WELCOME TO THE CLASSICAL STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON!

The Program in Classical Studies seeks:

·   To foster understanding and communication through the study of the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome and their foundational relationship with Western culture at large.

·   To provide education and training for students seeking careers drawing on or enhanced by such study, in areas such as classical scholarship, commercial publishing, education and library science.

·   To develop superior writing and communication skills through the study of ancient languages, etymology, and complex syntax.
We offer elementary, intermediate, and advanced courses in the Latin and Greek (ancient and modern) which serve students from every college in the university that requires language study. These same courses serve our majors in Classical Studies as well as a steady stream of graduate students needing language skills for research, especially in the disciplines of History, English, and Philosophy.

Our program also offers courses approved for CORE credit, which are all taught in English. Whether their content is literary, historical, or largely cultural, these courses are aimed at developing or enhancing students' critical abilities. They include the consideration of the classical tradition and the ways it is relevant in our own time.

Please explore this website to learn more about our faculty, our degrees and courses, and the latest program news or click here for our brochure.

Special Announcement: Stanley Lombardo, renowned translator of the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, will visit the UH campus on September 22 and give a performance. Click here for details!

Director: Professor Casey Dué Hackney
Associate Professor of Classical Studies
Agnes Arnold Hall 454
Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Houston, TX 77204-3006
Casey.Due@mail.uh.edu