Students may participate in excavations, travel, or study abroad programs in Egypt, Greece, and Italy. The Department also offers museum internship opportunities. In addition, a number of courses offered in the Department of Classics are cross listed and may be used toward a major or minor in other undergraduate programs.

The knowledge of languages, arts and literature, research methods, history, government, geography, and human behavior gained from a major in Classics form a strong foundation for many careers. Graduates in Classics can pursue careers in teaching, historical preservation, archaeological research, the arts, government, communications, and nonprofit work. Classics is also useful in preparation for law school, medical school, architecture school, and graduate study in languages, literature, education, archeology, and many more fields.Classics, like most majors, teaches content and skills that can be applied to a wide variety of career fields. This major does not restrict you to a specific field. Following are career fields that may most closely relate to this major.