Program
in Latin Language & Roman Studies
Prerequisites
An
undergraduate major or minor consisting of at least three years
of Latin in college. All graduate students in Latin are expected
to have begun the study of Greek. Scores in the aptitude test of
the Graduate Record Examinations should be submitted.
Allied
Subjects
The
department recommends Greek and linguistics as allied subjects for students whose interests
are primarily literary and philological.
For those with a special interest in the medieval period, medieval
history, art history or a vernacular literature are recommended.
For students whose primary interests are in Roman Studies, the study
of Roman history, art and archaeology are recommended. Co-operative
arrangements exist for seminar work in these areas at Bryn Mawr
and with neighboring institutions.
Program
and Examinations for the M.A.
Candidates will normally offer four units in Latin
and two units in an allied field. Before admission to the final
examination, candidates must pass a test in Latin sight translation
nd complete the M.A. paper. The final examination consists of a
three-hour written and a one-hour oral examination on the field
of the M.A. paper.
Program
and Examinations for the Ph.D.
Candidates will normally complete
a two–year program of eight units of work in Latin and four
in an allied field, which
may include two units of supervised work on the dissertation.
Six of these units may be offered
for the MA degree, which usually forms part of the doctoral program,
Candidates should then undertake a program of independent reading
to enable them to pass the preliminary examinations as soon as possible,
after which they will concentrate on the dissertation. In some instances
it may be advisable for students to carry two to four more units
of work in the third year. Before admission to the preliminary examinations
all students must pass tests in sight translation of Latin and Greek,
as appropriate.
The preliminary examinations for candidates in Latin consist of
two four-hour written papers on Latin literature; one four-hour
paper on a special field within the literature or the works of a
special author or a particular period of Roman history; one four-hour
paper in the field of the allied subject; and a general oral examination.
Candidates
whose major interest is in the mediaeval period will take the two
examinations in Latin literature, one in mediaeval Latin literature,
and a fourth in a field related to the Middle Ages or to the classical
tradition.
Candidates
in Roman Studies will ordinarily take two examinations in Latin
literature, one of which treats specifically of prose authors and
Roman historiography; and two four-hour papers on topics in Roman
history and archaeology.
For more information, e-mail: cconybea@brynmawr.edu (Professor Catherine Conybeare, Director of Graduate Studies)
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