Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (BA)
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Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (BA)
Overview
The major in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies allows students to pursue an interest in the Greek, Latin, and Ancient Hebrew/Biblical world. Students may choose to pursue a traditional, language-oriented (Greek or Latin) concentration in Classics or a concentration in Ancient Mediterranean Studies.
Requirements
Concentration in Classics
- Students must complete a minimum of eight courses from the following:
- Greek and/or Latin: Select at least two courses involving reading in Greek and/or Latin from the following:
- CAMS 3101: Topics in Advanced Greek 1
- CAMS 3102: Topics in Advanced Latin 1
- CAMS 3232: Medieval Latin
- CAMS 3293: Foreign Study 2
- CAMS 3295: Special Topics 2
- CAMS 3298: Variable Topics 2
- CAMS 3299: Independent Study 2
- CAMS 4096W: Senior Thesis in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies 4
- Classical Literature in English Translation: Select at least one writing course on Classical literature in English translation:
- CAMS 3241W: Greek and Roman Epic
- CAMS 3242W: Greek and Roman Drama
- Ancient World: Select at least two other courses dealing with the ancient world from the following:
- CAMS 2020: Pyramids, Pirates, and the Polis: The Ancient Mediterranean
- CAMS 3207: Greek Philosophical Writings
- CAMS 3208: Homer
- CAMS 3212: Greek Historical Writings
- CAMS 3213: Ovid and Mythology
- CAMS 3244: Ancient Fictions
- CAMS 3245: Ancient Mediterranean World in Cinema
- CAMS 3251: Greek Art
- CAMS 3257/3257W: Ancient Greek Philosophy
- CAMS 3293: Foreign Study 2
- CAMS 3295: Special Topics 2
- CAMS 3298: Variable Topics 2
- CAMS 3299: Independent Study 2
- CAMS 3301: Ancient Near East
- CAMS 3320: Ancient Greece: Troy to Sparta
- CAMS 3321: Hellenistic World: Alexander to Cleopatra
- CAMS 3325: Ancient Rome: Aeneas to Augustus
- CAMS 3326: Ancient Rome: Emperors and Barbarians
- CAMS 3330: Palestine Under the Greeks and Romans
- CAMS 3335: The Early Christian Church
- CAMS 3340: World of the Later Roman Empire
- CAMS 4096W: Senior Thesis in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- HEJS 3201: Selected Books of the Hebrew Bible
- HEJS 3260: The Bible, the Holy Land, and History
- Greek and/or Latin: Select at least two courses involving reading in Greek and/or Latin from the following:
Concentration in Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- Students must complete a minimum of eight courses from the following:
- Classical Literature in English Translation: Select at least one writing course:
- CAMS 3241W: Greek and Roman Epic
- CAMS 3242W: Greek and Roman Drama
- Ancient World: Select at least six other courses dealing with the ancient world from the following:
- CAMS 2020: Pyramids, Pirates, and the Polis: The Ancient Mediterranean
- CAMS 3101: Topics in Advanced Greek 2
- CAMS 3102: Topics in Advanced Latin 2
- CAMS 3207: Greek Philosophical Writings
- CAMS 3208: Homer
- CAMS 3212: Greek Historical Writings
- CAMS 3213: Ovid and Mythology
- CAMS 3232: Medieval Latin
- CAMS 3244: Ancient Fictions
- CAMS 3245: Ancient Mediterranean World in Cinema
- CAMS 3251: Greek Art
- CAMS 3257/3257W: Ancient Greek Philosophy
- CAMS 3293: Foreign Study 3
- CAMS 3295: Special Topics 3
- CAMS 3298: Variable Topics 3
- CAMS 3299: Independent Study 3
- CAMS 3301: Ancient Near East
- CAMS 3320: Ancient Greece: Troy to Sparta
- CAMS 3321: Hellenistic World: Alexander to Cleopatra
- CAMS 3325: Ancient Rome: Aeneas to Augustus
- CAMS 3326: Ancient Rome: Emperors and Barbarians
- CAMS 3330: Palestine Under the Greeks and Romans
- CAMS 3335: The Early Christian Church
- CAMS 3340: World of the Later Roman Empire
- CAMS 4096W: Senior Thesis in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- HEJS 3201: Selected Books of the Hebrew Bible
- HEJS 3260: The Bible, the Holy Land, and History
- Classical Literature in English Translation: Select at least one writing course:
University Common Curriculum Requirements
Every student must meet a set of core requirements to earn a baccalaureate degree, in addition to those required by the student's major course of study and other requirements set by the student's school or college.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements
Students must meet a set of requirements established by the college in addition to the University's Common Curriculum requirements.
