Greek and Roman Studies encompasses the history and culture of the ancient Greek and Roman world from about 1000 BCE to 500 CE.
Programing profile
The Greek and Roman Studies program of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures / Département de langues, littératures et cultures involves the examination of all aspects of Greco-Roman antiquity: language, literature, history, art, archaeology, philosophy, myth and religion. It is inherently interdisciplinary, allowing and demanding the development of a wide variety of skills and types of knowledge and understanding.
The periods within Greco-Roman antiquity with which Greek and Roman Studies particularly concerns itself are the foundational periods for the ancient Greeks and Romans. Within these cultures we see explicit and self-conscious concern with self-definition: what is a citizen, a family, a god? What is art? What is law? What is freedom? What is nature? How can human beings express themselves? All of these issues are still of profound importance for us in North America today. Greek and Roman Studies allows us to develop an understanding of how these questions can be answered through the examination of what is not our world, our own lives. Through this understanding we can better live our lives in our world.
Available Greek and Roman Studies Programs
Minor in Greek and Roman Studies - a set of six courses in Greco-Roman civilization and culture taken in conjunction with any other university Major program
Although the Greek and Roman Studies program is small, it is thorough. All major aspects of the discipline are addressed by our course offerings, but some focus on particular areas of interest, such as material culture or literature, is also possible. Senior students, through directed studies courses, can pursue detailed study of precise topics under the careful guidance of a faculty member.
Core courses
GRST 1000 and GRST 1200. Introduction to Greek Civilization and Introduction to Roman Civilization
GRST 2110 and GRST 2111. Greek Prose and Greek Poetry
GRST 2210 and GRST 2211. Latin Prose and Latin Poetry
GRST 2120 and GRST 2220. Greek Art and Archaeology and Roman Art and Archaeology
GRST 2000. Rotating topic course on Greek and Roman civilization
GRHS 2100 and GRHS 2101. Greek History
GRHS 2200 and GRHS 2201. Roman History
GRST 3130. Greek Mythology
GRST 3230. Roman Mythology
Faculty
Greek and Roman Studies is a small program with three full-time faculty members. As a result, students will get to know their instructors and their fellow Greek and Roman Studies students well. Greek and Roman Studies is proud of the high quality of its teaching faculty. Members of our faculty have won or been nominated for teaching awards at the University and within Ontario as a whole. The faculty in Greek and Roman Studies is active in academic advising and in providing directed research opportunities for our students. Students in our programs can expect to participate in some of the best classroom experiences that the University of Windsor has to offer.
Career paths
For students interested in study after the Bachelor’s degree, a number of fields lie open. Graduate degrees in Greek and Roman Studies generally lead to university teaching and research. Museum Studies and Information Science, leading to work in curatorship, community education, and a wide variety of positions in government and the private sector, are good choices for Classicists. Greek and Roman Studies also leads directly to many different careers. Any career that demands intellectual flexibility, self-education, communication skills, critical and analytical skills, research skills, big picture thinking, or small detail thinking is one to which a degree in Greek and Roman Studies can lead. For example, journalism, marketing, travel and tourism, publishing (sales or editing) and the civil service are common paths. Greek and Roman Studies is also good preparation for Law school, because of its focus on careful analysis, independent thinking, and research.
Contact information
Greek and Roman Studies
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P8
Telephone: 519-253-3000 ext. 2888/2873
Fax: 519-971-3648
E-mail: llc@uwindsor.ca