
Students who have taken RSEM 161 (The Examined Life) at the Rabb School of Continuing Education may “count” this course towards their Master’s degree. Track 1 is designed for preparation for elementary and secondary school education or advanced graduate work in Classical Archaeology or Ancient History with less emphasis on Greek and Latin languages.

There are two tracks within the Master of Arts program: Track 1 ("Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization") and Track 2 (Ancient Greek and Latin Languages and Literatures"). The department offers an interdisciplinary degree program that allows students considerable flexibility to organize their course of study around those aspects of Classical Studies that most interest them. Master of Arts in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies The requirements for the major are designed to be flexible so that individual students can focus their program around a particular interest like art and archaeology, history, or literature.
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Aside from its intellectual value, this study can have practical use as well: for example, the study of Latin and Greek can considerably improve communication skills in English and in the Romance languages moreover, Latin and Greek have long been, and continue to be, sources of technical concepts and vocabulary in all fields of study, from medicine and biology to political theory.Ī major in classical studies also enhances preparation for a wide number of professional fields, including law and medicine, as well as for the graduate study of literature, history, fine arts, archaeology, anthropology, philosophy, religion, and classics itself. Undergraduate Major in Classical StudiesĪ major in Classical Studies offers the opportunity to learn about all aspects of life in ancient Greece and Rome. As a modern discipline, Classical Studies seeks to provide students with the ability to develop critical knowledge of the past and the inspiration to shape a better future. As cultural forces, however, the legacies of Greece and Rome are complex, interwoven with historical patterns that include war, violence, and oppression as well as the spirit of the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Humanism. As aesthetic objects, these cultures continue to inspire critical response and popular imagination. These cultures and their products have been the object of scholarly inquiry were foundational in the formation of cultural identities in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The Department of Classical Studies offers courses in the cultures, languages, literatures, history, and archaeology of ancient Greece and ancient Rome and the global and historical frameworks that have shaped their reception. Graduate Professional Studies (Online Programs) Rabb School: Graduate Professional Studies Heller School for Social Policy and Management Tel Dor Underwater Archaeology and International Field School, Israel


Undergraduate Departmental RepresentativesĬlassical Studies as an Interdisciplinary Field Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
