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Classical Studies
Interdisciplinary Minor
The College of Arts and Humanities
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
HONORA H. CHAPMAN, Coordinator
Peters Building, Room 433
559.278.8160
KRISTI A. EASTIN
Peters Building, Room 335
559.278.1108
VICTOR D. HANSON, Emeritus
BRUCE S. THORNTON
Peters Building, Room 437
559.278.2386
The College of Arts and Humanities has coordinated a variety of courses in several disciplines that allow comprehensive study of the Greek and Roman world. For students interested in classical studies, two alternatives are available.
First, a student may petition for a special major based on guidelines
available from the coordinator of classical studies. Students are strongly
urged to read carefully the policy for the special major for the bachelor's
degree. (See Degree Requirements --
Special Major for the Bachelor's Degree.) Second, the university offers
a classical studies minor with three areas of interest.
Classical Studies Minor
The Classical Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program designed
for students interested in classical civilization and for those who wish
to teach classical languages and culture or who wish to enter a graduate
program in which a minor would give a sound foundation for further work.
The minor allows for three areas of interest: Latin, Greek, and Classics
(Greek and Latin).
Latin
HIST 112 or HUM
110 (3 units)
LATIN 1A, 1B
(6 units)
LATIN 131T (2) (6 units)
Approved electives (9 units)
Total (24 units)
Greek
HIST 111 or HUM
108 (3 units)
GRK 1A, 1B
(6 units)
GRK 131T (2) (6 units)
Approved electives (9 units)
Total (24 units)
Classics
HIST 111 or HUM
108, HIST 112 or HUM 110 (6 units)
LATIN 1A, 1B
(6 units)
GRK 1A, 1B
(6 units)
LATIN 131T or GRK 131T (3 units)
Approved electives (3 units)
Total (24 units)
Note: The Classical Studies Minor also requires a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in residence.
Approved Course Electives
The following list includes the elective courses most directly concerned.
For further information, consult Honora H. Chapman or Bruce S. Thornton.
Art History
ARTH 10 The Ancient and Primitive
World (3 units)
ARTH 109T Topics in Art History
(1-3; max 3 per area)
Drama
DRAMA 185 History of the
Theatre and Drama (3)
Humanities
HUM 108 Humanities in Classical
Athens (3 units)
HUM 110 Humanities in Republican and
Imperial Rome (3)
English
ENGL 112 World Literature:
Ancient (4)
Foreign Language
Greek
GRK 1A, 1B
Elementary Greek (3, 3)
GRK 131T Greek Literature (3;
max total 12 units if no topic repeated)
GRK 190 Independent Study (1-3)
Latin
LATIN 1A, 1B
Elementary Latin (3, 3)
LATIN 131T Latin Literature
(3; repeatable with different topic)
LATIN 132 Classical Mythology
(3 units)
LATIN 190 Independent Study
(1-3)
History
HIST 1 Western Civilization
I (3 units)
HIST 103 History of Early Christianity
(3 units)
HIST 110 Ancient Near East (3 units)
HIST 111 Ancient Greece (3 units)
HIST 112 Ancient Rome (3 units)
HIST 116 Greek and Roman Religion
(3 units)
HIST 119T Studies in Ancient
History (1-3; max total 6 units if no topic repeated)
HIST 190 Independent Study (1-3)
Philosophy
PHIL 101 Ancient Philosophy
(3 units)
Kinesiology
KINES 111 The Olympic Games
(3)
Political Science
PLSI 110 Seminar in History
of Political Thought to Macchiavelli (3 units)
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