Major Requirements
Classics is the oldest and most durable form of area studies. Inherently interdisciplinary, it addresses a time span, pre-Greek to post-Roman, using the tools of the humanities, and occasionally the social sciences to examine antiquity and to explore relationships between then and now. To understand the present, we look at the past, and visa versa.
Faculty
CONSTANTINE T. HADAVAS, assistant professor
J. PATRICK POLLEY, associate professor of physics and astronomy
ARTHUR G. ROBSON, professor and chair
Philology major
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Department unit:
- a. Six units or the equivalent above the 100-level courses in either Greek or Latin.
- b. Completion of the 108 level or the equivalent in another language. (Note: A modern language may be substituted for the other classical language.)
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Supporting courses: Three courses chosen in consultation with the advisor. Especially recommended are History 221 and 222; Philosophy 200 and 350; Art 120; Anthropology 110 and 310; upper-level courses in other literature.
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Majors are strongly encouraged to participate in the College's overseas programs in Italy or Greece, or to spend a semester of specialized study of antiquity at a major university center.
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Beloit's classics department offers an opportunity for majors to take a semester of classical studies at the University of Chicago. Students with particular interests in areas that coincide with courses or tutorials offered by Chicago's faculty are encouraged to spend an intensive classical semester there.
Classical Civilization major
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Department unit:
- a. Completion of the 100-level courses, or the equivalent, in either Greek or Latin.
- b. Four courses in Classical literature and civilization chosen from: Classics 100, 150, 205, 225, 226, 227, 230, 250.
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Supporting courses: Three courses chosen in consultation with the advisor. Especially recommended are History 221 and 222; Philosophy 200 and 350; Art 120; Anthropology 110 and 310; and Religion courses.
Description of courses
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