Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - Classical Studies

Iowa State University

The cross-disciplinary Classical Studies Program engages students with the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome and their influence, both past and present, on western and world cultures. The Classical Studies minor and Interdisciplinary Studies major include an integrated curriculum of courses in the cultures, literatures, history, archaeology, and art of ancient Greece and Rome from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity. Students also study Elementary Latin. Courses in Classical Studies provide background and a classical context for students whose major fields of study or career interests include History, Anthropology, English, World Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Women’s and Gender Studies, material culture, law, medicine, political science, the life sciences, and related fields. Student Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of their program of study, students with an interdisciplinary studies major in Classical Studies will demonstrate proficiency in three areas: Knowledge and Evidence, Interdisciplinarity, and Cross-Cultural Literacy. 1. Knowledge and Evidence: acquisition and communication of knowledge about the ancient Greco-Roman world through the use, critical evaluation, and contextualization of diverse bodies of evidence. 2. Interdisciplinarity: integration of subdisciplines and other fields and their methodologies to understand the complexities and limitations of various bodies of evidence and connect texts and artifacts to their cultural contexts. 3. Cross-Cultural Literacy: meaningful and creative engagement with multiple perspectives, ability to think from the perspective of a different value system and imagine: different everyday experiences and different social norms.

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