Graduate Program: Classics (MA)

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Program/Degree
Classics (MA)  
Program Description

The Classics Department of the University of Arizona offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts degree in Classics. Students may emphasize Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology (i.e., the study of Greek and Latin languages and literatures), Latin Pedagogy, or Latin Philology. This degree provides graduate preparation in the languages and/or material culture of antiquity preliminary to entering a doctoral program in classical studies. Alternatively, the M.A. in Classics prepares recipients to teach at the community college level, in K-12 private and charter schools, or in the public school system (K-12) when accompanied by state certification.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

The Classics Department offers an M.A. degree with a concentration in Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology, Ancient History, Latin Pedagogy, and Latin Philology.

 

 
College

College of Humanities

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Frank Whitehead
520-626-8123
Graduate Program Coordinator
Frank Whitehead
520-626-8123
Director of Graduate Studies
Courtney Friesen
520-621-1689
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Annie Prisbrey
520-621-0119
 
Tuition and Fees
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Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements
  • GPA 3.0
  • GRE combined score of 1000 points or higher in the areas of Verbal and Quantitative (or equivalent on the revised GRE), and 3.0 or higher in Analytical Writing.
  • 2 letters of recommendation must be from professors in the student's major subject
  • Letter of intent
  • Transcripts
  • English proficiency exam for international students. See list of acceptable exams and scores here. 
 
Standardized Tests
  • GRE combined score of 1000 points or higher in the areas of Verbal and Quantitative (or equivalent on the revised GRE), and 3.0 or higher in Analytical Writing.Required test(s): GRE
  • English proficiency exam for international students. See list of acceptable exams and scores here. 
 
Funding Opportunities
  • Graduate Assistantships
  • Graduate College Fellowships
  • Tuition and Registration Scholarships
     
 
Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

  • Fall: February 15

International Applicants:

  • Fall: January 15
 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants may be considered for conditional admission to this program at the department's discretion.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 2901

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

34 

Core Coursework Requirements

Core Coursework Requirements

Master of Arts with Emphasis in Ancient History
Degree Requirements
Minimum credit hours: 34

1. Proficiency in French, German, or Italian.
2. 3 units of Methodology.

CLAS 510A: Methods in Classical Studies (3 units)

3. 1 unit Thesis Preparation.
CLAS 510B Thesis Preparation
4. Qualifying Examination in Greek and Roman History.
5. Graduate level proficiency in one classical language, upper-level undergraduate proficiency in the other.
6. Minimum of 6 seminar units.
HIST 695F: Ancient History; HIST695K: Historiography, or approved equivalent

CLAS 514: Narrating Memory: The Greek and Roman Historians or approved equivalent

7. 21 units in Classics/History, Greek, or Latin courses.

GRK 502: Greek Reading Course (3 units)

GRK 522: Readings in Greek Drama (3 units)

GRK 524: Advanced Greek: Homer (3 units)

GRK 530: Readings in Greek Historians (3 units)

GRK 533: Readings in Ancient Greek Poetry of the Archaic and/or Hellenistic

GRK 539: Readings in Ancient Greek Orators (3 units)

GRK 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

GRK 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

 

LAT 501: Latin Reading Course (3 units)

LAT 505: Latin Composition (3 units)

LAT 511: Horace and Catullus (3 units)

LAT 512A: Latin Readings through the Millennia I (4 units)

LAT 512B: Latin Readings through the Millennia II (4 units)

LAT 513: Augustan Literature (3 units)

LAT 514: Medieval Latin (3 units)

LAT 515: Latin Love Elegy (3 units)

LAT 521: Latin Literature of the Imperial Age (3 units)

LAT 525: Cicero (3 units)

LAT 526: Roman Historians (3 units)

LAT 530: Roman Drama (3 units)

LAT 579: Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (3 units)

LAT 580: Issues in Latin Teaching Methodology (3 units)

LAT 586: Latin Instruction and Learning Theory (3 units)

LAT 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

LAT 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

 

