• The program from Grand Valley State University offers a complete preparation for students seeking a wide range of post-graduate and career opportunities; yet it remains small enough to allow our faculty to get to know all of our students individually and to work with them closely.
  • Classics students:
  • Profit from a practical education that offers valuable pre-professional training and marketable job skills.
  • Acquire and refine analytical and communications skills that make them able to approach any problem creatively and successfully.
  • Distinguish themselves as scholars, work on archaeological excavations, participate in cultural events, demonstrate leadership and committed citizenship, and travel and study abroad.
  • Develop the study habits and work ethic needed for success in demanding graduate and professional programs and in real-world careers.
  • Career Options
  • A Classics degree opens the way to a wide range of interesting career opportunities. Classics students have gone on to find employment in fields as diverse as:
  • Public relations
  • Web design
  • Government service and law
  • Medicine
  • Museum management
  • Library sciences
  • Writing and publishing
  • Education