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Majors and Courses of InstructionHumanities-ClassicsMajors may substitute two upper-level cognate courses from other departments for Humanities-Classics courses numbered 231–399. These courses should include subject matter directly related tomaterial treated in the Humanities-Classics courses that the student has completed.Majors should arrange their course selection in such a way that they are able to concentrate in a historicalperiod, a literary genre, an intellectual theme, a national literature, or a major author.No course taken credit/no entry may be counted toward the major.The Major in Classics: Classics is the study of ancient Greece and Rome, in particular the ancientGreek and Latin languages and literatures. Classics students are able to study the ancient languagesand read the great works of classical literature in the original idiom: the epic poetry of Homer andVirgil, the histories of Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, and Tacitus, the rich tradition of lyric andelegiac poetry, tragedy and comedy (especially from fifth century Athens), the vast output of Cicero,Rome’s great statesman, and the philosophy Plato and Lucretius. Courses in English translationprovide comprehensive study of the civilizations of ancient Green and Rome: literature, history, andarchaeology, as well as more specialized study of suitable preparation for graduate work in Classicsand various allied disciplines, as well as solid training in skills useful for law, medicine, and otherprofessional endeavors. Classics majors declare a concentration in Greek, Latin, or both.The major in Classics requires ten (10) courses, of which six (6) must be in the original languages,chosen from the following courses:Greek 110-111 Elementary Greek, Part I, Part IIGreek 330 Readings in Greek Prose and Poetry (variable content: may be repeated for credit)Latin 225 Intermediate LatinLatin 330 Readings in Latin Prose and Poetry (variable content: may be repeated for credit)Greek 330 and Latin 330 offer different authors and genres each semester.All students of Classics (especially those interested in pursuing further work in Classics in graduateschool) are strongly urged to study both Greek and Latin through the advanced level. ElementaryLatin (Latin 110-111) does not count toward the major. For the concentration in Greek orLatin, students must complete at least three (3) 300-level courses in the target language. For theconcentration in both Greek and Latin, students must complete at least two (2) 300-level courses ineach language.The remaining four (4) courses must be taken within the Classics section of the department(Classics courses in English translation as listed below). Two of these courses must be HMCL 310and either HMCL 321 or HMCL 322. HMCL 122, HMCL 490, and HMCL 491 may only becounted toward the Classics major if taken with a Classics professor.HMCL 122 Myth, Legend, and FolkloreHMCL 127HMCL 200.2 Epic and Anti-EpicHMCL 222 Archaeology of Ancient Greece and RomeHMCL 250 The Ancient NovelHMCL 251 Women in AntiquityHMCL 300.6 Alexander the Great156