Undergraduate Studies

Major Requirements

College of the Arts and Sciences

Students who have expressed an interest in majoring in Classics should consult the departmental Undergraduate Advisors (Professors William Batstone and Gregory Jusdanis) as early as possible in their undergraduate career. In consultation with the Undergraduate Advisor, they will plan a course of study and fill out a majors form, which lists all the courses the student will use to fulfill major requirements. A minimum of forty credit hours must be taken to fulfill the requirements for a major in Classics, Greek, Latin, or Modern Greek; fifty credit hours are required to complete a major in Classical Humanities or Ancient History/Classics. A course in which a student receives a grade of D+ or lower cannot be counted on the major. Students interested in majoring in Classics, Greek or Latin, Modern Greek or Classical Humanities may pick up a copy of the Undergraduate Handbook in the Department Office (414 University Hall) or from the Undergraduate Advisor. More information about the major program is available in the Undergraduate Handbook.

Students may choose from three majors:

• Classics, which is divided into four areas of concentration:
  • Classical Humanities
  • Classical Greek.
  • Latin
  • Greek and Latin
• Ancient History and Classics (an interdisciplinary major jointly administered by Classics and Ancient History
• Modern Greek

Students interested in majoring in Classics should contact the undergraduate advisor, Professor William Batstone, 414G University Hall; 614-292-2673.

Students interested in majoring in Modern Greek should contact Professor Gregory Jusdanis, the Director of the Modern Greek Program.

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1. Classics Major

   Classics majors may choose one of the following four areas of concentration:

   1. Classical Humanities (45 hours, not including prerequisite)

      • Prerequisite: 1 course (5 hours) from:
        • Classics 101 Masterpieces of Greek Literature in Translation
        • Classics 102 Masterpieces of Latin Literature in Translation
      • At least 2 courses (10 hours) from:
        • Classics 222 Classical Mythology
        • Classics 224 Classical Civilization: Greece
        • Classics 225 Classical Civilization: Rome
        • Classics 226 Byzantine Civilization
        • Classics 230 Medicine in the Ancient World
      • At least 2 courses (10 hours) from:
        • Classics 301 Greek and Roman Epic
        • Classics 302 Greek and Roman Drama
        • Classics 303 Comic Spirit in Antiquity
        • Classics 310 Topics in Ancient Literature and Culture
        • Classics 322 The Hero in Classical Mythology
        • Classics 323 Religion in the Greco-Roman World
        • Classics 326 Christian Heroes: Byzantine Saints' Lives
        • Classics 505 Political Thought and Institutions in the Greco-Roman World
        • Classics 506 Greek and Roman Science and Technology
        • Classics 508 Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity
      • Classics 699 (5 hours-required) Senior Tutorial and Essay
      • The remaining 20 hours are selected from courses at the 200 level or above in Ancient History, Classics, History of Art, Philosophy, Theater, Medieval Studies, Greek or Latin. The elective courses must be approved by the major advisor.

   2. Classical Greek (40 hours)

      • at least 3 courses (15 hours) from:
        • Greek 210 The Greek New Testament
        • Greek 221 Attic Prose
        • Greek 222 Euripides
        • Greek 223 Homer
        • Greek 224 The Greek Historians
        • Greek 225 Sophocles
      • At least 2 courses (10 hours) from:
        • Greek 604 Greek Historians
        • Greek 605 Greek Tragedy
        • Greek 607 Greek Epic
        • Greek 608 Attic Oratory
        • Greek 609 Readings in Plato
        • Greek 610 Greek Comedy
        • Greek 611 Greek Hymn, Lyric, and Elegy
        • Greek 612 Attic Prose Composition
        • Greek 660 Special Topics in Greek Literature
      • The remaining courses are chosen in consultation with the major advisor from Greek courses numbered 200 or higher, appropriate courses in Classics, Ancient History, History of Art, or Philosophy.

   3. Latin (40 hours)

      • At least 3 courses (15 hours) from:
        • Latin 206 Roman Comedy
        • Latin 210 Cicero
        • Latin 211 Vergil
        • Latin 212 Roman Historians
        • Latin 213 Ovid
        • Latin 214 Latin Lyric
      • At least 2 courses (10 hours) from:
        1. Latin 612 Latin Prose Composition
        2. Latin 614 Readings in Roman Lyric and Erotic Poetry
        3. Latin 615 Readings in Roman Oratory and Rhetorical Theory
        4. Latin 616 Readings in Latin Epic
        5. Latin 617 Readings in Roman Historians
        6. Latin 618 Readings in Roman Philosophy
        7. Latin 622 Readings in Roman Comedy
        8. Latin 623 Readings in Roman Satire and Novel
        9. Latin 625 Readings in Post-Classical Latin
        10. Latin 660 Special Topics in Latin Literature
      • The remaining courses are chosen in consultation with the major advisor from Latin courses numbered 200 or higher, appropriate courses in Classics, Ancient History, History of Art, or Philosophy.

   4. Greek and Latin (40 hours)

      The student will arrange a program in consultation with the major advisor, choosing courses listed separately under the Greek and Latin areas of concentration. The major requires a minimum of 25 hours in Latin and Greek at the 200 level and above (representing both languages in any combination). Of these, at least 10 hours must be at the 600 level (in one language, or in combination). The remaining 15 hours will consists of relevant elective courses chosen in consultation with the major advisor, and/or further Latin and Greek courses at the 200-level and above.

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2. Ancient History and Classics Major (50 hours)

   Students are invited to construct a major program with emphasis upon Greek, Latin, and selected courses in Greek or Roman history. Details of such a program should be discussed with the major advisor. The program will consist of at least 20 hours in Latin and/or Greek at the 200 level and above, and 20 hours in ancient history at the 200 level and above. The remaining 10 hours are chosen in consultation with the major advisor from Classics courses numbered 200 or higher, or appropriate courses in Greek, Latin, History, History of Art, or Philosophy.

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2. Modern Greek Major (40 hours)

   • Prerequisites (not counted toward major hours):
     • MG 101, 102, 103, 104 (or test out)
   • Forty hours from the following courses:
     • MG 401, 402 Advanced Modern Greek
     • MG 241 Culture of Contemporary Greece
     • MG 268 Folklore of Contemporary Greece
     • MG 367 Issues in Greek-American Society and Culture
     • MG 371 Modern Greek Literature in Translation
     • MG 651 Contemporary Greek Prose
     • MG 652 Contemporary Greek Poetry
     • a course in an allied field or a repeat of MG651, 652

See also the Modern Greek pages.