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Classical Culture Requirements

Classical Culture Major Requirements

All students who enter and most students who transfer to the University Fall 2008 or later must meet the new UGA General Education Core Curriculum requirements (GENED).  

All  Classical Culture courses utilize materials in English translation and require no knowledge of either Latin or ancient Greek.

 

I. UGA General Education Core Curriculum (GENED) Requirements and Recommendations for Major

 

IV: World Languages and Culture, Humanities, and the Arts (12 Hours)

Preferred Course(s): CLAS 1000/CLAS 1000H  or CLAS 1010/CLAS 1010H  (take course in Area IV or in general electives)

 

V: Social Sciences (9 Hours)

Preferred Course: CLAS (ANTH) 2000 

 

VI. Courses Related to the Major (18 Hours)

Required courses:

Third semester course in Foreign Language (GREK 2001 or 2001W or LATN 2001 or 2001W for Area of Emphasis in Classical Archaeology)

Fourth semester course in Foreign Language (GREK 2002 or LATN 2002 for Area of Emphasis in Classical Archaeology)

 

Choose one course from the following:

CLAS (ANTH) 2000. Classical Archaeology (if not taken in Area V)

ARHI 2300 or ARHI 2311H. Art History I

 

Choose two courses from the following:

CLAS 1000/CLAS 1000H. Greek Culture 

CLAS 1010/CLAS 1010H. Roman Culture 

CLAS 1020/CLAS 1020H. Classical Mythology

CLAS (LING) 2010. Nature of the English Vocabulary

CMLT 2210 or CMLT 2250H. Western World Literature I

HIST 2301 or HIST 2311H. History of Western Society to 1500

LING 2100/LING 2100H. The Study of Language

PHIL 1000/PHIL 1000H. Introduction to Philosophy

RELI 1001 or RELI 2001H. Introduction to Judaism, Christianity & Islam

 

II. Major Requirements (60 Hours)

 

Major Required Courses (15 hours)

Five 3000-level or above CLAS courses

 

OR for Area of Emphasis in Classical Archaeology:

One 3000-level or above course in GREK or LATN

Choose four courses from the following:

CLAS 4010/6010. Archaic Greece

CLAS 4040/4040W/6040. The Hellenistic World

CLAS 4070/6070. Roman Britain

CLAS 4100/6100. Ancient Roman Cities

CLAS 4110/6110. The Etruscans and Early Rome

CLAS 4120/6120. Pompeii and Herculaneum: The Buried Cities

CLAS 4130/6130. The Archaeology of Rome's Provinces

CLAS 4140/6140. Archaeology of Punic and Roman Carthage

CLAS 4150/6150. Practicum in Classical Archaeology

CLAS 4340/4340W/6340. Ancient Athens

CLAS 4350/6350. Ancient Rome

 

Major Elective Courses (15 hours)

Five 3000-level or above courses, in any combination, in CLAS, GREK, or LATN, or courses in ANTH, ARHI, CMLT, GEOG, GEOL, HIST, LING, PHIL, RELI that have a significant component dealing with the ancient Greco-Roman world and are approved by the Classics Department. In particular, we encourage archaeology concentrators to take at least one 3000-level or above course in ancient art history and at least one 3000-level or above course in ancient history. The fifteen hours can include up to 6 hours of 1000/2000-level Latin, Greek or Hebrew (when NOT used to satisfy the major’s or the College’s foreign language requirement).

 

General Electives (30 hours)

(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)

 

Classical Culture Minor Requirements

Required Courses (12 hours): Four 3000-/4000-level CLAS courses

 

Electives (3 hours): One course 3000-level or above in CLAS, LATN, GREK

 

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS MINOR: 15 hours

 

Undergraduate Programs

UGA Classics explores Greek and Roman culture (material; intellectual; religious) from Troy to Augustine; Classical languages and literatures (Greek, Latin, and in English translation); and the reception of Classical Antiquity with A.B. and M.A. Classics degrees with multiple areas of emphasis. Double Dawgs degrees focus on careers in Historic Preservation and World Language Education. Minor degrees in Classical Culture and Classics and Comparative Cultures complement degree programs across campus. New to Classics? Take a course with us on campus or in Europe and acquire future-ready skills.

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