Programs

Current teaching faculty:

Chairperson: Dr. Andrew L. Goldman
Professor: F. Schlatter, S.J. (Emeritus)
Professor: Fr. Patrick Hartin
Instructor: K. Krall, S.J.

The department will meet the needs of three classes of students:

(1) Those who wish a major in Classical Civilizations.
(2) 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.
(3) 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
Two Language courses8 credits
 LATN 101-102 or GREK 101-102 
Two Classical courses6 credits
 CLAS 272 Topics in Classical Civilizations 
 CLAS 375 Topics in Classical Civilizations 
Senior Thesis: CLAS 4993 credits
Six Elective courses18 credits
Students may elect to focus in either Latin or Greco-Roman Civilization
Focus in Latin Language and Authors 
LATN 201 Intermediate Latin3 credits
LATN 202 Intermediate Latin3 credits
LATN 301 Latin Authors3 credits
LATN 302 Latin Authors3 credits
LATN 303 Latin Authors3 credits
LATN 304 Latin Authors3 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 City3 credits
HIST 307 Art and Archaeology of Greece and Rome3 credits
Greek Language
GREK 201 Intermediate Greek3 credits
GREK 202 Intermediate Greek3 credits
History
HIST 303 Athens in the 5th Century BC3 credits
HIST 304 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World3 credits
HIST 305 The Roman Republic3 credits
HIST 306 The Roman Empire3 credits
Philosophy
PHIL 401 History of Ancient Philosophy3 credits
PHIL 406 Philosophy of St. Augustine3 credits
Religious Studies
RELI 419 Christians, Romans and Jews3 credits
RELI 446 Christianity in the Roman Empire3 credits

B.A. Minor in Classical Civilizations: 23 credits
Two Language courses8 credits
 Either LATN 101-102 or GREK 101-102 
Two Classical courses6 credits
 CLAS 272 Topics in Classical Civilizations3 credits
 CLAS 375 Topics in Classical Civilizations3 credits
Three Electives9 credits
 Selected from any of the following five disciplinary perspectives:
Latin Language 
 LATN 201 Intermediate Latin3 credits
 LATN 202 Intermediate Latin3 credits
Greek Language 
 GREK 201 Intermediate Greek3 credits
 GREK 202 Intermediate Greek3 credits
Archaeology 
 HIST 301 The Ancient City3 credits
 HIST 315 Art and Archaeology of Greece and Rome3 credits
History 
 HIST 303 Athens in the 5th Century3 credits
 HIST 304 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World3 credits
 HIST 305 The Roman Republic3 credits
 HIST 306 The Roman Empire3 credits
Philosophy 
 PHIL 401 History of Ancient Philosophy3 credits
 PHIL 406 Philosophy of St. Augustine3 credits
Religious Studies 
 RELI 419 Christians, Romans and Jews3 credits
 RELI 446 Christianity in the Roman Empire3 credits