are offered on a Pass/Fail basis only. Other exceptions to this requirement are noted as applicable.
2. No more than one upper-division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs, with the exception of minors offered outside of the College of Letters and Science.
3. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained in both upper- and lower-division courses used to fulfill the major requirements.

For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab.

Summary of Major Requirements

Lower-division Prerequisites: Two courses		8
Lower-division Requirements: Two courses		8
Area of Concentration Requirement: Five courses		20
Area of Breadth Requirement: Two courses		8
Upper-division Requirements: Two courses		8
Total Units		52

Lower-division Prerequisites

CLASSIC 10A	Introduction to Greek Civilization 1	4
CLASSIC 10B	Introduction to Roman Civilization 1	4

1	CLASSIC R44 Roots of Western Civilization may be substituted for either CLASSIC 10Aor CLASSIC 10B, but not both.

Lower-division Requirements 

Select 2 courses from the following, one of which must be from the Classics Department:		8
CLASSIC 17A	Introduction to the Archaeology of the Greek World
CLASSIC 17B	Introduction to the Archaeology of the Late Greek and Roman World
CLASSIC 28	The Classic Myths
CLASSIC 29	Introduction to Greco-Roman Magic
CLASSIC 34	Epic Poetry: Homer and Vergil
CLASSIC 35	Greek Tragedy
CLASSIC 36	Greek Philosophy 1
CLASSIC 39	Course Not Available
LATIN 1	Elementary Latin
LATIN 2	Elementary Latin
LATIN 10	Intensive Elementary Latin
LATIN 15	The Latin Workshop
LATIN 40	Intermediate Latin Prose Composition
GREEK 1	Elementary Greek
GREEK 2	Elementary Greek
GREEK 10	Intensive Elementary Greek
GREEK 15	The Greek Workshop
GREEK 40	Intermediate Greek Prose Composition
HISTORY 4A	Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World
HISTART 10	Introduction to Western Art: Ancient to Medieval
HISTART 41	Introduction to Greek and Roman Art
NE STUD 15	Introduction to Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
NE STUD 18	Introduction to Ancient Egypt
NE STUD 23	Course Not Available
NE STUD 25	Ancient Babylonian Legends and Myths
NE STUD 33	Course Not Available
NE STUD 34	Hebrew Bible in Translation
PHILOS 25A	Ancient Philosophy 1

1	Students may not choose both CLASSIC 36 and PHILOS 25A.

Area of Concentration Requirement

Select five courses from one concentration below. No duplication with courses offered in fulfillment of other upper- or lower-division requirements, except in the case of CLASSIC 130, is allowed. Other courses may be substituted with the permission of the faculty adviser. At least three of the selected courses must be from the Classics department.

1. Classical Archaeology and Art History

CLASSIC 130	Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture	4
CLASSIC 170A	Classical Archaeology: Greek Vase Painting	4
CLASSIC 170B	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 170C	Classical Archaeology: Greek Architecture	4
CLASSIC 170D	Classical Archaeology: Roman Art and Architecture	4
CLASSIC N172A	Archaeological Field School in Nemea, Greece	4
CLASSIC N172B	Archaeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece	4
CLASSIC 175A	Topography and Monuments: Athens	4
CLASSIC 175B	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 175C	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 175D	Topography and Monuments: Pompeii and Herculaneum	4
CLASSIC 175E	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 175F	Topography and Monuments: Roman Wall Painting	4
CLASSIC 175G	Topography and Monuments: Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt	4
CLASSIC 180	Course Not Available
HISTART 140	Course Not Available
HISTART 141A	The Art of Ancient Greece: Archaic Greek Art and Architecture (750-480 B.C.)	4
HISTART 141B	The Art of Ancient Greece: Classical Greek Art and Architecture (500-320 B.C.)	4
HISTART 141C	The Art of Ancient Greece: Hellenistic Art and Architecture (330-30 B.C.)	4
HISTART 145	Roman Art	4
HISTART 151	Art in Late Antiquity	4
HISTART 190B	Special Topics in Fields of Art History: Ancient	4
HISTART 192B	Undergraduate Seminar: Problems in Research and Interpretation: Ancient	4

