# 2026-2027 Course Catalog
**Source**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/las/minors/classical-languages/
**Parent**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/
*for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Languages*
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This minor is sponsored by the Department of the Classics. The department also sponsors a minor in [Classical Civilizations](https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/las/minors/classical-civilizations/).
*for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Languages*
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## Ancient Greek Track
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ancient Greek Track | | Hours |
| [GRK 101](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20101 "GRK 101") | Elementary Greek I | 4 |
| [GRK 102](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20102 "GRK 102") | Elementary Greek II | 4 |
| [GRK 201](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20201 "GRK 201") | Classical & Koine Greek I | 4 |
| [GRK 202](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20202 "GRK 202") | Classical & Koine Greek II | 4 |
| 6 hours in GRK courses at the 400-level, chosen from the following: | | 6 |
| [GRK 401](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20401 "GRK 401") | Survey of Greek Literature | |
| [GRK 411](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20411 "GRK 411") | Greek Prose Composition | |
| [GRK 491](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20491 "GRK 491") | Readings in Greek Literature | |
| [GRK 493](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRK%20493 "GRK 493") | Independent Reading | |
| Total Hours | | 22 |
## Modern Greek Track
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Modern Greek Track | | Hours |
| [GRKM 201](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20201 "GRKM 201") | Elementary Modern Greek I | 5 |
| [GRKM 202](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20202 "GRKM 202") | Elementary Modern Greek II | 5 |
| [GRKM 403](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20403 "GRKM 403") | Intermediate Modern Greek I | 4 |
| [GRKM 404](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20404 "GRKM 404") | Intermediate Modern Greek II | 4 |
| 5 hours in courses in Modern Greek language, literature, or culture, chosen from the following: | | 5 |
| [CLCV 120](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=CLCV%20120 "CLCV 120") | The Classical Tradition | |
| [GRKM 199](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20199 "GRKM 199") | Undergraduate Open Seminar | |
| [GRKM 260](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20260 "GRKM 260") | Decolonizing the Body: Love and Thought in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy | |
| [GRKM 453](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20453 "GRKM 453") | Advanced Modern Greek I | |
| [GRKM 454](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20454 "GRKM 454") | Advanced Modern Greek II | |
| [GRKM 492](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20492 "GRKM 492") | Senior Thesis | |
| [GRKM 493](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GRKM%20493 "GRKM 493") | Independent Reading | |
| Total Hours | | 23 |
## Latin Track
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Latin Track | | Hours |
| [LAT 101](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20101 "LAT 101") | Elementary Latin I | 4 |
| [LAT 102](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20102 "LAT 102") | Elementary Latin II | 4 |
| [LAT 201](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20201 "LAT 201") | Intermediate Latin | 4 |
| [LAT 202](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20202 "LAT 202") | Intro to Latin Literature | 4 |
| 6 hours in Latin courses at the 400-level from the following: | | 6 |
| [LAT 401](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20401 "LAT 401") | Survey of Latin Literature | |
| [LAT 411](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20411 "LAT 411") | Intermediate Prose Composition | |
| [LAT 460](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20460 "LAT 460") | Medieval Latin | |
| [LAT 491](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20491 "LAT 491") | Readings in Latin Literature | |
| [LAT 493](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LAT%20493 "LAT 493") | Independent Reading | |
| Total Hours | | 22 |
*for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Languages*
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1. Acquire and retain a detailed knowledge of Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, and Latin grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and modes of expression.
2. Situate knowledge of the languages within the cultural contexts in which they were used in order to understand the crucial role of language in social dynamics and cross-cultural communication.
3. Acquire facility with contemporary methods of literary and historical analysis sufficient to carry out original, self-directed research into cultures that made use of the Greek and Latin languages.
4. Acquire critical awareness of the place of Greek and Latin in western literary history in order to appreciate the powerful role of tradition in interpreting the texts and events of the past.
5. Acquire a detailed knowledge of the cultures of Greek and Roman civilizations, especially the broader historical, social, and cultural contexts and their development.
*for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Languages*
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## [Department of Classics](http://www.classics.illinois.edu/)
[Classics Faculty](https://classics.illinois.edu/directory/faculty)\
[classics@illinois.edu](mailto:classics@illinois.edu)
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