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The Department of Classics is an academic department within the [[College of Arts and Sciences]]. The department is housed within the [[North Campus#Academic Center|Academic Center]]. It is the only classics department in the State University of New York system.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics.html</ref>

== Academic Programs ==

=== Undergraduate ===
For undergraduate students, the department offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Classics and a Minor in Classics. The BA and Minor programs have three tracks: Classical Languages and Literature, Classical Civilization, and Greek and Roman Culture.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/undergraduate/ba-classics.html</ref>

The department also offers three study abroad programs for undergraduate students: The Art and Archaeology of Greece, The Monteverdi Archaeological Field School in Italy, and UB Classics in the Mediterranean.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/undergraduate/study-abroad.html</ref>

=== Graduate ===
The Department of Classics offers a Master of Arts (MA) program and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/graduate/graduate-overview.html</ref> The MA program has optional concentrations in Ancient History and Latin.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/graduate/ma-classics.html</ref> Students in the PhD program must choose to concentrate in Ancient History, Language and Literature, or Mediterranean Archaeology.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/graduate/phd-classics.html</ref>

== Research ==
The Department of Classics conducts research in four core areas: Roman Culture, Classical Archaeology, Greek History, and Digital Humanities.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/research/faculty-research.html</ref>

The department is affiliated with several research projects, facilities, and institutes:

* Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (with the [[Department of Anthropology]] and [[Department of Art]])<ref>https://iema.buffalo.edu/people/</ref>
* The Tesserae Project<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/research/special-projects.html</ref>
* The UB Artifacts Collection
* The ''Arethusa'' Journal
* Goetz Library<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/research/facilities/goetz-library.html</ref>

== Funding Concerns ==
In March 2024, Classics courses were unavailable on Schedule Builder for students to register for.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/UBreddit/comments/1bpn3ex/comment/kwz70n0/</ref> Fearing funding cuts to the department and hiring freezes, students staged a protest. Students cited an ongoing lack of support and funding for the department and for all of the humanities at UB.<ref>https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2024/03/letter-to-the-editor-the-administration-at-the-university-at-buffalo-is-gutting-the-humanities?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest</ref>

The University and College of Arts and Sciences denied these allegations of cuts and freezes.<ref>https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2024/03/ub-classics-department-cuts-protest</ref>

== References ==

Department of Classics - Revision history

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