The Degree of Master of Arts The Master's program offers advanced instruction in the full range of classical studies, including literature and critical theory, history, philosophy, science, art, and archaeology. It allows students both to explore areas with which they are unfamiliar and to strengthen their knowledge in those in which they have already developed a special interest. Students will normally take one or two years of course-work to complete the Master's degree, depending on their preparation in their chosen field. Those who plan to obtain a doctorate will enroll in the program in Classics. The Department offers various kinds of courses to meet the students' needs and desires.
Some courses are devoted to the reading of texts, with emphasis on the linguistic structure.
Others stress literary, historical, or philosophical interpretation. The Department offers several seminars each year dealing with Greek and Latin texts. These seminars, which are often related to current research interests of the faculty, invite students to think deeply about an aspect of antiquity, and they provide training in the writing of scholarly and critical research papers. A synoptic view is provided by a year-long survey devoted in alternative years to Greek and to Latin literature. These survey courses are designed to help the student acquire skill in the rapid reading of Greek and Latin.