Minor Requirements
Students must complete at least 18 credit hours of study (5-6 courses) in at least two of three areas of concentration:
- Classical Studies,
- Latin, and
- Medieval Studies.
Students who pursue the Latin concentration must complete LATN 10100 BEGINNING LATIN I and LATN 10200 BEGINNING LATIN II at minimum. You must also cover at least two (2) disciplines in both the Classical studies and medieval studies concentrations.
Study abroad courses are encouraged but not required. Possible destinations include several Classical and/or medieval locations that are regularly offered as Hiram programs: Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Greece. Summer archaeological fieldwork is often offered in Italy. Semester-long study with Hiram’s exchange partners, John Cabot University in Rome, or Bogazici University and Istanbul Aydin University in Istanbul, Turkey, both located in former capitals of the Roman Empire and cities of central importance to the medieval world, would also be deeply beneficial for students in this minor.
Most students will concentrate their studies in one of three tracks:
- Classical Studies and Latin;
- Medieval Studies and Latin; or
- Classical Studies and Medieval Studies.
Concentrations
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Studies 1 | ||
| ARDE 13000 | HISTORY OF WESTERN ART:IM | 4 |
| CLAS 21000 | ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES:CA | 3 |
| CLAS 22000 | ANCIENT HEALTH/MEDICINE:CA | 4 |
| CLAS 24700 | THE ANCIENT WORLD IN FILM:CA | 3 |
| CLAS 24800 | POMPEII:LIFE&DEATH RMN CITY:CA | 4 |
| CLAS 24900 | ANCIENT ROME:RISE/FALL REP:CA | 4 |
| CLAS 24950 | ATHENS 403BC:REACT TO PAST:CA | 3 |
| CLAS 24990 | ALEXANDER:MAN,MYTH:CA,EW | 3 |
| CLAS 25000 | ARCHAEOLOGY ANCIENT ROME:CA,EW | 4 |
| CLAS 28000 | SEM: (3D Technologies and Virtual Reality in Archaeology) | 3 |
| INTD 28000 | SEM: (Greek Culture of the Ancient World: Archaeology and Art History) | 3 |
| INTD 2XXXX | Layers of Rome: Art and Archaeology of the Eternal City | 3 |
| INTD 3XXXX | Ethics and Tragedy | 4 |
| PHIL 21000 | ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY:ES | 4 |
| POLS 35100 | POLITICAL PHIL DANGEROUS WORLD | 4 |
| POLS 37300 | CLASSICAL POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| Other courses as appropriate with approval | ||
| Latin 2 | ||
| LATN 10100 | BEGINNING LATIN I | 4 |
| LATN 10200 | BEGINNING LATIN II | 4 |
| LATN 20100 | INTERMEDIATE LATIN I: EW | 4 |
| LATN 20200 | INTERMEDIATE LATIN II | 4 |
| LATN 28100 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 1-4 |
| Other courses as appropriate with approval | ||
| Medieval Studies 1 | ||
| ENGL/PERF 26100 | SHAKESPEARE:IM | 3 |
| ENGL 35300 | MEDIEVAL LITERATURE:IM,CA | 4 |
| ENGL 35400 | RENAISSANCE LITERATURE:CA,IM | 4 |
| HIST 12100 | EUROPE 500-1450:CA,EW (Knights, Peasants and Friars) | 4 |
| HIST 22100 | CONCUBINES MOTHER/SAINTS:CA,EW | 4 |
| HIST 22200 | KINGS AND VIKINGS:CA,EW | 3 |
| HIST 22300 | MEDIEVAL TOWNS & TRADE:CA,EW | 3 |
| HIST 23200 | EARLY MODERN OCCULT:CA,EW | 3 |
| HIST 23300 | HIST OF ENGLAND TO 1485:CA,EW | 4 |
| HIST 25200 | TUDOR BRITAIN 1485-1603 | 3 |
| HIST 25210 | TUDOR-STUART ENGLAND:IM | 4 |
| HIST 27400 | BISHOP, WITCH, HERETIC:CA,EW | 3 |
| PHIL 21100 | MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY:IM,ES | 3 |
| Other courses as appropriate with approval | ||
- 1
Students with this concentration must cover at least two disciplines.
- 2
Students with this concentration must complete LATN 10100 BEGINNING LATIN I and LATN 10200 BEGINNING LATIN II at minimum.