Classical Studies
The classical studies minor focuses on classical civilization courses in translation.
The timeless literature of the Greeks and Romans produced Homer, Sappho, Thucydides, Plato, Virgil, and St. Augustine, to name just a few. Greek and Roman civilization has also had an enormous influence on facets of modern culture from law and poetry to art and religion.
Coursework in Greek complements the study of the New Testament, theology, philosophy, medicine, the natural sciences, linguistics and history.
Coursework in Latin provides invaluable background for the study of law, theology, medieval literature and history, Romance languages and literatures, linguistics, English literature, Western art and music.
Knowledge of classical Hebrew is also an essential tool for in-depth study of the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East. Hebrew also provides a useful introduction to the structure and word formation of the Semitic family of languages.