This makes for a very busy schedule and all too little free time. The graduate program in history values an approach to scholarship grounded in the. Reading list for phd candidates in ancient history students may petition the. The faculty encourage students to take as comprehensive a view of history as possible with the goal of cultivating a farreaching understanding of the past. Students in ancient history will follow a rigorous course of study featuring. The department sponsors work in all aspects of antiquity, not only greek and latin literature, but history, philosophy, and art and archeology as well. The graduate faculty offers seminars and other graduate level courses, taught from a wide range of critical perspectives, on ancient authors from homer to boethius and on topics such as textual criticism, epigraphy, and greek and roman religion, to name but a few.
All apu masters degreegraduate certificate programs require a bachelors degree or higher from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the council for higher education accreditation chea. National masters graduate student enters school to unify to examine history to learn a foundation a type a practice and all really imitate2012 versions chinese edidion pinyin. Fields of study department of classics stanford classics. Sitchin with few deviations, if one has a list of the sites he talks about, it makes more sense to buy 10 books by z. Middle east historyproficiency in one middle east language and one european language. A soon after the founding of the university of wisconsin in 1848, the department was created as one of the first academic units at the. If you have any questions, please contact the department. The graduate program at yale includes a masters degree in ancient history but is intended for students pursuing the ph. Historians at yale have been at the forefront of research into the ancient world for more than a century, and the wealth of resources for the study of ancient history in the universitys libraries and museums reflects the richness of this tradition. Graduate students ancient history school of arts and. Dissertations normally serve as the basis for a first book or for a series of. Through the departments of classics and history, the university of chicago offers graduate students the opportunity to study the.
After college, he started teaching high school history, including sections on ancient egypt. Ancient history graduate programs allow students to conduct original research while studying the ancient civilizations of the mediterranean region. It is also, as jefferson envisioned, an institution which attracts students from all parts of the nation and the world. Molly loberg 07 wins international book prize her book, the struggle for the streets of berlin. Our graduates are well prepared for jobs that require analytical skills and oral and written communicative power. Sep 09, 2010 three books for surviving graduate school the last thing a grad student needs is another reading list, but dont worry this one will help. In retrospect, graduate professors teach a person much about their field, but graduate colleagues often teach more. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The graduate certificate in ancient and classical history is designed for students interested in ancient and classical greece and roman history from its beginnings to the age of constantine, including political and social developments in the republic and early empire. About the courseboth in classical languages and literature, and in ancient history, the dphil programme is a research degree intended to make it possible for the successful candidate to aspire to a career in research and teaching at university level anywhere in the world where the classical subjects are studied. Substitutions of a work by the same author, provided that the substituted material is roughly of the same length and parallel in genre, and.
The history department and the graduate program the university of virginia, founded in 1819 by thomas jefferson, is a mediumsized state university of 17,500 students. Russian historyproficiency in russian and either french or german. Whether you are just curious about graduate school in history or wholly committed to pursuing an advanced degree, you should stop in and visit. In addition, all of them continue to study languages, along with their regular history courses. Review the typical characteristics of a school with a strong graduate program in ancient history. The graduate program in history values an approach to scholarship grounded in the particular while retaining a sense of the whole. Ancient history for middle and high school 12 books. Ancient history and mediterranean archaeology, graduate group. Contact the history department, or the graduate school, to obtain an application.
The library is here to help you at every stage of your research. The graduate school mess gets to the root of these problems and offers concrete solutions for revitalizing graduate education in the humanities. At the same time, you need to learn some valuable information about your potential schools, although we encourage you to do as much of your own research as possible prior to making contact. The program draws on the strengths of the emory faculty not only in history but also in art history, classics, philosophy, and the graduate division of. As a graduate student you will be expected to conduct independent research and to identify, understand and use a wide range of information sources. Applications incoming graduate students are expected to have a strong background demonstrated by multiple years of universitylevel study, with excellent grades in ancient languages, especially greek and latin.
The library subscribes to thousands of academic journals and materials with coverage across all subject areas. History reading list department of the classics harvard classics. The dissertation is the most important part of graduate school, and qualifies the student as a professional ancient historian. Edwards and the time keepers, his middle school adventure series set partially along the nile. Spanish, portuguese, french, or an indigenous language subject to faculty approval. Three books for surviving graduate school the last thing a grad student needs is another reading list, but dont worry this one will help. Best schools with ancient history graduate programs. There are no specific alevels required for a history degree, but common choices include history, english literature, classics, and ancient history. Graduate programs in north america society for classical. As you will see, the listing below consists of a table showing which graduate degrees in classics each institution offers, with the name of the institution serving as a link to the relevant departments web site. Politics, consumption, and urban space, 19141945, was awarded the hans rosenberg book prize. Ancient, medieval, and renaissance studies majors ohio. In recent years, postings in the modern language association joblist increasingly request applicants with book history or digital humanities experience.
At the graduate level, the department offers the master of arts and doctor of philosophy in classical and ancient near eastern studies. Its ancient history harvard graduate school of education. Online graduate program in ancient and classical history. They all have a strong background in languages and most of them have completed 23 years of greek and latin before they begin their graduate training. I myself took maths and physics as well as history and english literature, which is testament to the fact that there is noset formula required for a history degree.
Three of the best universities to offer ancient history graduate programs include yale university, stanford university, and harvard university. Graduate certificate in history university of houston. Many of our majors go on to study archaeology, art history, classics, history, philosophy, or religion in graduate school. The historical study of the ancient world has a disciplinary history that itself merits study.
