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Department of Classical Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies--Latin and Greek

Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements CLSTBA
The Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies in Latin or Greek provides students the opportunity to study Greek and Latin literatures and cultures in the original languages. This gives students direct access to the great writers and thinkers of ancient Greece and Rome, who shaped the course of Western Civilization, and to the cultures that produced them.

Requirements

The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Latin and Greek. Choose either Latin or Greek focus:
    1. Latin. 21 hours, including two (2) Latin courses (CLAS-L) at the 400–499 level, selected from the Latin list.
      • Upper-Level Latin. Two (2) courses:
        • CLAS-L 407 Roman Lyric and Elegy
        • CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
        • CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
        • CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
        • CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
        • CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
        • CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
        • CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
        • CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
        • CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
        • CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
        • CLAS-L 432 Livy
      • Latin
        • Additional courses from the Upper-Level Latin list.
        • CLAS-L 200 Second-Year Latin I
        • CLAS-L 250 Second-Year Latin II
        • CLAS-L 304 Catullus
        • CLAS-L 305 Ovid
        • CLAS-L 307 Cicero
        • CLAS-L 308 Caesar
        • CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
        • CLAS-L 311 Sallust
        • CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
      • Greek
        • CLAS-G 305 Greek Tragedy
        • CLAS-G 306 Greek Oratory
        • CLAS-G 307 Selected Works of Plato
        • CLAS-G 308 Readings in Biblical Greek
        • CLAS-G 396 Classical Greek Abroad
        • CLAS-G 401 Archaic Greek Poetry
        • CLAS-G 406 Homer
        • CLAS-G 407 Greek Historians
        • CLAS-G 410 Greek Prose Authors
        • CLAS-G 411 Greek Comedy
        • CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek
    2. Greek. 21 credit hours:
      • Greek
        • CLAS-G 200 Intermediate Greek
        • CLAS-G 250 Introduction to Attic Greek Prose and Poetry
        • CLAS-G 305 Greek Tragedy
        • CLAS-G 306 Greek Oratory
        • CLAS-G 307 Selected Works of Plato
        • CLAS-G 308 Readings in Biblical Greek
        • CLAS-G 396 Classical Greek Abroad
        • CLAS-G 401 Archaic Greek Poetry
        • CLAS-G 406 Homer
        • CLAS-G 407 Greek Historians
        • CLAS-G 410 Greek Prose Authors
        • CLAS-G 411 Greek Comedy
        • CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek
      • Latin
        • CLAS-L 304 Catullus
        • CLAS-L 305 Ovid
        • CLAS-L 307 Cicero
        • CLAS-L 308 Caesar
        • CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
        • CLAS-L 311 Sallust
        • CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
        • CLAS-L 407 Roman Lyric and Elegy
        • CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
        • CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
        • CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
        • CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
        • CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
        • CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
        • CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
        • CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
        • CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
        • CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
        • CLAS-L 432 Livy
  2. Classical Civilization. One (1) course:
    • CLAS-C 305
    • CLAS-C 308 Roman Law
    • CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
    • CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
    • CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
    • CLAS-C 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
    • CLAS-C 350 Greek Literature in Translation
    • CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
    • CLAS-C 360 Roman Literature in Translation
    • CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
    • CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation
    • CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
    • CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
    • CLAS-C 397 Classical Civilization Abroad
    • CLAS-C 405 Comparative Mythology
    • CLAS-C 409 Roman Literature and Art
    • CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
    • CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
    • CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
    • CLAS-C 416
    • CLAS-C 419
    • CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
    • CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
    • CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
    • CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
    • CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
    • CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
    • CLAS-C 491 Topics in Classical Studies
    • CLAS-C 494 Problems in Classical Civilization
    • CLAS-C 365 when taken Summer 2024 or later
    • One of the following:
      • ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
      • ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
      • ARTH-A 310 Topics in Ancient Art
      • ARTH-A 311 Art of the Classical Age of Greece
      • ARTH-A 312 Art of the Roman Empire
      • ARTH-A 313 Greek Pottery and Painting
      • ARTH-A 314 History of Greek Sculpture
      • ARTH-A 316 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great to Augustus
      • ARTH-A 410 Topics in Ancient Art
      • ARTH-A 415 Roman Painting
      • ARTH-A 416 Greek Architecture
      • ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
      • ARTH-A 418 Roman Architecture
      • HIST-C 320 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
      • HIST-C 325 The Roman Empire
      • HIST-C 376 Greek History: Bronze Age to the Persian Wars
      • HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
      • HIST-C 390 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
      • REL-A 305 Ancient Mediterranean Religions
      • REL-A 321 Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity
  3. Electives. Six (6) additional credit hours from the Electives list.
    • Greek
      • CLAS-G 100 Elementary Greek I
      • CLAS-G 150 Elementary Greek II
      • CLAS-G 200 Intermediate Greek
      • CLAS-G 250
      • CLAS-G 305 Greek Tragedy
      • CLAS-G 306 Greek Oratory
      • CLAS-G 307 Selected Works of Plato
      • CLAS-G 308 Readings in Biblical Greek
      • CLAS-G 396 Classical Greek Abroad
      • CLAS-G 401 Archaic Greek Poetry
      • CLAS-G 406 Homer
      • CLAS-G 407 Greek Historians
      • CLAS-G 410 Greek Prose Authors
      • CLAS-G 411 Greek Comedy
      • CLAS-X 491 Individual Reading in Greek
    • Latin
      • CLAS-L 200
      • CLAS-L 250
      • CLAS-L 304 Catullus
      • CLAS-L 305 Ovid
      • CLAS-L 307 Cicero
      • CLAS-L 308 Caesar
      • CLAS-L 309 Introduction to Vergil's Aeneid
      • CLAS-L 311 Sallust
      • CLAS-L 396 Classical Latin Abroad
      • CLAS-L 400 Intensive Study of Literary Latin
      • CLAS-L 407
      • CLAS-L 408 Roman Comedy
      • CLAS-L 409 Readings in Medieval Latin
      • CLAS-L 410 Advanced Prose Composition
      • CLAS-L 423 Roman Satire
      • CLAS-L 424 Silver Age Historians
      • CLAS-L 426 Rhetoric and Oratory
      • CLAS-L 427 Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics
      • CLAS-L 428 Advanced Study of Virgil's Aeneid
      • CLAS-L 429 Roman Letters
      • CLAS-L 430 Lucretius
      • CLAS-L 432 Livy
      • CLAS-X 492 Individual Reading in Latin
    • Classics
      • CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture (Recommended)
      • CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture (Recommended)
      • CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (Recommended)
      • CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
      • CLAS-C 211 Ancient Athletics: Greeks, Romans, and Us
      • CLAS-C 212 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
      • CLAS-C 214 Social Networks in Ancient Cities
      • CLAS-C 305
      • CLAS-C 308 Roman Law
      • CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
      • CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
      • CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
      • CLAS-C 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
      • CLAS-C 350 Greek Literature in Translation
      • CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
      • CLAS-C 360 Roman Literature in Translation
      • CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
      • CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation
      • CLAS-C 395 Topics in Classical Art and Archaeology
      • CLAS-C 396 Classical Archaeology Abroad
      • CLAS-C 397 Classical Civilization Abroad
      • CLAS-C 399 Reading for Honors
      • CLAS-C 405 Comparative Mythology
      • CLAS-C 409 Roman Literature and Art
      • CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean (Recommended)
      • CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece (Recommended)
      • CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World (Recommended)
      • CLAS-C 416
      • CLAS-C 419
      • CLAS-C 420 Topography and Monuments of Athens
      • CLAS-C 421 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
      • CLAS-C 422 Greek Sculpture
      • CLAS-C 423 Ancient Painting
      • CLAS-C 425 Greek and Roman Sanctuaries
      • CLAS-C 430 Roman Borderlands
      • CLAS-C 491 Topics in Classical Studies
      • CLAS-C 494 Problems in Classical Civilization
      • CLAS-C 499 Reading for Honors
      • CLAS-C 365 when taken Summer 2024 or later
      • CLAS-X 371 Teaching Internship in Classical Studies
      • CLAS-X 473 Internship in Classical Studies
      • CLAS-X 476 Practicum in Classical Studies
      • CLAS-X 490 Individual Reading in Classics
  4. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    5. Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.