2. Classical History and Culture 

Any upper-division courses in GREEK
Any upper-division courses in LATIN
CLASSIC 100A	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 100B	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 121	Ancient Religion	4
CLASSIC 124	Classical Poetics	4
CLASSIC 130	Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture	4
CLASSIC 155A	Course Not Available	8
CLASSIC 155B	Course Not Available
CLASSIC 161	Gender, Sexuality, and Culture in the Ancient World	4
CLASSIC 163	Topics in Greek Philosophy	4
CLASSIC 170B	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 170C	Classical Archaeology: Greek Architecture	4
CLASSIC N172A	Archaeological Field School in Nemea, Greece	4
CLASSIC N172B	Archaeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece	4
CLASSIC 175A	Topography and Monuments: Athens	4
CLASSIC 175B	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 175C	Course Not Available	4
CLASSIC 175D	Topography and Monuments: Pompeii and Herculaneum	4
CLASSIC 180	Course Not Available	4
COM LIT 151	The Ancient Mediterranean World	4
HISTORY 100	Special Topics	4
HISTORY 101	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing for History Majors	5
HISTORY 103A	Proseminar: Problems in Interpretation in the Several Fields of History: Ancient	4
HISTORY 105A	Ancient Greece: Archaic and Classical Greek History	4
HISTORY 105B	Ancient Greece: The Greek World: 403-31 BCE	4
HISTORY 105C	Course Not Available
HISTORY 106A	Ancient Rome: The Roman Republic	4
HISTORY 106B	Ancient Rome: The Roman Empire	4
HISTORY 185A	History of Christianity: History of Christianity to 1250	4
PHILOS 160	Plato	4
PHILOS 161	Aristotle	4
PHILOS 163	Special Topics in Greek Philosophy	4
POL SCI 112A	History of Political Theory	4
RELIGST 120A	Course Not Available	8
RELIGST 120B	Course Not Available
RHETOR 100	Course Not Available	4
RHETOR 166	Rhetoric in Law and Politics	4
THEATER 126	Performance Literatures	4

3. Greek Language 

GREEK 1	Elementary Greek 1	4
GREEK 2	Elementary Greek 1	4
GREEK 10	Intensive Elementary Greek 1	8
GREEK 15	The Greek Workshop 1	10
GREEK 40	Intermediate Greek Prose Composition 1	4
GREEK 100	Plato and Attic Prose	4
GREEK 101	Homer	4
GREEK 102	Drama and Society	4
GREEK 105	The Greek New Testament	4
GREEK 115	Archaic Poetry	4
GREEK 116	Greek Drama	4
GREEK 117	Hellenistic Poets	4
GREEK 120	Herodotus	4
GREEK 121	Thucydides	4
GREEK 122	Attic Oratory	4
GREEK 123	Plato and Aristotle	4

1	Up to two courses may be lower-division.

 4. Latin Language

LATIN 1	Elementary Latin 1	4
LATIN 2	Elementary Latin 1	4
LATIN 10	Intensive Elementary Latin 1	8
LATIN 15	The Latin Workshop 1	10
LATIN 40	Intermediate Latin Prose Composition 1	4
LATIN 100	Republican Prose	4
LATIN 101	Vergil	4
LATIN 102	Lyric and Society	4
LATIN 115	Roman Drama	4
LATIN 116	Lucretius, Vergil's <Georgics>	4
LATIN 117	Course Not Available	4
LATIN 118	Course Not Available	4
LATIN 119	Latin Epic	4
LATIN 120	Latin Prose to AD 14	4
LATIN 121	Tacitus	4
LATIN 122	Post-Augustan Prose	4
LATIN 123	Course Not Available	4
LATIN 140	Medieval Latin	4
LATIN 155A	Readings in Medieval Latin	4
LATIN 155B	Course Not Available	4

1	Up to two courses may be lower-division.

Area of Breadth Requirement

Select two courses from any combination of lower or upper division offerings in a non-Greco-Roman, preindustrial cultural. Examples of such cultures would be: North, Central, or South Native American, Pacific, Chinese, Indic, sub-Saharan African, European bronze or iron age, and prehistoric; European medieval is also acceptable.

