Undergraduate Coordinator: (416) 287-7184 Email: hcs.advising.utsc@utoronto.ca
For more information, visit the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies website.
Classical Studies is a pluridisciplinary field dedicated to the study of the Ancient Greek and Roman worlds. It involves disciplines such as history, literature, religion, languages and linguistics, art history, archaeology, and philosophy and pertains to the study of wide areas of Europe, North Africa and Asia over several millennia (ca. 2000 B.C.-700 A.D.).
The expression "classical" is commonly used to designate the areas and periods populated or dominated by the Greeks and Romans. Yet it was also a complex, heterogeneous, permeable, mixed and constantly evolving world in which the Greeks and the Romans have always been intertwined with other peoples and cultures. Classical Studies at UTSC offers students both a thorough examination of the main features of the Greek and Roman civilizations and a substantial introduction to the other peoples and cultures which were part of or interacted with it. In all courses, the ancient written sources are studied in translation.
Guidelines for first-year course selection
Students who intend to complete the Minor program in Classics should include CLAA04H3 and CLAA06H3 in their first-year course selection.
For updates and detailed information regarding Classical Studies please visit the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies website.
Experiential Learning and Outreach
For a community-based experiential learning opportunity in your academic field of interest, consider the course CTLB03H3, which can be found in the Teaching and Learning section of the Calendar.
Classical Studies Programs
MINOR PROGRAM IN CLASSICAL STUDIES (ARTS) - SCMIN2049
Undergraduate Coordinator: 416-287-7184 Email: hcs.advising.utsc@utoronto.ca
Program Requirements
Students must complete 4.0 credits, as follows:
1. Introduction
CLAA04H3/HISA07H3 The Ancient Mediterranean World
Note: Students who have completed both (CLAA02H3) and (CLAA03H3) may substitute one of the courses for CLAA04H3.
2. History and Culture
CLAB05H3/HISB10H3 History and Culture of the Greek World
CLAB06H3/HISB11H3 History and Culture of the Roman World
3. Mythology and Religion
CLAA06H3 Ancient Mythology II: Greece and Rome
Note: Students who were enrolled at UTSC prior to the 2009 Summer Session may substitute one of (CLAA02H3) or (CLAA03H3) for CLAA06H3.
4. Literature (0.5 credit from the following courses)
CLAC11H3 Classical Literature I: Poetry
CLAC12H3 Classical Literature II: Prose
5. Electives (1.5 credits from the following courses, including at least 1.0 credit at the C or D-level; before choosing their electives, students need to take at least 1.0 credit at the A-level, 1.0 credit at the B-level, and 0.5 credit at the C-level):
Classical Studies
CLAA05H3 Ancient Mythology I: Mesopotamia and Egypt
(CLAB10H3) Greek and Latin for Scientists
CLAB09H3/HISB09H3 Between Two Empires: The World of Late Antiquity
CLAB20H3/HISB12H3 The Ancient World in Film
CLAC01H3 Selected Topics in Classical Literature
CLAC02H3 Selected Topics in Classical Civilization
CLAC05H3/HISC10H3 Beyond Cleopatra: Decolonial Approaches to Ancient Egypt
CLAC11H3 Classical Literature I: Poetry if not taken as a required course
CLAC12H3 Classical Literature II: Prose if not taken as a required course
CLAC22H3 Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
CLAC24H3/HISC11H3 Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean and West Asian Worlds
CLAC26H3/HISC16H3 Indigeneity and the Classics
CLAC67H3 HISC67H3 Early Islam: Perspectives on the Construction of a Historical Tradition
CLAC68H3/HISC68H3/ANTC58H3 Constructing the Other: Orientalism through Time and Place
CLAC94H3/HISC94H3 The Bible and the Qur’an
CLAD05H3/HISD10H3 Dripping Histories: Water in the Ancient Mediterranean and West Asian Worlds
CLAD69H3 HISD69H3 Sufis and Desert Fathers: Mysticism in Late Antiquity and Early Islam
HCSB03H3 Ready for Research: HCS Skills Lab
HCSB04H3 Research Practicum in Historical and Cultural Studies
