Our graduate program requires thirty credit hours. Students normally complete the program within two years, supported, when possible, by a limited number of “tuition scholarships.” A minimum 3.0 GPA is required. We also require reading knowledge of a modern language—specifically German or French or Italian—in which classical philology is carried on.
Upon the completion of twenty-four credits, students take the Comprehensive Examination for the M.A. in Classical Studies. It involves three-hour papers in Latin (or Latin and Greek) Sight Translation, the History of Latin (Greek) Literature, and Roman History, plus a one-hour oral examination.
Master's in Classical Studies
The Master of Arts program in Classical Studies is open to candidates who have completed an undergraduate degree in Classics, with evidence of academic distinction and aptitude for pursuing graduate work in the Classics program.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required.
Those whose first language is not English and do not hold a degree from a U.S. institution of higher education are required to take the TOEFL exam and achieve a minimum score of 550 points, unless they have an undergraduate degree from a U.S. institution of higher education.
Though secondary-school teachers pursue the Villanova M.A. in Classical Studies, the degree is not strictly a degree in teaching, but rather prepares one to practice—or at least to appreciate—scholarship in the field. In addition to courses in the major authors and genres, we offer: Latin Linguistics, embracing phonology, morphology, syntax, as well as epigraphy and paleography; Latin Prose composition, giving appreciation of the finer points of the language and insights into the interpretation of Latin texts; and courses in the history of the late Roman republic and early empire.
More Information Assistant Professor Gary Meltzer, Director
Graduate Classical Studies Program
Office: 304 St. Augustine Center
Phone:
610-519-6165