This requirement may be met with courses in any department where relevant courses are offered; in particular, courses in Anthropology, Near Eastern Studies, History of Art, Linguistics, History, and Religious Studies might be appropriate, as well as Departments specializing in specific cultural areas.

The faculty adviser will determine with the student what culture will be offered as an Area of Breath. Since many "topics" courses change subject from offering to offering, the student should consult closely with the faculty adviser.

Upper-division Requirements

CLASSIC 130	Topics in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (A single CLASSICS 130 counts both in this category and in the five-course Area of Concentration requirement of the Art and Archaeology or the Classical Culture concentrations)	4
Select one additional course from the following:		4
CLASSIC 100A	Course Not Available
CLASSIC 100B	Course Not Available
CLASSIC 121	Ancient Religion
CLASSIC 124	Classical Poetics
CLASSIC 155A   & CLASSIC 155B	Course Not Available    and Course Not Available
CLASSIC 161	Gender, Sexuality, and Culture in the Ancient World
CLASSIC 163	Topics in Greek Philosophy
CLASSIC 170A	Classical Archaeology: Greek Vase Painting
CLASSIC 170B	Course Not Available
CLASSIC 170C	Classical Archaeology: Greek Architecture
CLASSIC 170D	Classical Archaeology: Roman Art and Architecture
CLASSIC 175A	Topography and Monuments: Athens
CLASSIC 175B	Course Not Available
CLASSIC 175C	Course Not Available
CLASSIC 175D	Topography and Monuments: Pompeii and Herculaneum
CLASSIC 175F	Topography and Monuments: Roman Wall Painting
CLASSIC 180	Course Not Available
GREEK 100	Plato and Attic Prose
GREEK 101	Homer
GREEK 102	Drama and Society
GREEK 105	The Greek New Testament
GREEK 115	Archaic Poetry
GREEK 116	Greek Drama
GREEK 117	Hellenistic Poets
GREEK 120	Herodotus
GREEK 121	Thucydides
GREEK 122	Attic Oratory
GREEK 123	Plato and Aristotle
LATIN 100	Republican Prose
LATIN 101	Vergil
LATIN 102	Lyric and Society
LATIN 115	Roman Drama
LATIN 116	Lucretius, Vergil's <Georgics>
LATIN 117	Course Not Available
LATIN 118	Course Not Available
LATIN 119	Latin Epic
LATIN 120	Latin Prose to AD 14
LATIN 121	Tacitus
LATIN 122	Post-Augustan Prose
LATIN 123	Course Not Available
LATIN 140	Medieval Latin
LATIN 155A	Readings in Medieval Latin
LATIN 155B	Course Not Available
ANTHRO 123C	Old World Cultures: Archaeology of Europe
ANTHRO 123E	Old World Cultures: Mediterranean Archaeology
COM LIT 151	The Ancient Mediterranean World
CUNEIF 100A	Elementary Akkadian
CUNEIF 100B	Elementary Akkadian
CUNEIF 101A	Selected Readings in Akkadian
CUNEIF 101B	Selected Readings in Akkadian
CUNEIF 102A	Elementary Sumerian
CUNEIF 102B	Elementary Sumerian
CUNEIF 103A	Selected Readings in Sumerian
CUNEIF 103B	Selected Readings in Sumerian
CUNEIF 106A	Elementary Hittite
CUNEIF 106B	Elementary Hittite
EGYPT 100A	Elementary Egyptian
EGYPT 100B	Elementary Egyptian
EGYPT 101A	Intermediate Egyptian
EGYPT 101B	Intermediate Egyptian
EGYPT 102A	Elementary Coptic
EGYPT 102B	Elementary Coptic
HEBREW 106A	Elementary Biblical Hebrew
HEBREW 106B	Elementary Biblical Hebrew
HEBREW 107A	Biblical Hebrew Texts
HEBREW 107B	Biblical Hebrew Texts
HISTORY 101	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing for History Majors
HISTORY 105A   & HISTORY 105B   & HISTORY 105C	Ancient Greece: Archaic and Classical Greek History    and Ancient Greece: The Greek World: 403-31 BCE    and Course Not Available
HISTORY 107A	Course Not Available
