Classical Studies: MA Program
Classics > Programs & Courses > Graduate > Classical Studies > Programs > MA

Introduction
The Department offers Master of Arts degree programs in Greek and in Latin, and a Master of Arts in Latin with Teaching Certification. All are normally terminal degrees, intended for the preparation of secondary school teachers. (A Master of Arts in Classical Studies is awarded only as an interim degree to students enrolled in the Ph.D. program; it is not a separate degree program to which a student can apply for admission).

Requirements for Admission
Applicants for the M.A. in Greek should have completed two years of classical Greek at the college level. Applicants for either of the M.A. programs in Latin should have completed three years of college Latin (four if the language was begun in college.)

Degree Requirements
M.A. IN GREEK--24 credit hours

• at least 12 credit hours must be in courses in Greek
  
• 6-8 hours may be in courses in Latin
  
• at least 4 (up to 6) credit hours must be in approved cognate courses
  
• a sight translation examination in Greek

M.A. IN LATIN--24 credit hours

• at least 12 credit hours must be in courses in Latin
  
• 6-8 hours may be in courses in Greek
  
• at least 4 (up to 6) credit hours must be in approved cognate courses
  
• a sight translation examination in Latin
  

For cognate work for the M.A. in Greek or Latin, the following fields are especially recommended: Greek or Latin language and literature, ancient history, Greek or Roman archaeology, ancient philosophy, classical linguistics

M.A. IN LATIN WITH TEACHING CERTIFICATE--44 credit hours

• at least 24 credit hours in Latin, classical Greek and classical archaeology or classical civilization, as below:
  
  • Latin: 4 graduate level courses, excluding 502-505
    
  • Greek: either:
    
    • a) the introductory sequence (101, 102, 301), or
      
    • b) two 300 or 400 level courses, or
      
    • c) one graduate level course, excluding 502, 503, and 507
      
  • Classical Archaeology/Classical Civilization: one course in classical archaeology or classical civilization or one seminar (800-level course) in Latin
    
  • if additional courses are needed to fulfill the 24 credit hour requirement, they should be chosen from the Department's course offerings with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies
    
• a sight translation examination in Latin
  
• the following professional education courses:
  
  • Ed 304, Seminar: Problems and Principles of Secondary Education
    
  • Ed 402, Reading and Writing in the Content Area
    
• Ed D 421, The Teaching of Latin
  
• Ed 606, Educational Psychology and Human Development
  
• Ed 649, Education in a Multicultural Society
  
• Ed 650, Directed Teaching in the Secondary School (12 cr.hr.)
  
• Ed 657, Practicum in Teaching Methods
  

Financial Assistance
At present the Department is not generally offering financial assistance to M.A. students although Latin graduate student instructorships may be available for those in the Teaching Certification program. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Office of Financial Aid for information on student loans and work/study. Any student who receives a work/study award can be assured of a job within the Department as a research assistant, grader, etc. In addition, the graduate office of Fellowships and Recruitment has information on other forms of fellowship aid, particularly for minority students.