The Department of Classics offers courses not only in the ancient Greek and Latin languages, but also in various related fields, such as Greek and Roman art and archaeology, history, literature, myth, philosophy, and religion. Students of the Classics have found successful careers in many different professions, including, law, medicine, and the ministry. Our courses also prepare students for more specialized careers, such as high school and college teachers of languages, art, and history; or as archaeological excavators, museum curators, and exhibit designers. (Most of these professions require graduate study and advanced degrees.) Regardless of your career plans, if you are interested in learning about ancient life and culture, about how the governmental systems and ideas of Greece and Rome have affected our lives, or about early Christianity, you may find that Classics is for you.
Chair: Dr. Aileen Ajootian
100 Bryant Hall
phone: 662-915-1152, e-mail: ajootian@olemiss.edu
Department Secretary: Freda Knight
103 Bryant Hall
phone: 662-915-7020, FAX: 662-915-5654, e-mail: fak@olemiss.edu