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1: Academic Calendar
2: Academic Information
3: Fields of Concentration
4: Secondary Fields
5: General Regulations and Standards of Conduct
6: Life in the Harvard Community
7: Financial Information
8: Academic and Support Resources
9: Extracurricular Activities
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Classics and Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek Basic Requirements: 12 half-courses
- Required courses:
- Four half-courses in Classical Greek or Latin.
- Four half-courses in Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek.
- Four additional half-courses in Classical Greek or Latin and/or Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek. One may be in a related subject, with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
- Tutorials:
- Sophomore year: Classical Studies 97 (at least one term required, a or b as appropriate to the language of concentration).
- Junior year: Greek or Latin 93r, optional.
Note: Two terms of tutorial are required. This requirement may be fulfilled with Classical Studies 97a and 97b or with one term of Classical Studies 97 (a or b) and one term of Greek or Latin 98r or 93r. Consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required. Tutorial courses may be counted as required courses and are letter-graded.
- Thesis: None.
- General Examination for students graduating before June 2010: Required of all concentrators; students may choose between the following formats:
- Two 90-minute examinations in literature and translation of Classical Greek or Latin, and a three-hour examination in Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek (normally 90-minutes each in literature and translation).
- One examination in languages (3 hours; translation and analysis of passages in Greek and/or Latin, and in Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek, as appropriate) and one examination in the ancient world (3 hours; short answers and essays in at least 3 of the following fields: Greek literature; Latin literature; art and archaeology; language, meter, and transmission of texts; Greek and Roman history; philosophy; Medieval Latin, Byzantine Greek, Modern Greek literature; classical tradition). Concentrators are introduced to a range of fields in the sophomore tutorials, and are encouraged to pursue these through the selection of specialized courses. Sample exams can be obtained in Boylston 204.
General Examination for students graduating in June 2010 or later: Required of all concentrators. Information regarding the format of the exam is available from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
- Other information:
- No more than four half-courses from the following list may be counted toward concentration requirements: Greek Aa, Ab, Aab, Ac, Ba, Bb; Latin Aa, Ab, Aab, Ac, Ba, Bam, Bb; Modern Greek A, B.
- Pass/Fail: Four half-courses counted for concentration may be taken Pass/Fail.
- Undergraduate Reading List: By the time of the General Examination, concentrators should have read the works listed in the Greek and/or Latin Undergraduate Reading List, copies of which may be obtained in Boylston 204. This list serves as a required minimum preparation for the General Examination.
- Related courses must be approved individually by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Classics and Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek Requirements for Honors Eligibility: 14 half-courses
- Required courses:
- Six half-courses in Classical Greek or Latin.
- Six half-courses in Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek.
- Two additional half-courses in Classical Greek or Latin and/or Medieval Greek/Medieval Latin/Modern Greek. These may be in a related subject, with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Classics 99 is usually taken to fulfill this requirement.
- Tutorials:
- Sophomore year: Classical Studies 97 (at least one term required, a or b as appropriate to the language of concentration).
- Junior year: Greek or Latin 98r, optional. Greek or Latin 93r, optional.
- Senior year: Greek or Latin 93r, optional. Classics 99 (two terms), required for thesis.
Note: Two terms of tutorial are required. This requirement may be fulfilled with Classical Studies 97a and 97b or with one term of Classical Studies 97 (a or b) and one term of Greek or Latin 98r or 93r. Consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required. Tutorial courses may be counted as required courses and are letter-graded.
- Thesis: Required for honors candidates. The student must submit two copies of the thesis to the department office on or before the Friday before the spring recess. The length of the thesis should be decided upon by the student and the thesis adviser but should not ordinarily exceed 60 pages of text.
- General Examination: Same as Basic Requirements.
- Other information: Same as Basic Requirements.
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