The Ancient History and Classics major requires at least 31 major credit hours (28 credit hours of required courses and 3 credit hours of electives). Students must also complete a prerequisite Greek language sequence or Latin language sequence. All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.
*Note: (H) indicates that an Honors version of the course fulfills the requirement as well.
Students are invited to construct a major program with emphasis upon Greek and/or Latin language and selected courses in Greek and/or Roman history.
Prerequisites (13 credit hours - does not count toward total major credit hours)
Greek 1101 - Elementary Ancient Greek I (5)
Greek 1102 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I (5)
Greek 1103 - Intermediate Ancient Greek II
OR
Latin 1101 - Elementary Latin I (5)
Latin 1102 - Intermediate Latin I (5)
Latin 1103 - Intermediate Latin II
Required Courses in Greek and/or Latin (12 credit hours)
At least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in Greek and/or Latin at or above the 2000-level.
Greek 2101 - Attic Prose
Greek 2102 - Homer
Greek 2103 - Greek Historians
Greek 2104 - Greek Tragedy
Greek 2110 - The Greek New Testament
Greek 5011 - Greek Epic
Greek 5012 - Greek Lyric, Iambos, Elegy
Greek 5013 - Greek Historians
Greek 5014 - Greek Drama
Greek 5015 - Greek Oratory and Rhetorical Theory
Greek 5016 - Readings in Greek Philosophy
Greek 5017 - Later Greek Prose
Greek 5030 - Special Topics in Greek Literature
Greek 5797 - Study at a Foreign Institution (1-9)
Latin 2101 - Cicero
Latin 2102 - Vergil
Latin 2103 - Roman Historians
Latin 2104 - Ovid
Latin 2105 - Latin Lyric
Latin 2106 - Roman Comedy
Latin 5011 - Roman Epic Poetry
Latin 5012 - Roman Lyric and Erotic Poetry
Latin 5013 - Roman Historians
Latin 5014 - Roman Drama
Latin 5015 - Roman Oratory and Rhetorical Theory
Latin 5016 - Roman Philosophy
Latin 5017 - Roman Satire and Novel
Latin 5018 - Post-Classical Latin
Latin 5030 - Special Topics in Latin Literature
Latin 5797 - Study at a Foreign Institution (1-9)
Required Courses in History (12 credit hours)
At least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in History (Ancient History) at or above the 2000-level.
History 2201(H) - Ancient Greece and Rome
History 2202 - Introduction to Medieval History
History 2205 - Themes in the History of Western Civilization, Prehistory to 1600
History 2210 - Classical Archaeology
History 2211 - The Ancient Near East
History 2212 - War in the Ancient Mediterranean World
History 2213 - The Ancient Mediterranean City
History 2214 - Everyday Life in Greece and Rome
History 3210 - Archaic Greece
History 3211 - Classical Greece
History 3212 - Hellenistic Greece
History 3215 - Sex and Gender in the Ancient World
History 3220 - The Rise of the Roman Republic
History 3221 - Rome from the Gracchi to Nero
History 3223 - The Later Roman Empire
History 3225 - Early Byzantine Empire
History 3226 - Later Byzantine Empire
History 3228 - Religion and Society in Late Antiquity
History 3229 - History of Early Christianity
History 3230 - History of Medieval Christianity
History 4210 - Greek History
History 4211 - Roman History
History 4212 - Late Antiquity
History 4213 - Byzantine History
History 4215 - Seminar in Greek History
History 4216 - Seminar in Roman History
History 4217 - Seminar in Late Antiquity
History 4218 - Seminar in Byzantine History
Senior Required Course (4 credit hours)
Classics 4999(H) - Thesis Research
Electives (3 credit hours)
The remaining 1 course (3 credit hours) is chosen in consultation with the major advisor from Classics courses at or above the 2000-level, or appropriate courses in Greek, Latin, History (Ancient History), History of Art (Greek, Roman, or Byzantine), or Philosophy (Ancient Philosophy).
Please run your Degree Audit Report in Buckeye Link to view courses that meet the elective course major requirements.