Department of Classics

Studying Classics

Classics majors gain a complex view of the ancient Mediterranean world and explore their own world as they do so. They address questions of human and historical significance through the works of the Greeks and Romans; understand the modern cultural world by recognizing its roots in the past; know their own language better by learning Greek or Latin; explore the world through study abroad; and strengthen their ability to read, communicate, observe, and think analytically.

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After graduation recent classics graduates have:

• studied Classics at University of Michigan, Columbia University, UGA, FSU and elsewhere.
• begun teaching Latin, humanities, math, science in middle schools and high schools.
• gone to law school and become practicing lawyers.
• entered medical, nursing, or dentistry schools.
• studied math at Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar.
• earned graduate degrees in anthropology, counseling, museum studies, library science, political science, history, creative writing …

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