THE MASTER'S DEGREE IN CLASSICAL LANGUAGES
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS
ADMISSION:
For admission to the graduate program in classics, the beginning student should have 15 junior/senior hours of Latin and/or Greek. Candidates slightly deficient in the stated requirements may be admitted probationally. Incoming students are also encouraged to complete course work in the history, archaeology, and philosophy of ancient Greece and Rome before entering the program.

The Master's degree program offers advanced study and includes a research component. Students wishing to prepare for PhD-level studies should consult carefully with the graduate advisor.

M.A. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
  1. The degree program consists of 30 hours, whether one chooses the thesis or non-thesis option.

  2. The student may stress either Latin or Greek or a combination of both. Students who take only one of the ancient languages on the graduate level must present at least l0 hours of elementary course work in the other (or, in the case of Latin, seven hours from LAT 100 and 101); thisrequirement 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 ).

  3. Students may select their 30 hours from graduate courses in Greek, Latin, and Classics, as well as in 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 archaeology must enroll in CLSX 528 at some point in their graduate career. A maximum of l2 hours may be taken in non-language courses.

  4. 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.

  5. The student selecting the non-thesis option must complete 30 hours of courses on the graduate level. In two of these courses the students must prepare research papers that meet the approval of the appropriate instructors and the graduate advisor. These papers will be placed on file in the Department office.

  6. Examinations:

    1. Incoming graduate students will take a diagnostic reading examination in Greek and/or Latin. Students planning to take graduate-level courses in both languages will be tested in both languages. Students with no undergraduate preparation in Greek and/or Roman history must take a diagnostic exam in whichever area(s) they are deficient. Students who do not complete the exam(s) satisfactorily will have the option either of completing the appropriate undergraduate courses in the History Department or of passing an examination prepared by the Classics Department.

    2. All students must write a final translation examination prepared by a committee of three members of the graduate faculty, at least two of whom, including the committee chair, must be members of the Classics Department. The members of the examination committee will be selected by the student, with the approval of the graduate faculty of the Department, and the examination will be prepared by the committee in consultation with the student.
      One section of this examination will be drawn from material read in graduate classes. The student will present a reading list of no less than 400 O.C.T. pages. This will consist of 50-150 pages from at least four of the eight major areas of Greek and Latin literature that form the four-semester cycle of courses (see below). A second section will be a sight passage from one of the major genres of Greek or Latin literature selected by the student.
FOUR-SEMESTER CYCLE OF COURSES
(The headings indicate areas from which instructors may draw material for author or genre courses. Author listings are representative, not exclusive).
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


CLASSICS COURSES:
CLSX 528 Greek and Roman Art (3). A survey of Greek, Etruscan and Roman architecture, painting and sculpture, with emphasis on those aspects of the classical tradition of greatest significance for the subsequent development of art in the West.

CLSX 675 Studies in ___________________________ (2-3). Selected readings in Greek and Roman antiquity and the classical tradition for students who desire special work on a flexible basis. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required.

CLSX 717 Investigations in Greek Drama I (3). Attendance at CLSX 384 required, plus one seminar a week, discussing the scholarly background of the major lecture, as well as the problems and aims of teaching Greek drama in English to undergraduates. No knowledge of Greek required.

CLSX 718 Investigations in Greek Drama II (3). A continuation of CLSX 717. Attendance at CLSX 388 plus one seminar a week. No knowledge of Greek required.



GREEK COURSES:
GRK 508 Early Greek Philosophy (3). A study of the doctrines of Greek philosophy before Plato. Emphasis on the Pre-Socratic philosophers with some attention paid to the Sophists and the Hippocratic Corpus.

GRK 701 Archaic Poetry (3). Close reading of texts from Homer to the Hellenistic poets.

GRK 702 Drama (3). Close reading of texts from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes.

GRK 703 History and Oratory (3). Close reading of texts from Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Attic Orators.

GRK 704 Philosophy (3). Close reading of texts from the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle.

GRK 705 Readings in Classical Greek (3). Extensive reading in a variety of Greek authors.

GRK 790 Practicum in the Teaching of Greek (0.5-1). Required of all assistant instructors and teaching assistants in the teaching of Greek. May be repeated up to three semester hours credit in total.

GRK 798 Studies in ________________ (1-15). Selected readings for qualified students who desire special work on a flexible basis. May be repeated for credit, the maximum being fifteen hours. Prerequisite: Undergraduate proficiency in Greek or equivalent.

GRK 899 Thesis (1-4).



LATIN COURSES:
LAT 700 Advanced Latin Prose Composition (3-4). A thorough review of Latin grammar and stylistic principles. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

LAT 701 Epic Poetry (3). Close reading of texts from Lucretius, Ovid, Vergil.

LAT 702 Lyric and Elegy (3). Close reading of texts from Catullus, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius, Ovid.

LAT 703 History, Oratory, Philosophy (3). Close reading of texts from Cicero, Livy, Seneca, Tacitus, Augustine, Boethius.

LAT 704 Drama, Satire, and Novel (3). Close reading of texts from Plautus, Terence, Horace, Petronius, Seneca, Juvenal, Apuleius.

LAT 705 Readings in Classical Latin (3) Extensive reading in a variety of Latin authors.

LAT 790 Practicum in the Teaching of Latin (0.5-1). Required of all assistant instructors and teaching assistants in the teaching of Latin. May be repeated up to three semester hours credit in total.

LAT 791 Seminar in the Teaching of Latin (3). An introduction to teaching required of all assistant instructors and teaching assistants. Includes reading in both Latin and secondary sources. Selected topics: pronunciation, etymology, Latin style, testing methods, and the selecting of texts.

LAT 798 Studies in ____________________________ (1-15). Selected readings for qualified students who desire special work on a flexible basis. May be repeated for credit, the maximum being fifteen hours.

LAT 899 Thesis (1-4).

The Wilcox Classical Museum is housed in Lippincott Hall.

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