CLAS 500: Topics of Egyptology (3 units)

CLAS 501A: Early Christian Literature: Greek Texts (3 units)

CLAS 501B: Early Christian Literature: Latin Texts (3 units)

CLAS 504C: Cleopatra: Power, Passion, Propaganda (3 units)

CLAS 512: The Ancient City as Text: Rome and Its Reception (3 units)

CLAS 514: Narrating Memory: The Greek and Roman Historians (3 units)

CLAS 520: Archaic Greek Sanctuaries (3 units)

CLAS 527: Archaeology of the Peloponnesos (3 units)

CLAS 530: Ancient Greek Technology (3 units)

CLAS 532: Literary Translation as Classical Reception (3 units)

CLAS 543: Archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece (3 units)

CLAS 546A: Mapping Ancient Cities (3 units)

CLAS 551B: Ancient Egypt: Archeology and Language (3 units)

CLAS 552: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 554: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3 units)

CLAS 556: Greek and Roman Painting (3 units)

CLAS 562: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3

CLAS 563: Classical Field Archaeology (6 units)

CLAS 564: Archaeology of Greek Religion and Ritual (3 units)

CLAS 565: Greek Pottery: Craft and Society in Ancient Greece (3 units)

CLAS 570: Greek Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572A: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572B: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 574: Archaeometry: Scientific Methods in Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 577: Greek Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 578: The Edges of Empire: Archaeology of the Roman Provinces (3 units)

CLAS 584: Roman Art and Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 587: Assessment in Second/Foreign Language Learning (3 units)

CLAS 588: Priests, Prostitutes, and Conquerors: Modern Fantasy and the Ancient

Near East (3 units)

CLAS 596A: Topics in Greek or Roman Literature, History or Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 596E: Topics in Ancient Mediterranean Religion (3 units)

CLAS 596H: Geosciences (1 - 4 units)

CLAS 596J: Second Language Acquisition Research (3 units)

CLAS 599: Independent Study (2 - 8 units)

8. Comprehensive Examination in Greek History, Roman History, and one section in either Greek or Roman Archaeology OR in Greek or Latin Literature
9. 3 units of thesis credit.

CLAS 910: Thesis

Master of Arts with Emphasis in Ancient Religion
Degree Requirements
Minimum credit hours: 34

1. Proficiency in French, German, or Italian.
2. 3 units of Methodology.

CLAS 510A: Methods in Classical Studies (3 units)

3. 1 unit Thesis Preparation.
CLAS 510B: Thesis Preparation (1 units)

4. Qualifying Examination in Greek and Roman History.
5. Graduate level proficiency in one classical language, upper-level undergraduate proficiency in the other.
6. Minimum of 6 seminar units.
CLAS 596E: Topics in Ancient Mediterranean Religion

CLAS 501A: Early Christian Literature: Greek Texts

CLAS 501B: Early Christian Literature: Latin Texts

RELI 581: Jews in the Roman Empire

or any other 5xx course with a specific focus on ancient religion (with the approval of a faculty advisor)

AND

RELI 550: Graduate Readings in Theories and Methods for the Study of Religion, or equivalent as determined in consultation with the individual student’s faculty advisor

7. 21 units in Classics/History, Greek, or Latin courses.
GRK 502: Greek Reading Course (3 units)

GRK 522: Readings in Greek Drama (3 units)

GRK 524: Advanced Greek: Homer (3 units)

GRK 530: Readings in Greek Historians (3 units)

GRK 533: Readings in Ancient Greek Poetry of the Archaic and/or Hellenistic

GRK 539: Readings in Ancient Greek Orators (3 units)

GRK 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

GRK 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

 

LAT 501: Latin Reading Course (3 units)

LAT 505: Latin Composition (3 units)

LAT 511: Horace and Catullus (3 units)

LAT 512A: Latin Readings through the Millennia I (4 units)

LAT 512B: Latin Readings through the Millennia II (4 units)

LAT 513: Augustan Literature (3 units)

