The MA program in Classical Languages focuses on the languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome and is designed to prepare students for teaching at the secondary school level or for advanced work in Classical Studies and related fields.
Expected time to degree: 2 years.
General Requirements
- 30 total credit hours at the graduate (7000+) level
- 24 hours of required total hours in residence at MU
- 12 hours of required total hours at the seminar (8000+) level
- No more than 40% of required total hours in research, readings, and problems courses
Program-Specific Minimums & Requirements
Credit Hours
- min. 18 hours (= 6 courses) in Greek or Latin, of which 9 (= 3 courses) must be at the seminar level
- min. 6 hours (= 2 courses) in Archaeology
Coursework
1 credit hour class required of all first-year AMS graduate students.
A 3 credit hour class required of all AMS graduate students examining the relationship between texts and material culture.
Languages
Proficiency must be demonstrated (by exam, coursework, or the equivalent) by the end of one’s course of study.
This exam consists of 6 passages (3 prose, 3 poetry), of which 4 (2 prose, 2 poetry) must be translated into English. Students have four (4) hours within which to complete the exam and may use a dictionary of their choice.
Thesis and Examination
Candidates are not required to write a thesis. Should they choose to do so, they will assemble a thesis committee in consultation with the director of graduate studies. It is expected that thesis-writers will sign up for 3 credit hours of AMS 8090: Master’s Thesis Research in each semester of their second year of graduate study.
A final oral examination is given by a faculty committee selected by the student in consultation with the director of graduate studies. The examination will include a defense either of a thesis (if the candidate has chosen to write one) or of a compiled portfolio of seminar papers.