PhD Classics (UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program) at University of California, Riverside

Programme overview

Joint graduate program in Classics combining faculty from UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC San Diego. It joins modern literary, cultural and social-scientific theory with the traditional skills of classical philology; candidates must show facility in Greek and Latin, research competence and teaching experience.

Faculty: College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Department: UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics (with Department of Comparative Literature and Languages) | Duration: 6 years (normative time to degree); 3 years of coursework | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States

What you will study

Core courses CLA 200A, 200B, 200C and 201, five quarters of CLA 292 reading courses and six quarters of CLA 250 seminars; reading proficiency in a second modern language by the end of the third year; qualifying examinations including Greek and Latin translation, written examinations or papers, and an oral examination; then a dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE has been waived for the current cycle but scores are encouraged if available. Graduate Division (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or recognized international equivalent; minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA (some programs set a higher standard); transcripts, statement of purpose and letters of recommendation; English proficiency (TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic 7 with no component below 6) unless the prior degree was taught in English; GRE/GMAT only where the program requires it (many no longer do). Source: graduate.ucr.edu/admission-requirements.

UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.

New domestic applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter November 1, Spring February 1, Summer May 1. New international applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter September 1, Spring December 1, Summer March 1. Some programmes set earlier priority or fellowship deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucr.edu/apply/

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