Dec 26, 2024

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Classical Studies

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Coordinator: Antoinette Brazouski, Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Minor in Classical Studies

The interdisciplinary minor in classical studies offers undergraduates a structured curriculum covering various aspects of the study of classical antiquity. Completion of the minor requires satisfactory completion of at least 24 semester hours from the following courses. Courses must be focused on no more than three different subject areas. No course may be counted toward both the minor and the student’s major. Total semester hour requirements may be reduced if language courses are waived on the basis of high school preparation or placement examination. No more than 6 semester hours of courses offering general education credit may be counted towards electives.

Requirements (24)

Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

FLCL 101 - Elementary Latin I Credits: 3
and
FLCL 102 - Elementary Latin II Credits: 3
(May be waived on the basis of high school preparation or placement examination.)
FLCL 201 - Intermediate Latin I Credits: 3
and
FLCL 202 - Intermediate Latin II Credits: 3
(May be waived on the basis of high school preparation or placement examination.)
HIST 303 - History of Ancient Rome Credits: 3

Three of the following (9)

No more than 6 semester hours may be taken in any one nonlanguage area.

ARTH 291 - Art History Survey I: to ca. 1400 Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
ARTH 388A - Ancient Art II: Preclassical Art Credits: 3
ARTH 388B - Ancient Art II: Classical Art Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
ARTH 389 - Ancient Art III: Etruscan and Roman Art Credits: 3
ARTH 390A - Early Christian And Early Byzantine Art: 330-843 Credits: 3
ENGL 307 - Selected Readings in Drama Credits: 3
(classical focus)
ENGL 337 - Western Literature: Classical and Medieval Credits: 3
FLCL 271 - Classical Mythology Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
FLCL 481 - Special Topics in Classical Literature and Civilization Credits: 3
FLCL 483 - Directed Readings in Classical Languages Credits: 1-3
FLST 381 - Special Studies in Language I Credits: 1-9
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
Students must take 3 credit hours in this course
FLST 382 - Special Studies in Language II Credits: 1-9
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
Students must take 3 credit hours in this course
FLTR 271 - Literature in Translation Credits: 3
(May be counted toward the minor when topic is appropriate.)
HIST 301 - History of Ancient Greece Credits: 3
HIST 498 - Special Topics in History Credits: 3
A. Special Topics in History: Ancient
IDSP 291 - Art and Literature in the Ancient World Credits: 3
PHIL 321 - Ancient Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 421 - Plato Credits: 3
PHIL 422 - Aristotle Credits: 3
POLS 350 - Classical and Medieval Political Theory Credits: 3