Inherently interdisciplinary, Classics is the study of all aspects of ancient Greece and Rome, and of the impact of these civilizations on later cultures and our own times (witness the USM logo!). Although courses in Ancient Greek and Latin enable students to read authors such as Homer, Plato, and Virgil in their original languages as early as the second year of language study, many Classics courses at USM—mythology, epic, and civilization courses in Greece and Rome, for instance—require no knowledge of Greek or Latin. All courses in Classics stress the connection of the discipline to the humanities and to the arts of reading, writing, speaking, and critical thought.
Students may choose from two majors: Classical Studies and Classical Humanities. Classical Studies is language-intensive, and requires both Latin and Greek. The Classical Humanities degree builds on a core of either Latin or ancient Greek to include courses in many other disciplines. There are also four possible minors to choose from, each focused on a different aspect of classical antiquity.
Department of Modern and Classical Languages
55 Exeter Street
Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
(207) 780-4290
amichael@usm.maine.edu
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