Classical Studies: Greek Emphasis

Hours	38 - 46 Credit Hours
MAP	Major Academic Plan

Program Requirements

Emphasizes Greek language and literature, with some work in Greek civilization.

It is strongly recommended that StDev 317, a 1-credit-hour course, be taken at the end of the sophomore year or the beginning of the junior year. Because liberal arts degrees provide preparation in a variety of useful fields rather than a single career track, this course is recommended to help liberal arts students focus on specific educational and occupational goals and to identify the career options or educational opportunities available to them. The course will introduce them to the resources needed for accessing information about graduate schools, internships, careers, and career development. Students will learn basic employment strategies, including the steps necessary for obtaining employment related to their own specialty.

requirement 1 Complete 1 course

HCOLL 110 - Introduction to the College of Humanities 2.0v

requirement 2 Complete 1 course

CL CV 110 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature 3.0

CL CV 201 - The Classical Tradition 1: Antiquity to the Renaissance 3.0

CL CV 241 - Greek and Roman Mythology 3.0

requirement 3 Complete 1 option

option 3.1 Complete 10 courses

CL CV 245 - Golden Age of Greece 3.0

CL CV 304 - (Cl Cv-Hist 247) Greek History 3.0

CLSCS 297 - Pro-Seminar in Classical Studies 2.0

CLSCS 497 - Exit Examination in Classical Literature 1.0

GREEK 101 - First-Year Greek (First Semester) 4.0

GREEK 102 - First-Year Greek (Second Semester) 4.0

GREEK 201 - Intermediate Greek 4.0

GREEK 301 - Classical Greek Poetry: Homer's Iliad 3.0

GREEK 302 - Classical Greek Prose 3.0

GREEK 401 - Greek Prose Composition 3.0

Note 1: Greek 101, 102 may be waived with equivalent language experience.

Note 2: The Greek 302 course is the prerequisite for all 400-level prose courses and the Greek 301 course is the prerequisite for all 400-level poetry courses. Concurrent enrollment will be permitted only in rare and special cases and must have the approval both of the classics section head and the instructor of the 400-level course concerned.

Complete IHum 311: Advanced Writing in Comparative Arts and Humanities or another GE-approved Advanced Written and Oral Communication course.

requirement 4 Complete 1 option

option 4.1 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)

CL CV 340R - Topics in Classical Literature and Civilization 3.0

CLSCS 420 - Ancient Literary Criticism 3.0

CLSCS 430R - (Clscs-Hist) Topics in Greek and Roman History 3.0

CLSCS 490R - Seminar in Classics 3.0

GREEK 411R - Greek New Testament and Early Christian Greek Texts 3.0

GREEK 430 - Herodotus 3.0

GREEK 431 - Homer's Odyssey 3.0

GREEK 433 - Thucydides 3.0

GREEK 434 - Sophocles and Euripides 3.0

GREEK 435 - Greek Lyric Poetry 3.0

GREEK 436 - Plato 3.0

GREEK 437 - Attic Orators 3.0

GREEK 490R - Topics in Greek Literature 3.0v

Note: Greek 411R or Cl Cv 340R may be taken only once each.

Program Outcomes

Mechanics of the Greek language

With minimal and informed recourse to dictionaries, grammars, commentaries, and other translation aids, students will be able to read and comprehend the prose and poetry of Classical Greek authors. Specifically, they will be able to read and comprehend the writings of Xenophon, Homer, Plato, Euripides, and other Greek authors of comparable difficulty. Students will be able to compose Greek sentences and paragraphs in imitation of the style of Classical Greek masters.

Interpretation and analysis of Greek texts

Students will demonstrate their ability to write analytical papers or the equivalent that apply close readings to Classical literary texts to develop and clearly express original interpretations of these texts.

Understanding and contextualizing ancient Greek culture

Students will demonstrate a broad knowledge and comprehension of the history, literature, philosophy, and visual arts of Greece from Mycenaean civilization through the Hellenistic Age.

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