学习目标

Become critical readers of complex texts; develop research and analytical skills; learn and practice effective strategies for working both independently and collaboratively

我们在古典研究系开设的每一门课程, 无论是原文还是译文, invites the student not only to appreciate the cultural achievements of Greece and Rome through reading from the 文学s and studying the material remains, but to recognize the vital traces of the classical tradition that have informed the lives of later generations and are still influential and vital in our lives today. Classical Studies are a crucible for developing the critical and analytical skills we want our students to achieve.  Although the subject matter of Greek and Latin texts remains essentially the same, the quality and depth of these texts offer the student continuing opportunities for rigorous and sustained exploration and analysis of present-day issues. 学习, 此外, to view these issues in the context of two civilizations so similar and yet so different from our own leads to greater awareness and self-discovery.

同时, the study of “classics” allows students to connect directly with the foundations of Western Civilization in art, 文学, 历史, and science and appreciate how these seminal influences have shaped and continue to shape our culture, 我们的想法, 我们的传统.  因此, 通过古典研究, a student can begin to find coherence in the face of rapid change that is a hallmark of our times. 学生与教师和同龄人密切合作, developing their research and analytical skills independently and in collaboration with one another in seminars, 教程, independent studies and in the year-long senior seminar in which they write a thesis. 此外, students are encouraged to participate in archaeological digs and in site visits in order to gain first hand knowledge about the methods and practices of fieldwork with other scholars and students.

培养清晰沟通的能力, 前后一致地, 而且书面和口头表达能力都很好

Classical Studies students develop the ability to communicate clearly, 前后一致地, 而且书面和口头表达能力都很好 in two major ways:  by studying authors who have served as models of effective oral and written expression for millennia; and, by consistent practice in both written and oral argumentation through class papers, 演讲及讨论.  The capstone of the Classical Studies experience is the senior seminar, in which students present their own research both orally and in writing, a process which culminates in a critically developed monograph on a subject of the students’ choosing.

培养艺术素养

An interdisciplinary approach to examining the world of the ancient Greeks and Romans is central to Classical Studies, 所以学生们要学会掌握各种各样的证据. 写短信, archaeological remains and the visual arts are equally important in forming a comprehensive understanding of antiquity.  因此, almost every Classical Studies course integrates the study and analysis of art and material culture into its course content.  除了, Classical Studies students specifically study ancient architecture, 雕塑, 绘画, art and other material remains in both required and elective courses.

具备英语以外的语言能力

古典研究的核心, 就像研究任何外国文化一样, is the development of competency in the languages of our subjects of examination.  Classical Studies students study at least three years of ancient Greek and/or Latin and thus have the privilege of engaging directly, 通过无中介解读, 这里聚集了许多西方最伟大的思想家.

Students in Classical Studies will cultivate the ability to make informed ethical judgments

在研究古希腊和古罗马文学时, students encounter a foundational chapter of the 历史 of moral thought in the West. 从荷马到普鲁塔克, the poets and historians of ancient Greece and Rome confront their readers with illustration and analysis of complex ethical choice, and classical philosophers transform traditional beliefs about right and wrong into systematic moral ideologies. Study of the classical world introduces students to the varied role of ethical thinking within classical 文学 and ancient society. Students learn to value the role of 文学 and education in preserving, 传输, 质疑社会的道德规范. While appreciating ancient value systems as phenomena characteristic of their time, students also explore their deficiencies and limitations in order to develop greater understanding of their own ethical principles and judgments.

Students will acquire knowledge of diverse cultural traditions and global perspectives

研究古典学的学生练习民族志思维. 除了 to learning about the cultural traditions of the Greeks and Romans, they study cultural diversity within the Greek and Roman worlds, 希腊对罗马的文化影响, and cultural interaction between the classical civilizations and their Mediterranean and Near Eastern neighbors. By reading ancient 文学 that highlights cultural conflicts, students learn how the Greeks and Romans themselves perceived cultural identity and cultural differences, and they thereby gain a deeper appreciation for the role of culture in shaping their own communities and their own identities.