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What (who) is literae humaniores - definition

ACADEMIC MAJOR IN CLASSICS

Greats; Mods and greats; Mods & Greats; Mods and Greats; Literis humanioribus; Literæ humaniores; Classical Mods; Lit. hum.; In literis humanioribus; Litt. Humaniores; Lit. Hum.; Literae Humaniores; Lit hum

literae humaniores

[?l?t?r?. hju:?man?'?:ri:z]

¦ plural noun [treated as sing.] the honours course in classics, philosophy, and ancient history at Oxford University.

Origin

L., lit. 'the more humane studies'.

Literae humaniores

Literae humaniores, nicknamed classics, is an undergraduate course focused on classics (Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Latin, ancient Greek, and philosophy) at the University of Oxford and some other universities. The Latin name means literally "more human literature" and was in contrast to the other main field of study when the university began, i.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literae_humaniores

Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford

RESEARCH CENTRE IN THE UK

Faculty of Literae Humaniores; Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies; Faculty of Classics, Oxford

The Faculty of Classics, previously the Faculty of Literae Humaniores, is a subdivision of the University of Oxford concerned with the teaching and research of classics. The teaching of classics at Oxford has been going on for 900 years, and was at the centre of nearly all its undergraduates' education well into the twentieth century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_of_Classics,_University_of_Oxford

Wikipedia

Literae humaniores

Literae humaniores, nicknamed classics, is an undergraduate course focused on classics (Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Latin, ancient Greek, and philosophy) at the University of Oxford and some other universities. The Latin name means literally "more human literature" and was in contrast to the other main field of study when the university began, i.e. res divinae (or literae divinae, lit. div.), also known as theology. Lit. hum., is concerned with human learning, and lit. div. with learning treating of God. In its early days, it encompassed mathematics and natural sciences as well. It is an archetypal humanities course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literae humaniores

Examples of use of literae humaniores

1. One man‘s Mickey Mouse course is another man‘s literae humaniores." Article continues In his Commons office, beneath a bust of Pericles wearing an Iraqi military helmet at a rakish angle, the Tories‘ new higher education spokesman holds forth in his first interview since his appointment.