Curriculum
| Classics - Bachelor of Arts | Hours |
| Liberal Studies Program Requirements | 41-62 |
| Missouri Statute Requirement | 1-3 |
| Bachelor of Arts Requirements: | |
| Intermediate proficiency in ONE foreign language | 0-8 |
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | 33 |
| CLASSICAL CORE | |
| All students are required to complete the following Language Requirement: | |
| Two 300-level courses given in Latin and/or Greek | 6 |
| CLAS 261 Greek Literature in Translation | 3 |
| CLAS 262 Roman Literature in Translation | 3 |
| CLAS 361 Greek and Roman Mythology | 3 |
| CLAS 362 Classical Civilization | 3 |
| CLAS 461 Capstone Experience | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
| FIELD OF EMPHASIS | |
| Students are required to select one of the following options as a field of emphasis: | |
| OPTION 1 -Languages | |
| Two 300-level language courses in Latin and/or Greek not applied to the Classics Core Language Requirement: | |
| GREK 300 Greek Epic Poetry | |
| GREK 301 Greek Drama and Lyric Poetry | |
| GREK 302 Greek Prose | |
| GREK 303 Hellenistic Greek Literature | |
| LATN 350 Readings in Latin Literature | |
| LATN 351 Virgil:Aeneid | |
| LATN 352 Readings in Post-Classical Latin | |
| LATN 353 Survey of Latin Historians | |
| LATN 354 Readings in Latin Poetry | |
| LATN 355 Readings in Latin Drama | |
| LATN 450 Latin Prose Composition | |
| Two courses selected from the following list: | |
| Additional 300-level language courses in Latin and/or Greek | |
| CLAS 363 Women and Gender in Antiquity | |
| COMM 390 Classical Rhetoric | |
| PHRE 336 History of Philosophy I:Ancient Philosophy | |
| PHRE 440 Early Judaeo-Christian History:New Testament | |
| HIST 342 Survey of Ancient History:Ancient Greece | |
| HIST 343 Survey of Ancient History:Ancient Rome | |
| ART 327 Egyptian Art | |
| ART 328 The Art of Greece and Rome | |
| (ART 327:Egyptian Art will only count toward the Classics major for students who also receive credit for ART 328: The Art of Greece and Rome) | |
| OPTION 2 -Classical Studies | |
| Four courses selected from the following list: | |
| CLAS 363 Women and Gender in Antiquity | |
| COMM 390 Classical Rhetoric | |
| PHRE 336 History of Philosophy I:Ancient Philosophy | |
| PHRE 440 Early Judaeo-Christian History:New Testament | |
| HIST 342 Survey of Ancient History:Ancient Greece | |
| HIST 343 Survey of Ancient History:Ancient Rome | |
| ART 327 Egyptian Art | |
| ART 328 The Art of Greece and Rome | |
| (ART 327:Egyptian Art will only count toward the Classics major for students who also receive credit for ART 328: The Art of Greece and Rome) | |
| OPTION 3 -Late
Antiquity/Medieval Studies NOTE:Students who select the third option are strongly encouraged to take LATN 352: Readings in Post-Classical Latin as one of their two language courses for the Language Requirement within the Classical Core |
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| Four courses selected from at least three of the four areas: | |
| 1 Philosophy and Religion | |
| PHRE 346 Studies in Religion I:Islam | |
| PHRE 354 Medieval Philosophy | |
| PHRE 371 History of Christian Thought I:The First 600 Years | |
| PHRE 459 Philosophical Writings of Augustine | |
| 2 History | |
| HIST 350 Medieval History | |
| HIST 365 Islamic Civilization and Institutions | |
| 3 Fine Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| ART 222 Caves to Cathedrals:European and Middle Eastern | |
| Art from Prehistory to 1400 CE | |
| ART 323 Medieval Art | |
| MUSI 340 Music History I | |
| 4 Literature | |
| ENG 341 Old English Literature | |
| ENG 342 Medieval Literature | |
| Total | 12 |
| Electives to total | 124 |
| Greek Minor | |
| The Greek Minor requires the successful completion of 15 semester hours of the following courses: | |
| Three Greek courses numbered 200 and above; plus two of the following related courses: | |
| Additional 300-level language course(s)in Greek | |
| ART 328 The Art of Greece and Rome | |
| CLAS 261 Greek Literature in Translation | 3 |
| CLAS 361 Greek and Roman Mythology | 3 |
| CLAS 362 Classical Civilization | 3 |
| CLAS 363 Women and Gender in Antiquity | 3 |
| COMM 390 Classical Rhetoric | 3 |
| HIST 342 Survey of Ancient History: Anc. Greece | 3 |
| PHRE 336 History of Philosophy I :Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| The Latin Minor | |
| The Latin Minor requires the successful completion of 15 semester hours of the following courses: | |
| Three Latin language courses numbered 251 or above; plus two of the following related courses: | |
| Additional 300-level language course(s)in Latin | |
| ART 328 The Art of Greece and Rome | |
| CLAS 262 Roman Literature in Translation | |
| CLAS 361 Greek and Roman Mythology | |
| CLAS 362 Classical Civilization | |
| CLAS 363 Women and Gender in Antiquity | |
| COMM 390 Classical Rhetoric | |
| HIST 343 Survey of Ancient History: Ancient Rome | |
| The Classical Studies Minor | |
| The Classical Studies Minor requires the successful completion of 15-17 semester hours of the following courses. | |
| At least two courses (6 hours) at the
intermediate level or higher in either the Greek or Latin
language sequence; and at least two courses (6-8 hours) at any level in the other language sequence; plus one of the following courses: |
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| Additional course from higher-level Greek or Latin language courses. | |
| ART 328 Art of Greece and Rome | |
| CLAS 261 Greek Literature in Translation | |
| CLAS 361 Greek and Roman Mythology | |
| CLAS 362 Classical Civilization | |
| CLAS 363 Women and Gender in Antiquity | |
| COMM 390 Classical Rhetoric | |
| HIST 342 Survey of Ancient History: Ancient Greece | |
| HIST 343 Survey of Ancient History: Ancient Rome | |
| PHRE 336 History of Philosophy I: Ancient Philosophy | |
| CLAS 262 Roman Literature in Translation | |
| CLAS 361 Greek and Roman Mythology | |
| CLAS 362 Classical Civilization | |
| CLAS 363 Women and Gender in Antiquity | |
| COMM 390 Classical Rhetoric | |
| HIST 342 Survey of Ancient History: Ancient Greece | |
| HIST 343 Survey of Ancient History: Ancient Rome | |
| PHRE 336 History of Philosophy I: Ancient Philosophy |