Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Classics] From Washington University

In fulfilling the general requirements for the A.B. degree, prospective majors in Classics are urged to select courses in their major and in other departments according to their own interests, abilities, and long-range educational plans.

The Department feels strongly that the study of Greek and Roman civilizations encompasses more than literature alone and does not end with antiquity; rather, there are various aspects of antiquity and they all shed light on one's own time as much as the contemporary world illuminates the past. Accordingly, the student and the advisor will devise an individually planned program which will incorporate the totality of the student's interests in antiquity as well as in subsequent periods and other areas. For example, some courses in Art History and Archaeology and Philosophy are applicable to a Classics major and contribute strongly to a general appreciation of ancient civilizations.