Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings

03 - Humanities

30A - Interdisciplinary humanities

30.22 - Classical and ancient studies

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 30.2201 and 30.2202.

30.2201 - Ancient studies/civilization

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on Western and non-Western cultures and related topics in the periods of prehistory and antiquity. These programs include courses in such disciplines as ancient languages, archaeology, history, art history, geography, population studies, environmental studies, religious studies, and the social sciences.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • ancient civilization
  • ancient studies

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • ancient Greek and Roman studies(30.2202)
  • ancient history(54.0199)
  • archaeology(45.0301)
  • medieval studies(30.1301)

30.2202 - Classical, ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern studies and archaeology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the cultures, environment, and history of the ancient Near East, Europe, and the Mediterranean basin from the perspective of the humanities and social sciences, including archaeology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • ancient Greek and Roman studies
  • Byzantine civilization
  • classical civilization
  • classical studies
  • classical, ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern studies and archaeology

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • ancient history(54.0199)
  • ancient studies(30.2201)
  • archaeology(45.0301)
  • classical languages(16.1200)
  • Near and Middle Eastern civilizations(05.0108)