Current teaching faculty:
Chairperson: Dr. Andrew L. Goldman (Associate Professor, History Dept.)
Professor: Fredric W. Schlatter, S.J. (Emeritus, Classical Civ.)
Assistant Professor: Dr. David Oosterhuis (Classical Civ.)
Senior Lecturer: Kenneth R. Krall, S.J. (Classical Civ.)
Department contributors and adjuncts:
Professor: Fr. Patrick Hartin (Religious Studies)
Professor: Dr. Richard McClelland (Philosophy)
Adjunct: Dr. Ardy Bass (Religious Studies), Dr. Virgil Dedas (Emeritus Professor, Whitworth College)
The department will meet the needs of three classes of students:
- Those who wish a major in Classical Civilizations.
- Those who wish to begin or continue the study of Latin in support of other majors or in preparation for advanced work in other areas.
- Those who wish to fulfill part of the foreign language requirement of the Arts and Sciences core curriculum by taking one of the classical languages.
The following represent the current requirements for all new Classical Civ major and minors, according to the 2007-09 Gonzaga Course Catalogue:
B.A. Major in Classical Civilizations: 35 credits |
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| Two Language courses | 8 credits | |
| LATN 101-102 or GREK 101-102 | ||
| Two Classical courses | 6 credits | |
| CLAS 272 Topics in Classical Civilizations | ||
| CLAS 375 Topics in Classical Civilizations | ||
| Senior Thesis: CLAS 499 | 3 credits | |
| Six Elective courses | 18 credits | |
| Students may elect to focus in either Latin or Greco-Roman Civilization | ||
| Focus in Latin Language and Authors | ||
| LATN 201 Intermediate Latin | 3 credits | |
| LATN 202 Intermediate Latin | 3 credits | |
| LATN 301 Latin Authors | 3 credits | |
| LATN 302 Latin Authors | 3 credits | |
| LATN 303 Latin Authors | 3 credits | |
| LATN 304 Latin Authors | 3 credits | |
| Focus in Greco-Roman Civilization | ||
| One course must be selected from any four of the five following disciplinary areas. This selection must also include one course in Greek culture and one course in Roman culture. | ||
| Archaeology | ||
| HIST 302 The Ancient City | 3 credits | |
| HIST 307 Art and Archaeology of Greece and Rome | 3 credits | |
| Greek Language | ||
| GREK 201 Intermediate Greek | 3 credits | |
| GREK 202 Intermediate Greek | 3 credits | |
| History | ||
| HIST 303 Athens in the 5th Century BC | 3 credits | |
| HIST 304 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World | 3 credits | |
| HIST 305 The Roman Republic | 3 credits | |
| HIST 306 The Roman Empire | 3 credits | |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 401 History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 credits | |
| PHIL 406 Philosophy of St. Augustine | 3 credits | |
| Religious Studies | ||
| RELI 419 Christians, Romans and Jews | 3 credits | |
| RELI 446 Christianity in the Roman Empire | 3 credits | |
B.A. Minor in Classical Civilizations: 23 credits |
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| Two Language courses | 8 credits | |
| Either LATN 101-102 or GREK 101-102 | ||
| Two Classical courses | 6 credits | |
| CLAS 272 Topics in Classical Civilizations | 3 credits | |
| CLAS 375 Topics in Classical Civilizations | 3 credits | |
| Three Electives | 9 credits | |
| Selected from any of the following five disciplinary perspectives: | ||
| Latin Language | ||
| LATN 201 Intermediate Latin | 3 credits | |
| LATN 202 Intermediate Latin | 3 credits | |
| Greek Language | ||
| GREK 201 Intermediate Greek | 3 credits | |
| GREK 202 Intermediate Greek | 3 credits | |
| Archaeology | ||
| HIST 301 The Ancient City | 3 credits | |
| HIST 315 Art and Archaeology of Greece and Rome | 3 credits | |
| History | ||
| HIST 303 Athens in the 5th Century | 3 credits | |
| HIST 304 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World | 3 credits | |
| HIST 305 The Roman Republic | 3 credits | |
| HIST 306 The Roman Empire | 3 credits | |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 401 History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 credits | |
| PHIL 406 Philosophy of St. Augustine | 3 credits | |
| Religious Studies | ||
| RELI 419 Christians, Romans and Jews | 3 credits | |
| RELI 446 Christianity in the Roman Empire | 3 credits | |
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