So...I'm confused about the Core.

JHS
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:45:19 +0000

There’s more where that came from. If you are interested in Chicago and the core curriculum, there’s an extensive (really extensive) description of it.

The “Humanities” requirement can only be met by one of six or seven course sequences that are highly specific and cross-departmental in nature. One of them – Greek Thought and Literature – is obviously Classics-oriented, and is reputedly quite good. Texts are read in English, not Greek (and not all the texts are Greek – some are just Greek-influenced). I think Classics professors often teach sections of it. I believe all of the Humanities courses, or almost all, read at least some Plato and The Iliad.