Greek Language and Civilization

Classics majors shall select one of the following major concentrations: Bachelor of Arts Degree in The Classical Languages and Civilization Major, The Latin Language and Civilization Major, And The Greek Language and Civilization Major. The requirements are as follows: 

Program of Study

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirement for Greek Language and Civilization Major:

 

GRK 101	Elementary Ancient Greek I	3
GRK 102	Elementary Ancient Greek II	3
GRK 201	Intermediate Ancient Greek I	3
GRK 202	Intermediate Ancient Greek II	3
	Civilization - History elective	3
	Civilization - Literature elective	3
	Civilization - Philosophy elective	3
	Civilization - Theology elective	3
CLA 435	The Senior Oral Examination	1
GRK	300 level elective	3
GRK	300 level elective	3
GRK	300 level elective	3
GRK	300 level elective	3

Upper-level Latin and Greek Electives:

Twelve credits of 300-level (or higher) Latin and / or Greek courses, all in Latin for the Latin Language and Civilization major, all in Greek for the Greek Language and Civilization major, and for the Classical Language and Civilization Major, at least three hours in Latin and three hours in Greek. Three hours of HEB 205 or HEB 206 (only one of the two) may be substituted for three hours of Latin or Greek above any minimum requirements. One-credit specialized Latin and/ or Greek reading courses (whether regularized or special-topics courses) may be counted toward this twelve-hour requirement.

GRK 300, GRK 310, GRK 320, GRK 330, GRK 340, GRK 350, GRK 360, GRK 370, LAT 301, LAT 302, LAT 311, LAT 321, LAT 331, LAT 341, LAT 351, LAT 361, LAT 371, LAT 380, LAT 390

Note 1: Students, who because of previously acquired competence, begin the study of ancient Greek or Latin at any point beyond the initial elementary level, shall earn credit by examination (though examination method to be determined by the department) or take additional hours of 300-level Greek and Latin courses or elementary or intermediate biblical Hebrew courses equivalent to the credit hours of elementary or intermediate ancient Greek or Latin not taken for credit at Franciscan University. For example, if a student begins the study of Latin at the university with LAT 203, that student shall complete an additional six hours via credit-by-examination for LAT 103 and LAT 104 or by taking six hours of 300-level ancient Greek or Latin or elementary or intermediate Biblical Hebrew courses.

Note 2: Students may take additional 300-level Latin and/or Greek courses in lieu of civilization courses. 

CIVILIZATION REQUIREMENTS: One course from each of the following groups (12-15 credits):

History: HST 105 (History of Civilization I); HST 317 (History of Ancient Greece); HST 318 (The Roman Republic and Empire); HST 320 (Ancient History); HST 323 (The Medieval World); HST 310 (Church History: Lives of the Saints); HST 324 (Renaissance and Reformation); HST 327 (French Revolution and Nineteenth Century Europe)

Literature: ENG 210 (Epic and the Person); ENG 211 (Lyric and Dramatic Voices); ENG 226 (Classical Mythology); ENG 326 (English Literature of the Medieval Period); ENG 335 (The English Renaissance); ENG 345 (The Romantic Movement); ENG 405 (Studies in Shakespeare); HON 101 (Early Greece), HON 202 (Medieval Thought) (admissions to Honors Program required); THR 150 (Theatre and the Catholic Imagination)

Philosophy: HON 102 (Later Greece and Rome) (admission to the Honors Program required); PHL 212 (Foundations of Ethics); PHL 311 (Ancient Greek Philosophy); PHL 312 (Medieval Philosophy); PHL 325 (The Thomistic Tradition in Philosophy); PHL 340 (The Franciscan Tradition in Philosophy)

Theology: HON 201 (Church Fathers) (admissions to the Honors Program required); THE 102 (Introduction to Scripture); THE 110 (Word of God: Scripture and Tradition); THE 211 (Principles of Biblical Study I); THE 212 (Principles of Biblical Study II); THE 302 (Early Christian Life and Thought); THE 307 (The Franciscans in New World); THE 326 (The Franciscan Intellectual Tradition)