The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Butler University

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• Real engagement with the ancient world:
Students are encouraged to immerse
themselves in the environments that
inspired the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Our program offers the opportunity to
study the culture and literature of the
Romans while travelling to important sites
in Rome and Italy. Our program is also
supportive of students who wish to study
abroad in programs in Greece and Italy
specifically focused around Classical Studies.
• Practical experience: Our students are
encouraged to take advantage of
opportunities to work with faculty on
research of their own, whether in the form
of a Butler Summer Institute project or a
senior thesis. Students who have done
quality research have presented their work
at undergraduate conferences and regional
Classics conferences.
• Making your education your own: Thanks
to generous support from the Georgia
Watkins Fund, our program provides funds
to help students participate in archaeological
digs, select summer study programs, or
conferences in Classics. Grants are awarded
on a competitive basis.
• Embracing the liberal arts: Since the field
of Classical Studies embraces a wide variety
of approaches to the study of the Ancient
Greeks and Romans, our program encourages
students who wish to relate their interest
in Classics with work in other disciplines.
Our students often take courses in English,
history, philosophy, religion, political
science and the modern languages.
CLA Program Student Learning
Outcomes
Students majoring in Classical Studies are
expected to gain factual knowledge about key
figures, historical events and concepts from
Greek and Roman antiquity. They will interpret
and analyze significant works from antiquity,
and at the same time gain a better understanding
of cultural diversity by comparing current
values and practices to those of the Greeks and
Romans. They will become proficient in reading
Latin or Ancient Greek texts and discover how
knowledge of Latin or Ancient Greek helps in
the understanding of modern languages.
Butler University
Degrees
• Major in Classical Studies
• Minor in Classical Studies
Requirements for the Major:
A minimum of 30 hours combined of CLA,
GK, and/or LT, including one 300-level course
in GK or LT. A minimum of three 300 level
courses all together. Students may test out of
the 200-level courses.
Requirements for the Minor:
A minimum of 18 hours combined of CLA,
GK, and/or LT. A minimum of two 300-level
courses all together. Note: It is recommended
that students learn either Greek or Latin, at
least at the beginning level. If they continue
with two courses at the 200-level or above,
these courses will count both towards their
minor and towards fulfilling the foreign
language requirement for a liberal arts degree.
Core Courses Offered by
Classical Studies
TI200-CLA, Roman Perspectives: This course
will examine civic engagement in the Roman
world, both as a pagan and Christian capital
for the West. We will undertake this investigation
by looking at a variety of original sources
translated into English. As we examine the texts
of these authors, we will also have the opportunity
to think about how the ideas of the ancient
Romans have influenced cultures from Britain,
France and Spain in the West to the shores of
North Africa to the civilizations of the Eastern
Mediterranean. (U)(3). Fall only, counts also
for major/minor credit.
TI201-CLA, Ancient Greek Perspectives: An
examination of areas of ancient Greek culture.
Sources include texts of poetry, history, drama,
law, medicine and philosophy, as well as works
of art. Themes will vary depending on the professor.
Possible themes: deep thinking and free
thinking, participating in democracy, gender
roles, warfare and empire. (U)(3). Spring only,
counts also for major/minor credit.
PCA262-CLA, Greek Art and Myth: Art
illuminates myth; myth makes sense of art. Students
will acquire a sense of the major periods
of western art, will consider artistic questions
large (is art subjective? is there a proper subject
matter for art?) and small (what is contrapposto?),