Departmental Information
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Prof. Elizabeth Irwin
606 Hamilton
854-5684
ei42@columbia.edu
Program Office
617 Hamilton
854-3902
classics@columbia.edu
Program Administrator
Gerry Visco
617 Hamilton
854-7821
gwv1@columbia.edu
Departmental Web Site
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cam/ancientstudies/ancientstudies.htm and
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/classics/
The purpose of this program is to enable the student to explore the cultural context
of the ancient Mediterranean as a whole while concentrating on one specific
Mediterranean or Mesopotamian culture. Central to the concept of the program is
its interdisciplinary approach, in which the student brings the perspectives and
methodologies of at least three different disciplines to bear on his or her area of
specialization. Faculty participating in the program are scholars specializing in all
aspects of ancient culture and civilization from the Departments of Anthropology,
Art History and Archaeology, Classics, History, Middle East and Asian Languages
and Cultures, Philosophy, and Religion, ensuring that a wide variety of approaches
will be available.
Course offerings vary year to year. Students are required to discuss their program
prior to or during registration. The culmination of the Ancient Studies major
comes in the senior year, when students with different areas of specialization
come together to share their ideas in the senior seminar and then to write a substantial
piece of original research. Students should think about topics for their
senior paper during the junior year and find a faculty adviser at the beginning of
the fall term during their senior year, after consulting the director of undergraduate
studies. Students register for the Senior seminar in ancient studies (ANCS
V3995) during the fall, and Directed research in ancient studies (ANCS V3998) is
usually taken during the spring term of the senior year. Sectioning should be
arranged directly with the departmental administrator after finding an adviser.
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