Learning Outcomes

Classics majors are expected to develop mastery in three broad areas:

1. Knowledge of the ancient world: Students will exhibit competence in at least two major content areas:
   1. Literary traditions
   2. Artistic traditions
   3. The broad outlines of ancient political history, Greek or Roman
   4. Special problems in ancient social and/or cultural history, e.g. law, religion, philosophy, economy, gender studies.
2. Critical and interpretative skills: Students will be able to analyze critical or interpretative papers and compose interpretative arguments that pursue a thesis and engage with both primary and secondary materials.
3. Students will develop advanced proficiency in one or more of the following:
   1. Literary analysis
   2. Artistic analysis
   3. Historical analysis
   4. Reading skills in the Latin or ancient Greek languages

Upon completion of the M.A., graduates should be able to:

• Translate without any dictionary as aid passages in Greek and Latin from a comprehensive reading list.
• Describe the significance of an ancient text to other works by the same author.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of ancient texts or passages to broader developments in the literature and history of Greece and Rome.
• Incorporate research written in one modern foreign language into analysis and interpretation of ancient texts.
• Prepare seminar research papers using relevant literature (ancient and modern) and appropriate research methods.
• Present seminar and other research papers in classroom or conference settings.
• Teach ancient languages in secondary schools.
• Apply for admission to Ph.D. programs in Classics or Ancient History, or other related fields.