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  The University of Arizona - Department of Classics
 

Master of Arts with Emphasis in Classical Philology

Program of Study

The Department of Classics at the University of Arizona offers graduate study in Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology, and Latin Pedagogy leading to the Master of Arts degree. Degree requirements include 33 hours of course work, a thesis (or an Action Research Project for the Latin Pedagogy emphasis), and a reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian, in addition to demonstrated proficiency in Greek and Latin (only Latin is required for the Latin Pedagogy emphasis).

Curriculum

A full range of courses is offered in Latin, Greek, classical studies in translation, classical archaeology, ancient history, pedagogy, and ancient philosophy. Students may earn Secondary School Latin Teaching Certification through the Department of Classics and the College of Education or by pursuing the Latin Pedagogy emphasis. Students wishing to pursue a Ph.D. in Classical Art & Archaeology may do so through the Department of Art.

Degree Requirements

Minimum credit hours: 33

  1. Modem language examination in French, German, or Italian.
  2. 3 units of methodology.
  3. Qualifying, (translation) examination in Greek and Latin.
  4. 12 units of Greek author courses.
  5. 12 units of Latin author courses.
  6. 3 units of additional graduate-level work in Archaeology, Greek or Latin.
  7. Comprehensive examinations in Greek Literature, Latin Literature, and Ancient History.
  8. 3 units of thesis credit.

Reading List: Qualifying Examination in Philology

Passages on the comprehensive examinations in Greek and Latin will be drawn from the following list of texts. A dictionary in the appropriate language will be allowed.

GREEK:

  • Aeschylus: Agamemnon
  • Aristophanes: Frogs
  • Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics 6
  • Demosthenes, On the Crown
  • Euripides: Bacchae, Medea
  • Hellenistic Poetry: N. Hopkinson, Hellenistic Anthology I-VII, IX-XII, and XXVI (nos. 4,5,7,9,15,18,20,25,26,31,32)
  • Herodotus: book 1
  • Hesiod: Theogony
  • Homer: Iliad 1, 6, 9, 18, 24; Odyssey 1, 11, 19; Homeric Hymns 2, 3, 4
  • Isocrates: Against the Sophists
  • Lyric poets: click here for selections from D.A. Campbell's Greek Lyric Poetry
  • Lysias: Orations 7 and 12
  • Pindar: Olympian 1, Pythian 3
  • Plato: Apology, Crito, Euthyphro
  • Sophocles: Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannos
  • Thucydides: books 1.1-23; 2.34-65; 5.84-116
  • Xenophon: Economicus

LATIN:

  • Caesar: Gallic War 1
  • Catullus: all
  • Cicero: Against Catiline 1; On Behalf of Archias; On Behalf of Caelius; On Friendship
  • Horace: Odes 1.1, 1.3-5, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13-14, 1.22-25, 1.37-38, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 2.14, 3.1, 3.5-6, 3.9, 3.12-13, 3.30, 4.1, 4.7, 4.15; Satires 1. 6, 1.9; Ars Poetica
  • Juvenal: Satires 1 and 10
  • Livy: book 1
  • Lucretius: books 1.1-145; 3; 4.1058-1287; 6.1138-1286
  • Ovid: Amores 1; Art of Love 1; Metamorphoses 1-3; Tristia 4.10
  • Petronius: "Trimalchio's Dinner"
  • Plautus: Pseudolus
  • Propertius: book 1 ("Monobiblos"); 4.7 and 4.8
  • Quintilian: book 10.1.46-131
  • Sallust: Catiline
  • Tacitus: Agricola; Annals 1
  • Terence: Adelphoi
  • Tibullus: Elegies 1.1 and 1.10; 2.5
  • Vergil: Eclogues; Georgics 4; Aeneid 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12

 

INDEX TO M.A. GUIDELINES

Preliminary Remarks

Sections:

  1. Requirements for Graduate Admission
  2. Advisement
  3. Emphasis in Classical Archaeology (includes information on all M.A. examinations)
  4. Emphasis in Classical Philology (includes information on all M.A. examinations)
  5. Emphasis in Ancient History (includes information on M.A. examinations)
  6. Emphasis in Latin Pedagogy (includes information on M.A. examinations)
  7. Satisfactory Academic Progress
  8. The M.A. Thesis
  9. Ph.D. Students Earning the M.A. in Classics

Appendices:

  1. Worksheet: Classical Archaeology Emphasis
  2. Worksheet: Classical Philology Emphasis
  3. Reading List: Comprehensive Examination (Archaeology)
  4. Reading List: Qualifying Examinations (Philology)
  5. Short Literary Identifications (Philology)
  6. Ancient History Comprehensive Examination
  7. Ph.D. Students Wanting the M.A. (Archaeology)
  8. Ph.D. Students Wanting the M.A. (Philology)
  9. Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students in Residence
  10. Thesis Worksheet
  11. Worksheet: Ancient History Emphasis
  12. Worksheet: Latin Pedagogy Emphasis
  13. Style Sheet for Graduate Seminar Papers and Theses
  14. Guide for Course Handouts and PowerPoint Presentations
  15. Check List for Submitting a Final Paper

 

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