Explore the ancient Mediterranean world, including ancient languages, literatures, history, art, and archaeology.Choose from three emphasis areas: Latin, ancient Greek, or classical civilization. Gain a complex view of the ancient Mediterranean world and explore their own world as they do so. Complete a classics core of Greek and Roman civilization courses, an emphasis area, and a capstone requirement such as study abroad or thesis research.The Department of Classics provides financial support for study abroad - archaeological digs, study tours, or semesters abroad. Students may participate in faculty-led study abroad programs like the Ancient Graffiti Project in Herculaneum as well as affiliated programs in Greece and Italy.<br><br><br>Key Benefits<br><br>Students work with the 2,000 objects in the David M. Robinson Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities housed in the University Museum. Our Department of Classics also has membership with the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, the American School for Classical Studies in Athens, and Sunoikisis, a consortium that offers a field school in southern Greece.