HISTORY 107B	Course Not Available
HISTORY 107C	Course Not Available
HISTORY 107D	Course Not Available
HISTART 140	Course Not Available
HISTART 141A	The Art of Ancient Greece: Archaic Greek Art and Architecture (750-480 B.C.)
HISTORY 141B	Social History of Latin America: Social History of Modern Latin America
HISTART 141C	The Art of Ancient Greece: Hellenistic Art and Architecture (330-30 B.C.)
HISTART 145	Roman Art
IRANIAN 110A	Middle Persian
IRANIAN 110B	Middle Persian
IRANIAN 111A	Old Iranian
IRANIAN 111B	Old Iranian
NE STUD 101A	Course Not Available
NE STUD 101B	Course Not Available
NE STUD 102A	Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
NE STUD 102B	Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
NE STUD 103	Religion of Ancient Egypt
NE STUD C104	Babylonian Religion
NE STUD 105A	Ancient Mesopotamian Documents and Literature
NE STUD 105B	Course Not Available
NE STUD 106A	Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
NE STUD 106B	Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
NE STUD 107	Course Not Available
NE STUD 108	Topics in the Ancient Mediterranean World
NE STUD 109	Mesopotamian History
NE STUD 110	Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt in the First Millennium B.C
NE STUD 111	Course Not Available
NE STUD 113	Gilgamesh: King, Hero, and God
NE STUD C119	Disciplining Near Eastern Archaeology: Explorers, Archaeologists, and Tourists in the Contemporary Middle East
NE STUD C120A	The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia: 3500-1000 BCE
NE STUD C120B	The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia: 1000-330 BCE
NE STUD 122	Iranian Archaeology
NE STUD 123	Mesopotamian Archaeology
NE STUD 124A	Course Not Available
NE STUD 124B	Course Not Available
NE STUD 126	Silk Road Art and Archaeology
NE STUD C129	Minoan and Mycenaean Art
NE STUD 130A	History of Ancient Israel
NE STUD 130B	History of Ancient Israel
NE STUD 131	Aspects of Biblical Religion
NE STUD 132	Biblical Poetry
NE STUD 133	Course Not Available
NE STUD 134	Course Not Available
NE STUD C135	Jewish Civilization I: The Biblical Period
NE STUD 136	History and Historiography in the Hebrew Bible
NE STUD 138	The Hero in the Bible and the Ancient Near East
NE STUD 160	Religions of Ancient Iran
NE STUD 190A	Special Topics in Fields of Near Eastern Studies: Ancient Near Eastern Studies
NE STUD 190B	Special Topics in Fields of Near Eastern Studies: Egyptian Studies
NE STUD 192A	Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Near Eastern Studies: Ancient Near Eastern Studies
NE STUD 192B	Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Near Eastern Studies: Egyptian Studies
NE STUD 192C	Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Near Eastern Studies: Jewish Studies
PHILOS 161	Aristotle
PHILOS 163	Special Topics in Greek Philosophy
POL SCI 112A	History of Political Theory
RELIGST 120A   & RELIGST 120B	Course Not Available    and Course Not Available
RHETOR 100	Course Not Available
RHETOR 103A	Approaches and Paradigms in the History of Rhetorical Theory
RHETOR 138	Television Criticism
RHETOR 166	Rhetoric in Law and Politics
SANSKR 100A   & SANSKR 100B	Elementary Sanskrit    and Elementary Sanskrit
SANSKR 101A   & SANSKR 101B	Intermediate Sanskrit: Epic and Puracic Sanskrit    and Intermediate Sanskrit: Sastraic (Scientific) Sanskrit
SEMITIC 100A	Aramaic
SEMITIC 100B	Aramaic
THEATER 126	Performance Literatures

Minor Requirements

Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the memoranda section, but are not noted on diplomas.

