Skidmore College Department of Classics

The Classics Major requires a minimum of 30 credits including a minimum of (printable version):

INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN GREEK OR LATIN
CG110--Elementary Greek (4 cr.)
CG210--Intermediate Greek (4 cr.)
OR
CL110--Elementary Latin (4 cr.)
CL210--Intermediate Latin (4 cr.)

ADVANCED GREEK OR LATIN (EACH SEMINAR MAY BE TAKEN MORE THAN ONCE)
CG310--Seminar in Greek Poetry (3 cr.)
CG311--Seminar in Greek Prose (3 cr.)
OR
CL310--Seminar in Latin Poetry (3 cr.)
CL311--Seminar in Latin Prose (3 cr.)

GATEWAY TO THE CLASSICS MAJOR
CC200--The Classical World (3 cr.)

THREE COURSES IN AREA STUDIES, ONE FROM EACH CLUSTER:

GREEK AND LATIN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
CC220--Classical Mythology (3 cr.)
CC222--Greek Tragedy (3 cr.)
CC223--Greek and Roman Comedy (3 cr.)
CC224--Greek and Roman Epic (3 cr.)

ANCIENT HISTORY
CC226--Greek and Roman Historiography (3 cr.)
HI201--Greek History (3 cr.)
HI202--Roman History (3 cr.)
LS2 124--Athenian Democracy (3 cr.)

ANCIENT ART HISTORY
AH 222--Greek Art and Archaeology (3 cr.)
AH 223--Roman Art and Archaeology (3 cr.)
LS2 180--Images of the Twelve Caesars (3 cr.)

RESEARCH PREPARATION
CC290--Research in Classics (1 cr.)

300-LEVEL SEMINAR (MAY BE TAKEN MORE THAN ONCE)
CC365--Special Topics in Classical Studies (3 cr.)
(may be cross-listed as HI361F)

ANY COURSE ABOVE PLUS THE FOLLOWING MAY ALSO BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE MAJOR:
CC291--Writing in Classics (1 cr.)
CC371/2--Independent Study (1-3 cr.)
CC390--Thesis (3 cr.)
GO303--Classical Political Thought (3 cr.)
GO351--Topics in Political Thought: Thucydides (3 cr.)
LS2 156--The Good Life in Ancient Greek Philosophy and Literature (3 cr.)
PH203--History of Philosophy: Greek Philosophy (3 cr.)
PH327A--Great Philosophers: Plato (3 cr.)
PH327B--Great Philosophers: Aristotle (3 cr.)
RE330--Special Topics in Religion (3 cr.)