Learning Outcomes
Classics majors are expected to develop mastery in three broad areas:
- Knowledge of the ancient world: Students will exhibit competence in at least two major content areas:
- Literary traditions
- Artistic traditions
- The broad outlines of ancient political history, Greek or Roman
- Special problems in ancient social and/or cultural history, e.g. law, religion, philosophy, economy, gender studies.
- Critical and interpretative skills: Students will be able to analyze critical or interpretative papers and compose interpretative arguments that pursue a thesis and engage with both primary and secondary materials.
- Students will develop advanced proficiency in one or more of the following:
- Literary analysis
- Artistic analysis
- Historical analysis
- Reading skills in the Latin or ancient Greek languages
Upon completion of the M.A., graduates should be able to:
- Translate without any dictionary as aid passages in Greek and Latin from a comprehensive reading list.
- Describe the significance of an ancient text to other works by the same author.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of ancient texts or passages to broader developments in the literature and history of Greece and Rome.
- Incorporate research written in one modern foreign language into analysis and interpretation of ancient texts.
- Prepare seminar research papers using relevant literature (ancient and modern) and appropriate research methods.
- Present seminar and other research papers in classroom or conference settings.
- Teach ancient languages in secondary schools.
- Apply for admission to Ph.D. programs in Classical Philology or Ancient History.