Classical and Modern Cultures Requirements

Degree Requirements Overview

To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Classical and Modern Cultures, students must complete 8.00 credits, including:

Core Courses: 3.5 credits

Area of Emphasis: 3.0 credits (Choose one of three areas)

Restricted Electives: 1.5 credits (Selected from a curated list)

Core Courses

The Core Courses provide foundational knowledge across classical and modern cultures. All students are required to complete the following:

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
CLAS*1000	Introduction to Classical Culture	0.50
CLAS*2000	Classical Mythology	0.50
HIST*2850	Ancient Greece and Rome	0.50
HUMN*3200	Decolonizing Culture	0.50
EURO*1100	European Cinema	0.50
EURO*3400	Myth and Modernity	0.50
EURO*4220	Models of Community - Senior Seminar	0.50

Areas of Emphasis

Students must choose one Area of Emphasis (3.0 credits) by the end of their third semester between

Classical Studies

Global European Studies

Languages and Linguistics

Classical Studies

Classical Studies explores the ancient world, combining traditional subjects with modern topics like gender and sexuality. Students will study classical languages, literature, history, and art, gaining a deeper understanding of ancient societies while building critical thinking skills. This emphasis explores how classical antiquity has influenced modern literature, art, and politics, preparing students for diverse career paths or further studies in graduate programs.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
CLAS2150 or CLAS2350	Western Art: Greece	0.50
CLAS2150 or CLAS2350	The New Classical Tradition	0.50
CLAS*3900	Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity	0.50
CLAS*4000	Novel and Romance in Antiquity	0.50
CLAS*4400	Seminar in Classics	0.50
CLAS3500 or CLAS3020	Lessons from Classical History	0.50
CLAS3500 or CLAS3020	Models of Leadership from Greece and Rome	0.50
CLAS3030 or CLAS3040	Epic Heroes and Poems	0.50
CLAS3030 or CLAS3040	Greek Tragedy and Comedy	0.50

Global European Studies

Global European Studies offers students an understanding of European culture, history, art, and society within a global context. Students will examine how myths, migration, persecution, and cultural exchanges—both ancient and modern—have shaped European culture and society, emphasizing anti-oppressive cultural practices.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
EURO*2200	Gender and Modernism in Europe	0.50
EURO*3100	Europe and the World	0.50
EURO*3300	Violence and Culture in 20th Century Europe	0.50
HIST*2340	Slavery and Migrations in the Atlantic World, 1500-1850
HUMN*3000	Narratives of Migration	0.50
EURO4050 or EURO4060	Contemporary Europe: New Landscapes in the Post-Cold War Era	0.50
EURO4050 or EURO4060	Bordering Identities in Contemporary Europe	0.5

Languages and Linguistics

Languages and Linguistics offers students an understanding of language structure and interconnectedness. It enhances communication skills and intercultural competence, allowing students to tailor their studies to various fields such as speech pathology, audiology, and translation.

Note: A maximum of 1.00 credits from 1000-level courses can be applied to this emphasis.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
FREN*1200	French Language I	0.50
FREN*1300	French Language II	0.50
FREN*2500	French Translation I	0.50
FREN*2520	French Composition I	0.50
FREN*2550	Oral French in Canada and France	0.50
FREN*3500	French Translation II	0.50
FREN*3520	French Composition II	0.50
GERM*1100	Introductory German I	0.50
GERM*1110	Introductory German II	0.50
GREK*1100	Preliminary Greek I	0.50
GREK*1110	Preliminary Greek II	0.50
GREK*2020	Greek Language and Culture	0.50
INDG*1100	Indigenous Language and Culture	0.50
ITAL*1060	Introductory Italian I	0.50
ITAL*1070	Introductory Italian II	0.50
ITAL*2090	Intermediate Italian	0.50
ITAL*3060	Advanced Italian	0.50
LAT*1100	Preliminary Latin I	0.50
LAT*1110	Preliminary Latin II	0.50
LAT*2000	Latin Language and Literature	0.50
LING*1000	Introduction to Linguistics	0.50
LING*2400	Phonetics	0.50
LING*3010	Topics in Sociolinguistics	0.50
LING*3020	Linguistics and Technology	0.50
SPAN*1100	Introductory Spanish I	0.50
SPAN*1110	Introductory Spanish II	0.50
SPAN*2000	Intermediate Spanish I	0.50
SPAN*2010	Intermediate Spanish II	0.50

Restricted Electives

Choose 1.5 credits from a diverse range of courses or additional options from another Area of Emphasis.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
CLAS*2220	Greek and Latin Roots for the Sciences	0.50
CLAS*3150	Space: Roman Art and Urbanism	0.50
CLAS*4990	Advanced Reading in Classical Studies	0.50
HIST*1010	Early Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*2130	Modern Sport - A Global History	0.50
HIST*2510	Modern Europe Since 1789	0.50
HIST*3020	Sexuality and Gender in History	0.50
HIST*3570	Women in Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*4140	Sexuality in the Middle Ages	1.00
HUMN*2020	Crime and Criminals in Italian Cinema	0.50
HUMN*3020	Myth and Fairy Tales in Germany	0.50
HUMN*3400	Renaissance Lovers and Fools	0.50
HUMN*3470	Holocaust & WWII in German Lit. & Film	0.50
HUMN*3800	Italian Heritage and Digital Application	0.50
PHIL*2140	Ancient Greek Philosophy	0.50
SPAN*1500	Hispanic Film	0.50
CLAS*3700	Experiential Learning and Language	0.50
EURO*3700	Experiential Learning and Language	0.50
FREN*3700	Experiential Learning and Language	0.50
GERM*3700	Experiential Learning and Language	0.50
ITAL*3700	Experiential Learning and Language	0.50
SPAN*3700	Experiential Learning and Language	0.50

Capstone Experiences

The program emphasizes experiential learning and research through capstone courses, such as:

EURO*4220: Models of Community

CLAS*4400: Seminar in Classics

These courses integrate theory and practice, preparing students for careers or further academic pursuits.

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