Bachelor's in Classical Studies - Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations

UNCG’s online B.A. in Ancient Mediterranean Studies — Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations explores the cultures, literature, and archaeology of the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world, with a focus on Greece and Rome.  

This fully online concentration prepares you for a range of exciting career opportunities. You’ll build a strong foundation in the humanities, cultivating a life-long intellectual curiosity and its related skills: oral and written communication, critical thinking, and information literacy.  

Ancient Mediterranean studies PROGRAM DISTINCTIONS 

• Ancient Mediterranean Studies provides you with hands-on experience that deepens your understanding of ancient Greek and Latin culture and literature. Our program offers undergraduate research opportunities with faculty mentors, as well as opportunities to present at major academic conferences.
• Explore the classical world in person with a range of immersive study abroad experiences. Highlights include an archaeological field school on the Greek island of Kea and the faculty-led UNCG in Rome program.
• UNCG’s Ancient Mediterranean Studies B.A. is the largest program of its kind in North Carolina that focuses exclusively on undergraduate education. We’re proud of the rigorous and supportive learning environment that we provide for our students.
• The Classical Society hosts an annual “Classics Day.” This fall tradition on campus draws hundreds of students from local schools to learn about ancient civilizations. Classical Studies students host activities that showcase classical languages and literature, including examples from Greek and Latin traditions.

• The Department regularly sponsors online and in-person lectures from leading scholars of the study of the Ancient Mediterranean world.  

THE ancient mediterranean civilizations STUDENT EXPERIENCE 

• The B.A. in Ancient Mediterranean Studies — Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations is offered completely online and asynchronously. With no set class meeting times, you can earn your degree around your life and work commitments.

• You can complete the degree in four years (see a sample graduation plan here) but the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations program offers flexibility to meet your specific timeframe. 

• You’ll receive a broad education in the ancient Mediterranean world with fascinating courses in such diverse areas as Greek mythology, Egyptian archaeology, Roman history, Greek civilization, and ancient warfare. See below for a list of some exciting options! 

• You’ll develop the skills that employers want most, such as oral and written communication, adaptability, critical thinking as well as creative thinking, and working with people from different backgrounds. [Source] 

• You can complete Disciplinary Honors in Ancient Mediterranean Studies and are eligible for election to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.  

• Receive personalized academic advising and career mentoring to tailor your study plans to your future goals.

ancient mediterranean civilizations learning objectives

UNCG’s online B.A. in Ancient Mediterranean Studies explores the interconnected cultures, literature, and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean world, with a particular focus on Greece and Rome. The Ancient Mediterranean Studies concentration offers an interdisciplinary foundation in classical languages, history, and material culture. You’ll develop critical skills in textual analysis, historical interpretation, and cultural understanding. This fully online program prepares you for a wide range of careers by fostering oral and written communication, critical thinking, and information literacy — skills highly valued in a range of professional fields.  

classical studies courses you can take

The B.A. in Ancient Mediterranean Studies — Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations offers a diverse range of courses that allow you to delve deeply into ancient Mediterranean civilizations and cultures — and even experience them in person as part of faculty-guided explorations on-site. Examine how these superpowers shaped life, politics, art, and culture across millennia with your choice of fascinating deep-dive courses.

some of your options:

• CCI 215 The Archaeology of Pompeii: A City Frozen in Time 
  Focuses on the archaeological remains of Pompeii, a city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE, with the goal of understanding how different types of writing use the material evidence to provide insight into life in a Roman city.
• CCI 216 The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 
  An exploration of the famous Seven Wonders of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds, as well as their historical contexts. We’ll consider why these monuments captured the imagination of people through the ages, and what our continued fascination with creating lists of “wonders” says about our society. 
• CCI 209 The Classical Art of Influence and Persuasion 
  Introduction to ancient techniques of persuasion and the application of these techniques to persuasive documents and ceremonial speeches critical for studying the development of American democracy. 
• CCI 240 Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Warfare in Antiquity 
  A survey of Greek and Roman warfare covering strategy, tactics, weapons, technology, and the experience of battle, from Homer to the fall of the Roman Empire. 
• CCI 314 Ancient Cities 
  Introduction to the great cities of the past, emphasizing the physical design of those cities, especially as it reflects changing political and social structures.
• CCI 323 The World of Alexander the Great 
  Exploring the life and career of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic period of Greek civilization, emphasizing its art, architecture, and literature in their historical context.  
• CCI 330 The Distaff Side: Women in Antiquity 
  The public and private lives of Greek and Roman women of the Classical Period, focusing on women’s political, religious, and domestic roles, and their social status, health, and welfare. 
• CCI 455 UNCG in Rome 
  On-site study of the history and material culture of Rome in its social, literary, and political context, from the prehistory of the city and its environs through Late Antiquity. 

Click here for a full list and descriptions of the courses you can choose for your Ancient Mediterranean Studies degree at UNCG. 

AFTER GRADUATIng with your ancient mediterranean civilizations degree

• Our students have gone on to graduate programs in such fields as Classical Studies/Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Archaeology, Geography, Social Work, Educational Leadership, Anthropology, and Public History at universities across the United States and the United Kingdom. 

• While many Classical Studies/Ancient Mediterranean Studies majors go into K–12 teaching or higher education, fully two-thirds of Classical Studies/Ancient Mediterranean Studies majors nationwide are employed in fields outside of their major. Graduates work in diverse fields including law, non-profits (including clergy), government, medicine, fine arts (including galleries and museums), knowledge creation and curation (includes research, publishing, libraries, and archives), computer science/tech, business, and financial services. [Source] 

• Classical Studies/Ancient Mediterranean Studies majors score higher on average on the LSAT than almost all other Humanities majors, and enjoy the highest graduate school acceptance rate of all majors. [Source] 

• According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, humanities majors score higher on average on the MCAT than students in the biological sciences, and enjoy a higher medical school acceptance rate. [Source]  

• Our graduates have embarked on careers in education, technical recruiting, visual merchandising, financial management, instructional design, real estate law, and digital branding, as well as with the US government and the military. 

• A degree in Classical Studies/Ancient Mediterranean Studies contributes to the pursuit of lifelong learning. You’ll be more likely to enrich your life with further personal study in many other disciplines and academic pursuits.

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