M.A. in Classics
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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 sixteen regular and concurrent faculty of the Department of Classics represent a wide array of specialties covering Greek and Roman literature and culture, history, linguistics, and archaeology, from Archaic Greece through Late Antiquity.
Our students will benefit from the rich and round intellectual environment created by strong graduate programs at Notre Dame, including Early Christian Studies, the Medieval Institute, the Ph.D. in Literature, Philosophy (which offers ancient philosophy) and Theology (with strengths in late antiquity and patristics).
Students will choose from several possible areas of emphasis, including language and literature, history, philosophy, and late antiquity. A thesis or comprehensive written and oral examination will be required to complete the degree.
The program admitted its first students in Fall 2011. Full tuition scholarships and stipends are available. We will admit two to three students per year.
If you have questions or need more information about the M.A. program, email:
Christopher Baron
Director of Graduate Studies
classics@nd.edu
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Robin Rhodes
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Ghada Bualuan
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Elizabeth Mazurek
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Joseph P. Amar
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Dr Joseph P. Amar is a linguist trained in ancient and modern Semitic languages and in the histories, religions, and cultures of the Middle East. He specializes in Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic literary culture and in early interactions between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Read More
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Keith R. Bradley
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Li Guo
Associate Professor
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David Ladouceur
Associate Professor
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David Hernandez
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Hildegund Müller
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W. Martin Bloomer
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Tadeusz Mazurek
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Catherine Schlegel
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