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Skip to main content Washington University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences Quick Links Make a Gift Directories Maps MyUW Log in Search Search form Search Search Department of Classics Menu People Full Directory Faculty Department Faculty Related Faculty Staff Graduate Students & TAs Alumni Programs & Courses Undergraduate Majors B.A. in Classical Studies B.A. in Classics B.A. in Greek B.A. in Latin Minors Honors Scholarships Careers Resources & Opportunities Advising Blog Acceptable Courses in English Learning Goals Senior Essay FAQ Graduate Admissions Application Procedures M.A. Requirements Ph.D. Requirements Ph.D. in Classics Ph.D. in Classics and Ancient Philosophy Ph.D. in Theory and Criticism Ph.D. Reading List Standards of Progress Summary of Exams Graduate Courses Placement of Ph.D.s Financial Support Courses Featured Courses Scheduled Offerings Current Year Overview 400-level Latin/Greek Overview Study Abroad Summer Study Non-Degree Study Research Publications Projects Dissertations Undergraduate Fields of Interest Student Resources News & Events Recent News Advising Blog Upcoming Events McDiarmid Lectures Annual Faculty Lecture on Classical Culture Annual Teachers' Conference AIA Puget Sound Society Newsletter Calendar Resources Advising Diversity & Equity Scholarships Careers On Campus Beyond the Campus Faculty and TA About Mission Stay Connected Support Us Contact Us Make a Gift Directories Maps MyUW From Poetry to Pompeii Our department sponsors dozens of lectures every year featuring scholars from around the world. View Events Explore the Ancient Greek and Roman World Discover politics, literature, history, art and archaeology with a major or minor in our department. Undergraduate Programs Try Something New Add some intrigue to your schedule and fulfill GE requirements by taking a Classics course this quarter. Upcoming Courses Who are we? Classicists take an active part in the humanistic enterprise. The long history of our discipline continues to be enriched by new interpretive tools. About Our Department Where will you go with a degree in Classics? See where our graduates end up after studying Greek, Latin and classical civilizations with us. Alumni News Courses Majors & Minors Graduate Program Scholarships Events Calendar Welcome to the Department of Classics We study the languages and cultures of the ancient Greeks and Romans, whose civilizations shape our present cultural, intellectual, professional, and civic lives. Our students develop deeply informed critical perspectives and excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. They pursue careers in education, law, journalism, business and entrepreneurship, and health sciences. Every student at UW can benefit by adding Latin, Greek, or Classical Studies to their university education. Learn more Our Programs Classics Major Greek Major or Minor Latin Major or Minor Classical Studies Major or Minor Classics & Ancient History Minor Hellenic Studies Minor Classics M.A. Classics Ph.D. News & Events In memoriam: Chris Hurley January 28, 2020 Dan Curley (PhD ’99): a poetic journey to Rome, an in memoriam for MacKay December 10, 2019 View all news Upcoming Events Feb 01 Thomas Brogan (Director, Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Center for East Crete): An Archaeology of the Bronze Age Senses: the tastes, smells and colors of new finds from east Cretan excavations (AIA) Feb 08 Annual Teachers' Conference Feb 28 Barbara Hillers (Folklore & Ethnomusicology, Indiana U): "That very clever man": Ulysses in medieval Ireland Mar 06 Joseph Bringman (1), Mary McNulty (2): UW PhD program in Classics: (1) Fate, Achilles, and Counterfactuals (2) Muliebris Fraus : The Death of Germanicus and Gendered Magical Language in Tacitus' Annales 2.69-72 View all events Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto. I am a human, I consider nothing human alien to me. Terence Faculty Research James J. Clauss, "The Near Eastern Background of Aetiological Wordplay in Callimachus" James J. Clauss, Teaching Old and New Testaments to Students of Greek and Latin Simultaneously James J. Clauss, The Gods of Greek Hexameter Poetry Sarah Levin-Richardson, The Brothel of Pompeii: Sex, Class and Gender at the Margins of Roman Society. Catherine M. Connors, Mapping Tartaros: Observation, Inference, and Belief in Ancient Greek and Roman Accounts of Karst Terrain, co authored with Cindy Clendenon Deborah Kamen, "The Consequences of Laughter in Aeschines' Against Timarchos" View more research Support Classics Facebook Mailing List News Feed Department of Classics University of Washington 262 Denny Hall Box 353110 Seattle, WA 98195-3110 Phone: (206) 543-2266 clasdept@uw.edu Privacy Terms Site Map Alumni Update Contact Us Be Boundless for Washington | For the World © 2020 University of Washington . All rights reserved....