Museum experience is also available through local museums and the Rice University Art Gallery, although formal museum training is not part of the program. A Master's Thesis to be written in the second year. No more than six hours may be in reading courses. Lecture courses are advanced undergraduate classes which, with additional requirements, are also offered for graduate credit.
Seminars are more specialized classes open only to qualified students.
Credit is based on grades of B- or better. A qualifying examination given in the first semester of the second year. Additional hours of study may be required for students deficient in languages, art history or supporting disciplines. Students concentrating in Classical Archaeology must take at least six hours in archaeological field experience. Having recently concluded field work for a Rice University excavation near Rome, the faculty will assist qualified students to secure field work with other Universities as part of the program in Classical Archaeology.