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Resources
for Classics Majors
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Career
Possibilities from University of Miami (Ohio)
The study of classics embraces the world of the
ancient Greeks and Romans, and includes the fields
of literature, art and archaeology, philosophy,
history, political theory, law, and religion.
Career
Possibilities from Loyola University Chicago
Lists resources about career options for Classics
Majors.
Career Possibilities
from the University of Mississippi
Provides a few of the options together with
comments made by experts or students.
Career
Possibilities from the University of Kent at
Cantebury
Gives some career information relating to
what Classical & Archaeological Studies
graduates can do after they graduate.
Classics
Collection from University of Florida
Provides local resources, subject guides, databases,
etc. for Classics collection.
Classics Information
from UC Irvine
Generates electronic resources for Classicists.
Library
of Congress Information Page
Annotated list of reference websites in Classical
and Medieval History.
Humanities - Careers
A general overview of potential careers for
Humanities majors from St. Mary of the Woods
College.
Info & Stats
in Humanities
A list of skills and abilities of Humanities
majors, as well as possible fields and occupational
titles – all from MIT.
Jobs by Fields: Humanities
One-stop shopping for info on the Humanities
from Skidmore College.
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GradSchools.com
The most comprehensive source of graduate school
information.
San Francisco State University
Provides Admissions requirement into Classics
MA Program.
UC Berkeley
For many decades now, the Department of Classics
at Berkeley has been one of the world's leading
centers for the study of Greco-Roman antiquity.
UC
Irvine
The Tri-Campus Program (Irvine, Riverside,
and San Diego) features an innovative curriculum
and program of study that address the practical
and
theoretical questions confronting the Humanities
and Classics in particular as both enter the
twenty-first century.
UC Los Angeles
The UCLA Department of Classics offers programs
leading to the M.A. & Ph.D. in Classics.
University
of Southern California
The graduate program in Classics at USC aims
to train students to become scholars, teachers,
and
interpreters of ancient Mediterranean civilizations,
of the Greek and Latin languages and literatures,
and of the traditions that have developed
from them.
Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr has a good reputation in the world
of Classics.
Kent State University
Kent State offers MA’s in Latin and in Latin
Pedagogy.
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American
Classics League
The American Classical League was founded
in 1919 for the purpose of fostering the
study of classical languages in the United
States and Canada.
Associates
of Ancient Historians
The Association of Ancient Historians
(AAH) had its origins in 1969, when a number
of ancient historians from universities in
southern Ontario as well as from the State
University of New York at Buffalo gathered
at McMaster University for a meeting convened
by George Paul, to present papers and discuss
topics of mutual interest.
American
Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy
Founded in 1996, The American
Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy is a non-profit
organization whose purpose is to further research
in, and the teaching of, Greek and Latin epigraphy
in North America. The Society fosters collaboration
in the field and facilitates the exchange of
scholarly research and discussion, both in
the public forum and in published form.
Classical
Association of the Atlantic States
The mission of the Classical
Association of the Atlantic States, founded
in 1907, is to strengthen teaching and research
and foster public support for the languages,
civilizations, and cultures of ancient Greece
and Rome in the mid-Atlantic region (Delaware,
the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, and Pennsylvania). In furtherance
of its mission, CAAS publishes a quarterly
journal, Classical World.
About.com:
Classics Professional
Organizations
Links to professional organizations
in Ancient History and Classics.
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The
American Philological Association
The American Philological Association (APA),
founded in 1869 by "professors, friends, and patrons
of linguistic science," is now the principal
learned society in North America for the study
of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures,
and civilizations.
FedWorld.com
A degree in the Classics provides skills that
can be used almost anywhere – even
in the US government!
UC Berkeley Job Bank
More than one Classics major has gone into
journalism. Here’s a site from UC Berkeley
with current job listings in journalism.
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