Minor in Classical Studies

Welcome to Classical Studies
at Kennesaw State University!

Sponsored by the School of Art & Design (College of the Arts) and the Department of Foreign Languages (College of Humanities and Social Sciences), Classical Studies is an interdisciplinary minor program in the language, culture, and society of Greece and Rome.  It includes courses in anthropology, art history, dance, English, history, Latin, music, philosophy, and theatre and performance studies.  Faculty members affiliated with Classical Studies are committed to training students, pursue a range of classical teaching and research interests, and do extensive fieldwork at classical sites and museums.  The faculty is happy to help students construct programs that are best suited to their needs.

This minor offers students an opportunity to learn important and highly respected skills.  The classical Greek and Roman world encompassed Greece, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, North Africa, and many other areas in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.  Since antiquity, the classical tradition has survived in both Western and Non-Western cultures throughout all regions of the globe.  The minor therefore provides students with both historical and global perspectives.  Most importantly, the minor can hone students’ skills in critical thinking, writing, and creativity, making them more competitive in the job market and better prepared for careers in many fields.  Employers and graduate admissions officers recognize and value the significance of a Classical Studies minor!

 

Possible Careers

Archaeology
Business
Colleges and Universities
Pre-K-12 Education
Journalism
Law
Libraries
Medicine
Museums
Performing Arts
Public Service
Publishing
Religious Institutions
Visual Arts
Writing

 

KSU Students Danna Simonis and Laura Lund Studying Excavated Bones on Crete

Requirements

Students must complete fifteen (15) credit hours of coursework in Classical Studies.  At least twelve (12) hours cannot duplicate coursework for their majors, and at least nine (9) hours must be at the upper-division (3000-4000) level.

Students must choose one (1) course from the following:

Course Designator & Number	Course Title	Prerequisites
ARH 2750	Ancient-Medieval Art	None
HIST 3337	Greek and Roman History	HIST 1110

Students must choose an additional four (4) courses from the following, with no more than one (1) directed study:

Course Designator & Number	Course Title	Prerequisites
ANTH 2201	Introduction to Anthropology	None
ANTH 3305	Principles of Archeology	ANTH 2201
ARH 2750	Ancient-Medieval Art	None
ARH 3300	Ancient Egyptian Art	ARH 2750
ARH 3320	Ancient Near Eastern Art	ARH 2750 or instructor’s permission
ARH 3350	Art of Ancient Greece	ARH 2750 or instructor’s permission
ARH 3370	Roman Art and Architecture	ARH 2750 or instructor’s permission
DANC 2000	Dance History I	None
ENGL 3232	Topics in Drama [if classical/classical tradition]	ENGL 2110
ENGL 4240	Rhetorical Theory	ENGL 2110
ENGL 4380	World Literature before 1800	ENGL 2145
HIST 3337	Greek and Roman History	HIST 1110
LATN 1001	Introduction to Latin Language and Culture I	None
LATN 1002	Introduction to Latin Language and Culture II	None Note: Students cannot apply this to the minor if they use it to satisfy General Education Area B requirements
LATN 2001	Intermediate Latin Language and Culture I	LATN 1002
LATN 2002	Intermediate Latin Language and Culture II	LATN 2001
LATN 3500	Topics in Latin Epic Poetry [authors vary; may be repeated for credit]	LATN 2002 or instructor's permission
LATN 4490	Special Topics [authors vary; may be repeated for credit]	LATN 2001
LATN 4500	Topics in Latin Prose [authors vary; may be repeated for credit]	LATN 3500 or instructor's permission
MUSI 3311	History of Music I	MUSI 1107 and MUSI 2222
PHIL 3310	Ancient and Medieval Philosophy	ENGL 1102
PHIL 4450	Major Figures in Philosophy [if classical/classical tradition]	ENGL 1102
TPS 3094	Performing Classical Myth	ENGL 2110 or TPS 1600
TPS 4513	History and Theory I: Ancient through Renaissance Theatre and Performance	TPS major, TPS 3000, and TPS 3403
Any department’s 4400 Directed Study, if the focus of the class is relevant to Classical Studies and it is approved by the Classical Studies advisor
Any department’s 4490 Special Topics, if the focus of the class is relevant to Classical Studies and it is approved by the Classical Studies advisor (topics vary; may be repeated for credit)
Study abroad credit, if the focus is relevant to Classical Studies and it is approved by the Classical Studies advisor
Transfer credit, if the focus is relevant to Classical Studies and it is approved by the Classical Studies advisor

