Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Classical Studies

Department of Humanities

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

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

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

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

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

The Honours BA program in Classical Studies may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: 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 (Linked) program. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: 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: at least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level.

BA: 90 Credits

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

Major credits: students will take at least 30 credits selected from the list of classical studies courses, including at least 12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

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 residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in classical studies.

Literature and Culture

AP/HUMA 1100 9.00
AP/HUMA 1105 9.00
AP/HUMA 1115 9.00
AP/HUMA 1710 6.00
AP/HUMA 2100 9.00
AP/HUMA 2105 9.00
AP/HUMA 2110 9.00
AP/HUMA 2115 9.00
AP/HUMA 2830 9.00 or GL/HIST 3623 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/HUMA 3623 6.00)
AP/HUMA 3100 6.00
AP/HUMA 3102 3.00
AP/HUMA 3103 6.00
AP/HUMA 3104 6.00
AP/HUMA 3105 6.00
AP/HUMA 3106 6.00
AP/HUMA 3110 6.00
AP/HUMA 3115 6.00
AP/HUMA 3421 3.00
AP/HUMA 3422 3.00
AP/HUMA 3435 3.00
AP/HUMA 3458 3.00 or GL/HIST 3623 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/HUMA 3623 6.00)
AP/HUMA 3459 3.00 or GL/HIST 3423 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/HUMA 3623 6.00)
AP/HUMA 4101 6.00
AP/HUMA 4102 6.00
AP/HUMA 4103 6.00
AP/HUMA 4104 6.00
AP/HUMA 4105 6.00
AP/HUMA 4106 6.00
AP/HUMA 4107 6.00
AP/HUMA 4108 3.00

Greek and Roman History

AP/HIST 2100 6.00 or GL/HIST 2635 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/HUMA 2635 6.00)
AP/HIST 3120 6.00
AP/HIST 3125 3.00
AP/HIST 3130 6.00
AP/HIST 3131 6.00
AP/HIST 3135 3.00
AP/HIST 3140 3.00
AP/HIST 3150 6.00
AP/HIST 3152 6.00
AP/HIST 3153 6.00
AP/HIST 3154 3.00
AP/HIST 3160 6.00
AP/HIST 4010 6.00
AP/HIST 4016 6.00
AP/HIST 4122 6.00
AP/HIST 4130 6.00
AP/HIST 4131 6.00
AP/HIST 4140 6.00
AP/HIST 4160 6.00

Ancient Greek

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

Latin

AP/LA 1000 6.00 or GL/HUMA 1622 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/LIN 1622 6.00)
AP/LA 2000 6.00
AP/LA 3010 3.00
AP/LA 3020 3.00
AP/LA 3030 3.00
AP/LA 3040 3.00
AP/LA 3050 6.00
AP/LA 3060 3.00
AP/LA 3070 3.00
AP/LA 3080 3.00
AP/LA 3110 3.00
AP/LA 3120 3.00
AP/LA 4010 3.00
AP/LA 4020 3.00
AP/LA 4030 3.00
AP/LA 4040 3.00
AP/LA 4050 6.00
AP/LA 4060 3.00
AP/LA 4070 3.00
AP/LA 4080 3.00
AP/LA 4110 3.00
AP/LA 4120 3.00
AP/LA 4130 3.00
AP/LA 4130 6.00
AP/LA 4140 6.00

Philosophy

AP/PHIL 2010 3.00
AP/PHIL 2015 3.00
AP/PHIL 3600 3.00
AP/PHIL 4030 3.00

Political Thought

AP/POLS 4030 3.00

Art and Architecture

FA/VISA 2520 3.00
FA/VISA 2530 3.00

Ancillary

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

AP/ANTH 2140 6.00
AP/ANTH 2150 6.00
AP/EN 4750 3.00
AP/HIST 2110 6.00
AP/HIST 3100 6.00
AP/HIST 3110 6.00
AP/HIST 3180 6.00
AP/HIST 4100 6.00
AP/HUMA 1110 9.00
AP/HUMA 2515 6.00
AP/HUMA 3433 3.00
AP/HUMA 3434 3.00
AP/HUMA 3810 6.00
AP/HUMA 3828 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HIST 3111 6.00)
AP/HUMA 3895 6.00
AP/HUMA 4808 6.00
FA/VISA 3830 3.00
FA/VISA 4800E 3.00

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