PhD Classics at New York University

The Department of Classics offers graduate programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. In addition to the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium (for which see the Admission section of this bulletin), the department participates in a consortial agreement with the City University of New York and Fordham University, which makes course offerings in classics at all three institutions available to all NYU classics graduate students.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts and Science  |  Duration: 72 credits  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

The Classics PhD program consists of four elements: 1) Coursework, 2) Seminar papers (eight in total), 3) Qualifying Exams; and 4) Dissertation. Students accumulate 72 credits of coursework, of which 36 credits must be completed in residence. Sample required courses: Greek Rhetoric and Stylistics; Latin Rhetoric/Stylistic; Latin Lit Origins Repub Augustan Movement; Latin Lit, Imperial Lit:; Greek Literature; Greek Literature Survey.

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