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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.
Introductory Course
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 - 4 credit(s) from the following:
·
CNRC 1002 - World of Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 1042 - Greek and Roman Mythology
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
CNRC 1042H - Honors Course: Greek and Roman Mythology
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
·
Other intro course may be taken with DUS approval.
First-Year Greek
Take the following 2 courses for a total of 10 credits. In select cases, students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking one or both of these courses. Placement is determined by the Greek Language Coordinator.
Take 0 - 2 course(s) totaling 0 - 10 credit(s) from the following:
·
GRK 1001 - Beginning Classical Greek I
(5.0 cr)
·
GRK 1002 - Beginning Classical Greek II
(5.0 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 BA or a minor in Greek, but not both.
Minor Courses
Greek Courses
Take exactly 2 course(s) totaling exactly 8 credit(s) from the following:
·
GRK 3003 - Intermediate Greek Prose
(4.0 cr)
·
GRK 3004 - Intermediate Greek Poetry
(4.0 cr)
Greek Elective
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
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 5705 - Introduction to the Historical-Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
(3.0 cr)
Electives
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)
·
CNRC 3103 - Ancient Greece: Alexander and the East
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3104 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3105 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Augustus
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3106 - Ancient Rome: The Age of Nero
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3601W - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
[AH, WI]
(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)
·
HIST 3052 - Ancient Civilization: Greece
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3061 - "Bread and Circuses:" Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity
[HIS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3061 - "Bread and Circuses": Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity
[HIS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 5071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 5071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 5072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 5072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3541 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3152 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 3152 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, World of the Hebrew Bible
[LITR]
(3.0 cr)
or
JWST 3201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, World of the Hebrew Bible
[LITR]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, World of the Hebrew Bible
[LITR]
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 1201 - The Bible: Context and Interpretation, World of the Hebrew Bible.
[LITR]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3204 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 5204 - The Dead Sea Scrolls
(3.0 cr)
or
JWST 3204 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3204 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 5204 - The Dead Sea Scrolls
(3.0 cr)
·
CNRC 3502W - Ancient Israel: From Conquest to Exile
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 5502W - Ancient Israel: From Conquest to Exile
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3502W - Ancient Israel: From Conquest to Exile
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
JWST 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)
or
RELS 3535 - Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
GRK 5705 - Introduction to the Historical-Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
(3.0 cr)
or
LAT 5705 {Inactive}
(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] |
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] |
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] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
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] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3061/Hist3061 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3061/Hist3061 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring 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 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 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: | ArtH 3152/CNES 3152 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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: | CNRC1201/3201,JWST1201/3201,RE |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNRC1201/3201,JWST1201/3201,RE |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNRC1201/3201,JWST1201/3201,RE |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNRC1201/3201,JWST1201/3201,RE |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3204/RelS5204/JwSt 3204/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3204/RelS5204/JwSt 3204/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3502W/Hist 3502/RelS 3502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3502W/Hist 3502/RelS 3502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3502W/Hist 3502/RelS 3502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3502W/Hist 3502/RelS 3502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic 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 3535/CNES 5535/RelS 3535/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Grk 5715/Lat 5715 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |