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
Minor Requirements – 42 Total Credits
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 coursework as described below.
Greek Language Courses – Required 18 credits
Courses in the Greek language (GRK) at the 200 level or above.
Additional Elective Courses – Required 18 credits
Courses in upper-level Greek (GRK), Latin (LATN) at any level, or Classics (CLAS). Up to 12 of the 18 credits may be from a related department (History, Philosophy, Art History, Archaeology, Political Science, Religion), subject to department chair’s approval.
300-level Classics Seminar Course – Required 6 credits
Requirements for the Latin Minor
Minor Requirements – 42 Total Credits
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 coursework as described below.
Latin Language Courses – Required 18 credits
Courses in the Latin language (LATN) at the 200 level or above.
Additional Elective Courses – Required 18 credits
Courses in upper-level Latin (LATN), Greek (GRK) at any level, or Classics (CLAS). Up to 12 of the 18 credits may be from a related department (History, Philosophy, Art History, Archaeology, Political Science, Religion), subject to department chair’s approval.
300-level Classics Seminar Course – Required 6 credits
Requirements for the Classics Minor
Minor Requirements – 42 Total Credits
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:
Classical Civilization Courses – Required 18 credits
One course from each of the three groups below.
Historical Analysis – (6 credits)
- CLAS 145: Ancient Greek Religion (not offered 2025-26)
- CLAS 226: 49 BC in Real Time: Outbreak of Roman Civil War (not offered 2025-26)
- CLAS 227: Athens, Sparta, and Persia (not offered 2025-26)
- CLAS 229: The Collapse of the Roman Republic
- CLAS 230: Hellenistic Greek History
- CLAS 240: Rome: From Village to Superpower (not offered 2025-26)
- HIST 131: Saints and Society in Late Antiquity (not offered 2025-26)
Archaeological Analysis – (6 credits)
- ARCN 222: Experimental Archaeology and Experiential History and Lab
- ARTH 120: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and West Asia
- CLAS 123: Greek Archaeology and Art (not offered 2025-26)
- CLAS 124: Roman Archaeology and Art (not offered 2025-26)
- CLAS 200: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
Literary Analysis – (6 credits)
- CLAS 111: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture Program: Myth and Reception
- CLAS 112: The Epic in Classical Antiquity: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts
- CLAS 116: Greek Drama in Performance
- CLAS 121: Meeting an Anti-Hero: Philoctetes
- CLAS 133: A Day in the Life of Classical Athens
- CLAS 214: Gender and Sexuality in Classical Antiquity (not offered 2025-26)
- GRK 221: Meeting an Anti-Hero: Philoctetes by Sophocles (not offered 2025-26)
- GRK 255: Euripides’ Alcestis (not offered 2025-26)
- LATN 232: Roman Republic in Code Red: Sallust to the Rescue
Additional Elective Courses – Required 18 credits
Courses in the general area of Classical Civilization (CLAS); Latin (LATN) or Greek (GRK) at any level may also count toward the Classics Minor. Up to 12 of the 18 credits may be from a related department (History, Philosophy, Art History, Archaeology, Political Science, Religion), subject to department chair’s approval.
300-level Classics Seminar Course – Required 6 credits
The minor in Archaeology will also interest many students who are attracted to ancient civilizations.