Classics
Bachelor of Arts, World and Classical Languages and Cultures
Why Classics?
Students who major in classics study the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome in a way that combines literature, history, art, archaeology, religion, and philosophy.
“We can’t overestimate the value of a Classics major,” The Princeton Review said. “According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, students who major or double-major in Classics have a better success rate getting into medical school than do students who concentrate solely in biology, microbiology, and other branches of science. … Furthermore, according to Harvard Magazine, Classics majors (and math majors) have the highest success rates of any majors in law school. …. Classics majors also consistently have some of the highest scores on GREs of all undergraduates,” according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
What skills does a classics major provide?
Classics majors end up in a variety of positions, due to the skills their discipline provides.
- Assessing and finding information
- Applying theoretical approaches to problems
- Avoiding simplistic conclusions
- Perceiving patterns and structures
- Reading critically
- Thinking independently
- Language skills including writing
- Conveying complex information
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Edward Mulholland, Ph.D.
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There are two more areas of concentration for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics: the Latin and Greek concentration; and the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Concentration. The Suggested Sequence of Courses for these concentrations can be found on pages 102–103 of the Catalog.
Freshman Year
ENGL-1000 | English Composition | 3 |
LATIN-1000 | Latin I | 4 |
THEO-1100 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
GNST-1750 | Great Books: Ancient World | 3 |
– | One Foundations Course | 3-4 |
GNST-1000 | Benedictine Experience | 1 |
Total | 17-18 |
PHIL-1750 | Principles of Nature | 3 |
LATIN-1020 | Latin II | 4 |
EXSC-1115 | Wellness for Life | 1 |
EXSC | Fitness Course | 1 |
– | Two Foundations Courses | 6-7 |
– | Elective or Foundation | 3 |
Total | 18-19 |
Student should select courses from the following Foundations during the freshman and sophomore years:
- Historical Inquiry (1 course)
- Natural World (1 course with or without lab)
- Person and Community (1 course; recommended freshman year)
- Faith (1 course; recommended sophomore or junior year)
- Mathematical Reasoning (1 course)
Sophomore Year
LATN-3110 or LATN-3120 | Latin Prose I or II | 3 |
GREK-1000 | Greek or Natural World Foundation | 3-4 |
– | Philosophical Inquiry Foundation | 3 |
– | Electives or Foundation | 6 |
Total | 15-16 |
LATN-4110 or LATN-4120 | Latin Poetrs I or II | 3 |
GREK-1020 | Greek or Elective | 3-4 |
– | Faith Foundation | 3 |
– | Electives or Foundation | 6 |
Total | 15-16 |
Junior Year
LATN-3110 or LATN-3120 | Lation Prose I or II | 3 |
GREK-1000 | Greek or Natural World Foundation | 3-4 |
- | Philosophical Inquiry Foundation | 3 |
- | Electives or Foundation | 6 |
Total | 15-16 |
LATN-4110 or LATN-4120 | Lation Poets I or II | 3 |
GREK-1020 | Greek or Elective | 3-4 |
– | Faith Foundation | 3 |
– | Electives or Foundation | 6 |
Total | 15-16 |
Senior Year
LATN-4590 | Directed Readings I | 3 |
– | Mathematical Reasoning Course | 3 |
– | Electives | 12 |
Total | 18 |
LATN-4600 | Directed Readings II | 3 |
CLSC-COMP | Senior Comprehensive | cr |
– | Electives | 15 |
Total | 18 |
* Latin Prose and Latin Poets are offered in a rotation and can be taken in either order, one is not a prerequisite of the other. Also, GREK-1000 and GREK-1020 are offered every other year, which explains why the suggested sequences for Sophomore and Junior years are similar.