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Classics B.A. - Latin Concentration

General Degree Requirements

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Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

BACHELOR OF ARTS - CLASSICS; LATIN CONCENTRATION

  • This major requires a cumulative institutional GPA of 2.5.

Course Requirements

Classics Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
CLAS 160LClassical Mythology3
CLAS 251LThe Epic3
or CLAS 252L Greek Drama: Politics on Stage
CLAS 399Capstone3
HSTR 304HAncient Rome3
Language Requirement
Complete all of the following courses:
LATN 101Elementary Latin I3
LATN 102Elementary Latin II3
LATN 201Intermediate Latin I3
LATN 202Intermediate Latin II3
Advanced Latin Language
Complete 9 credits of the following courses: 9
Major Latin Authors
Special Topics
Independent Study
Independent Study
Electives
Complete 6 credits from the following courses: 6
Ancient Greek Civilization and Culture
Early Christianity
Ancient Greece
Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World
The First Historians
Origins of Western Religion
The Roman Empire
Democracy: Ancient to Modern
History of the Ancient Near East
History of Ancient Philosophy
Plato
Aristotle
Methods Teaching Foreign Language
Total Hours39

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