Major/Minor Ancient and Medieval History

44.14.5 Major and Minor in Ancient and Medieval History

See §43.3.

The Department of History and Classics offers a major in the area of Ancient and Medieval History. Students are required to complete a minimum of *30 to a maximum of *48. Required courses are:

1. HIST 290 (*3)
2. *12 Ancient History selected from the following, of which at least *3 must be taken at the 400-level: CLASS 254, 255, 261, 280, 282, 283, 294, 302, 303, 354*, 355*, 356, 358, 360, 375, 376, 377, 380, 387, 399*, 459, 461, 463, 473, 478, 479, 480, 481, 499; HIST 324, 424, 425.
   Note: *Eligible when the topic is on ancient history or archaeology, but not literature.
3. *12 Medieval History selected from the following, of which at least *3 must be taken at the 400-level: HIST 207, 212, 228, 297, 300*, 313, 328, 329, 331, 396, 397, 403, 421*, 429*, 430, 431, 498*.
   *Eligible when the topic is on medieval history.
4. *3 further senior level approved CLASS or HIST selected from (2) or (3) above. In addition to the requirements listed above, students majoring in Ancient and Medieval History are strongly encouraged to take:
1. a minimum of *6 in Latin or Greek, which may also fulfil the LOE requirement in the BA program.
2. two of CLASS 103, CLASS 104, CLASS 110 or HIST 110

A minor in Ancient and Medieval History requires a minimum of *18 selected from the senior-level courses listed above including:

1. *9 in Ancient History courses
2. *9 Medieval History courses
3. *3 at the 400-level