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CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE

Students may major in either Greek or Latin, or may combine the two for a Greek-Latin major. There is also a major in classical culture.

36-37 Credit Major in Latin, B.A. The required credits are distributed as follows:

Credits
24 In LAT courses

12-13 Selected from ACU courses or from any 300-level courses in ancient history or ancient art, or from courses in ancient philosophy. Courses in other related areas, e.g., medieval studies, may be submitted with permission of the department chair;

or

GRK 101-102 and 3 additional credits may be selected from the history and culture courses specified above or 12 credits from GRK courses.

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36-37

36-37 Credit Major in Greek, B.A. The required credits and courses are distributed as follows:

Credits

24 In GRK courses

12-13 Selected from the history and culture courses specified under the LAT major; or LAT 101-102 and 3 additional credits chosen from the history and culture courses specified under the LAT major;

or

12 credits selected from LAT courses

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36-37

42-Credit Combined Major in Greek and Latin, B.A. The required credits and courses are distributed as follows:

Credits

18 In GRK courses.

18 In LAT courses numbered higher than 102

6 Selected from the history and culture courses specified under the LAT Major

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42

36-to-37 Credit Major in Greek and Latin, B.A., with a Specialization in Classical Culture. The required credits and courses are distributed as follows:

Credits

24 In ACU courses or HIA courses on Greek and Roman topics or HIS 275, of which 21 credits must be at the 300 level

12-13 Distributed as follows:

10 credits: Students with no previous study of Greek or Latin must complete either GRK 101-102 or LAT 101-102.

or

3 credits: Students having the equivalent of one year of college Greek or Latin must complete a 3-credit reading course in Greek or Latin authors.

and

The remaining credits (3 or 9) must be chosen from 300-level courses in ancient art, or philosophy. (Courses in other appropriate subjects may be substituted with the chair's permission.)

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35-36

33-to-34-Credit Interdepartmental Major in Comparative Literature, B.A. Details of this specialization are given under the alphabetical listing of each program.

Preparation for Teaching and Graduate Study. The undergraduate curricula in classics have been designed to provide a sound foundation both for teaching at any level and graduate study. Students who wish to prepare for secondary school teaching of Latin or Greek should consult their departmental adviser and the Department of Secondary, Adult, and Business Education concerning the certification requirements for New York State and the requirements for teaching a foreign language in secondary school.

Students who intend to pursue graduate studies in English, history, modern foreign languages, philosophy, or linguistics are urged to consider the advisability of electing courses in elementary Latin if they have no previous training in this language.

The Division of Germanic and Slavic Languages offers students the opportunity to study German language and literature, Russian language and literature, and, on occasion, other Slavic languages. A B.A. degree may be earned in German and in Russian.

The department participates in an interdisciplinary major in comparative literature. The department also coordinates "Classics in the Western World" (IDW).

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Prof. Ursula Hoffmann, 8/95--send e-mail to hoffmann@alpha.lehman.cuny.edu