Welcome to Classical Studies.
Our department strives to sustain an engaging environment that welcomes students from all backgrounds into the study of languages, material cultures, histories, and receptions of the ancient Mediterranean world with special emphasis on ancient Greek and Latin. In the department, students can explore the stories, experiences, identities, institutions, and thoughts of ancient Mediterranean people through an interdisciplinary mixture of art, archaeology, architecture, gender studies, history, language, linguistics, literary analysis, and mythology.
Our students engage in research on all aspects of antiquity with special opportunities to work in our archaeology lab or Stuart Wheeler Gallery, to study abroad, and to participate in interdepartmental projects. Graduates take their intellectual independence, cross-cultural awareness, and analytic skills out into the world for success in areas from academic graduate school to teaching, law, medicine, business, information technology and many others.
Majors & Minors
The field of classics is inherently multidisciplinary. In addition to language and literature, students study a range of subjects from history, politics, and religion to science, medicine, and art. The study of classics enriches many other subjects and is considered an excellent foundation for a variety of postgraduate studies, including medicine and law.
By studying classics, you will gain an appreciation of the Greek and Roman worlds; you will also find that classics allows you to see connections between the ancient world and later times, even up to today.
Courses
The field of classics is inherently multidisciplinary. In addition to language and literature, students study a range of subjects from history, politics, and religion to science, medicine, and art. The study of classics enriches many other subjects and is considered an excellent foundation for a variety of postgraduate studies, including medicine and law.
By studying classics, you will gain an appreciation of the Greek and Roman worlds; you will also find that classics allows you to see connections between the ancient world and later times, even up to today.
Scholarships & Awards
The Department of Classical Studies offers majors several departmental scholarships and awards that recognize exceptional research and scholarship.
The Gertrude Howland Summer Grant supports the participation of outstanding Classics and Archaeology students in non-credit experiential learning programs exploring the ancient cultures represented in the Ancient World Gallery.