Introduction

The Department of Classics offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses in the languages and cultures of the Graeco–Roman (including the Hellenistic) world. Its program of study emphasizes the development of an overall knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations in conjunction with intensive language training in Greek and Latin. It aims to integrate the study of the history, art, philosophy and linguistics with the languages and literatures of the Classical world, and to promote the special techniques needed for their study, such as papyryology, numismatics and epigraphy. The undergraduate major emphasizes the development of analytical and writing skills. At the graduate level, a number of combined programs are offered, for example with Comparative Literature, Renaissance Studies, Philosophy and History of Art.