Master of Arts in Latin

Classics is the study of ancient languages, literatures, and cultures of the Mediterranean basin from approximately 2000 B.C.E. to 800 C.E. It embraces three civilizations the Minoan-Mycenaean, Greek, and Roman; two languages Greek and Latin; and a geographical area including Europe, North Africa, Egypt, and the Near East. The Department of Classics provides a basis for understanding and interpreting the contribution of the ancient world to life in the present and the future.The department offers a substantial selection of courses taught in English at the undergraduate and graduate levels; several are approved for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Program. Undergraduates in all majors may satisfy the World Languages requirement of the General Education Program with courses in Greek, Latin, or Sanskrit; see Language for General Education below. The department's First-Year Seminar introduces entering undergraduates to classics.