Program Overview

  • Greek or Latin courses
  • Courses in classical civilization and archaeology
  • Department honors thesis option
  • Preparation for graduate programs in Greek and Latin philology, archaeology, history, philosophy, theology, linguistics, and education
  • Preparation for law school, business, teaching and more

Careers and Graduate School

The skills of recognition and critical thinking acquired from studying classical languages and cultures prepare our students for graduate programs in Greek and Latin philology, archaeology, history, philosophy, theology, linguistics, and education. Outside the field of classics, the classical languages major provides the tools to analyze language, write more precisely in English, and apply skills in research, analysis and critical thinking, and familiarity with humanities to many jobs. The graduates have also gone on to law school, business school, high school teaching, and teaching English as a foreign language.