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PhD Classics at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Students in the PhD program undertake a course of study that leads to a major, original research project on a topic of interest in the literatures, history and material cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. The program consists of several stages designed to ensure that students have broad knowledge in the range of subfields common to the study of antiquity and a substantial knowledge base in their particular are of intellectual enquiry, the subject of the dissertation. We have a small but growing group of PhD students engaged in a wide range of research projects, working closely with award-winning faculty supervisors.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Duration: 12 Terms  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Thesis-based programme, full-time, 12 Terms in length.

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Application information

Entry requirements

M.A. degree in Classics. Obtained a GPA of at least 80%. Substantial training in ancient Greek or Latin (normally 5 years of one language, 4 of the other). In exceptional cases, there is a possibility for direct entry to the Ph.D. program; these decisions are made at the discretion of the Graduate Admissions Committee of the Department. Application deadline: January 15 - Acceptance notification by February 15 Applications received after January 15 are contingent on space availability and funding.

Each graduate programme sets its own application deadlines, which may differ for domestic and international applicants. The application fee is $185 CAD for most graduate programmes.

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