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(Including Classical Greek, Classical Philology, and Latin)
Chair of the Department: James A. Dengate
4090 Foreign Languages Building
707 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-1008
E-mail: classics@uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs
The Department of the Classics offers programs of study leading to
the Master of Arts in Classics. Within the master’s degree program,
students may choose from three options: both Greek and Latin, Greek,
or Latin. In addition, the department offers the Master of Arts in
the Teaching of Latin and the Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Philology.
Although the graduate program is designed to provide a thorough education
in classical studies in the widest sense, students may concentrate
at different stages upon Greek and Latin language and literature (including
papyrology, and Byzantine and Renaissance authors); classical archaeology;
or, in conjunction with the appropriate department, comparative literature,
ancient history, ancient philosophy, and classical linguistics.
A statement of “Regulations for Advanced Degrees in the Classics”
and special programs for prospective secondary school teachers may
be obtained from the departmental office.
Admission
In addition to meeting the admission requirements of the Graduate
College, applicants for admission to the master’s program in
the classics curriculum must ordinarily present at least 20 semester
hours in either Greek or Latin and 15 semester hours in the other
language; candidates for admission to the master’s program with
specialization in Greek or Latin or the teaching of Latin must ordinarily
present at least 20 semester hours in that language. Previous work
in ancient history, ancient art and archaeology, philosophy, literary
criticism, or linguistics is desirable.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required and must be
reported to the department. Applicants may be admitted to the program
in either the fall or the spring semester.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience
in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience
in this program.
Master of Arts
The master of arts may be taken in classics with a specialization
in both Greek and Latin, or a specialization in Greek, or a specialization
in Latin. Candidates for this degree must complete 32 graduate hours
of coursework. For the Master of Arts in Classics, the following is
required: 24 graduate hours of Greek and Latin, with at least 8 graduate
hours in each language and at least 12 graduate hours at the 500 level
(excluding 500- 501); 8 graduate hours of electives; and sight-translation
examinations in both languages. For the Master of Arts in Classics
with a specialization in Greek or Latin, the following is required:
20 graduate hours in Greek or Latin, as the specialization requires,
with at least 12 graduate hours at the 500 level; 12 graduate hours
of electives; and sight-translation examination in Greek or Latin.
With the consent of the student’s adviser, up to two units of
thesis research may be counted toward elective credit for the Master
of Arts in Classics with specialization in both Greek and Latin, or
the Master of Arts in Classics with specialization in Greek or Latin.
For the Master of Arts in the Teaching of Latin, the following is
required: 16 graduate hours of Latin in regular courses, including
411, with at least 12 graduate hours at the 500 level; 8 graduate
hours of appropriate education courses; and 8 graduate hours of appropriate
electives.
Doctor of Philosophy
The doctor of philosophy is offered only in classical philology, which
requires advanced work in both Greek and Latin. Candidates for the
Ph.D. program are eligible for acceptance upon completion of the master’s
degree in classics or its equivalent. Once admitted, they must complete
at least 64 additional graduate hours of coursework. These include
24 graduate hours in Greek and Latin, with at least 8 graduate hours
in each language and at least 20 at the 500 level and 8 graduate hours
of appropriate electives. The department requires a reading knowledge
of two ancillary languages, German and French or Italian. Knowledge
of one of these must be demonstrated at the time of admission to Stage
II and the other before the start of the second year at Stage II.
Admission to Stage III requires passing examinations in Greek and
Latin sight- translation, the history of Greek and Latin literature,
and a special author, as well as the preliminary oral examination.
Research
Two periodicals are edited in the department: Illinois Classical Studies
and the Journal of Coptic Studies.
Resources
The separate Classics Library contains approximately 500 titles. The
University of Illinois Library’s Rare Book Room houses the Turyn
Archive of Greek manuscript photographs and the American Center of
the International Photographic Archive of Papyri. The Krannert Art
Museum and the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures have outstanding
collections of ancient vases and other artifacts. The department has
excellent computer resources, including CD-ROMs containing Greek and
Latin texts from the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, CCAT Biblical Materials,
and the Duke Data Bank of Documentary Papyri.
Financial Aid
University fellowships are available for the academic year. Teaching
assistantships are available for both the academic year and Summer
Session Term II.
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