Department of Classics

The Department of Classics is an academic department within the College of Arts and Sciences. The department is housed within the Academic Center. It is the only classics department in the State University of New York system.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Graduate

The Department of Classics offers a Master of Arts (MA) program and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program.^[4] The MA program has optional concentrations in Ancient History and Latin.^[5] Students in the PhD program must choose to concentrate in Ancient History, Language and Literature, or Mediterranean Archaeology.^[6]

Research

The Department of Classics conducts research in four core areas: Roman Culture, Classical Archaeology, Greek History, and Digital Humanities.^[7]

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)^[8]
The Tesserae Project^[9]
The UB Artifacts Collection
The Arethusa Journal
Goetz Library^[10]

Funding Concerns

In March 2024, Classics courses were unavailable on Schedule Builder for students to register for.^[11] 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.^[12]

The University and College of Arts and Sciences denied these allegations of cuts and freezes.^[13]

References

[1] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics.html

[2] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/undergraduate/ba-classics.html

[3] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/undergraduate/study-abroad.html

[4] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/graduate/graduate-overview.html

[5] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/graduate/ma-classics.html

[6] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/graduate/phd-classics.html

[7] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/research/faculty-research.html

[8] ttps://iema.buffalo.edu/people/

[9] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/research/special-projects.html

[10] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/classics/research/facilities/goetz-library.html

[11] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/UBreddit/comments/1bpn3ex/comment/kwz70n0/

[12] ttps://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

[13] ttps://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2024/03/ub-classics-department-cuts-protest

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