Classical Studies - Carthage College

Classical Studies from Carthage College is a Campus Bachelor Classical Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Classics means the discovery and uncovering of the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome (the Mediterranean basin, including three continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa). The area of Classics familiarizes students with the incredibly rich origins and heritage of Western civilization in language, literature, art, history, philosophy and religion. But Classics is more than the study of physical remains and legacy of the Greco-Roman world; it is about the role of that legacy in our own culture. As the precursors to our Western civilization, the Greeks and Romans were both similar and different from us. The program as outlined below is designed to give students a broad, interdisciplinary perspective. It also encourages the tolerance and understanding of cultural differences. In short, in a classics program the student learns about the classical world and his/her own. A major in Classical Studies , as in the case of the minor, strengthens and complements programs of study within the divisions of Humanities and in other divisions as well (Fine Arts [e.g., art history] and Social Sciences [e.g., Geography]). Classical studies, like other branches of the liberal arts, both provides skills for making a living and learning as a life-long endeavor. The student who chooses such a program, therefore, has the choice of many professional opportunities. Graduate and professional schools in law, medicine, or business welcome students with training in the Classics. In a world of rapid technological advances, in which highly specialized skills rapidly become obsolete, the student with a strong background in a respected liberal arts major such as Classics offers the diversity, flexibility, precision, and ability to learn, which employers in business, government and industry find attractive. Classics teaches one how to solve problems, think things through, and correlate disparate ideas. Above all, it is a discipline that teaches discipline. View more details on Carthage College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Classical Studies courses.