Classical Studies Certificate

Learning Objectives

Students who earn a classical studies certificate will:

1. Demonstrate broad knowledge of the civilizations of Classical Antiquity.

• Identify key ideas, individuals, groups, events, and/or artifacts from classical antiquity.
• Recognize and demonstrate understanding of the diverse peoples, attitudes, beliefs, and/or values of classical antiquity.
• Analyze the significance of classical civilizations within their own and/or later historical contexts.

   2. Analyze literary and/or material evidence from Classical Antiquity.

• Acquire and evaluate texts, works of art, and/or other artifacts of classical antiquity.
• Identify and examine a central question of questions posed by an ancient source or sources.
• Compose a sound interpretation and/or argument based on ancient sources and/or modern scholarship.

Requirements (21 hours)

Students must complete 21 hours of approved coursework, with a minimum of 12 hours at the 3000-level or above. Students must choose one of the following two tracks:

Area I: Classical Civilization

• HIST 4203 Greeks and Barbarians

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• ANTH 4503 Topics in Anthropology *

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• ARTH 2203 Survey of Art History I

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• ARTH 3643 Italian Renaissance Art: 1300-1480  or
• HIST 3643 Italian Renaissance Art: 1300-1480

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• ARTH 3743 Italian Renaissance Art II: 1480-1580
• ARTH 4053 Gender and Sexuality in Renaissance Art
• HIST 2313 Ancient World
• HIST 2363 Medieval World

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• HIST 3783 Greece and Rome in Film or
• FLM 3783 Greece and Rome in Film

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• HIST 3813 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
• HIST 3903 History Colloquium *
• HIST 4803 Topics in Greek History
• HIST 4813 Topics in Roman History
• HIST 4873 Topics in Medieval History
• HIST 5313 Readings in the History of the Ancient World and Europe to 1700 *

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• PHIL 1453 The Great Conversation I: Ancient and Medieval or
• REL 1453 The Great Conversation I: Ancient and Medieval

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• PHIL 1003 Socrates to Sartre: Ideas that Shaped our World
• PHIL 3043 Ancient Philosophy
• PHIL 3223 Nietzsche and Socrates
• PHIL 4143 Studies in Plato and Aristotle

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• POL 2083 Ancient Political Thought or
• PHIL 2083 Western Political Thought I: From the Greek Polis to the Modern State

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• REL 3363 Introduction to Early Christian Thought

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• REL 4043 Augustine or
• PHIL 4243 Augustine

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• REL 4093 The Council of Nicea
• THEA 2323 Survey of Dramatic Literature
• THEA 3023 The Classical Theatre

Area II: Classical Languages

• GRK 1004 Beginning Greek I
• GRK 1014 Beginning Greek II
• GRK 2003 Intermediate Greek I
• GRK 2013 Intermediate Greek II
• GRK 3013 Attic Prose
• GRK 3103 Homer
• GRK 3203 Tragedy
• LAT 1004 Beginning Latin I
• LAT 1014 Beginning Latin II
• LAT 2003 Intermediate Latin I
• LAT 2013 Intermediate Latin II
• LAT 3023 Advanced Latin Texts I
• LAT 3033 Advanced Latin Texts II
• LAT 3683 Advanced Latin Grammar and Composition
• LAT 3993 Independent Study
• LAT 4991-3 Independent Study