Overview

About this Degree

The student may stress either Latin or Greek or a combination of both. Students who take only one of the ancient languages at the graduate level must present the equivalent of at least one year of elementary college-level in the other; this requirement may also be satisfied by passing a departmental examination. For a research skill, the student must demonstrate a reading knowledge of German, French, or Italian before receiving the M.A. (see the graduate catalog for details).

Classical Languages students at University of Kansas may select their 30 hours from graduate courses in Greek, Latin, and Classics, as well as certain courses in philosophy, history, art history, and linguistics that have been approved by the Department. Students with no undergraduate preparation in Greek and/or Roman art and/or archaeology must successfully complete a course in that area of study at some point in their graduate career. Credit earned in this course, if taken at the graduate level at KU, may be applied toward the program. Eighteen of the hours required for the M.A. must be in graduate coursework in Greek and/or Latin.

Students who elect to write an M.A. thesis must complete at least 24 hours of graduate-level courses, in addition to 6 hours of Thesis (LAT 899 or GRK 899). Each student shall select, with the approval of the graduate faculty of the Department, a thesis committee of three members, at least two of whom, including the committee chair, must be members of the Classics Department.

Programme Structure

Greek:

Epic and Lyric Poetry: From Homer to the Hellenistic poets
Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes
History and Oratory: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Attic Orators
Philosophy: Pre-Socratics, Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle

Latin:

Epic Poetry: Lucretius, Ovid, Vergil
Lyric and Elegy: Catullus, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius, Ovid
History, Oratory, Philosophy: Cicero, Livy, Seneca, Tacitus, Augustine, Boethius
Drama, Satire, and Novel: Plautus, Terence, Horace, Petronius, Seneca, Juvenal, Apuleius

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

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Campus Location

Lawrence, United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

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General requirements

A current resume or C.V. (suggested one page in length)
Writing Sample (25 page maximum)
Statement of Purpose
Three letters of reference
Official GRE scores (strongly recommended)
Scanned copies of official transcripts with application. Official degree-conferred transcripts directly from the conferring institution will be required upon admission.
TOEFL required (if student's native language is not English)

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20712 USD / year

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8806 USD / year

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Living costs

Lawrence

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900 - 1400 USD / month

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