General Guidelines

1. All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements below must be taken for graded credit.
2. A minimum of three of the upper-division courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements must be completed at UC Berkeley.
3. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses used to fulfill the minor requirements.
4. Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may be applied toward the Seven-Course Breadth Requirement, for Letters and Science students.
5. No more than one upper-division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs.
6. All minor requirements must be completed prior to the last day of finals during the semester in which you plan to graduate. If you cannot finish all courses required for the minor by that time, please see a College of Letters and Science adviser.
7. All minor requirements must be completed within the unit ceiling. (For further information regarding the unit ceiling, please see the College Requirements tab.)

Requirements

Upper-division
Select five upper-division courses in the Classics department. Courses or seminars taught by Classics faculty in other departments may also be accepted, in consultation with the undergraduate faculty adviser.

College Requirements

Undergraduate students in the College of Letters and Science must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those required by their major program.

For detailed lists of courses that fulfill college requirements, please see the College of Letters and Sciences  page in this bulletin. 

Entry Level Writing

All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen must demonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling the Entry Level Writing Requirement. Fulfillment of this requirement is also a prerequisite to enrollment in all reading and composition courses at UC Berkeley. 

American History and American Institutions

The American History and Institutions requirements are based on the principle that a U.S. resident graduated from an American university should have an understanding of the history and governmental institutions of the United States.

American Cultures

American Cultures is the one requirement that all undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass in order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectual environment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of the United States. AC courses offer students opportunities to be part of research-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling with the complexity of American Culture.

Quantitative Reasoning

The Quantitative Reasoning requirement is designed to ensure that students graduate with basic understanding and competency in math, statistics, or computer science. The requirement may be satisfied by exam or by taking an approved course.

Foreign Language

The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating proficiency in reading comprehension, writing, and conversation in a foreign language equivalent to the second semester college level, either by passing an exam or by completing approved course work.

Reading and Composition

In order to provide a solid foundation in reading, writing and critical thinking the College requires two semesters of lower division work in composition. Students must complete a first-level reading and composition course by the end of their second semester and a second-level course by the end of their fourth semester.

Breadth Requirements

The undergraduate breadth requirements provide Berkeley students with a rich and varied educational experience outside of their major program. As the foundation of a liberal arts education, breadth courses give students a view into the intellectual life of the University while introducing them to a multitude of perspectives and approaches to research and scholarship.  Engaging students in new disciplines and with peers from other majors, the breadth experience strengthens interdisciplinary connections and context that prepares Berkeley graduates to understand and solve the complex issues of their day.

Unit Requirements

• 120 total units, including at least 60 L&S units

• Of the 120 units, 36 must be upper division units

• Of the 36 upper division units, 6 must be taken in courses offered outside your major department

Residence Requirements

For units to be considered in "residence," you must be registered in courses on the Berkeley campus as a student in the College of Letters and Science. Most students automatically fulfill the residence requirement by attending classes here for four years. In general, there is no need to be concerned about this requirement, unless you go abroad for a semester or year or want to take courses at another institution or through University Extension during your senior year. In these cases, you should make an appointment to see an adviser to determine how you can meet the Senior Residence Requirement.

Note: Courses taken through UC Extension do not count toward residence.

Senior Residence Requirement

After you become a senior (with 90 semester units earned toward your B.A. degree), you must complete at least 24 of the remaining 30 units in residence in at least two semesters. To count as residence, a semester must consist of at least 6 passed units. Intercampus Visitor, EAP, and UC Berkeley-Washington Program (UCDC) units are excluded.

You may use a Berkeley summer session to satisfy one semester of the Senior Residence Requirement, provided that you successfully complete 6 units of course work in the Summer Session and that you have been enrolled previously in the College.

