The University of Washington offers graduate work leading to the M.A. in Greek, Latin, and Classics and the Ph.D. in Classics. The program of formal instruction has been designed to insure comprehensive and thorough training in the basic disciplines needed for teaching and research. Courses are offered in the major authors and periods of literature, philosophy and history, classical art and archaeology, and Greek and Latin linguistics.
Seminars introduce research techniques through study of more specialized topics.
Students may also do supporting work in other departments in such areas as ancient philosophy, ancient and medieval history, literary theory, and linguistics. The University Library, with total holdings of more than four million volumes, has an excellent collection in Classics. The Department's Seminar Room, located in Denny Hall, provides a very well equipped library of over 2,000 volumes, including standard texts and commentaries, essential reference works and collections, and a number of important serials. The seminars meet in this room, and at other times it is available to graduate students for their study and research. Students also have access to the Department's Ibycus computer with the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae and Thesaurus Linguae Latinae data bases.