Classics
Program Director
Dr. David R. Sweet
Faculty
Chair and Associate Professor Sweet; Professor Hatlie; Associate Professors Danze, Davies, and Robinson; Affiliate Assistant Professor Kosch
About the Classics Graduate Program
In recent decades there has been a renewed and welcome demand for the re-entry of Greek and Latin into all stages of education, from primary schools to universities. The master's program in Classics is the university's response to this demand at the post-baccalaureate level. The program aims to satisfy the needs of a variety of potential students by offering study in one or both languages for those who have done none in either language or a little or even a substantial amount in one or both. The more knowledge students bring with them the further they can progress. Some may earn the degree in order to apply for a Ph.D. in Classics elsewhere. Others will use it to teach in primary and secondary schools. Still others will simply want to fill some lacunae in their education. Because of the different needs of entering students, the program is designed to be as flexible as possible. It includes an opportunity to take courses outside of those taught by the Classics Department, courses wherein the reading is done in English, but which are appropriate for students who want to expand their acquaintance with classical texts. The program recognizes that in quantity more of the great works of antiquity can be read in translation than in the original languages. In the interest of breadth, therefore, at least three such courses may be made part of the degree, with the understanding, however, that depth comes most assuredly through reading the texts in Greek and Latin. At least five courses, therefore, must be at the graduate level in one or both of the languages. In consultation with an advisor, students will construct degree plans that best meet their individual needs. Plans will vary depending upon these needs and the amount of the languages students bring with them, even including none of either. It is never too late to start.
Degrees Offered
Master of Arts in Classics
Master of Classics