Classical Studies Minor

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

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

Either these courses
GREE1	Elementary Ancient Greek	5
GREE2	Elementary Ancient Greek	5
or these courses
LATN1	Elementary Latin	5
LATN2	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:

LIT184A	Introduction to Greek Literature	5
LIT186A	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

CLST199	Tutorial	5
HIS159A	Cleopatra to Constantine: Greek and Roman Egypt	5
HIS159B	Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt	5
HIS159C	Temple and City: The Egyptian New Kingdom and the City of Thebes	5
HIS159D	When Cities Were New: the Rise of Urbanism in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean	5
HIS160A	Athenian Democracy	5
HIS160C	Topics in Greek History	5
HIS161B	Topics in Roman History	5
HIS161C	Age of Augustus	5
HIS163B	Genesis: A History	5
HIS194S	Special Topics in Ancient Egyptian History	5
HIS196D	City of Rome	5
HIS196R	Social World of Roman Palestine	5
HIS196S	Special Topics in Ancient History	5
HAVC135F	Art of the Book in Western Europe 500-1600	5
HAVC151	Greek Myths Antiquity to the Present	5
HAVC152	Roman Eyes: Visual Culture and Power in the Ancient Roman World	5
HAVC154	Byzantine Visual Culture: Politics and Religion in the Empire of Constantinople, 330-1453 A. C	5
HAVC155	Constructing Cleopatra: Power, Sexuality, and Femininity Across the Ages	5
LIT130A	Ancient Literature in Cross-Cultural Perspective	5
LIT184A	Introduction to Greek Literature	5
LIT184B	Greek Drama	5
LIT184C	Greek Poetry	5
LIT184D	Prose Authors	5
LIT184E	Special Topics in Greek Literature	5
LIT186A	Introduction to Latin Literature	5
LIT186B	Roman Poetry	5
LIT186C	Prose Authors	5
LIT186D	Special Topics in Latin Literature	5
LIT181A	Biblical Hebrew, Part 1	5
LIT181B	Biblical Hebrew, Part 2	5
LIT181D	Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 1	5
LIT181E	Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 2	5
LIT181F	Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 3	5
PHIL100A	Ancient Greek Philosophy	5
PHIL118	Stoic Ethics	5
POLI105A /LGST 105A	Ancient Political Thought	5