Seminars in which faculty members or invited speakers introduce subfields, methods, and resources within Classics. Attendance and participation are required from Classics MA students during the first year of their program. This is part of a pair of required courses. This course is graded Pass/Fail.

PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: none.

Seminars in which faculty members or invited speakers introduce subfields, methods, and resources within Classics. Attendance and participation are required from Classics MA students during the first year of their program. This is part of a pair of required courses. This course is graded Pass/Fail.

PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: none.

This course will investigate aspects of Greek art, archaeology, and material culture, emphasizing different topics, methods, genres, or theoretical approaches. Possible topics include artistic media, the archaeology of particular regions, and archaeological approaches to the economy and other issues in social history. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.

This course will investigate aspects of Roman art, archaeology, and material culture, emphasizing different topics, methods, genres, or theoretical approaches. Possible topics include artistic media, the archaeology of particular regions, and archaeological approaches to the economy and other issues in social history. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.

Intensive study of one or more authors in Greek or Latin literature or of a special topic in ancient history. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.

Develop advanced skills in the formulation of a focused research question, develop a method for approaching it, assemble an in-depth bibliography comprising primary and secondary sources, and independently write a research paper of 8,000-10,000 words documenting the results of this research. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.