Ancient and Medieval Studies Minor

(18-21 credits)

The Ancient and Medieval Studies Minor provides students with a balanced and varied combination of coursework about ancient and medieval cultures, languages, and civilizations. It allows students from different departments to learn about and appreciate the many achievements of ancient and medieval civilizations and cultures. Students who want to enhance their appreciation of world history and culture, aspire to go to graduate school, or plan to teach language, religion, philosophy, and/or world history and civilization, will find the Ancient and Medieval Studies minor engaging and beneficial. You will develop your critical thinking abilities via historical and philosophical perspectives, language and textual analysis, and study of the reception and influence of ancient civilizations upon subsequent periods.

One of the following classes (3 credits)

LATN 101	Elementary Latin I
GRK 101	Elementary Greek I	3
CLAS 130	Vocabulary Building and Scientific Term	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Four of the following classes (12 credits)

HIST 107	World History I: to 1500 C.E.	3
CLAS 123	Greek Civilization	3
CLAS 124	Roman Civilization	3
CLAS 111	Mythology of Greece and Rome	3
ARTH 235	Survey of World Art I	3
ENGL 280	Survey I: Beowulf to Chaucer	3
CLAS 240	Women in Antiquity	3
CLAS 250	Ancient Sport & Masculinities	3
CLAS 260	Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome	3
CLAS 210	Archaeology of the Ancient World	3
ARTH 210/CLAS 210	Archaeology of the Ancient World	3
RELG 240	The Bible as Literature	3
RELG 208	New Testament	3
THEA 284	Theatre History I	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

One or two of the following classes (3 or 6 credits)

CLAS 313	History of Ancient Greece	3
CLAS 314	History of Ancient Rome	3
HIST 313	History of Ancient Greece	3
HIST 314	History of Ancient Rome	3
CLAS 322	Greek & Roman Literature in Translation	3
PHIL 310	Classical Philosophy	3
PHIL 311	Medieval & Renaissance Philosophy	3
ARTH 346	Medieval Art & Architecture	3
Total Credit Hours:		3-6

Total Credit Hours: 18-21