LAT 514: Medieval Latin (3 units)

LAT 515: Latin Love Elegy (3 units)

LAT 521: Latin Literature of the Imperial Age (3 units)

LAT 525: Cicero (3 units)

LAT 526: Roman Historians (3 units)

LAT 530: Roman Drama (3 units)

LAT 579: Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (3 units)

LAT 580: Issues in Latin Teaching Methodology (3 units)

LAT 586: Latin Instruction and Learning Theory (3 units)

LAT 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

LAT 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

 

CLAS 500: Topics of Egyptology (3 units)

CLAS 501A: Early Christian Literature: Greek Texts (3 units)

CLAS 501B: Early Christian Literature: Latin Texts (3 units)

CLAS 504C: Cleopatra: Power, Passion, Propaganda (3 units)

CLAS 512: The Ancient City as Text: Rome and Its Reception (3 units)

CLAS 514: Narrating Memory: The Greek and Roman Historians (3 units)

CLAS 520: Archaic Greek Sanctuaries (3 units)

CLAS 527: Archaeology of the Peloponnesos (3 units)

CLAS 530: Ancient Greek Technology (3 units)

CLAS 532: Literary Translation as Classical Reception (3 units)

CLAS 543: Archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece (3 units)

CLAS 546A: Mapping Ancient Cities (3 units)

CLAS 551B: Ancient Egypt: Archeology and Language (3 units)

CLAS 552: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 554: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3 units)

CLAS 556: Greek and Roman Painting (3 units)

CLAS 562: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3

CLAS 563: Classical Field Archaeology (6 units)

CLAS 564: Archaeology of Greek Religion and Ritual (3 units)

CLAS 565: Greek Pottery: Craft and Society in Ancient Greece (3 units)

CLAS 570: Greek Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572A: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572B: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 574: Archaeometry: Scientific Methods in Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 577: Greek Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 578: The Edges of Empire: Archaeology of the Roman Provinces (3 units)

CLAS 584: Roman Art and Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 587: Assessment in Second/Foreign Language Learning (3 units)

CLAS 588: Priests, Prostitutes, and Conquerors: Modern Fantasy and the Ancient

Near East (3 units)

CLAS 596A: Topics in Greek or Roman Literature, History or Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 596E: Topics in Ancient Mediterranean Religion (3 units)

CLAS 596H: Geosciences (1 - 4 units)

CLAS 596J: Second Language Acquisition Research (3 units)

CLAS 599: Independent Study (2 - 8 units)

8. Comprehensive Examination in Greek History, Roman History, and one section in either Greek or Roman Archaeology OR in Greek or Latin Literature
9. 3 units of thesis credit.

CLAS 910: Thesis (1 - 6 units)

Master of Arts with Emphasis in Classical Archaeology
Degree Requirements
Minimum credit hours: 34

1. Proficiency in French, German, or Italian.
2. 3 units of Methodology.

CLAS 510A: Methods in Classical Studies (3 units)

3. 1 unit Thesis Preparation.
CLAS 510B: Thesis Preparation (1 units)

4. Qualifying Examination in Greek and Roman Archaeology.
5. Graduate level proficiency in one classical language, upper-level undergraduate proficiency in the other.
6. 21 units of Greek, Roman, or Egyptian Archaeology courses (see #7 below).
CLAS 500: Topics of Egyptology (3 units)

CLAS 520: Archaic Greek Sanctuaries (3 units)

CLAS 527: Archaeology of the Peloponnesos (3 units)

CLAS 530: Ancient Greek Technology (3 units)

CLAS 543: Archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece (3 units)

CLAS 546A: Mapping Ancient Cities (3 units)

CLAS 551B: Ancient Egypt: Archeology and Language (3 units)

CLAS 552: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 554: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3 units)

CLAS 556: Greek and Roman Painting (3 units)

CLAS 562: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3

CLAS 563: Classical Field Archaeology (6 units)

CLAS 564: Archaeology of Greek Religion and Ritual (3 units)

