Graduate Programs
Graduate students at Notre Dame access the expertise of Classics faculty through the new Master of Arts in Greek and Roman Studies, the Master of Arts in Early Christian Studies and the Ph.D. in Literature programs.
Check out this article from the graduate school’s website about what some students have done this year through their studies at Notre Dame.
The Department of Classics at Notre Dame offers a funded, 2-year M.A. program in Classics, covering the language, literature, history and culture of the Greco-Roman world. The chief purpose of the program is to prepare students for doctoral study in these or other related areas. The program will admit its first students for Fall 2011.
The Department of Classics and the Department of Theology jointly offer the M.A. in Early Christian Studies. The program develops students’ abilities in at least two ancient Christian languages and literatures (Latin and/or Greek and/or Syriac) and imparts a broad background of knowledge and method in the intellectual, historical, and social contexts of early Christianity.
The Ph.D. in Literature is an innovative interdisciplinary program which focuses on the study of literature from a transnational and intercultural perspective.
Combining the forces of a number of departments and programs—Classics (Arabic, Greek, Latin, Syriac), East Asian Studies, French and Francophone Studies, German, Iberian and Latin American Studies (Portuguese, Spanish), Irish Studies, Irish Language & Literature, Italian Studies, Philosophy, and Theology—the Ph.D. in Literature brings together outstanding faculty and resources to enable doctoral students to study literature both within traditional disciplines and across disciplinary and national boundaries.
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Graduate Programs
Spotlight
Discovering Butrint
Archaeological Opportunities for Notre Dame Students
Notre Dame is proudly partnered with the Albanian Institute of Archaeology in their excavations of Butrint. Every Summer, Notre Dame students are allowed to join Professor Hernandez in uncovering the mysteries of Butrint Read More
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Classics Majors Find Their Future in the Past
How to Succeed
Ever gotten quizzical looks when you tell people you're a Classics major? Or have people caution you that you won't find a job? Katharine Brooks' recent article reveals the extreme benefits Classics majors receive in future endeavors, whether those be graduate, medical, legal or business school. Majoring in Classics may just be the best kept secret to success. Read More
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Graduate Students Visit Milan over Spring Break
Ambrosian Library
Over spring break, 11 members of the Notre Dame graduate seminar on the transmission of the classical text traveled with Prof. Bloomer to Milan, Italy, to inspect and read manuscripts from the fifth century through the 15th century A.D. at the Ambrosian Library. Read More
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The School of Rome: Latin Studies and the Origins of Liberal Education
W. Martin Bloomer
Associate Professor
Classics Read More
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Mary Young
Graduate Student - Early Christian Studies
Mary majored in Medieval Studies and Theology at Fordham University where she fell in love with the Cappadocian Fathers and developed interest in issues of early church leadership, the relationship between the East and West, and the influence of ancient culture on Christianity. Read More
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Daniel J. Sheerin
Professor Emeritus
Sheerin conducts research primarily in patristic and liturgical texts, medieval Latin, and texts by Erasmus and other Reformation figures. Read More
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Jeffrey Haines
Graduate Student - Early Christian Studies
Jeff studied history and classics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (class of 2011), where an accidental foray into the interlibrary loan system led him first to books on text criticism and soon after into the field of early Christianity as a whole. Read More
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Justin Farishon
Alumnus
The classics, in particular the Latin language, provided a foundation for understanding and synthesizing the various languages and cultures I encountered during my travels throughout Europe. Read More
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Catherine Clepper
Alumna
Taking Classics course helped me realize that modernity and antiquity are along a continuum and constantly posing similar philosophical questions, similar political quandaries. Read More
