Classics

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• Associate Dean of Students, St. Mark's School
  (Massachusetts, Dartmouth '02)
• Freelance Writer & Singer, Self-Employed
  (California, Dartmouth '82)
• Head Classics Department, Rye Country Day School
  (New York, Dartmouth '65)
• Attorney, self-employed
  (Texas, Dartmouth '73)
• Latin Teacher, Lakewood High School
  (Ohio, Dartmouth '85)
• Corporate Affairs Manager, American Express Company
  (New York, Dartmouth '93)
• Physician, Miami Childrens Hospital
  (Florida, Dartmouth '96)
• Classics Teacher, McCallie School
  (Chattanooga, TN; Dartmouth '98)
• Senior Vice President, Gap, Inc.
  (California, Dartmouth '77)
• Hydrologist, Canaan Valley Institute
  (West Virginia, Dartmouth '93)
• Senior Vice President, MFS Investment Management
  (Massachusetts, Dartmouth '84)
• Emergency Department Director, Westerly Hospital
  (Connecticut, Dartmouth '76)
• Senior Manager Market, Research & Planning, New York Times
  (Dartmouth '73)
• Group Manager-Tax, Trust & Estate Planning, Internal Revenue Service
  (Dartmouth '64)

Major Description

Students choose an area of concentration from the four majors offered - "Ancient History," "Classical Archeology," "Classical Languages and Literatures," and "Classical Studies", each of which provides a knowledge about the Greco-Roman world as well as an education of lasting value to the students' personal and professional lives.

Skills Acquired

What is this?

• Critical Thinking (Independence of thought and ability to generate important questions)
• Analytical Thinking
• Writing Communication
• Oral Communication (Oral Presentation)
• Cultural Competency and Adaptability
• Research Skills
• Creativity and Creative Initiative
• Comprehension of value of diversity
• Problem Solving
• Independence and Personal Initiative (Motivation, etc.)
• Ethics and Professional integrity
• Self management (time-management, initiative, ability to pace, etc.)

Possible Career Paths

• Education
• The Arts
• Government
• Nonprofit
• Communications
• Business/Industry
• Law
• Medicine

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