{"id":294,"date":"2015-08-06T15:51:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T15:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/study\/?post_type=areas&p=294"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:38:11","slug":"classics-and-latin","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/classics-and-latin\/","title":{"rendered":"Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Majors, Minors & Areas of Study<\/div>

Classics<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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To understand today’s world, look back – way back.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ideas of ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt still resonate throughout modern life. Study the languages, literatures, arts, and civilizations of the ancients to gain a deeper understanding of today\u2019s multicultural world. You\u2019ll gain critical thinking and communications skills that open up careers \u2013 in education, museums, translation, archaeology, law and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Awarded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students majoring in Classics who complete all requirements earn the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students can major in one or more of four different concentrations in Classics: Classical Archaeology, Classical Civilization, Classics: Ancient Mediterranean Studies, and Classics: Latin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major in Latin at UMW and you\u2019ll choose from courses including elementary, intermediate, and advanced Latin language; survey courses in Latin literature; Roman drama; lyric and elegiac poetry; the writings of Roman historians; the works of Vergil, Horace, and Ovid; Roman philosophical thought; Roman satire; and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classics offerings include Greek and Roman ideas and culture; Greek and Roman mythology in art and literature; the dramas of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; epic traditions; Greek and Roman religion; Egyptian and Near Eastern art and archaeology; women in antiquity; the ancient city; and Greek and Roman archaeology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A background in Latin or classics gives graduates a wide range of opportunities after college, including museum work, archaeology, graduate study, teaching, and translating. A classics major is also excellent preparation for the LSAT and law school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Latin and classics majors have opportunities to conduct research<\/a> and present their findings, to seek for-credit or paid internships, and to study abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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