The Following requirements are in addition to the University requirements for the Ph.D. stated in the Bulletin:
Course of Study. The curriculum for all doctoral students in classics consists of a minimum of 60 graduate credits beyond the baccalaureate degree.
Required courses.
The Ph.D. student must take within the first 30 credits:
- Greek Rhetoric and Stylistics (3 credits);
- Latin Rhetoric and Stylistics (3 credits);
- Introduction to Classical Philology (3 credits).
One course from each of the following categories:
- Greek poetry, 8-6th cen. BCE;
- Greek poetry, 5th cen. BCE;
- Greek prose (any period);
- Latin poetry, Republican;
- Latin poetry, Augustan;
- Latin prose (any period);
- Greek or Roman history or archaeology.
Elective courses.
For the remaining credits the student will plan a program of study with the approval of an adviser from among the listed author and special topics courses. The student is encouraged to balance as evenly as possible courses in ancient Greek and Latin.
First examination. This is a written examination in two parts that are taken separately in the period following the completion of 30 credits and before the completion of 45 credits. The areas of examination are (1) Greek Translation; (2) Latin Translation.
Modern Foreign Language. The student will be required to demonstrate by written examination a knowledge of German and either French or Italian adequate to read scholarly works in those languages.
Second examination. This examination is in three parts. The parts are taken separately when the student is near or has completed 60 credits and all other requirements for the Ph.D. with the exception of the dissertation: (1) the History of Greek Literature; (2) the History of Latin Literature; and (3) an examination in the History of Greece and Rome. The parts may be taken in any order. The History of Greek Literature and the History of Latin Literature exams will be oral and will include a section on a special topic or author approved by a faculty adviser and the Executive Officer.
Dissertation. The candidate is required to write a dissertation on a subject approved by a committee of the doctoral faculty. As part of this approval process the student will write a dissertation proposal and meet with the committee to answer questions on the proposal and the general area(s) of the dissertation. After the dissertation has been completed and approved by this committee, the candidate will defend the dissertation at a final oral examination.
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