Classical Mediterranean and Middle East Major

Classical Civilization

A major with an emphasis in Classical Civilization consists of at least ten courses and a study away experience. Courses must include:

a) CLAS 101 The Classical Mediterranean and Middle East  

b) a context course providing a deep historical perspective on the classical periods of the Mediterranean and Middle East. These courses are numbered 121-191 in the department:

• CLAS 121 - The Greek World  
• CLAS 122 - The Roman World  
• CLAS 127 - Women, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome  
• CLAS 129 - Greek Myths  
• CLAS 130 - Early Arab and Persian Empires  
• CLAS 135 - India and Rome  
• CLAS 145 - Pagans, Christians and Jews in Classical Antiquity: Cultures in Conflict  
• CLAS 155 - January in Rome: The Art, Archaeology, and Urban History of Ancient Rome  

Occasionally courses may be counted from topics courses within the Department of the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East or from courses of other departments or from study abroad programs that survey classical periods of Mediterranean and/or Middle Eastern history. Pre-approval must be obtained from the chair of the department and noted in DegreeWorks.

c) study in a classical language to include at least one course at the intermediate level (Greek, Latin, Hebrew or Arabic);

d) a course that includes a major research project prior to the Senior Seminar, 

e) CLAS 490 - Senior Seminar  

f) and electives chosen from the offerings of the department. Select courses from other departments may be substituted when approved in advance by the Department of the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East. Please have this approval noted in DegreeWorks.

Classical Archaeology

A major with an emphasis in Classical Archaeology consists of at least ten courses, a study away experience and a field experience. Courses are to include:

a) CLAS 101 The Classical Mediterranean and Middle East  

b) a context course providing a deep historical perspective on the classical periods of the Mediterranean and Middle East. These courses are numbered 121-191 in the department:

• CLAS 121 - The Greek World  
• CLAS 122 - The Roman World  
• CLAS 127 - Women, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome  
• CLAS 129 - Greek Myths  
• CLAS 130 - Early Arab and Persian Empires  
• CLAS 135 - India and Rome   
• CLAS 145 - Pagans, Christians and Jews in Classical Antiquity: Cultures in Conflict 
• CLAS 155 - January in Rome: The Art, Archaeology, and Urban History of Ancient Rome  

Occasionally courses may be counted from topics courses within the Department of the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East or from courses of other departments or from study abroad programs that survey classical periods of Mediterranean and/or Middle Eastern history. Pre-approval must be obtained from the chair of the department and noted in DegreeWorks.

c) study in a classical language to include at least one course at the intermediate level (Greek, Latin, Hebrew or Arabic)

d) CLAS 223 - Introduction to Archaeology  

e) a course which includes a major research project prior to the Senior Seminar

f) CLAS 490 Senior Seminar , and

g) electives from the following, or a course otherwise approved in advance by the department:

• CLAS 155 - January in Rome: The Art, Archaeology, and Urban History of Ancient Rome  
• CLAS 260 Introduction to Art History I: From Prehistory to the Medieval Period  
• CLAS 270 Cultural Resource Management  
• GEOG 225 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems  
• GEOL 165 - History/Evolution of Earth  
• GEOL 260 - Geomorphology  
• GEOL 265 - Sedimentology/Stratigraphy  
• GEOL 300 - Paleobiology  
• ANTH 112 - Archaeology and Human Origins   
• ANTH 340 - Human Evolution  
• language courses from the department offerings beyond those used to meet requirement c).  

Archaeology majors must also gain some form of field experience, such as participating in an excavation, interning in a museum, or pursuing study away that involves archaeological learning in an archival, laboratory or field context.

Classical Languages

A major with an emphasis in Classical Languages consists of at least ten courses and a study away experience. Courses must include:

a) CLAS 101 The Classical Mediterranean and Middle East  

b) a context course providing a deep historical perspective on the classical periods of the Mediterranean and Middle East. These courses are numbered 121-191 in the department:

• CLAS 121 - The Greek World  
• CLAS 122 - The Roman World  
• CLAS 127 - Women, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome  
• CLAS 129 - Greek Myths  
• CLAS 130 - Early Arab and Persian Empires  
• CLAS 135 - India and Rome  
• CLAS 145 - Pagans, Christians and Jews in Classical Antiquity: Cultures in Conflict  
• CLAS 155 - January in Rome: The Art, Archaeology, and Urban History of Ancient Rome   

Occasionally courses may be counted from topics courses within the Department of the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East or from courses of other departments or from study abroad programs that survey classical periods of Mediterranean and/or Middle Eastern history. Pre-approval must be obtained from the chair of the department and noted in DegreeWorks.

c) seven courses involving classical languages and literatures in the original language (Greek, Latin, Hebrew or Arabic). Courses must be taken in at least two different languages and involve at least one class at the advanced level.*

d) a course which includes a major research project prior to the Senior Seminar

e) CLAS 490 - Senior Seminar .

* Seven courses in Arabic or six courses in Arabic plus an additional context course fulfills these requirements.