History & Classics

Learn about the past and how it shaped the present, all while preparing for the future.

About History

The History and Classics Department houses several history-related majors and minors. Why embark on a course of study in History at Saint Anselm College?

Love what you do: join a group, hone your skills, develop your understanding of the past, and study what you love with professors who are just as excited about studying the topic as you are.
Majors and minors are flexible
Courses cover a range of geographical areas and chronological periods
Student research opportunities
Graduates are prepared for the job market

100% of the class of 2025 are either employed, volunteering, or attending graduate school full-time. Learn more about our graduates' careers.

About Classics

HOMO SVM; HVMANI NIL A ME ALIENVM PUTO (TERENCE)

Terence’s line, taken out of its comic context, sums up the very basis of humanistic studies: "I am a human being; I consider nothing human unconnected to me." In its essence, the study of Classics connects you directly to human expressions valued and preserved for millennia.

Courses in Classics place students in direct contact with the sources of Western civilization, both Christian and non-Christian. The close attention given to Greek and Latin texts develops in the Classics Major the ability to think critically, examine and weigh words carefully, and communicate effectively.

The department, by teaching these universally recognized skills, and transmitting our Graeco-Roman heritage, seeks to prepare its students for careers in both academic and non-academic professions. Majors often pursue further studies in Classics and related fields in the liberal arts, or attend professional schools in law or medicine.