The Department of Classics at Washington University in St. Louis welcomes students to its graduate and undergraduate programs, including a new opportunity to pursue a PhD in Classics with an interdisciplinary cohort of students interested in Public Scholarship.
Washington University in St. Louis offers both a PhD and a terminal MA in Classics. Students in both programs receive tuition remission. PhD students also receive an annual stipend of $35,000 per year. MA students also receive funding in the form of fellowships, awards, and teaching and research assistantships. Additional funding is available for summer research assistantships, travel to conferences, and research or study abroad.
PhD students may, if they wish, pursue one of four special tracks designed to take advantage of faculty expertise in the Classics Department and elsewhere at Washington University: Ancient History, Ancient Music, Ancient Performance, or Ancient Philosophy. Interested students may also choose to be part of a new interdisciplinary cohort in Public Scholarship. PhD students may also pursue certificates in various fields, including Data Science in the Humanities, Translation Studies, and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
The department’s MA program provides strong training in Greek and Latin and prepares students well for PhD programs in Classics or other fields and for secondary teaching.
The deadline for application to our PhD program is December 4, 2023. The deadline for the MA program is January 15, 2024.
The Classics Department also participates in the MAT Program in Latin, run through Washington University’s Department of Education.
Students interested in the department’s graduate programs can find more information here or can contact Tom Keeline, Director of Graduate Studies (tkeeline@wustl.edu). In addition, the department will hold an Information Session via Zoom for those interested in its graduate programs on Saturday, November 4th at 10 AM Central Daylight Time.
The Department of Classics offers undergraduate majors in Classics (includes work in Greek and/or Latin) and Ancient Studies (does not require work in Greek or Latin). The department prides itself on its vibrant undergraduate culture and the attention all its students—graduate and undergraduate—receive from faculty and staff. More information on the department’s undergraduate program is available here or from Director of Undergraduate Studies Luis Salas (luis.salas@wustl.edu).
With the addition of a Roman Historian in fall 2024, the department will have 12 full-time faculty with a distinguished record of publication and a wide range of specialties in ancient literature, archaeology, history, linguistics, and performance.
Washington University’s home, St. Louis, is a city rich in culture (much of it free) and parkland with a very low cost of living.
Submitted by Tim Moore, Chair of WashU Classics
Image: Members of the department’s graduate seminar in Roman Theater at St. Louis’ large outdoor MUNY Theater. Photo by Michael Whisenhunt.