Modified Senior Residence Requirement

Participants in the UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) or the UC Berkeley-Washington Program (UCDC) may meet a Modified Senior Residence Requirement by completing 24 (excluding EAP) of their final 60 semester units in residence. At least 12 of these 24 units must be completed after you have completed 90 units.

Upper Division Residence Requirement

You must complete in residence a minimum of 18 units of upper division courses (excluding EAP units), 12 of which must satisfy the requirements for your major.

Student Learning Goals

Mission

The learning goals should be understood in the context of the mission statement of the Department of Classics. The first two components of that statement are especially relevant to undergraduate teaching and are repeated here:

• To give students across the University access to the literature, history, archaeology, mythology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman world through an array of undergraduate courses on classical culture in translation. These courses introduce students to texts, artifacts, and ideas that are worth studying both in their own right and as abidingly influential elements in the imagination and history of later cultures. Such study deepens students' understanding of present-day issues by inculcating a sense of historical perspective that takes account of both the differences and the continuities between contemporary and ancient cultures.
• To enable undergraduates to immerse themselves in the language and culture of ancient Greece and Rome through its majors in Greek, Latin, and Classical Civilizations. These majors equip students with knowledge and analytical skills that can be applied in many areas (e.g., law, politics, business, biosciences, computer science and media) as well as providing essential preparation for graduate study in Classics, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, and other fields.

Learning Goals for the Major

1. Acquire a basic understanding of ancient Greek and Latin texts (in translation) and/or material culture, including major monuments, sites and works of art. 
2. Demonstrate a more advanced knowledge of a particular concentration within Classics (Classical Art and Archaeology, or Classical History and Culture, or Greek Language, or Latin Language)
3. Learn to identify and understand key events, institutions, personalities, places, and concepts of ancient Greek and Roman culture.
4. Gain a critical awareness of continuities and differences between and within cultures and of ideologies of gender, group identity, social status, and political organization.
5. Demonstrate the ability to interpret texts and material culture and to understand the implications of interpretive methods.
6. Demonstrate the ability to synthesize a well-organized argument from textual or other evidence and to express it in formal English prose.

Courses

Classical Civilizations

Faculty

Professors

Anthony W. Bulloch, Professor. Language, classics, Greek literature, myth and religion, ancient metrics, ancient Greek culture and society.
Research Profile

Giovanni R. F. (John) Ferrari, Professor. Classics, ancient philosophy, Greek culture, ancient poetics and rhetoric.
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Mark Griffith, Professor. Gender and sexuality, Greek literature and performance, Greek and Roman education, Greek tragedy and comedy, Hesiod and wisdom literature, ancient music.
Research Profile

Leslie V. Kurke, Professor. Classics, Greek literature and culture, archaic Greek poetry, Herodotus.
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Francois Lissarrague, Professor.

Donald J. Mastronarde, Professor. Classics, Greek literature, Greek drama, Greek textual transmission, Greek literary papyrology, Greek palaeography.
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Ellen Oliensis, Professor. Latin Literature, Ovid.
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J. Theodore Pena, Professor. Roman archaeology, Roman and pre-Roman Italy, city of Rome, Pompeii, ancient economy, ceramic analysis, material culture studies.
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Associate Professors

Frank Bezner, PhD, Associate Professor. Medieval Latin literature; Medieval literary culture; Neo-Latin; Intellectual history.
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Kathleen Mccarthy, Associate Professor. Classics, Roman literature and culture, slavery.
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Trevor M. Murphy, Associate Professor. Ethnography, classics, Roman prose authors.
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Nikolaos Papazarkadas, Dphil, Associate Professor. Greek epigraphy, Greek history.
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Dylan Paul Sailor, Associate Professor. Rhetoric, classics, Greek literature, Latin Literature, ancient Greek, Latin, historiography, ancient Rome, ancient Greece.
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Assistant Professors

Sara Magrin, Assistant Professor.