• 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