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Aug 31, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Classical Studies Minor
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A Minor in Classical Studies is a very flexible program that allows you to organize and design a curriculum that best fits your interests. The minor has a language core curriculum, complemented by a variety of courses in literature, art, history, political science and philosophy, offered within and without the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Department of World Languages and Cultures web page at http://www.unlv.edu/wlc for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets are available at Minor in Classical Studies | Academics | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (unlv.edu).
Advising
Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Wilson Advising Center https://www.unlv.edu/liberalarts/wac.
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Learning Outcomes
Communication
- Students will be able to engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Students will be able to understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
- Students will be able to present information, concepts and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Cultures
- Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.
- Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products (artifacts) and perspectives of the cultures studied.
Connections
- Students will be able to reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
- Students will be able to acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
Comparisons
- Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
- Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
Communities
- Students will be able to use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
- Students will be able to show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
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Courses Include - Total Credits: 21
12 credits of 100-level courses and nine credits of upper-division courses. Students earning minors can choose 12 language course credits from the following:
and nine credits of upper-level courses from the following:
CLA 450 - Classical Drama in Translation
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