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260 Lake Huron Hall
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
(616)331-3600
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| The department, a unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is large enough to offer a complete program that spans the many different aspects of the Greek and Roman world - its languages and literatures, its art and archaeology, its history, its religious and philosophical traditions, its social and legal forms - from the Bronze Age to the period of the late Roman Empire and early Christianity. Yet it remains small enough to allow our faculty and staff to get to know all of our students individually and to work with them closely. |
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Classics major Ben Sparks as the title character in the 2007 Classical Theatre Workshop mainstage production of Seneca's Oedipus. |
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The cultural riches of classical civilization are as rewarding as anything the liberal arts have to offer. But the value of Classics has another dimension as well.
Insofar as Classics examines the artistic, intellectual, and social traditions that have shaped the Western world over the course of a hundred generations of human history, it provides an informed and critical perspective on many of the ideas, values, and institutions that continue to shape the world in which we live today.
At Grand Valley, courses and programs in Classics are designed to meet the needs of a variety of students.
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For students who pursue a major or minor in the field, Classics provides a broad and solid liberal arts education that will be useful in many careers and vital to the development of their full human capacity. |
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I am writing an email...thanking you for emphasizing the importance of what we were learning in Classical World. Unfortunately, I did not take in the maximum amount of information I could have in that class..., not realizing at the time how much I would need/benefit from that knowledge and hard work if I determined to take it with me. I hated philosophy and now love it. I hated history and now love it. I wrote shallow, nonanalytical, simple papers and now realize the importance of depth, analysis, and complexity. So thank you.
...[S]tudents in your classes...may not see the place for the knowledge and wisdom of classics in their social work, medical, business, etc. education. PLEASE let them know they WILL need it and should appreciate it, not only in college, but in life in general.
SINCERELY, Erica J. Barnes
September 1, 2006 (quoted with permission) |
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We offer exciting programs in Greek and in Latin, and in Latin secondary education for students who plan to teach Latin in grades 7-12.
Our innovative program in the Classical Tradition emphasizes the legacy of the classical world and specifically investigates the relationship between Greek and Roman civilizations and the literary, artistic, intellectual, social, and political traditions of other cultures. Students who seek a broad acquaintance with the classical world, but whose interests do not fit easily into other departmental programs, have the opportunity to design individual programs to fit their talents, interests, and career goals. |
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| Classics major Michelle LeMieux experiences Greek ceramics in a literally 'hands on' way in the Honors Classical World sequence. |
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| Classics major Crystal Daining '07 discovers an ancient coin while on an archaeological dig in Greece with Classics Professor Melissa Morison. |
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Our students also have the opportunity to explore the classical world in its own setting, through study-abroad programs such as the College Year in Athens and the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome.
For students in other disciplines, Classics offers a valuable opportunity to investigate first-hand the works and traditions that have provided much of the intellectual background of their own chosen fields.
Our courses in Latin and Greek fulfill the university's foreign language requirement, while our courses offered in translation fulfill many General Education and Honors requirements.
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