Classical Studies Minor
Course Requirements
The classical studies minor requires a minimum of seven courses: two lower-division ancient Greek or Latin language courses (or equivalent), and five 5-credit upper-division courses (minimum of 25 upper-division credits).
Lower-Division Courses
A minor in classical studies requires the lower-division sequence in elementary Greek or Latin language (or equivalent):
| Either these courses | |
GREE 1 | Elementary Ancient Greek | 5 |
GREE 2 | Elementary Ancient Greek | 5 |
| or these courses | |
LATN 1 | Elementary Latin | 5 |
LATN 2 | Elementary Latin | 5 |
Students with prior knowledge of ancient Greek or Latin are advised to consult with the classical studies faculty to determine if they have satisfied any of the elementary language course requirements.
Upper-Division Courses
Choose one of the following courses:
LIT 184A | Introduction to Greek Literature | 5 |
LIT 186A | Introduction to Latin Literature | 5 |
Reading proficiency in ancient Greek or Latin required for these courses. LIT 184A should be taken after GREE 2, and LIT 186A should be taken after LATN 2.
Plus any four of the upper-division courses listed below
CLST 199 | Tutorial | 5 |
HIS 147A | History of Premodern India | 5 |
HIS 150A | Emperors and Outcasts: Ancient Japan | 5 |
HIS 159A | Cleopatra to Constantine: Greek and Roman Egypt | 5 |
HIS 159B | Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt | 5 |
HIS 159C | Temple and City: The Egyptian New Kingdom and the City of Thebes | 5 |
HIS 159D | When Cities Were New: the Rise of Urbanism in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean | 5 |
HIS 160A | Athenian Democracy | 5 |
HIS 160C | Topics in Greek History | 5 |
HIS 161B | Topics in Roman History | 5 |
HIS 163B | Genesis: A History | 5 |
HIS 194S | Special Topics in Ancient Egyptian History | 5 |
HIS 196S | Special Topics in Ancient History | 5 |
HAVC 135F | Art of the Book in Western Europe 500-1600 | 5 |
HAVC 151 | Greek Myths Antiquity to the Present | 5 |
HAVC 152 | Roman Eyes: Visual Culture and Power in the Ancient Roman World | 5 |
HAVC 154 | Byzantine Visual Culture: Politics and Religion in the Empire of Constantinople, 330-1453 A. C | 5 |
HAVC 155 | Constructing Cleopatra: Power, Sexuality, and Femininity Across the Ages | 5 |
HAVC 190C | The Mediterranean from the Rise of Christianity to the Rise of Islam | 5 |
LIT 117A | Old Iranian Literature | 5 |
LIT 118A | Hebrew Bible | 5 |
LIT 125A | Ancient Novel | 5 |
LIT 130A | Ancient Literature in Cross-Cultural Perspective | 5 |
LIT 154B | Literature and the Arts | 5 |
LIT 184A | Introduction to Greek Literature | 5 |
LIT 184B | Greek Drama | 5 |
LIT 184C | Greek Poetry | 5 |
LIT 184D | Prose Authors | 5 |
LIT 184E | Special Topics in Greek Literature | 5 |
LIT 186A | Introduction to Latin Literature | 5 |
LIT 186B | Roman Poetry | 5 |
LIT 186C | Prose Authors | 5 |
LIT 186D | Special Topics in Latin Literature | 5 |
LIT 181A | Biblical Hebrew, Part 1 | 5 |
LIT 181B | Biblical Hebrew, Part 2 | 5 |
LIT 181D | Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 1 | 5 |
LIT 181E | Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 2 | 5 |
LIT 181F | Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 3 | 5 |
LIT 190T | Topics in Modern Literary Studies | 5 |
PHIL 100A | Ancient Greek Philosophy | 5 |
PHIL 118 | Stoic Ethics | 5 |
POLI 105A
/LGST 105A
| Ancient Political Thought | 5 |