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Learn to interpret the past through 文学, 语言, 历史, 艺术 and material culture as a Classical Civilizations major.
The Classics program at Agnes Scott is at the he艺术 of the college’s liberal 艺术s program, educating students in the 艺术es自由 (the “skills that liberate the mind”) and with the tools to implement those skills in a variety of disciplines and 职业生涯.
The classics curriculum at Agnes Scott is a carefully stepped approach that helps students learn and practice skills essential both for the evaluation of ancient Greece and Rome and their persistent influence on the world around us. Classics students learn to use a wide range of compelling textual and 材料是 and a variety of critical methodologies from a range of disciplines—anthropology, 艺术历史, 历史, literary studies, 哲学, political science, and sociology—to examine the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.
The Classical Civilization major and minor focus on the study of Greece and Rome through the 历史, 文学, 材料是, 艺术, and philosophical thought of the period and gain advanced 语言 skills in either Greek or Latin. 你将学习:
The transferable skills gained from a classics major translate to a variety of other fields. These skills include the abilities to summarize, 分析, develop arguments, and defend one’s arguments in writing and speaking. The study of Greek and Latin trains the mind to understand the nuances of 语言 and thought in other contexts and disciplines as well and lays the groundwork for original research both in terms of process and content.
The Classics program embraces Agnes Scott College's 峰会 initiative primarily by making explicit what have long been key p艺术s of its program—critical thinking, a global perspective across time and place, 研究技能, oral communication, and informational fluency. Our additional focus on effective teamwork and critical self-awareness make Classics an ideal setting for global learning and leadership development. Classics majors are strongly encouraged to p艺术icipate in college-approved study-abroad programs when conditions permit. A special scholarship fund is available to support such classics-related travel.
theta is the national collegiate honor society for students in Latin or Greek classics courses. The purposes of the society are to develop and promote interest in classical studies among the students of colleges and universities, to promote closer relationships among students who are interested in classical study, including inter-campus relationships, and to stimulate interest in the 历史, 艺术 and 文学 of ancient Greece and Rome.
Classics provides an excellent st艺术ing point for students interested in areas such as law, 医学, 教育, creative writing, 历史, 考古, 艺术, 哲学, 或语言学, among many others.
Classics students learn to 分析 a wide range of compelling textual and 材料是 using a variety of approaches-- anthropological, 历史, and sociological methods, 政治理论, literary criticism and 艺术历史. 专业 and minors also learn Greek and Latin with a rigor that requires close attention to detail, cross-referencing of sources, careful synthesis, and critical analysis of texts and contexts--all skills that serve them well in a wide range of fields.
