MA IN CLASSICAL STUDIES

• Ten courses: Literature courses (including two literature surveys) and culture courses
• Classical Language Translation Exam: Prose and poetry (choice of passages) [for Greek/Latin or Latin tracks]
• Classical Literature Essay Exam: Essays on Greek and Latin literature [for Classical Culture track]
• Modern Language Exam (optional): Excerpts of classical scholarship in French, Germa, or Italian (dictionary allowed;  choice of passages)
• Research Portfolio: (1) two literature survey papers, (2) special topic paper [papers written in conjunction with courses]

Courses to Fit Your Schedule

All courses are fully online, held once a week in the evenings (5:20 p.m. EST or later) to fit your schedule.

Sample Course Offerings

Classics Courses

• Greek Art & Archaeology
• Roman Art & Archaeology
• Pompeii & Herculaneum
• Greece & Rome in Art and Culture
• Gender & Sexuality in Ancient Greece & Rome

Ancient Greek Courses

• History of Greek Literature
• Homer
• Plato
• Greek Historians
• Attic Orators
• Greek Tragedy
• Greek Comedy

Latin Courses

• History of Latin Literature
• Latin Prose Composition
• Cicero
• Caesar
• Suetonius
• Tacitus
• Vergil
• Catullus
• Ovid
• Horace
• Roman Drama