Classics and Religious Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Overview

The Classics and Religious Studies programme at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides an interdisciplinary framework for examining the languages, cultures, and diverse belief systems of the ancient and modern world. Students engage with the foundational elements of Western civilisation and global religious traditions to develop a sophisticated understanding of human experience.

This degree is designed to foster critical thinking and analytical skills through the study of historical texts, archaeology, and linguistics. By choosing from three distinct options, learners can tailor their academic journey to focus on ancient Greek and Latin proficiency, Mediterranean social history, or the evolution of world religions.

Why Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln?

The university offers a robust support network through the College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Centre. Students benefit from dedicated career coaching that helps translate humanities competencies—such as collaboration and context—into professional opportunities in law, medicine, and education.

The programme emphasises experiential learning, encouraging students to complement their studies with research, education abroad, and internships. Facilities and resources support digital humanities projects, allowing students to use modern technological tools to investigate and visualise the ancient world in innovative ways.

Tuition Fee Breakdown

• International fee: USD 30330 per year
• National fee: USD 30330 per year
• Local fee: USD 11100 per year

Visit the Fees and Funding section for a breakdown in your local currency.

Syllabus

Modules may include:

• Spectacle and Entertainment in the Roman World
• Classical Mythology
• World of Classical Greece
• World of Classical Rome
• World Religions
• Jesus: A Global History
• Culture, Religion, and Society in Asia
• Judaism, Christianity and Islam
• Research Seminar
• Disasters and Triumphs in Greece before History
• Medical Greek and Latin
• Classical Antiquity in Popular Culture
• Pompeii and Herculaneum
• Heroes, Wives, and Slaves
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Sparta
• Ancient Greek Athletics
• War in the Classical World
• World Archaeology, Global Heritage
• Digital Humanities
• Epic Tales: The World's Heroes and Gods
• Literature of the Ancient Near East
• Athens on Trial
• Ancient Greek Religions
• Early Christianity
• Roman Religion
• The Trojan War
• Pagans and Christians in the Roman Empire
• Greek Art and Archaeology
• Byzantium
• Roman Art and Archaeology
• The Roman Empire
• Ancient Israel
• Ancient Novel
• Visualizing the Ancient City
• Gnosticism
• Athenian Democracy at War
• The Roman Revolution
• Augustan Rome
• Archaeologies of Europe
• Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
• Classical Drama
• Yoga, Tantra, Zen
• Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
• Ways of Western Religion
• Islam
• Judaism and Christianity in Conflict and Coexistence
• Life and Letters of Paul
• History of Islam
• Religion and Culture Before 1000 C.E.
• History of Christianity
• Israel: The Holy Land
• History of Buddhism
• Jewish History
• Reason and Religion
• Science and Religion
• History of African-American Religious Experience
• Religion and Politics in America
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Love, Sexuality and Femininity in the History of Arabic Culture
• Dead Sea Scrolls
• The Crusades
• Jews in the Middle Ages
• Jews in the Modern World
• Jews, Christians and the Bible
• Women in the Biblical World
• The Quran
• Buddhist Meditation
• Buddhist Thought
• Radical Islam
• Second Temple Judaism
• Fundamentalism, Religion, and Politics
• The German Reformation
• Reformation Thought
• Elementary Greek
• Elementary Latin

Careers with Classics and Religious Studies

Graduates are prepared for diverse professional paths, including roles as policy assistants, judicial clerks, and data analysts. Many pursue careers in ministry, journalism, and business, or find employment as teachers and archaeological technicians within various public and private organisations.

The degree also serves as a gateway to advanced academic study. Alumni have successfully entered prestigious graduate programmes in fields such as museum studies, divinity, public history, and law at institutions across the United Kingdom, United States, and Europe.