Undergraduate Program
The Classics Department offers majors and minors in Classical
Civilization, Greek, and Latin. Well-known attractions of Classics at
the University of Vermont include small class sizes, a multi-talented
department, and lots of individual attention to students.
The Department of Classics has established the following learning
goals for majors in Greek and Latin:
- That students have a good working knowledge of the morphology,
vocabulary, syntax, and idiom of ancient Greek/Latin prose and poetry;
- That they have accurate knowledge of, and sensitivity to, the
historical and literary context of key works of Greek/Latin literature
(e.g., authors, genres, periods, characters/persons,
reception/influence);
- That they are familiar with the methods of analysis (both
literary and historical) used in interpreting ancient literature.
The learning goals for the major in Classical Civilization are as
follows (Note: these goals apply also to Greek and Latin majors):
- That students possess a broad and detailed knowledge of Greek and
Roman history (chronology, institutions, major figures and events,
cultural practices and values) and that they be able to situate
classical authors, literary genres, and particular works within an
historical context;
- That they understand the nature of evidence and can use and
evaluate it appropriately (e.g., primary v. secondary sources, evidence
from art and archaeology, the transmission history and state of extant
authors' works, etc.);
- That they have an informed appreciation of the pervasive
influence of the Greek and Latin Classics over the centuries up to and
including the present day.
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