Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classical Studies and Humanities

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Studies and Humanities is an interdisciplinary degree program that provides students with a foundation in the history of humanities disciplines and affords the opportunity to focus on particular periods and intellectual trends. In completing the degree, students must declare either a Classical Studies emphasis, which focuses on the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome as foundational to humanistic studies, or a general Humanities emphasis, which offers a synoptic view of the history of ideas and the opportunity to study the reception of these traditions within a broader range of historical periods. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 120, including the hours of the Core Curriculum requirements. For either emphasis, 39 of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level (3000- and 4000-level), 18 of which must be earned in upper-division UTSA courses.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum Requirements (42 semester credit hours)
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Studies and Humanities must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. If courses are taken to satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements, see pages 3-5 of this catalog.

Degree Requirements

1. Common Core (12 semester credit hours):
   
   CLA  2013  Introduction to Ancient Greece
   CLA  2023  Introduction to Ancient Rome
   PHI  2023  Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
   
   CLA  4973  Seminar for Classics Majors
   or
   HUM  4973  Senior Seminar in Humanities
   
   
2. Language Component (6-8 semester credit hours):
   
   Classical Studies Emphasis:
   GRK  1114  Introductory Classical Greek I
   or
   LAT  1114  Introductory Latin I (or equivalent)
   
   GRK  1124  Introductory Classical Greek II
   or
   LAT  1124  Introductory Latin II (or equivalent)
   
   Humanities Emphasis:
   6 semester hours in a language other than English
   
   
3. Discipline Core (18 semester credit hours):
   
   Classical Studies Emphasis:
   

   GRK  2113  Intermediate Classical Greek I
   or
   LAT  2113  Intermediate Latin I (or equivalent)
   
   And
   15 semester credit hours of prescribed electives from the following list
   (three courses must be 3000-level or higher):
   CLA  2033  Introduction to Classical Literature
   CLA  2323  Classical Mythology
   CLA  2953  Topics for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean
   CLA  3023  Classical Myths and Literature
   CLA  3053  Topics in Classical Genres
   CLA  3063  Topics in the Art and Architecture of the Classical World
   CLA  3123  Cultural Issues in Classical Antiquity
   CLA  3513  Topics in Classical History
   CLA  4913  Independent Study
   CLA  4953  Special Studies in Classics
   FL    3043  Individualized Instruction in Advanced-Level Language
   (Provided the instruction is in Latin or Greek; may be repeated as often as subject matter varies.)
   HUM  2093  World Religions
   HUM  3023  The Medieval World
   HUM  3043  Classicism and Enlightenment

   Humanities Emphasis:
   

   HUM  2093  World Religions
   HUM  3013  History of Ideas
   
   And
   12 semester credit hours in approved historical periods selected from the following:
   CLA   3123  Cultural Issues in Classical Antiquity
   CLA   3513  Topics in Classical History
   HUM  3023  The Medieval World
   HUM  3033  Renaissance Ideas
   HUM  3043  Classicism and Enlightenment
   HUM  3053  The Romantic Age
   HUM  3063  The Modern World

   
   
4. Advanced Support Work (12 semester credit hours):
   
   

   Classical Studies Emphasis:
   12 semester credit hours of approved support work. Support work may be drawn from upper-division (3000- or 4000-level) courses listed in ANT, ARC, CLA, COM, CSH, ENG, GRK, HIS, HUM, MUS, PHI or any foreign language of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in the UTSA 2012–2014 Undergraduate Catalog.

   Humanities Emphasis:
   12 semester credit hours that should form an interdisciplinary course of study developed in conjunction with the undergraduate advisor and designed to aid the student’s integration of his or her program in terms of central themes, focal problems, or fields of historical interest; at least 9 hours must be at the upper-division level.
   
   The student must take at least 3 semester credit hours in each of the following four areas: Classical studies (CLA), philosophy (PHI), humanities (HUM), and literature in one of the following languages: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish, or Russian (this includes literature courses in translation, and culture and civilization courses).

5. Electives (28-30 semester credit hours)

Course Sequence Guide for B.A. Degree in Classical Studies and Humanities – Classical Studies Emphasis

This course sequence guide is designed to assist students in completing their UTSA undergraduate Classical Studies and Humanities degree requirements. This is merely a guide and students must satisfy other requirements of this catalog and meet with advisors in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advising Center for individualized degree plans. Progress within this guide depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation, student time management, work obligations, and individual financial considerations. Students may choose to take courses during Summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters.

B.A. in Classical Studies and Humanities, Classical Studies Emphasis – Four-Year Academic Plan

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Course Sequence Guide for B.A. Degree in Classical Studies and Humanities – Humanities Emphasis

This course sequence guide is designed to assist students in completing their UTSA undergraduate Classical Studies and Humanities degree requirements. This is merely a guide and students must satisfy other requirements of this catalog and meet with advisors in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advising Center for individualized degree plans. Progress within this guide depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation, student time management, work obligations, and individual financial considerations. Students may choose to take courses during Summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters.

B.A. in Classical Studies and Humanities, Humanities Emphasis – Four-Year Academic Plan

* 9 of these hours must be upper-division.

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