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2008-2009 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR

Classical Studies - Arts


Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Faculty of Arts will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Faculty of Arts. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 54 credits selected from the list of classical studies courses, including at least 24 credits in Ancient Greek (AS/GK) and/or Latin (AS/LA) and at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level, selected from the list of classical studies courses.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program in Classical Studies described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

The Honours BA program in Classical Studies may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in classical studies and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet classical studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in classical studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program in Classical Studies described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Students will take at least 30 credits, including at least six credits at the 4000 level selected from the list of classical studies courses.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

BA Program

Students will take at least 30 credits selected from the list of classical studies courses, including at least 12 credits at the 3000 level.

Classical Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and in-Faculty regulations, students may complete other courses for program credit in classical studies.

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Literature and Culture

AS/HUMA 1100 9.00
AS/HUMA 1105 9.00
AS/HUMA 1115 9.00
AS/HUMA 2100 9.00
AS/HUMA 2105 9.00
AS/HUMA 2110 9.00
AS/HUMA 2830 9.00
AS/HUMA 3100 6.00
AS/HUMA 3105 6.00
AS/HUMA 3106 6.00
AS/HUMA 3110 6.00
AS/HUMA 3115 6.00
AS/HUMA 4101 6.00
AS/HUMA 4102 6.00
AS/HUMA 4103 6.00
AS/HUMA 4104 6.00
AS/HUMA 4105 6.00
AS/HUMA 4106 6.00
AS/HUMA 4107 6.00
AK/HUMA 1710 6.00
AK/HUMA 3421 3.00
AK/HUMA 3422 3.00
AK/HUMA 3458 3.00
AK/HUMA 3459 3.00

Greek and Roman History

AS/HIST 2100 6.00
AS/HIST 3120 6.00
AS/HIST 3125 3.00
AS/HIST 3130 6.00
AS/HIST 3131 6.00
AS/HIST 3135 3.00
AS/HIST 3150 6.00
AS/HIST 3152 6.00
AS/HIST 3153 6.00
AS/HIST 3160 6.00
AS/HIST 4010 6.00
AS/HIST 4016 6.00
AS/HIST 4122 6.00
AS/HIST 4130 6.00
AS/HIST 4131 6.00
AS/HIST 4140 6.00
AS/HIST 4160 6.00
AK/HIST 3500 6.00

Greek

AS/GK 1000 6.00
AS/GK 2000 6.00
AS/GK 3010 3.00
AS/GK 3030 3.00
AS/GK 3040 3.00
AS/GK 3050 3.00
AS/GK 3060 3.00
AS/GK 3070 3.00
AS/GK 3080 3.00
AS/GK 4010 3.00
AS/GK 4030 3.00
AS/GK 4040 3.00
AS/GK 4050 3.00
AS/GK 4060 3.00
AS/GK 4070 3.00
AS/GK 4080 3.00
AS/GK 4130 3.00/AS/GK 4130 6.00
AS/GK 4140 6.00

Latin

AS/LA 1000 6.00
AS/LA 2000 6.00
AS/LA 3010 3.00
AS/LA 3020 3.00
AS/LA 3030 3.00
AS/LA 3040 3.00
AS/LA 3050 6.00
AS/LA 3060 3.00
AS/LA 3070 3.00
AS/LA 3080 3.00
AS/LA 3110 3.00
AS/LA 3120 3.00
AS/LA 4010 3.00
AS/LA 4020 3.00
AS/LA 4030 3.00
AS/LA 4040 3.00
AS/LA 4050 6.00
AS/LA 4060 3.00
AS/LA 4070 3.00
AS/LA 4080 3.00
AS/LA 4110 3.00
AS/LA 4120 3.00
AS/LA 4130 3.00/AS/LA 4130 6.00
AS/LA 4140 6.00
AK/LA 1400 6.00

Philosophy

AS/PHIL 2010 3.00
AS/PHIL 2015 3.00
AS/PHIL 3600 3.00
AS/PHIL 4030 3.00

Political Thought

AS/POLS 4030 3.00

Art and Architecture

FA/VISA 2520 3.00
FA/VISA 2530 3.00
FA/VISA 4540A 6.00

The following courses are largely, but not exclusively, concerned with classical antiquity. No more than 12 credits may satisfy degree requirements in classical studies.

AS/ANTH 2140 6.00
AS/ANTH 2150 6.00
AS/EN 4754 3.00
AS/HIST 2110 6.00
AS/HIST 3100 6.00
AS/HIST 3110 6.00
AS/HIST 3180 6.00
AS/HIST 4100 6.00
AS/HUMA 1110 9.00
AS/HUMA 3810 6.00
AS/HUMA 3828 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/HIST 3111 6.00)
AS/HUMA 3895 6.00
AS/HUMA 4808 6.00
AK/HUMA 2330 6.00
AK/HUMA 3433 3.00
AK/HUMA 3434 3.00
FA/VISA 3830 3.00
FA/VISA 4370 6.00
FA/VISA 4800E 3.00