Classics Department College of Humanities

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Information for Students

This page contains various documents and links of use to students enrolled in the deparment.

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Undergraduate Student Information

* The Undergraduate Program in Classics: "A Statement of Goals" and "The Student Portfolio"

* The Classics Graduation Exam

Graduate Student Information

* The M.A. Program in Classics: "A Statement of Goals" and "The Student Portfolio"

* The M.A. Comprehensive Oral Examination (CLAS 896)

* The M.A. Language Exams: Guidelines

* The M.A. Language Exams: Reading List

Study Abroad Opportunities for Classicists (A Selection)
N.B. Sometimes graduate programs accept undergrads, depending on availability, and on the undergraduate’s record.

Level Country Nature of Program Program URL
Ugrad/
Grad
Greece Archaeology Archaeological Institute of America http://www.archaeological.org
Other Information:
Summer excavations and/or programs of varying length at Crete, Mycenae, Nemea, East Lokris, Pylos, Corinth, Tiryns, Athens, and more
Ugrad/
Grad
Italy Archaeology Archaeological Institute of America http://www.archaeological.org
Other Information:
Summer programs and/or excavations of varying length at Sicily, Rome, Pompeii; Roman archaeological Programs also in Spain, U.K., Bulgaria, France
Ugrad Greece Classics/
Archaeology
College Year in Athens http://www.cyathens.org
Other Information:
1 semester, 1 academic year, and/or summer school
Ugrad Italy Classics Duke Semester Abroad/Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies http://studyabroad.duke.edu/iccs/index.php
Other Information:
1 semester, Spring or Fall, Rome or Sicily (based in Catania)
Ugrad/
Grad
Italy Latin Reginald Foster’s Conversational Latin Summer Program, Rome http://www.latin.org/latin/foster/FAQ.html
There are also conversational opportunities in the US (University of Kentucky) and in the UK. Go to www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/latinitas.html
for more information.
Other Information:
Spoken Latin, all day every day. Excursions once a week.
Grad Greece Archaeology/
Classics
American School of Classical Studies at Athens http://www.ascsa.edu.gr
Other Information:
Programs, excavations, research opportunities
Grad Italy Archaeology American Academy at Rome: Summer Program in Archaeology http://www.aarome.org/summer/spa/index.htm
Other Information:
Seven-week program: objectives, methods, and hands on experience
Grad Italy Archaeology American Academy at Rome: Summer Program in Roman Pottery http://www.aarome.org/summer/sprp/index.htm
Other Information:
Four-week program: methods and applications
Grad Italy Classics American Academy at Rome: Classical Summer School http://www.aarome.org/summer/css/index.htm
Other Information:
Six-week summer session, based in Rome
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