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Our majors gave the department Berkeley-wide highest scores for: </span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>overall academic experience</span></span></li> <li><span><span>overall social experience</span></span></li> <li><span><span>quality of faculty instruction</span></span></li> <li><span><span>access to faculty outside of class</span></span></li> <li><span><span>department staff advising</span></span></li> <li><span><span>sense of belonging at UCB</span></span></li> </ul> <h3>For the thrill of exploring ancient Greek and Roman culture.</h3> <p>We offer a wide array of classes in philosophy, archaeology, history, religion, and literature, as well as a full curriculum in ancient Greek and Latin. 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