People

Program Coordinator

Kristen Seaman
School of Art & Design
(678) 797-2189
kseaman1@kennesaw.edu
CC 3044

 

Affiliated Faculty

Jane Barnette
Department of Theatre & Performance Studies

Beth Daniell
Department of English

Edward Eanes
School of Music

Gregory Ewing
Department of Foreign Languages

John Gentile
Department of Theatre & Performance Studies

M. Todd Harper
Department of English

David Jones
Department of History and Philosophy

Mark Kremer
Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Kristen Seaman
School of Art & Design

Howard Shealy
Department of History and Philosophy

Susan Kirkpatrick Smith
Department of Geography and Anthropology

Jessica Stephenson
School of Art & Design

Resources

Greek and Roman Art in Atlanta

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/

 

Professional Organizations

American Philological Association
http://www.apaclassics.org/

Archaeological Institute of America
http://www.archaeological.org/

Classical Association of the Middle West and South
http://www.camws.org/

Georgia Classical Association
http://www.gaclass.org/WebUI/home.aspx

 

Study Abroad and Archaeological Opportunities

American Academy in Rome
http://www.aarome.org/

American School of Classical Studies at Athens
http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/

College Year in Athens
http://www.cyathens.org/

Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies
http://studyabroad.duke.edu/home/Programs/Semester/ICCS_Rome

Kennesaw State University’s Education Abroad Office
http://www.kennesaw.edu/studyabroad/

 

Intensive Summer Programs in Greek and Latin

City University of New York
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/lginst/

University of California at Berkeley
http://classics.berkeley.edu/courses/greekLatinWorkshops.php

University of Chicago
https://summer.uchicago.edu/course-listings.cfm?r=1

University of Georgia
http://www.classics.uga.edu/academic_programs/summer_institute.htm

 

Post-Baccalaureate Programs in Classics

Columbia University
http://ce.columbia.edu/Postbaccalaureate-Studies/Classics-Certificate-Programs

Georgetown University
http://classics.georgetown.edu/postbac.html

University of California at Davis
http://extension.ucdavis.edu/certificates/post-baccalaureate_certificate_program_in_classics/

University of California at Los Angeles
http://www.classics.ucla.edu/index.php/post-baccalaureate-certificate-program

University of Iowa
http://www.uiowa.edu/~classics/programs/postbacc/postbaccalaureate.html

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://classics.unc.edu/academics/post-baccalaureate

University of Pennsylvania
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/postbac/classics

NEWS

Faculty News

Jane Barnette was named a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for Summer 2012.

Mark Kremer taught a class in KSU’s study abroad program at Montepulciano, Italy on Shakespeare's Rome.  The class read the Roman trilogy: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra.

Susan Kirkpatrick Smith began the analysis of the human skeletal remains from a Roman cemetery outside of modern Irapetra on the southeast coast of Crete.  She also gave a paper at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (“Death and Burial in Early Byzantine Chryssi, Crete”) with coauthors Melissa Eaby and Stavroula Apostolakou.

Kristen Seaman examined sculpture that was excavated at the Agora in Athens, Greece with the help of a Holder Professional Development Award.  In addition, her paper was presented at the Craft and People conference at the British Museum (“The Anxiety of Social Status among Greek Artists and Craftsmen”), and she spoke at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (“The Local Perspective on Graeco-Roman Classicism in Gandharan Sculpture”).  She also will give a paper at the 2013 College Art Association Conference (“Rhetoric and Cross-cultural Exchange in Gandharan Sculpture).

 

Student News

Lauren Bearden published an article: “Repatriating the Bust of Nefertiti: A Critical Perspective of Cultural Ownership,” Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research 2.1 (2012): 1-16.  She also received an Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Funding Award from KSU’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and she presented a paper at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (“Hybridization and Nabataean Identity in the Khazneh Façade at Petra”).

KSU alumna Kandie Black is an MA student in Roman Archaeology at the University of Nottingham.

Grace Burke, Blaire Hilman, Zachary Lawson, Jeff Lester, Reanna Osler, Jackie Pace, Kristen Smith, Jazmine Wallace, and Dawn Williams presented classical papers at KSU’s Fall 2012 Chatauqua/Colloquium, which was organized by Professor Jane Barnette.

Lindsey Cobb wrote a History honors thesis on Cato the Younger under the direction of Professor Howard Shealy.

Camille Kittrell, Brittany Nixon, Kate Sherman, and Rosemary Warner worked with Professor Susan Kirkpatrick Smith on the analysis of the human skeletal remains from a Roman cemetery outside of modern Irapetra, Crete during Summer 2012.

 

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