CLAS 565: Greek Pottery: Craft and Society in Ancient Greece (3 units)

CLAS 574: Archaeometry: Scientific Methods in Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 577: Greek Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 578: The Edges of Empire: Archaeology of the Roman Provinces (3 units)

CLAS 584: Roman Art and Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 596A: Topics in Greek or Roman Literature, History or Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 596E: Topics in Ancient Mediterranean Religion (3 units)

CLAS 596H: Geosciences (1 - 4 units)

CLAS 599: Independent Study (2 - 8 units)

7. Minimum of 6 seminar units.
CLAS 596A: Topics in Greek or Roman Literature, History or Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 596E: Topics in Ancient Mediterranean Religion (3 units)

8. Up to 9 of the 21 units in #5 above may be substituted with courses in related fields, with approval of Director of Graduate Studies.
9. Comprehensive Examination in Greek Archaeology, Roman Archaeology, and Ancient History.
10. 3 units of thesis credit.

CLAS 910: Thesis (1 - 6 units)

Master of Arts with Emphasis in Classical Philology
Degree Requirements
Minimum credit hours: 34

1. Modem language examination in French, German, or Italian.
2. 3 units of Methodology.

CLAS 510A: Methods in Classical Studies (3 units)

3. 1 unit Thesis Preparation.
CLAS 510B: Thesis Preparation (1 units)

4. Qualifying, (translation) Examination in Greek and Latin.
5. 12 units of Greek author courses.
GRK 502: Greek Reading Course (3 units)

GRK 522: Readings in Greek Drama (3 units)

GRK 524: Advanced Greek: Homer (3 units)

GRK 530: Readings in Greek Historians (3 units)

GRK 533: Readings in Ancient Greek Poetry of the Archaic and/or Hellenistic

GRK 539: Readings in Ancient Greek Orators (3 units)

GRK 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

GRK 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

6. 12 units of Latin author courses.
LAT 501: Latin Reading Course (3 units)

LAT 505: Latin Composition (3 units)

LAT 511: Horace and Catullus (3 units)

LAT 512A: Latin Readings through the Millennia I (4 units)

LAT 512B: Latin Readings through the Millennia II (4 units)

LAT 513: Augustan Literature (3 units)

LAT 514: Medieval Latin (3 units)

LAT 515: Latin Love Elegy (3 units)

LAT 521: Latin Literature of the Imperial Age (3 units)

LAT 525: Cicero (3 units)

LAT 526: Roman Historians (3 units)

LAT 530: Roman Drama (3 units)

LAT 579: Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (3 units)

LAT 580: Issues in Latin Teaching Methodology (3 units)

LAT 586: Latin Instruction and Learning Theory (3 units)

LAT 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

LAT 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

7. 3 units of additional graduate-level work in Classics, Greek or Latin.
Anything under # 5 and #6. Or:

CLAS 500: Topics of Egyptology (3 units)

CLAS 501A: Early Christian Literature: Greek Texts (3 units)

CLAS 501B: Early Christian Literature: Latin Texts (3 units)

CLAS 504C: Cleopatra: Power, Passion, Propaganda (3 units)

CLAS 512: The Ancient City as Text: Rome and Its Reception (3 units)

CLAS 514: Narrating Memory: The Greek and Roman Historians (3 units)

CLAS 520: Archaic Greek Sanctuaries (3 units)

CLAS 527: Archaeology of the Peloponnesos (3 units)

CLAS 530: Ancient Greek Technology (3 units)

CLAS 532: Literary Translation as Classical Reception (3 units)

CLAS 543: Archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece (3 units)

CLAS 546A: Mapping Ancient Cities (3 units)

CLAS 551B: Ancient Egypt: Archeology and Language (3 units)

CLAS 552: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 554: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3 units)

CLAS 556: Greek and Roman Painting (3 units)

CLAS 562: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3

CLAS 563: Classical Field Archaeology (6 units)

CLAS 564: Archaeology of Greek Religion and Ritual (3 units)

