A brief description of the department:
The M.A. program offers the M.A. in Classics with emphases in Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology, or Latin Pedagogy. The program encourages interdisciplinary work across these emphases. Graduate Students may also earn Secondary School Latin Teaching Certification through the College of Education. Recent M.A. recipients have enjoyed great success in gaining admittance to top-tier Ph.D. programs and in finding employment in secondary schools across the country.
Particular strengths or unique areas of interest for the department: Philology, Archaeology, History, Pedagogy.
Application deadline: February 15 (domestic); January 15 (non-domestic).
Unusual features of the application: No.
GRE scores required: Yes.
Writing sample required:
No writing sample is required; students who wish to send a sample should send one only (not exceeding 15pp.).
For “best consideration for admission”, applicants should have (note that there are always special cases, and that meeting the stated numerical goals will not guarantee admission to any program):
This varies by M.A. emphasis; we encourage all students who meet our minimum standards to apply.
Average number of new graduate students per year: Ca. 12-15.
Approximate percentage of applicants this represents: Ca. 20-25%.
Number of new students entering program this fall: 12.
Approximate percentage of incoming students given full funding: 100%.
Number of guaranteed years of funding: 2 years.
Out of those years, number student will be expected or required to serve as TA, RA, or the like: 2 years.
International students eligibility for financial aid: Yes.
PhDs and MAs awarded since January 2005: 35.
Major changes anticipated in the department over the next few years, if any: No.
Best contact person for questions:
Bella Vivante (Director of Graduate Studies): bvivante@email.arizona.edu
Cynthia White (Interim Head): ckwhite@email.arizona.edu
