College of Letters and Science
100 Dodd Hall
Box 951417
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1417
Classics
310-825-4171
The civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome are the focus of research and teaching in the Department of Classics. These areas of study are important in their own right and for their contributions to the political, cultural, intellectual, and artistic development of the Western world. To this end, the department offers a wide variety of interdisciplinary courses in classical civilization (multiple-listed in the departments of art history, philosophy, and political science departments), as well as elementary and advanced courses in ancient Greek and Latin language, literature, and linguistics. Classical civilization courses include such topics as Greek and Latin literature in translation (genres of epic, comedy, tragedy, biography), classical mythology, religion, law, gender and sexuality, politics, philosophy, art and archaeology, and the reception of the ancient world in modern cultures (cinema and classics).
Students considering a major in the department should consult with the adviser as soon as possible in their UCLA career, but in no case later than the point at which they are about to take upper-division courses.
Note: Students in the Greek, Latin, and Greek and Latin majors are permitted to take Greek 200A, 200B, 200C and Latin 200A, 200B, 200C with consent of the instructor.
Students can earn Master of Arts (MA) degrees in Classics (Greek and Latin), in Greek, or in Latin only after they have been admitted to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program.
Classics courses are in the following subject areas:
