MA Classics at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Classics is an interdisciplinary field embracing all areas of classical antiquity: language, history, literature, material culture, philosophy, religion, and so on. Within this broad area, the only limitation on programs of study is the availability of specialists to direct a student’s work. The department offers a special concentration in classical language and literature, classical archaeology, ancient philosophy, and ancient history. The faculty also maintains close links with the Departments of Art and Art History, English, French and Italian, Middle Eastern Studies, History, and Religious Studies, and with the comparative literature program.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts | Duration: 36 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 36 semester credit hours. Course requirements are 36 semester hours of coursework, of which 33 must be graduate courses in the department. The program of coursework is planned individually by the student in consultation with the graduate advisor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): The Master of Arts in Classics is only available to students who are admitted to the PhD program in Classics.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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