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Classics Department Chairperson: Williams, Craig Location: 2408 Boylan Hall Phone: 718-951-5191 Fax: 718-951-4765 The diverse, interdisciplinary nature of classics makes it a perfect element in a liberal arts and sciences education. Its theoretical and practical analysis of ancient civilizations provides students with a fundamental background for understanding the modern world. The Brooklyn College Department of Classics introduces students to the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. From a variety of perspectives, we examine the language and literature of these cultures as well as their history; their mythic, religious, political, and philosophical traditions; their ways of constructing gender and sexuality; and their architecture and art. The department offers a bachelor of arts and a minor in classics. A major or minor in classics equips a student not only with important knowledge about the past, but also with many contemporary, marketable skills, in particular a rigorous approach to language. Our graduates have succeeded in a wide variety of careers in law, medicine, international relations, business and finance, government, publishing, social work, communications and information technologies, teaching, and the arts. Students who major or minor in classics should meet with the department's student adviser, who will help them to develop a course of study suited to their desired career or the requirements for postgraduate study. A doctorate in classics is offered by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Undergraduate Programs: Classics, B.A. Minors: Classics Concentrations for majors in early childhood and childhood education teacher programs: Classics List of Undergraduate Courses: Classics Core Curriculum (Effective Fall 2006) Greek Latin List of Faculty: Professors Clayman, Dee-Ann Smith, Gail Van Sickle, John Williams, Craig Associate Professors Wilson, Donna F. Yarrow, Liv Assistant Professors Kellogg, Danielle L. Schur, David M. Thibodeau, Philip Instructors Moore, Drew Lecturer Doc Schs Pletcher, James A.