Majors

For students entering in 2012, and afterward:

Thirty-one credit hours, including a minimum of

1. Reading proficiency of Greek or Latin at the 300 level demonstrated by completion of two of the following: CL 310 , CL 311 , or CG 310 , CG 311 . Students may enroll in 310 and 311 courses more than once with permission.
    
2. Gateway course: CC 200 ;
    
3. One course from each of the following clusters:
   
   
   1. Literature: CC 220 , CC 222 , CC 223 , CC 224 ,
      CC 225
       
       
   2. History: 
      HI 203
       ,
      HI 204
       ,
      HI 205
       ,
      HI 206
       ; CC 226 
       
   3. Art History: AH 222 , AH 223 ; and
       
4. CC 365  or HI 363  when applicable.
    
5. Transition course:
   CC 395
    

Students must also complete a capstone project, either

     a. an expanded research paper in either

  or a 300-level Greek or Latin course;

     b. a senior thesis; or

     c. an independent study that results in a research paper or other advanced project.

Students may count toward the major any course listed above plus

 , CC 291 ,  , GO 303 , PH 203 , PH 327 , and RE 330 , when appropriate.   does not count toward the major.

WRITING REQUIREMENT IN THE MAJOR: Majors will meet the writing requirement in Classics through CC 200  and CC 365 , or HI 363  when applicable, ideally taken toward the beginning and end, respectively, of their studies at Skidmore.

Suggested course clusters in Greek and Roman literature, art and archaeology, history, and philosophy in addition to the major/minor requirements:

Literature: CC 220 , CC 222 , CC 223 , CC 224 , CC 226 , CC 365 ; GO 303 ;

 ,  ,  ,  ; and PH 203 

Art and Archaeology: AH 222 , AH 223 , AH 232 , AH 375A ; AN 102 ; CC 220 ,  ;  , GE 309 ;  ,  ,  ,  ;

History: CC 226 ; GO 303 ;  ,  ,  ,  , HI 363 ;

Philosophy: CC 222 , CC 223 , CC 224 , CC 226  ; GO 303 ; PH 203 , PH 210 , PH 211  , PH 327 ;

Majors and minors are encouraged to study the modern languages (French, German, and Italian) in which there is an abundance of scholarship available in classics.

 

 

For students entering prior to 2012:

Thirty credit hours, including a minimum of

1. Reading proficiency of Greek or Latin at the 300 level demonstrated by completion of two of the following: CL 310 , CL 311 , or CG 310 , CG 311 . Students may enroll in 310 and 311 courses more than once with permission.
    
2. Gateway course: CC 200 ;
    
3. One course from each of the following clusters:
   
   
   1. Literature: CC 220 , CC 222 , CC 223 , CC 224 ,
      CC 225
       
       
   2. History: 
      HI 203
       ,
      HI 204
       ,
      HI 205
       ,
      HI 206
       ; CC 226 
       
   3. Art History: AH 222 , AH 223 ; and
       
4. CC 365  or HI 363  when applicable.

Students may count toward the major any course listed above plus

 , CC 291 ,  , GO 303 , PH 203 , PH 327 , and RE 330 , when appropriate.   does not count toward the major.

WRITING REQUIREMENT IN THE MAJOR: Majors will meet the writing requirement in Classics through CC 200  and CC 365 , or HI 363  when applicable, ideally taken toward the beginning and end, respectively, of their studies at Skidmore.

Suggested course clusters in Greek and Roman literature, art and archaeology, history, and philosophy in addition to the major/minor requirements:

Literature: CC 220 , CC 222 , CC 223 , CC 224 , CC 226 , CC 365 ; GO 303 ;

 ,  ,  ,  ; and PH 203 

Art and Archaeology: AH 222 , AH 223 , AH 232 , AH 375A ; AN 102 ; CC 220 ,  ;  , GE 309 ;  ,  ,  ,  ;

History: CC 226 ; GO 303 ;  ,  ,  ,  , HI 363 ;

Philosophy: CC 222 , CC 223 , CC 224 , CC 226  ; GO 303 ; PH 203 , PH 210 , PH 211  , PH 327 ;

Majors and minors are encouraged to study the modern languages (French, German, and Italian) in which there is an abundance of scholarship available in classics.

 

See Classics