Santa Clara University

Classical Studies

For students interested in the bases of Western civilization, this program offers a broad curriculum in language, literature, history, philosophy, and art unified by a concentration on the classical periods in ancient Greece and Rome.  Courses in Latin or Greek language and in classical literature (in original or translation) are its core, but the program emphasizes a comprehensive understanding of the foundations of Western culture rather than a single discipline. 

Classical Studies Major

1. A minimum of five courses in Latin or Greek, which may include the elementary sequence (this simultaneously fulfills the second language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree).

2. Four lower-division coures, distributed as follows:
a. CLAS 65
b. CLAS 61 or ENGL 11
c. CLAS 62 or HIST 11
d. One course from CLAS 60, 67, 68, 75, PHIL 11, ARTH 11.

3. Five upper-division courses, distributed as follows:
a. Two courses in classical literature: at least one from CLAS 141, 175, 181, 182, 184; the other from either these or from the upper-division Greek or Latin literature courses.
b. Two courses in ancient history from CLAS 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 119, 176, 183.
c. One course in classical culture from CLAS 177, 178, 185, 186, 187; POLI 111; ARTH 104, 106, 110; PHIL 131.

4. CLAS 198A & B (Capstone Project).