COURSE CURRICULUM

The Bachelor of Arts in Classical Liberal Studies at Concordia University Chicago requires a total of 120 credit hours, including general education, electives, and major-specific courses totaling 37–38 credits. The major emphasizes a comprehensive study of the liberal arts, beginning with foreign language requirements in either Latin or Greek, providing students with a classical linguistic foundation. The art component consists of six credit hours, including courses such as Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance and Western Art: Post-Renaissance through Contemporary, ensuring exposure to key artistic movements. English requirements include six credit hours, where students select two courses from options such as Greek & Roman Mythology, Classical World Literature, Modern World Literature, Shakespeare, British and American literature, and twentieth-century poetry and fiction, fostering critical reading and analytical skills. History requirements include six credit hours from courses like Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations, The Age of Reform, Europe in Our Time, and the Rise and Decline of Modern Europe, grounding students in historical context. Music requirements of five or six credit hours provide a survey of Western music or church musical heritage. Philosophy courses, totaling six credit hours, include Reason and Religion and one additional course such as Logic, Aesthetics, or Classical and Medieval Political Theory, cultivating critical thinking and ethical reasoning. This rigorous curriculum equips students with interdisciplinary knowledge and analytical skills.