CLAS 565: Greek Pottery: Craft and Society in Ancient Greece (3 units)

CLAS 570: Greek Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572A: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572B: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 574: Archaeometry: Scientific Methods in Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 577: Greek Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 578: The Edges of Empire: Archaeology of the Roman Provinces (3 units)

CLAS 584: Roman Art and Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 587: Assessment in Second/Foreign Language Learning (3 units)

CLAS 588: Priests, Prostitutes, and Conquerors: Modern Fantasy and the Ancient

Near East (3 units)

CLAS 596A: Topics in Greek or Roman Literature, History or Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 596E: Topics in Ancient Mediterranean Religion (3 units)

CLAS 596H: Geosciences (1 - 4 units)

CLAS 596J: Second Language Acquisition Research (3 units)

CLAS 599: Independent Study (2 - 8 units)

8. Comprehensive Examination in Greek Literature, Latin Literature, and Ancient History.
9. 3 units of thesis credit.

CLAS 910: Thesis (1 - 6 units)

Master of Arts with Emphasis in Latin Pedagogy
Degree Requirements
Minimum credit hours: 34

1. Proficiency in French, German, or Italian.
2. 3 units of Methodology.

CLAS 510A: Methods in Classical Studies (3 units)

3. 1 unit Thesis Preparation.
CLAS 510B: Thesis Preparation (1 units)

4. Qualifying Examination in Latin (translation).
5. 18 units of Latin author courses including LAT 580.
LAT 501: Latin Reading Course (3 units)

LAT 505: Latin Composition (3 units)

LAT 511: Horace and Catullus (3 units)

LAT 512A: Latin Readings through the Millennia I (4 units)

LAT 512B: Latin Readings through the Millennia II (4 units)

LAT 513: Augustan Literature (3 units)

LAT 514: Medieval Latin (3 units)

LAT 515: Latin Love Elegy (3 units)

LAT 521: Latin Literature of the Imperial Age (3 units)

LAT 525: Cicero (3 units)

LAT 526: Roman Historians (3 units)

LAT 530: Roman Drama (3 units)

LAT 579: Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (3 units)

LAT 580: Issues in Latin Teaching Methodology (3 units)

LAT 586: Latin Instruction and Learning Theory (3 units)

LAT 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

LAT 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

6. Comprehensive Examination in Latin Literature and Ancient History.
7. 3 units of CLAS 910 (Thesis credit).

CLAS 910: Thesis (1 - 6 units)
8. 24 additional units of graduate credits in the College of Education.
LAT 586: Latin Instruction & Learning Theory OR EDP 510: Learning Theory in Education (3 units)

SLAT 579: Second Language Acquisition & Teaching (3 units)

SLAT/CLAS 587: Testing and Evaluation in Second Language Programs (3 units)

SLAT/CLAS 596J: Second Language Acquisition Research OR TTE 539: Recent Research in Teaching and Schooling (3 units)

LRC 535: Literacy in a Multicultural Society (3 units)

TLS 416*/516: Structured English Immersion (3 units) (fall) May be taken at the 416 level for Certification credit.

SERP 500: Introduction to Learning & Behavior Disabilities (3 units)

9. 12 units of internship (student teaching).

TT 593: Student Teaching Internship


Master of Arts with Emphasis in Latin Philology
Degree Requirements
Minimum credit hours: 34

1. Modern language examination in French, German, or Italian.
2. 3 units of Methodology.

CLAS 510A: Methods in Classical Studies (3 units)

3. 1 unit Thesis Preparation.
CLAS 510B: Thesis Preparation (1 units)

4. Qualifying (translation) Examination in Latin.

5. 24 units of Latin author (graduate level) courses.
LAT 501: Latin Reading Course (3 units)

LAT 505: Latin Composition (3 units)

LAT 511: Horace and Catullus (3 units)

LAT 512A: Latin Readings through the Millennia I (4 units)

LAT 512B: Latin Readings through the Millennia II (4 units)

LAT 513: Augustan Literature (3 units)

