BA in Classics - Classical Humanities Concentration (Self Designed Major)

Track 1: Classical Humanities Major

The minimum number of credits (exclusive of the University’s Core curriculum) for the self-designed major in classical humanities: 51.

For grade requirements, please refer to the Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures section of the student catalog. Students have a great deal of choice within the major and will be advised by the coordinators to select courses that follow a logical sequence and build upon one another.

Required Courses

I. Language (15-17 credits, depending on language preparation and courses taken):

A. Three semesters of Latin or ancient Greek, at least one of which must be above the 100-level,

and either

B1. CLA 171E Etymology for Everyone AND one of the following: ENG 305, 330, 331, 337, or 338 (note where prerequisites apply).

or

B2. LIN 185J Language, Mind and Society AND LIN 313 Syntax

Note: In the B category, 100-level courses must be taken before the 300-level.

II. Literature (9 credits):

1. CLA 283H Epic Hero or CLA 270 Homer’s Odyssey and Joyce’s Ulysses

and

2. CLA 384H What Would Antigone Do?

and

3. One additional literature course with a non-CLA designation, such as PHI 215 Philosophy of Literature [prerequisite: any PHI 1xx] or GER 281H The German Novelle

III. History, Culture, and Civilization (12 credits)

1. CLA 291I Golden Age of Greece or HTY 303 History of the Ancient Near East and Greece

and

2. CLA 292I Rome, Republic to Empire or HTY 304 History of Rome Students may substitute HON 101G/H/I Wisdom Stories from Antiquity

or

HTY101I Western Civilization for one of the courses listed in III.1 and III.2

and

3. PHI 101 or 110E Introduction to Philosophy—choose one

and

4. CLA 285I Classical Mythology

IV. Material Culture (3 credits)

ARH 111G Art History: Prehistoric to Medieval

 or

CLA 321 The Art, Architecture, and Archaeology of the Ancient World

or

3 credits of study abroad in Greece or Rome (Centro, College Year in Athens, Lesbos, USM in Tuscany)

or

ANT 103 Introduction to Archaeology

or

ANT 202I Origins of Civilization

Note: CLA 321 is equivalent to ARH 321 Classical Art

V. Applied Skills (3 credits—choose one or propose your own)

The ideal of education, as practiced in antiquity and passed on in the classical tradition, involves the application of knowledge and activity based upon that knowledge. Courses in this category are meant to make that ideal of education explicit and generally involve some aspect of praxis or performance, whether spoken, written, plastic, or field-based.

 ANT 260 Public Interpretation in Anthropology

ENG 201F Creative Writing

ENG 202F Memoir and Autobiography

ENG 203 Topics in Writing

ENG 299-304 Stonecoast Writers’ Conference

ENG 300F Fiction Writing

ENG 301F Poetry Writing

ENG 302F Fiction Workshop

ENG 303F Poetry Workshop

ENG 304 Advanced Memoir

ENG 305 Rhetoric, Syntax, and Style

ENG 309 Newswriting

GEO 108 GIS Applications

GEO 208 Cartography I

THE 102F Acting: Performance

THE 170F Public Speaking

THE 175F Oral Interpretation

THE 250 Playwriting

Any Studio Art course

Note: Students should be aware that ENG 201F is a prerequisite for other creative writing courses. Students should also be aware that the Art Department offers six foundations courses that are prerequisites for any advanced work in studio art.

VI. Electives (6 credits—choose two from the list below or suggest another; electives must be 300-level or above, except as noted below)

ANT 306 Analysis of Archaeological Materials

ARH 321 Classical Art

ARH 322 Medieval Art

ARH 323 Renaissance Art

ENG 245 Introduction to Literary Studies

ENG 262 Introduction to Poetry

ENG 264 Introduction to Drama

The following ENG 300-level courses from the designations Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance: ENG 315, 316, 317, 320, 325, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 357, 360, 361, 362, 363

ENG 330 History of the English Language

ENG 396 Joyce

HTY 305 The Historical Jesus

HTY 306 Roman Sexuality and Early Christianity

HTY 307 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Origins and Interactions

HTY 311 Medieval Civilization

HTY 312 Renaissance Civilization

PHI 310I History of Ancient Philosophy

PHI 320I History of Medieval Philosophy

POS 390 Political and Social Thought I

THE 101G Intro to Drama

THE 351 Dramatic Literature and Theater History I: Origins to 15th Century

Any course in Latin or ancient Greek beyond the first semester and beyond that required for the major.

Any modern language course beyond the third semester

Any studio art course that builds upon that taken to fulfill requirement V. (Applied Skills)

Any creative writing course that builds upon that taken to fulfill requirement V. (Applied Skills)

VII. CLA 410 Antiquity and Modernity: Capstone Experience in Classics