May 08, 2024

Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2023-2024

Classical Humanities, B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Humanities major engages students who have an interest in the enduring purchase of topics and themes from classical antiquity. CLHU embraces a wide range of areas such as art, history, religion, archaeology, literature, mythology, and Greek and Latin languages. There is no language requirement in the Classical Humanities major, but students are encouraged to use core language requirements as an opportunity to complement their CLHU studies. The major aim is for students to encounter in the culture of classical antiquity the diversity of the ancient world and to gain an awareness of the ongoing influence of classical antiquity on contemporary culture.

Requirements for the Classical Humanities Major

Core Curriculum Requirements:

See Undergraduate Core Curriculum

Major Requirements:

31 credit hours, as follows:

18 required credit hours

3 hours in history

3 hours in mythology

3 hours Classical Literature & the Moral Imagination

CLAS 205 - Classical Lit & Moral Imagina

3 hours in classical culture

3 hours in Greek/Roman history focus with rotating topics

CLAS/HIST 310

3 hours in Classics and Moderns

CLAS 380

12 elective hours in any CLAS, LATN, GREK courses

Note: coan include core requirements in language, Theological Perspectives, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Oral Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Writing, E/RS, and Diversity Flags

1 hour Senior Capstone Project

CLAS 397 - Directed Study

Note(s):

A 2.500 cumulative average must be attained in the above courses.
In addition to the above requirements, the student has approximately 26 hours of non-designated electives which can be used to meet specific interests or needs.

TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours

B.A. Classical Humanities

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. See your academic advisor.

Freshman Year

First Semester

Core language requirement I (LATN 101 or LATN 111)
CORE 100 First Year Seminar
CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES (CLAS 241)
PHILOSOPHY 100 - Ethics as Intro. to Philosophy
ENGLISH 101 or 115 - English Composition or Rhetoric
CORE 101: GOA

Total (15)

Second Semester

CORE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT II (LATN 102 or LATN 112)
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (CLAS 120, 121, 160, 161)
SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES Lecture and Lab
THEOLOGY 111 Theological Foundations
MATHEMATICAL PERSPECTIVES
CORE 102: GOA

Total (15)

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CORE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT III (Latin/Greek 201)
NATURAL SCIENCE Lecture and Lab
THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
HUMANITIES Elective
CLAS, LATN, GREK Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester

Classical Mythology (CLAS 240, 241, 245)
CLAS 205 Classical Literature and the Moral Imagination
ORAL COMMUNICATION FLAG Elective
PHILOSOPHY PERSPECTIVES Elective
CLAS, LATN, GREK Elective

Total (15)

Junior Year

First Semester

Classical Culture (CLAS 236, 239)
CLAS, LATN, GREK Elective
QUANTITATIVE FLAG Elective
SOCIAL SCIENCE Elective (CLAS 261, 262)
GENERAL Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester

Ancient History (CLAS 310)
WRITING FLAG Elective
E/RS Elective
CLAS, LATN, GREK Elective
General Elective

Total (15)

Senior Year

First Semester

CLASSICS 380 Ancients and Moderns
DIVERSITY FLAG Elective
General Elective
General Elective
General Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester

CLASSICS 397 Senior Capstone Research
General Elective
General Elective
General Elective
General Elective
General Elective
CORE 499

Total (16)

Scheduling Notes:

Consult the “Undergraduate Core Curriculum ” requirements of the Catalog.
E/RS Focus Elective requirement may be used to satisfy another element of the core or the major.