Classical Studies
http://www.duke.edu/web/classics/
General Information
Degree offered: Ph.D., JD/MA (Note: Applicants interested in the JD/MA will make application to the Law School rather than to the Graduate School.)
Faculty working with students: 10
Students: 23
Students receiving Financial Aid: 96%
Deadline for Fall 2008 Application: December 15 (priority deadline)
Spring Application: No
Part time study available: no
Test required: GRE General
Program Description
The department sponsors work in all aspects of antiquity, not only Greek and Latin literature, but history, philosophy, and art and archeology as well. Successful applicants to the Program must have at least three years of one ancient language (the languages being Greek and Latin), and at least two of the other. We have a strong program in documentary studies-- papyrology, palaeography, epigraphy--in conjunction with literary and historical work. Resources for study include large collections of ancient Greek papyri and medieval Greek and Latin manuscripts, computers with ancient literature on-line, and the Rostovtzeff-Welles library. We participate in the programs of the American Academy in Rome and the American School in Athens; many students spend a year at one or the other. Students in the program are able, through course work, directed research, and their own teaching, to prepare for careers of teaching and research as broadly trained classical scholars.