The Classics Department offers three minors (in Greek, Latin, or Classics) in addition to the Classics major. Per the College’s guidelines on minors, students who declare a Classics major are not allowed also to declare a minor in the department. For a course to count toward a minor, a grade of C- or better must be earned. These courses cannot be taken on an elective S/Cr/NC basis. The department may make exceptions if appropriate.

Requirements for the Greek Minor

The Greek Minor is intended for students who wish to deepen their understanding of the language and develop a fuller context for the literature and culture of the classical period. Students wishing to earn a Greek Minor must complete 42 credits of course-work as described below:

  • at least 18 credits in the Greek language (GRK) at the 200 level or above.
  • 18 additional credits in upper-level Greek (GRK), Latin (LATN) at any level, or Classics (CLAS). Six of the 18 credits may be from a related department (History, Philosophy, Art History, Archaeology, Political Science, Religion), subject to department chair’s approval.
  • 6 credits from CLAS 385, CLAS 386, CLAS 387.

Requirements for the Latin Minor

The Latin Minor is intended for students who wish to deepen their understanding of the language and develop a fuller context for the literature and culture of the classical period. Students wishing to earn a Latin Minor must complete 42 credits of course-work as described below:

  • at least 18 credits in the Latin language (LATN) at the 200 level or above.
  • 18 additional credits in upper-level Latin (LATN), Greek (GRK) at any level, or Classics (CLAS). Six of the 18 credits may be from a related department (History, Philosophy, Art History, Archaeology, Political Science, Religion), subject to department chair’s approval.
  • 6 credits from CLAS 385, CLAS 386, CLAS 387.

Requirements for the Classics Minor

The Classics Minor is intended for students who wish to gain broad exposure to the study of the ancient Mediterranean world without required coursework in Greek and/or Latin. To earn a Classics Minor students must complete 42 total credits as described below:

  • 18 credits in Classical Civilization (CLAS), with one course from each of the three groups below

Historical Analysis:

  • CLAS 145: Ancient Greek Religion · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 220: From the Horn to MelqartAs Pillars: African Perspectives in the Ancient Mediterranean · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 227: Athens, Sparta, and Persia · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 229: The Collapse of the Roman Republic · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 230: The World of Alexander · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 240: Rome: From Village to Superpower
  • HIST 131: Saints and Society in Late Antiquity · not offered in 2024-25

Archaeological Analysis:

  • ARCN 222: Experimental Archaeology and Experiential History and Lab
  • CLAS 119: Under the Ashes of Vesuvius · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 122: The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory: From the Beginning to the Classical Age · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 123: Greek Archaeology and Art
  • CLAS 124: Roman Archaeology and Art · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 200: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture · not offered in 2024-25

Literary Analysis:

  • CLAS 111: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture Program: Myth and Reception · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 112: The Epic in Classical Antiquity: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 116: Greek Drama in Performance
  • CLAS 117: From Stage to Screen: Adapting Greek Tragedy · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 132: Fantasy and Science Fiction Then and Now · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 133: “A Day in the Life of Classical Athens” · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 134: “Nothing stays the same”: Embracing Change in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
  • CLAS 135: Ancient World in Popular Culture
  • CLAS 142: “No, Luke, I Am Your Father!”: Being an Heir in the Ancient Family
  • CLAS 175: Writing the City of Rome: Image, Text, and Site · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 214: Gender and Sexuality in Classical Antiquity
  • LATN 232: Roman Republic in Code Red: Sallust to the Rescue · not offered in 2024-25
  • 18 additional credits in the general area of Classical Civilization (CLAS); Latin (LATN) or Greek (GRK) at any level may also count toward the Classics Minor. Six of the 18 credits may be from a related department (History, Philosophy, Art History, Archaeology, Political Science, Religion), subject to department chair’s approval.
  • 6 credits from
  • CLAS 384: Food and Foodways of the Ancient Mediterranean
  • CLAS 385: Islands in Time: Insular Life, Culture, and History in the Mediterranean World · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 386: Classical Myth: Theory, Function, Afterlife · not offered in 2024-25
  • CLAS 387: Expectasne Patronum? Magical Practice in the Greco-Roman World · not offered in 2024-25

The minor in Archaeology will also interest many students who are attracted to ancient civilizations.