BA Classics at Harvard University

The study of the Classics is an interdisciplinary enterprise involving critical engagement with the literature, art, material culture, and history of the Greco-Roman world. A concentration in the Classics equips students with all the tools necessary for understanding the forms of expression and ways of life of the cultures of antiquity, and for understanding the development of those cultures over time. Concentrators learn skills that are broadly applicable to the analysis of any complex cultural system or artifact.

Faculty: Harvard College: Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Classics  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

Classics concentrators gain familiarity with Latin or Greek (or both), learn how to handle complex evidence and how to write persuasively, and acquire an appreciation for, as well as a critical perspective on, key aspects of the cultural legacy of two of the civilizations that have most shaped the modern world. Gateway courses include CLS-STDY 97A: Introduction to the Ancient Greek World CLS-STDY 97B: Introduction to the Ancient Roman World All introductory courses in Greek and Latin, e.g., LATIN 1; GREEK 1; MODGRK Aa. All CLS-STDY courses, except CLS-STDY 112, e.g., CLS-STDY 173: Gender.

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