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Degrees
The department offers a Master of Arts degree under three headings: in Latin, in Greek, and in Classics (Latin and Greek together). In cooperation with the School of Education it also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Latin and Classical Humanities. Students typically come to these programs to prepare themselves either for entry into a Ph.D. program elsewhere or for a career in teaching at the secondary level.
Requirements
Each degree requires a combination of course work, independent study, and comprehensive examinations; for the M.A. degree a thesis option is also available, with departmental permission. The M.A. degree requires thirty credits, all within the department. The M.A.T. degree typically requires fifteen credits within the department, plus nineteen to thirty-one credits in education. Candidates for any degree are required to complete a departmental reading list (which varies to suit the several degrees) and to pass both written and oral examinations. They are also required to demonstrate the ability to read a modern foreign language, usually French or German, with a dictionary.
Financial Aid & Student Life
Limited scholarship aid is available, chiefly in the form of tuition remission. One teaching assistantship, which carries a stipend in addition to free tuition, is usually reserved for a second-year student.
The Graduate School supplies further detail about management of finances in graduate school and about graduate student life more generally.
Further Information
For more detailed information on each program, including the appropriate reading list, select the degree in which you are interested:
M.A. in Classics
M.A. in Greek
M.A. in Latin
M.A.T. in Latin & Classical Humanities
Both paper and electronic application forms are available directly from the Graduate School. For questions not addressed on this page or the page of frequently asked questions, write or call either the department Chair or the Graduate Program Director:
Professor Charles Ahern, Chair
617/552-3662
ahern@bc.edu
Professor Gail Hoffman,
Graduate Program Director
617/552-2236
gail.hoffman@bc.edu |
