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Twin Cities Campus
Greek MinorClassical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures
College of Liberal Arts
The Greek minor allows students who have satisfied the language requirement in Greek to read ancient authors and to expand their knowledge of ancient civilization.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
3 courses
before admission to the program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Preparatory Courses
Students must complete an introductory course, plus the first year of Greek before declaring the minor. Another appropriate preparatory course other than the options listed below may be taken with prior DUS approval. Note: preparatory coursework does not factor into the overall length in credits of the minor.
Introductory Course
CNRC 1002 - World of Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 1042 - Greek and Roman Mythology
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
CNRC 1042H - Honors Course: Greek and Roman Mythology
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
Minor Requirements
Students are required to complete 2 semester(s) of
Greek.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in Greek, but not both.
Minor Courses
Greek Courses
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 11 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
GRK 3003 - Intermediate Greek Prose
(4.0 cr)
·
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
Electives
Other appropriate courses that do not appear below may be taken with prior DUS approval.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNES 3008 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
CNES 3035 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
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)
·
CNES 5081W {Inactive}
[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)
·
CNES 3156 {Inactive}
[AH]
(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 5108 {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)
·
GRK 5706 {Inactive}
(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)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 1042/CNES 1042H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 1042/CNES 1042H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Grk 3003/Grk 3113/Grk 5003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Grk 3004/Grk 5004 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 18.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3071/CNES 5071/RelS 3071/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3071/CNES 5071/RelS 3071/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3072/CNES 5072/RelS 3072/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3072/CNES 5072/RelS 3072/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3081W/CNES 5081/CLCV 3081 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3082W/CNES 5082W |
Typically offered: | Fall Even, Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3152/CNES 3152 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3535/CNES 5535/RelS 3535/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3601/CNES 5601 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 18.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Grk 5715/Lat 5715 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3061/Hist3061 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |