Greek (Ancient)

The UW Department of Classics offers a comprehensive program in Ancient Greek, focusing on the language, literature, and culture of ancient Greece

Program Overview

Degree availability: Minor / B.A. & Honors Program / M.A. / Ph.D.

Years offered: 4 years

Contact: Prof. Catherine Connors

Scholarships

Scholarships:

For Undergraduates

Jim Greenfield Undergraduate Scholarships

Jim Greenfield Undergraduate Travel Bursaries

Jim Greenfield Undergraduate Rome Program Travel Support

Jim Greenfield Undergraduate Summer Language Study Scholarship

Meg Greenfield Essay Prizes

Jim Greenfield Reimbursement of Graduate School Application Fees

Office of Minority Affairs Program Support

For Graduate Students

Jim Greenfield Graduate Fellowship

Jim Greenfield Graduate Stipends

Jim Greenfield Graduate Travel Bursaries

Jim Greenfield Dissertation Fellowships

Study Abroad

UW
- Classics Rome: The Ancient Roman City

Classics supported

- UW Hellenic Studies offers Study Abroad Programs (including during the summer).
- The American Academy inRome-TheClassical Summer Program
- The American School of Classical Studies in Athens
- The Hellenic Education & Research Center
- ArchaeoSpain
- The BalkanHeritage Field School.
- San Gemini Preservation Studies.

Internship

Course Information

GREEK 101 Introductory Greek
GREEK 102 Introductory Greek
GREEK 103 Introductory Greek
GREEK 300 Introductory Greek, Accelerated
GREEK 301 Introductory Greek, Accelerated
GREEK 304 Introductory Readings in Greek Literature
GREEK 305 Attic Prose
GREEK 306 Attic Prose
GREEK 307 Homer
GREEK 308 Introduction to Koine Greek Texts
GREEK 404 Advanced Readings in Greek Literature
GREEK 405 Undergraduate Seminar in Classics
GREEK 413 The Pre-Socratic Philosophers
GREEK 414 Plato
GREEK 415 Aristotle
GREEK 422 Herodotus and the Persian Wars
GREEK 424 Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War
GREEK 426 Attic Orators
GREEK 428 Imperial Greek Literature
GREEK 442 Greek Drama
GREEK 443 Greek Drama
GREEK 444 Greek Drama
GREEK 449 Greek Epic
GREEK 451 Lyric Poetry
GREEK 453 Pindar: The Epinician Odes
GREEK 461 Early Greek Literature
GREEK 462 Literature of Classical Athens
GREEK 463 Hellenistic Greek Literature
GREEK 490 Supervised Study
GREEK 500 Grammar and Composition
GREEK 501 Homer
GREEK 503 Aristophanes
GREEK 504 Plato
GREEK 506 Aristotle
GREEK 508 Lysias and Demosthenes
GREEK 510 Greek Historians
GREEK 512 Greek Tragedy
GREEK 515 Greek Epigraphy
GREEK 520 Seminar (5, max. 45)
GREEK 540 Topics in Greek Literary History
GREEK 590 Supervised Study
GREEK 600 Independent Study or Research

Faculty's Research

Kathryn Topper. 2024. “ATLAS hODE and HERAKLES MELAPHERES at the Symposion,” in Epigraphy of Art, II: Inscriptions and Representations on Athenian Vases, ed. Dimitrios Yatromanolakis. Athens: Eurasia Publications. 145–181.

Student Success Stories

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Global

Greek is spoken by 13+ million people.
Used in 62 countries.

Learning

About 12% of English vocabulary has Greek roots, with a much higher percentage in technical and scientific fields (e.g., “physics,” “democracy”).

Culture & Diplomacy

It provides a deeper appreciation for Greek mythology, history, and art, which have shaped Western civilization for over 2,500 years.

Travel & Career

Speaking Greek allows for genuine conversations with locals, moving beyond tourist interactions to understand the authentic culture, traditions, and cuisine.
Open doors to careers in classics, archaeology, theology and history.

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The Porch of the Caryatids
Traditional Greek dish Strapatsada
Runner sculpture
Santorini Chapel