Skip over navigation
Brown Home Brown Home Brown University Brown University Brown University Brown University Ancient Studies

Concentration Requirements

(undergraduate major)

 

The Concentration Patterns

1. Ancient History (standard and honors)
2. Ancient Religions (standard and honors)
3. Languages and Literatures of Greece, Rome, North Africa, pre-Islamic West and South Asia (honors only)

 

Concentration Requirements

Standard Requirements

Each non-honors concentrator will choose to focus on either ancient history or ancient religions and will complete the Seminar for Concentrators (AS100, usually twice) and eight other courses, four in each of two civilizations.

 

Honors Requirements

1. Ancient History or Ancient Religions (total of up to 12 courses)
a. Seminar for Concentrators (AS100) (usually two courses)
b. Two courses on the history or religions of two civilizations (four courses)
c. Two courses in one ancient language
d. Two related courses
e. The honors thesis (one or two courses)

2A. Languages and Literatures of Greece, Rome, North Africa, pre-Islamic West and South Asia (total of up to 12 courses)
a. Seminar for Concentrators (AS100) (usually two courses)
b. Two 100-level courses requiring knowledge of Greek or Latin; and two courses requiring knowledge of Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hebrew, Phoenician, or Sanskrit (four courses: two of each of two languages)
c. Two courses in the literature or culture associated with each of the two languages (four courses: two each for two languages.)
d. The honors thesis (one or two courses)

2B. Languages and Literatures of North Africa and pre-Islamic West and South Asia (total of up to 12 courses)
a. Seminar for Concentrators (AS100) (usually two courses)
b. Two courses requiring knowledge of two different North African, West or South Asian languages: Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hebrew, Phoenician, or Sanskrit. For one of these languages, the two courses must be at the advanced level (four courses: two of each of two languages)
c. Two courses in the literature or culture associated with each of the two languages (four courses: two each for two languages).
d. The honors thesis (one or two courses)