Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
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Overview
Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (AGRS) is an interdisciplinary "area studies" major. It provides students with the opportunity to explore the rich diversity of Mediterranean antiquity in depth, in company with a relatively small cohort of undergraduates. While language study is an option, the major may be completed entirely in English. This major serves as excellent preparation for many different careers including law, medicine, teaching, writing, and business, as well as for graduate study in fields such as Anthropology, Archaeology, History, and Art History.
Declaring the Major
To declare the major, meet with the AGRS undergraduate advisor, who can help you create a course plan and complete the declaration. You may also want to review the Letters & Science advising site for a guide to declaring a major. For a detailed list of requirements, please see the Major Requirements tab.
Honors Program
Students who are declared majors in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies and who have a GPA (both general and departmental) of at least 3.6 are eligible for honors in AGRS. The honors program consists of a two-semester course sequence — AGRS H195A and AGRS H195B- designed to support the writing of a thesis. This thesis, which an honors committee of three members will evaluate, may either build on work in a previous upper-division course that fulfills the AGRS major or a newly conceived project. It is due the Monday of the 13th week of the semester in which AGRS H195B is taken.
Further details can be found online at AGRS Undergraduate Honors. Please consult with a DAGRS undergraduate adviser to begin planning to participate in honors.