Classics Honours (B.A.)

54 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (24 credits)

CLAS 201 Greece and Rome (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 301 Ancient Greek Literature and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 302 Roman Literature and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 310 Intermediate Latin 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 312 Intermediate Latin 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 320 Intermediate Ancient Greek 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 322 Intermediate Ancient Greek 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 500 Classics Seminar (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (30 credits)

30 credits classics (CLAS) or related courses according to the following stipulations:

6 credits advanced ancient Greek and/or Latin.

CLAS 410 Advanced Latin: Authors (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 412 Advanced Latin: Themes (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 420 Advanced Ancient Greek: Authors (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 422 Advanced Ancient Greek: Themes (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 429 Medieval Greek (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

3 credits advanced classical literature courses:

CLAS 400 Ancient Drama and Theatre (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 401 Ancient Comedy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 402 Hellenistic Literature and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 403 The Greek and Roman Novel (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 405 The Epic Tradition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 406 Greek and Roman Historiography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 407 Ancient Lyric and Elegy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 408 Greek and Roman Oratory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 409 Ancient Didactic Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 461 Greco-Roman Religious Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

3 credits courses in ancient history or classical civilization:

CLAS 303 Ancient Greek Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 304 Ancient Greek Democracy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 305 Roman Religion (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 306 Classics in Modern Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 308 Gender in the Ancient World (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
CLAS 404 Classical Tradition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
HIST 275 Ancient Roman History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 368 Greek History: Classical Period (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
HIST 369 Greek History: Early Greece (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 375 Rome: Republic to Empire (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
HIST 376 Fall of the Roman Empire (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
HIST 391 Rise of Rome (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 400 Ancient Greece, Rome and China (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 407 Topics in Ancient History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 450 Ancient History Methods (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
HIST 469 Alexander and Hellenistic World (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
PHIL 345 Greek Political Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
PHIL 350 History and Philosophy of Ancient Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
PHIL 353 The Presocratic Philosophers (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
PHIL 354 Plato (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
PHIL 355 Aristotle (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
PHIL 452 Later Greek Philosophy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
PHIL 453 Ancient Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
PHIL 454 Ancient Moral Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
RELG 311 Formation of the New Testament (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
RELG 312 The Gospels (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
RELG 326 Christians in the Roman World (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

3 credits in classical art or archaeology: (3 credits)

3 credits in classical art or archaeology:

ARTH 209 Introduction to Ancient Art and Architecture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 240 Introduction to Classical Archaeology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
CLAS 341 Life in the Ancient Greek and Roman City (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 348 Topics: Classical Archaeology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
CLAS 349 Archaeology Fieldwork: Italy (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
CLAS 342 People and Environment in the Ancient World (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Remaining credits

Other courses may be counted towards this requirement with the approval of the program adviser. NOTE: Maximum 18 credits of complementary courses at the 200 level. Note: a maximum total of 18 credits of non-CLAS McGill courses and/or classics courses not taken at McGill (transfer credits) may be counted toward the program.

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