TRIAD COURSES
Department of Classics
Monmouth College
The center of the classics curriculum at Monmouth College is the triad course, taught
simultaneously in translation and in the original languages, according to student needs.
This unique approach brings together students who can work in the original languages and
those who cannot and provides benefits to each. In translation, students are exposed to
textual analysis in the original languages, and language students have the advantage of
broader discussions of the readings than a language course usually permits.
In all triad courses, collateral subjects, including art, archaeology, history, and
literature, are studied in order to provide an overview of classical civilization through
a focus on particular authors, periods, and genres. Classics majors who take a series of
triad courses will have a solid foundation in the classical world in its broadest scope.
In all triad courses, students study not just an ancient language and its literature but
an ancient culture in its fullest context.
Triad courses are offered in units of three: Classics, Latin, and Greek. A student
cannot enroll in more than one unit at the same time. Classics courses require no
knowledge of either Latin or Greek. All triad courses devote at least some attention to
the influence of the subject on later Western culture.
This webpage was prepared by Professor Thomas J. Sienkewicz. If
you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.