LAT 514: Medieval Latin (3 units)

LAT 515: Latin Love Elegy (3 units)

LAT 521: Latin Literature of the Imperial Age (3 units)

LAT 525: Cicero (3 units)

LAT 526: Roman Historians (3 units)

LAT 530: Roman Drama (3 units)

LAT 579: Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (3 units)

LAT 580: Issues in Latin Teaching Methodology (3 units)

LAT 586: Latin Instruction and Learning Theory (3 units)

LAT 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

LAT 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

6. 3 units of additional graduate-level work in Classics or Greek.
GRK 502: Greek Reading Course (3 units)

GRK 522: Readings in Greek Drama (3 units)

GRK 524: Advanced Greek: Homer (3 units)

GRK 530: Readings in Greek Historians (3 units)

GRK 533: Readings in Ancient Greek Poetry of the Archaic and/or Hellenistic

GRK 539: Readings in Ancient Greek Orators (3 units)

GRK 599: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

GRK 699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units)

CLAS 500: Topics of Egyptology (3 units)

CLAS 501A: Early Christian Literature: Greek Texts (3 units)

CLAS 501B: Early Christian Literature: Latin Texts (3 units)

CLAS 504C: Cleopatra: Power, Passion, Propaganda (3 units)

CLAS 512: The Ancient City as Text: Rome and Its Reception (3 units)

CLAS 514: Narrating Memory: The Greek and Roman Historians (3 units)

CLAS 520: Archaic Greek Sanctuaries (3 units)

CLAS 527: Archaeology of the Peloponnesos (3 units)

CLAS 530: Ancient Greek Technology (3 units)

CLAS 532: Literary Translation as Classical Reception (3 units)

CLAS 543: Archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece (3 units)

CLAS 546A: Mapping Ancient Cities (3 units)

CLAS 551B: Ancient Egypt: Archeology and Language (3 units)

CLAS 552: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 554: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3 units)

CLAS 556: Greek and Roman Painting (3 units)

CLAS 562: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3 units)

CLAS 563: Classical Field Archaeology (6 units)

CLAS 564: Archaeology of Greek Religion and Ritual (3 units)

CLAS 565: Greek Pottery: Craft and Society in Ancient Greece (3 units)

CLAS 570: Greek Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572A: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 572B: Ancient Philosophy (3 units)

CLAS 574: Archaeometry: Scientific Methods in Art and Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 577: Greek Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 578: The Edges of Empire: Archaeology of the Roman Provinces (3 units)

CLAS 584: Roman Art and Architecture (3 units)

CLAS 587: Assessment in Second/Foreign Language Learning (3 units)

CLAS 588: Priests, Prostitutes, and Conquerors: Modern Fantasy and the Ancient Near East (3 units)

CLAS 596A: Topics in Greek or Roman Literature, History or Archaeology (3 units)

CLAS 596E: Topics in Ancient Mediterranean Religion (3 units)

CLAS 596H: Geosciences (1 - 4 units)

CLAS 596J: Second Language Acquisition Research (3 units)

CLAS 599: Independent Study (2 - 8 units)

7. Comprehensive Examination in AP Latin Required Readings, Latin Literature, and Ancient History.
8. 3 units of Thesis credit

CLAS 910: Thesis (1 - 6 units)

Transfer of Credit
Graduate credit from other institutions can only be transferred if the student was enrolled in a graduate program at the time the credit was earned. In any case, no more than six units of graduate credit are transferable. Transfer of credit will be accepted only if endorsed in writing by the Classics Department Director of Graduate Studies. No credit is allowed for courses graded lower than B or S (= "Superior") for courses taken pass/fail, or for audited courses.

 
Elective Coursework

N/A, see Core Coursework Requirements above

 
Additional Requirements

N/A, see Core Coursework Requirements above

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate 86.67%
Med. Time-to-degree (years) 2.00
 
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male 38.89%
Enrollment Percent Female 61.11%
Enrollment Percent International 0%
Enrollment Percent URM 16.67%

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