古典专业是一门广泛的文学研究，涵盖了对语言，语法和语法，写作和阅读技巧，词汇的积累以及对西方文学传统基础文本的经验的深刻理解，这些影响了大多数后续语言。文学和哲学思想。该学位课程对感兴趣的古希腊和罗马神话，文学，历史和文化的学生有四个重点领域。这些重点领域中的三个–拉丁语，希腊语和古典语言–专注于学习古代语言，并向学生介绍古代希腊语和拉丁语文本的高级阅读。想要学习翻译希腊和拉丁经典的学生可以选择第四个重点领域“古典人文”。在其学位课程中，所有经典专业都对古希腊和罗马世界的主要政治，社会和军事事件及发展具有
Courses in Ancient Mediterranean Studies cover every aspect of life in ancient Greece and Rome, as well as other civilizations in the ancient and medieval Mediterranean and Near East. Students completing the AMS major will be well prepared for a variety of careers and for further study in graduate or other professional schools. An AMS degree allows you to major (or minor) in classical archaeology, classical literature, andor the traditional classical languages. We offer the following opportunities for study: Ancient Mediterranean Studies (AMS): These courses are taught in English and include courses formerly designated Classical Humanities and Art History and Archaeology. Topics include ancient literature, history, philosophy, religion, and mythology, as well as Greek and Roman art and archaeology, methods of archaeology, and other aspects of the material culture of the ancient world.