Classical Studies Minor

Course Requirements

The classical studies minor requires a minimum of seven courses: two lower-division ancient Greek or Latin language courses (or equivalent), and five upper-division courses (minimum of 25 upper-division credits).

Lower-Division Courses

A minor in classical studies requires the lower-division sequence in elementary Greek or Latin language (or equivalent):

Either these courses
GREE 1	Elementary Ancient Greek	5
GREE 2	Elementary Ancient Greek	5
or these courses
LATN 1	Elementary Latin	5
LATN 2	Elementary Latin	5

Students with prior knowledge of ancient Greek or Latin are advised to consult with the classical studies faculty to determine if they have satisfied any of the elementary language course requirements.

Upper-Division Courses

Choose one of the following courses:

LIT 184A	Introduction to Greek Literature	5
LIT 186A	Introduction to Latin Literature	5

Reading proficiency in ancient Greek or Latin required for these courses. LIT 184A should be taken after GREE 2, and LIT 186A should be taken after LATN 2.

Plus any four of the upper-division courses listed below

CLST 199	Tutorial	5
HIS 159A	Cleopatra to Constantine: Greek and Roman Egypt	5
HIS 159B	Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt	5
HIS 159C	Temple and City: The Egyptian New Kingdom and the City of Thebes	5
HIS 159D	When Cities Were New: the Rise of Urbanism in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean	5
HIS 160A	Athenian Democracy	5
HIS 160C	Topics in Greek History	5
HIS 161B	Topics in Roman History	5
HIS 163B	Genesis: A History	5
HIS 194S	Special Topics in Ancient Egyptian History	5
HIS 196S	Special Topics in Ancient History	5
HAVC 135F	Art of the Book in Western Europe 500-1600	5
HAVC 151	Greek Myths Antiquity to the Present	5
HAVC 152	Roman Eyes: Visual Culture and Power in the Ancient Roman World	5
HAVC 154	Byzantine Visual Culture: Politics and Religion in the Empire of Constantinople, 330-1453 A. C	5
HAVC 155	Constructing Cleopatra: Power, Sexuality, and Femininity Across the Ages	5
HAVC 190C	The Mediterranean from the Rise of Christianity to the Rise of Islam	5
LIT 117A	Old Iranian Literature	5
LIT 118A	Hebrew Bible	5
LIT 125A	Ancient Novel	5
LIT 130A	Ancient Literature in Cross-Cultural Perspective	5
LIT 184A	Introduction to Greek Literature	5
LIT 184B	Greek Drama	5
LIT 184C	Greek Poetry	5
LIT 184D	Prose Authors	5
LIT 184E	Special Topics in Greek Literature	5
LIT 186A	Introduction to Latin Literature	5
LIT 186B	Roman Poetry	5
LIT 186C	Prose Authors	5
LIT 186D	Special Topics in Latin Literature	5
LIT 181A	Biblical Hebrew, Part 1	5
LIT 181B	Biblical Hebrew, Part 2	5
LIT 181D	Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 1	5
LIT 181E	Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 2	5
LIT 181F	Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 3	5
PHIL 100A	Ancient Greek Philosophy	5
PHIL 118	Stoic Ethics	5
POLI 105A /LGST 105A	Ancient Political Thought	5