Co-Coordinator: Eva Carrara
Email: carrarem@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-4673
Co-Coordinator: Maria Harvey
Email: harveymx@jmu.edu
Classical Studies Minor Website
Program Description
The minor in classical studies introduces students to the historical, philosophical and artistic world of the ancient Mediterranean with a focus on Greece, Rome and Byzantium. Students will adopt an interdisciplinary approach to explore the history, literature, art and philosophy of these cultures. Students may also study classical reception by investigating how different cultures define themselves through and against the legacies of Greece and Rome.
Minor Requirements
The requirement for the minor in classical studies is 18 credit hours. Students who take Latin or Greek may apply up to 12 credit hours to the minor. In addition to the list of courses below, students may also count relevant summer study abroad courses of the relevant faculty and the classical studies minor co-coordinators.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
| Survey of World Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance [C2VPA] | |
| World History to 1500 [C2HQC] | |
| Foundations of Western Culture [C2HQC] 1 | |
| 3 |
| 15 |
| Survey of World Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance [C2VPA] 2 | |
| Arts of Ancient Egypt | |
| Advanced Topics in Pre-Modern Art 1 | |
| Art History On-Campus Advanced Internship | |
| Latin and Greek Roots of English Words | |
| Greek and Roman Classics in Translation | |
| Roman Religion | |
| Topics in Greek and Roman Culture | |
| Special Studies in Classics | |
| Mythology | |
| Elementary Greek I | |
| Elementary Greek II | |
| Intermediate Greek I | |
| Intermediate Greek II | |
| World History to 1500 [C2HQC] 2 | |
| Topics in Applying History 1 | |
| Topics in Connected History 1 | |
| Problems in Greek History | |
| Byzantine Empire | |
| Travel Studies Seminar | |
| The Roman Republic | |
| The Roman Empire | |
| Selected Topics in World History | |
| Foundations of Western Culture [C2HQC] 2 | |
| History of Italian Culture and Society | |
| Studies in Italian Literature 1 | |
| Elementary Latin I | |
| Elementary Latin II | |
| Intermediate Latin I | |
| Intermediate Latin II | |
| Greek Philosophy in Context | |
| Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| Stoics, Skeptics and Epicureans | |
| Topics in Classical Philosophy | |
| Ancient Political Theory: Classical Greek Political Philosophy to Roman Stoicism | |
| Angels, Demons and Dreams in Ancient Judaism and Christianity | |
| Topics in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Literature | |
| 15 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
