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Twin Cities Campus
Classics B.A.Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures
College of Liberal Arts
The field of Classics encompasses the study of ancient Greek and Roman cultures and their political, social, artistic, and intellectual legacies. With its broadly conceived chronological (the Bronze age through late antiquity) and geographical (ancient Mediterranean and Near East) boundaries, the Classics program involves the study of cultural contact and hybridization, as well as the exploration of the dynamic relationships between past and present. With its wide range of courses in language, literature, religion, social and political history, as well as art and archaeology, the program enables students to investigate ancient cultures from different perspectives and become acquainted with the aims and methods of several disciplines. Four degree sub-plans (Greek; Latin; Greek and Latin; Classical Civilization) are designed to accommodate students' specific interests and needs.
Greek is the Western language with the longest continuous history, from the poetry of Homer in the first millennium BCE to the present. The Greek sub-plan focuses on literature, philosophy, religion, archaeology, and art associated with the Greek language from its earliest appearance through the rise of the Greek city-state in the 5th century BCE and into the Roman Empire.
The Latin sub-plan allows students to explore a large range of literature written over more than a millennium and a half. It is concerned with the language and literature of the Roman Republic and Empire and later Latin literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, as well as with Roman religion, history, archaeology, and art. Modern "Romance" languages (French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese) are derived from Latin.
The Greek and Latin sub-plan offers the most comprehensive and comparative approach to Greco-Roman antiquity with its broad focus on the languages and literature of both ancient Greece and Rome. Students explore a wide range of ancient texts and gain a heightened awareness of inter-cultural appropriation and interpretation. Majors interested in graduate work in classics are encouraged to consider this sub-plan as it offers especially strong preparation for advanced academic training in the field.
The Classical Civilization sub-plan offers students the opportunity to explore the art, literature, religion, and social and political history of ancient Greece and Rome from interdisciplinary perspectives with less required work in the ancient languages. This sub-plan is also an attractive option as a double major for students studying in fields engaged with the reception of the classical past, like English, Art History, French, Italian, German, History, and Philosophy.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Refer to your chosen sub-plan for more information on what preparatory courses you must complete.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students are required to complete a sub-plan for the major.
No course may be used to fulfill more than one major requirement. Students who double major and choose to complete the senior project requirement in their other major must take an additional four credits of appropriate electives coursework in order to satisfy the minimum 32 credits required for the major.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://www.class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html.
CNES Core Courses
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 3072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3103 - Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3106 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Nero
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, World of the Hebrew Bible
[LITR]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3502W - Ancient Israel: From Conquest to Exile
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3535 - Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3601W - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3xxx
Senior Project
CNRC 3951W {Inactive}
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 3951W {Inactive}
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Classical Civilization
The Classical Civilization track requires at least 32 total credits of coursework, including nine credits of core courses and the senior project.
Major Courses
Greek or Latin Language
GRK 3004 - Intermediate Greek Poetry
(4.0 cr)
or
LAT 3004 - Intermediate Latin Poetry
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Take a minimum of five courses and 15 credits, including at least one course (3 credits) from each of the following content areas: (1) Language and Literature, (2) Art and Material Culture, (3) History, Philosophy and Religion.
Language and Literature
Courses in history, art history, medieval studies, and other departments may be used with DUS approval.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 3081W - Classical Epic in Translation
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3082W - Greek Tragedy in Translation
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3083W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5083 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3103 - Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3106 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Nero
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3109 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3007 - Shakespeare
[LITR]
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3122 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3132 - Between Heaven and Hell: The King James Bible as Literature
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3134 - Milton and Rebellion
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3141 - The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century: Sex, Satire, and Sentiment
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5100 - Advanced Reading
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5200 - Advanced Readings in Greek Prose
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5701 - Prose Composition
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5702 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5704 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5705 - Introduction to the Historical-Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5100 - Advanced Readings in Latin Poetry
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5200 - Advanced Readings in Latin Prose
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5701 - Latin Prose Composition
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5702 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5703 - Epigraphy
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5705 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Art and Material Culture
Courses in history, art history, medieval studies, and other departments may be used with DUS approval.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 5115 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3103 - Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3106 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Nero
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3109 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3152 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3162 - Roman Art and Archaeology
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5188 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
History, Philosophy and Religion
Courses in history, art history, medieval studies, and other departments may be used with DUS approval.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 3071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3103 - Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3106 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Nero
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3109 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3535 - Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5535 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3601W - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5601 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5013 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5051 - Before Herodotus: History and Historiography of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3052 - Ancient Civilization: Greece
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3053 - Ancient Civilization: Rome
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3061 - "Bread and Circuses": Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity
[HIS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 4071 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 4073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 5053 - Doing Roman History: Sources, Methods, and Trends
(3.0 cr)
Greek
The Greek track requires at least 32 total credits of coursework, including nine credits of core courses and the senior project.
Major Courses
Electives Courses
Courses in history, art history, medieval studies, and other departments may be used with DUS approval.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 3071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3081W - Classical Epic in Translation
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3082W - Greek Tragedy in Translation
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3083W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5083 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3103 - Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3152 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3535 - Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5535 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3601W - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5601 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5100 - Advanced Reading
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5200 - Advanced Readings in Greek Prose
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5701 - Prose Composition
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5702 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5704 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5705 - Introduction to the Historical-Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3052 - Ancient Civilization: Greece
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3061 - "Bread and Circuses": Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity
[HIS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
Greek and Latin
The Greek and Latin track requires at least 33 total credits of coursework, including nine credits of core courses and the senior project.
Major Courses
Greek Emphasis
LAT 3004 - Intermediate Latin Poetry
(4.0 cr)
Take 10 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
GRK 3004 - Intermediate Greek Poetry
(4.0 cr)
·
GRK 5100 - Advanced Reading
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5200 - Advanced Readings in Greek Prose
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 57xx
or
Latin Emphasis
GRK 3004 - Intermediate Greek Poetry
(4.0 cr)
Electives Courses
Courses in history, art history, medieval studies, and other departments may be used with DUS approval.
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 3071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3081W - Classical Epic in Translation
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3082W - Greek Tragedy in Translation
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3083W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5083 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3103 - Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3106 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Nero
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3109 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3152 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3162 - Roman Art and Archaeology
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3535 - Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5535 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3601W - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5601 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5013 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5188 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5100 - Advanced Reading
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5200 - Advanced Readings in Greek Prose
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5701 - Prose Composition
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5702 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5704 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5705 - Introduction to the Historical-Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5100 - Advanced Readings in Latin Poetry
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5200 - Advanced Readings in Latin Prose
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5701 - Latin Prose Composition
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5702 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5703 - Epigraphy
(3.0 cr)
·
LAT 5705 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3052 - Ancient Civilization: Greece
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3053 - Ancient Civilization: Rome
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3061 - "Bread and Circuses": Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity
[HIS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 4071 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 4073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 5053 - Doing Roman History: Sources, Methods, and Trends
(3.0 cr)
Latin
The Latin track requires at least 32 total credits of coursework, including nine credits of core courses and the senior project.
Major Courses
Electives Courses
Courses in history, art history, medieval studies, and other departments may be used with DUS approval.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 3072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 5072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3081W - Classical Epic in Translation
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3083W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5083 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3106 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Nero
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3109 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3162 - Roman Art and Archaeology
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3535 - Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5535 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3601W - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5601 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5013 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 5188 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3053 - Ancient Civilization: Rome
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3061 - "Bread and Circuses": Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity
[HIS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 4071 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 4073 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 5053 - Doing Roman History: Sources, Methods, and Trends
(3.0 cr)
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