Requirements
Prerequisites
An undergraduate major in archaeology or at least two courses in archaeology or ancient art combined with a major in history of art, anthropology, Greek, Latin, or ancient history. It is expected that students of classical archaeology will have a basic knowledge of Greek, Latin and ancient history, and a reading knowledge of German and French (or Italian). For students of Near Eastern archaeology, the prerequisites are ancient history and a reading knowledge of German and French (or Italian); some preliminary study of an ancient Near Eastern language is desirable. Each application will be judged individually on its aims and soundness of preparation. All applicants must submit scores of the aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examinations. Students are enrolled in the Ph.D. program (we do not offer terminal MA degrees).
Degree Requirements
Program and Examination for the MA
- Six units of work in the Department of Archaeology or in archaeology and an allied field;
- a research paper prepared under the supervision of a departmental adviser;
- three hours of written examination concerning the field in which the research paper was undertaken;
- one hour of oral examination to discuss the results.
This M.A. is prerequisite for the Ph.D. program and will normally take two years to complete.
Program and Examinations for the PhD
After
completion of the M.A. program, students continue to take seminars
and supervised work in preparation for the preliminary examinations
and the PhD dissertation. A program of study is designed for each
individual student in consultation with the department. Four special
fields of study (one of which may be an allied field) are prepared
for the preliminary examinations. The examinations consist of four
four-hour papers and an oral examination. All graduate students
are encouraged to spend their third or fourth year of graduate study
abroad. Students in classical archaeology are advised to spend a
year at the American School of Classical
Studies in Athens. Students of Near Eastern archaeology will
be advised to attend a center of archaeological research in their
area of concentration. Museums in Europe and the Near East should
be visited in the course of the year(s) spent abroad. Participation
in excavations under the auspices of Bryn Mawr College or other
schools is arranged when possible.
Depending upon individual study programs, the preliminary examinations
are normally taken at the end of the third or in the course of the
fourth year of graduate study.
Language Requirements for the MA and PhD
- For the M.A. and the Ph.D., a good reading knowledge of German and French.
- For the Ph.D., a reading knowledge of one ancient language. Modern language skills will be tested by examinations administered by the department.