Graduate certificate in history university of houstondowntown. Earning a graduate degree in history involves analysis, research and presentations. Book history examines the creation, production, distribution, and reception of texts, from oral, written, and printed texts to contemporary forms of visual and digital media. A political, social, and cultural history oxfordfor. Graduate history programs are offered from masters. Book history examines the social, cultural, economic, and political history of different types of texts, considering the various actors in their creation, production, circulation, and reception. A distinction is typically made between graduate schools where courses of study vary in the degree to which they provide. Founded as americas first research university, with its first. Jones professor of statistics, who was in the post for five years and is stepping down to join the harvard science data initiative. Historians at yale have been at the forefront of research into the ancient world for more than a century, and the wealth of resources for the study of ancient.
The libraries usually carry books put on reserve by nes faculty each semester. The history department and the graduate program department. Course topics sometimes cross over with politics, the arts, anthropology, and other liberal arts subject areas. Recent graduates of our onsite graduate program with a book history emphasis have garnered jobs in publishing, in civil service, in industry, in libraries, and in the academy.
The graduate group in ancient history is an interdisciplinary, crossdepartmental program that encompasses the study of the ancient history of the near east and the mediterranean basin, from the origins of civilization in the fertile river basins of the tigris and the euphrates to the rise of islam and the emergence of the socalled barbarian successor kingdoms. We have a strong, balanced program in literary, historical. We combine high quality scholarship with high production values to produce important and beautiful books. Others move on to law school, library work, or management. Sep 17, 2018 there are no specific alevels required for a history degree, but common choices include history, english literature, classics, and ancient history. Explore three schools with nationally ranked history graduate programs, and find out what degrees related to ancient history are available at each school. Throughout its history, the graduate program in classics has combined intensive study of. Jeffrey peterson, austin graduate school of theology ancient christian worship is a wonderfully broad but deep introduction to the sources and complex history of early christian liturgical traditions. Students in byzantine history should be proficient in ancient medieval greek, french, and german, and preferably latin or one other ancient language.
Professor roby%u2019s research interests focus on the literary aspects of scientific and technical texts from the ancient world, the interaction of verbal and visual elements in those texts, and the definition and dissemination of scientific work. This makes for a very busy schedule and all too little. Clarkson university professor publishes book on ancient. Uc berkeley offers an interdisciplinary program of graduate study in ancient history and. Sitchin as you also look up old articles on archaeology in scientific american.
The trials and tribulations of applying to graduate school. She is currently working on a book manuscript based on her dissertation, which. The current stanford bulletin provides a full description of the requirements for the ph. I myself took maths and physics as well as history and english literature, which is testament to the fact that there is. The program in the ancient world enables doctoral candidates with wideranging interests in the ancient world ancient mediterranean and near east to extend their studies beyond departmental lines and pursue work in the languages, history, art, archaeology, and the religions of antiquity. The combined program in classics and history at yale yale. Students pursuing study in book history will have the chance to take courses in book history, digital humanities, media studies, and appropriate.
Jason martell starts forprofit online school for ancient. Graduate students come from a wide variety of undergraduate institutions. More recently, meyer started writing about that time period with horace j. In some cases, students must also complete a thesis and master a second language before graduation. Burstein ed, translated documents of ancient greece and rome, 3, the hellenistic age from the battle of ipsos to the death of kleopatra vii, cambridge 1985. Emma dench, mclean professor of ancient and modern history and of the classics, will become the dean of harvards graduate school of arts and sciences beginning july 1.
The combined program in classics and history at yale. The department of classical and ancient near eastern studies canes has enjoyed a long tradition of excellence in philological scholarship, literary criticism, archaeology, and ancient history. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, apei provides certain services for the benefit of apus, subject to apus. Leonard cassuto, professor and graduate education columnist for the chronicle of higher education, argues that universities heavy emphasis on research comes at the expense of teaching. Successful applicants to the program must have at least three years of one ancient language the languages being greek and latin, and at least two of the other. The paperback editions of sitchins works were rather cheap. Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation. Admissions to the classical and ancient near eastern studies. Martell, who now describes himself as a leading researcher of ancient civilization technologies, has taken the template from zecharia sitchins old sitchin studies program and married it to the ethos of the internet, producing a subscription website where leading ancient astronaut researchers and ufology experts so.
Book history and digital humanities book history and. American public universitys flagship history program offers working adults the unique opportunity to earn a graduatelevel education while exploring classical antiquity starting with ancient greek and roman history. This page is maintained by diane arnson svarlien of georgetown college in georgetown, kentucky. Dissertations normally serve as the basis for a first book or for a series of major articles. Students are afforded the best in language training and given opportunities to teach greek and latin at the beginning and intermediate levels or to serve as teaching fellows for courses in, among other subjects, classical greek history, hellenistic history, the roman republic, the roman empire, late antiquity, and ancient law. Latin american historyproficiency in two of the following. History graduate programs are researchbased, programs that allow students to focus their attention on the history of specific eras, regions, cultural groups, or even a set of historical events. The graduate faculty offers seminars and other graduatelevel courses, taught from a wide range of critical perspectives, on ancient authors from homer to boethius and on topics such as textual criticism, epigraphy, and greek and roman religion, to name but a few. Graduate students also have the opportunity to work with professor wescoat on the. Author adam ruben recommends three titles that will. This is a named option within the classical and ancient near eastern studies m. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners.
Its collections include approximately 17,000 works of art from ancient egypt and the near east, classical greek and rome, the ancient americas, asia, and subsaharan africa, as well as european and american drawings, prints, and photographs. Reading list for phd candidates in ancient history students may petition the graduate committee to make substitutions of items on the reading list in two categories. When students inquire about early christian worship, this will now be the book i recommend as the starting point for serious research. Clarkson university associate professor of ancient history sarah melville has just published a book examining military and political struggles in the ancient the near east.
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