Classics Major
As a classics major, you will gain unique access to the lives and thoughts of ancient Greek and Roman people by studying the Greek and/or Latin languages and reading ancient texts in the original. You will learn to interpret diverse ancient literary and historical writings as you gain a deep understanding of the world they came from. Classics majors explore big questions about power, gender, art, religion, education, cultural change, and more, and develop valuable critical and writing skills.
sample courses:
An introduction to the society and culture of the ancient Roman Republic and Empire. The "Roman World" began as a small settlement by the Tiber River and became a huge and diverse empire extending into three continents, with a cultural legacy that has lasted to this day. The course will cover key events over a millennium of Roman political history, but much of our time will be given to study and analysis of Roman concepts of national identity, moral and political thought, social hierarchies and dynamics, family, religion, and entertainment.
From the death of Socrates until the foundation of the Roman Empire, Greece and the Ancient Near East underwent profound changes that still resonate today. This course surveys the political, social, economic, and military developments of this period, especially Alexander the Great's legacy.
our students have gone on to become:
Archaeologists
Architects
Authors/Editors
Diplomats
Lawyers
Literary Agent
Museum Curators
Teachers
Translators
