Classical Studies Minor

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Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)

A. Required Foundational Course (3 credits)

CLCS 18100 - Classical World Civilizations (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core)
CLCS 23010 - Survey Of Greek Literature In Translation (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23100 - Survey Of Latin Literature (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23500 - Introduction To Classical Mythology (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23700 - Gender And Sexuality In Greek And Roman Antiquity (satisfies Humanities for core)

B. Required Additional Courses (12 credits)

At least 6 credits MUST consist of CLCS (Classical Studies), GREK (Ancient Greek), or LATN (Latin) courses taken at Purdue. The remaining 6 credits may include Latin placement credits or relevant courses in other programs as listed below.

AD 31100 - Ancient Greek Art
AD 31200 - Ancient Roman Art
AD 38000 - Baroque Art
AD 38200 - A Global History Of Art, Eighteenth-Nineteenth Centuries
ANTH 20100 - Introduction To Archaeology And World Prehistory (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core)
ANTH 31000 - Mortuary Practices Across Cultures
ANTH 31200 - The Archaeology Of Ancient Egypt And The Near East
ANTH 42500 - Archaeological Method And Theory
CLCS 18100 - Classical World Civilizations (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core)
CLCS 22000 - Topics In Classical Literature ^
CLCS 23010 - Survey Of Greek Literature In Translation (satisfies Humanities core)
CLCS 23100 - Survey Of Latin Literature (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23200 - Classical Roots Of English Words (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23300 - Comparative Mythology (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23400 - Medical And Scientific Terminology From Greek And Latin Roots
CLCS 23500 - Introduction To Classical Mythology (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23600 - Ancient World Onscreen
CLCS 23700 - Gender And Sexuality In Greek And Roman Antiquity (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23800 - The Tragic Vision (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 23900 - The Comic Vision (satisfies Humanities core)
CLCS 28000 - Topics In Classical Civilization ^
CLCS 33700 - The Ancient Epic
CLCS 33900 - Literature And The Law (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 38000 - Alexander The Great and Hellenistic World (satisfies Humanities for core)
CLCS 38100 - Julius Caesar: Statesman, Soldier, Citizen
CLCS 38300 - The Roman Empire
CLCS 38400 - Ancient Western Medicine
CLCS 38500 - Science, Medicine And Magic In The Ancient West
CLCS 38600 - Ancient Greek Religion
CLCS 38700 - Roman Religion
CLCS 48000 - Potters And Society In Antiquity
CLCS 48100 - Culture And Society In The Age Of Pericles
CLCS 48300 - Republican Rome
CLCS 49900 - Special Topics In Classics ^
CLCS 59000 - Directed Reading In Classics ^
ENGL 26600 - World Literature: From The Beginnings To 1700 A.D.
GREK 10100 - Ancient Greek Level I (satisfies Humanities for core)
GREK 10200 - Ancient Greek Level II (satisfies Humanities for core)
GREK 20100 - Ancient Greek Level III (satisfies Humanities for core)
GREK 20200 - Ancient Greek Level IV (satisfies Humanities for core)
GREK 34300 - Greek Oratory
GREK 34400 - Greek Epic
GREK 35300 - Greek Tragedy
GREK 35400 - Greek Comedy
GREK 44600 - Greek Historians
GREK 49000 - Directed Reading In Classical Greek ^
GREK 59000 - Directed Reading In Classical Greek ^
HEBR 28400 - Ancient Near Eastern History And Culture
JWST 33000 - Introduction To Jewish Studies (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 10100 - Latin Level I (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 10200 - Latin Level II (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 20100 - Latin Level III (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 20200 - Latin Level IV (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 31500 - Latin Paleography I
LATN 34300 - Roman Oratory (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 34400 - Roman Epic (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 34500 - Roman Elegy (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 34600 - Roman Rhetoric (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 34700 - Roman Comedy (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 44200 - Roman Lyric Poetry (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 44300 - Roman Satire
LATN 44400 - Roman Philosophers (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 44500 - Roman Encyclopedists (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 44600 - Roman Historians (satisfies Humanities for core)
LATN 49000 - Directed Reading In Latin ^
PHIL 30100 - History Of Ancient Philosophy (satisfies Humanities for core)
WGSS 28200 - Introduction To LGBT Studies (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core)
WGSS 48000 - Feminist Theory

Notes

A grade of “C” or better in order to complete this minor. The P/NP option is not available to complete this minor.
Students may not combine a Classical Studies minor with a major in any of the three Classical Studies Tracks.
50% of the credits for the CLA minor must come from Purdue West Lafayette.
Courses marked with (^) are variable title and/or variable credit courses.
All Language courses at the 10200 level and above require appropriate preparation, to be determined by completing courses in sequence, by Language Placement test exam, or in consultation with the instructor or coordinator.
A course taken to satisfy one requirement of the minor may NOT be used to satisfy another requirement.

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