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Classical and Near Eastern Studies Ph.D.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)17GRD College of Liberal Arts602 - Doctor of Philosophy

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Minimum GPA to receive degree

3.5
Completion requirements
Completion requirements
Select 12 credits outside the major in consultation with the advisor and director of graduate studies.
Take at least 24 doctoral thesis credits.
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 7951261
Completion requirements
This concentration area focuses on the religions, literatures, and cultures of Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Israel from the 2nd millennium BCE to the arrival of Roman rule in the first century BCE. The required primary language is Hebrew. Secondary language options are Aramaic, Akkadian, Ugaritic, or Greek.
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Select at least 24 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor. Other coursework may be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • 0087431
  • 0087621
  • 0162561
  • 0162551
  • 8189461
  • 8080481
  • 7889321
  • 8166291
  • 8166381
  • 8166301
  • 0107141
  • 8015241
  • 7927331
  • 7976751
  • 7976901
  • 0037631
  • 0091711
  • 0091111
  • 0163871
  • 7979801
  • 7971841
  • 8189491
This concentration area focuses on the religions, literatures, and cultures of Greece, Rome and the Mediterranean world, with potential focal points in Egypt, Asia Minor, or Syria-Palestine. It centers on the period from Alexander the Great to Marcus Aurelius, and encompasses Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity, including New Testament literature. The required primary language is Greek or Latin. Secondary language options are Hebrew, Aramaic, Copic, Greek, or Latin.
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Select at least 24 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor. Other coursework may be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • 0087431
  • 0087621
  • 0162561
  • 0162551
  • 8189461
  • 8080481
  • 7889321
  • 8166291
  • 8166381
  • 8166301
  • 0107141
  • 8015241
  • 7927331
  • 7976751
  • 7976901
  • 0037631
  • 0091711
  • 0091111
  • 0163871
  • 7979801
  • 7971841
  • 8189491
Take the following courses. An alternative course may be applied to this requirement with director of graduate studies approval.
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 8103001
  • 7977281
  • 7929721


Completion requirements
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Select at least 9 credits of Greek and 9 credits of Latin, in consultation with the advisor, plus additional language courses for a total of 21 credits. Of the 18 credits, at least half must be from Greek or Latin seminar courses (6 seminar credits from one language and 3 seminar credits from the other). 51xx and 52xx courses cannot be applied to this requirement.
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • 0095341
  • 0085911
  • 0085941
  • 0085931
  • 8015211
  • 0088151
  • 8015221
  • 0089971
  • 0090041
  • 8015231
  • 8015241
  • 0090081
  • 7973011
  • 0086001
  • 0086021
  • 0086011
  • 8015281
  • 0088131
  • 8015291
  • 0087091
  • 0087101
  • 0097201
  • 8015301
  • 0086981
AND
Select one of the following in consultation with the advisor:
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • 0088081
  • 0107441
Select at least 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor. Other coursework may be applied to this requirement with director of graduate studies approval.
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • 0087621
  • 7930551
  • 7937211
  • 8015761
  • 8054391
  • 8084181
  • 7887961
  • 0087591
  • 8114661
  • 7897651
  • 7905461
  • 0087821
  • 8002441
  • 8098591
  • 0082201
  • 0093711
  • 0093111
  • 0088351
Select at least 6 credits in Ancient History from the following, in consultation with the director of graduate studies.
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • 7889321
  • 7976901
  • 7896201
  • 0052331
We are currently pausing admissions in Classics. The Classics track requires extensive advanced work in both Latin and Greek, together with some study in a related field or area of interest. The track requires nearly equal emphasis on courses and seminars in Greek and in Latin.

Language Requirements: German, plus another modern language, preferably French or Italian, as well as reading proficiency in both Greek and Latin, as demonstrated by a departmental examination based on a set reading list.

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