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We offer a master of arts degree 在经典 (Latin and Greek together) and 在拉丁语中 alone. Many of our students are preparing for careers in teaching at the secondary level or for careers in related fields, 或者打算攻读博士学位.D.
M.A. 在经典 requires 10 courses (30 credits) in Greek and Latin at the graduate level, 完成独立阅读清单, demonstration of proficiency in a modern foreign language, 通常是法语或德语, 以及综合笔试和口试.
Six advanced language courses a year are normally available to graduate students. Additional courses may be available through the Boston-area consortium and (with departmental permission) classical civilization courses may be taken at BC. Students are encouraged to develop a seminar paper into a conference paper for presentation.
Proficiency is demonstrated by a one-hour translation test 其中允许使用字典. This test does not form part of the comprehensive exams. It should be taken at a student's earliest convenience, the sooner the better.
These include written translation exams in Greek and Latin, a two-hour written essay exam in Greek literature, 两个小时的拉丁文学写作考试, 还有一个小时的口试.
每次笔试翻译, 一个是希腊语，一个是拉丁语, requires the translation of three (out of four) passages. The translation exams are based on the reading list; use of a dictionary is not allowed.
综合考试, 一个在希腊一边，一个在罗马一边, offer four essay topics of which the student will choose three. These essays are an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of the ancient world by drawing on different authors, 类型, and other kinds of evidence to comment on larger thematic issues in the ancient world.
口试是开放式的, testing whether a student can engage in an hour-long conversation about classical literature, 它的历史背景, 以及它在现代世界中的地位. A supplementary reading list suggests books on political, social, 文学史来帮助准备.
The reading list lays out the works we expect students to gain familiarity with in the course of their studies. Some of these works will be the focus of our courses while others should be the object of individual and group study.
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As a general background to the study of classical antiquity, we strongly recommend that you read some basic works on the political and social history of Greece and Rome, especially if you have never taken a course on those subjects. 下面的书是我们喜欢的最近的经典, but there are many available; feel free to make substitutions.
对希腊
- 罗宾·奥斯本 形成中的希腊(公元前1200-479年
- 西蒙•Hornblower 希腊世界(公元前479-323年
- 罗兰J. 萨蒙,艾德. 伯里克利时代的剑桥随笔
- 希腊social历史.g. J.N. 戴维森, 妓女 & Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
对于罗马
- 哈里特花, 罗马共和国
- 科林•威尔斯 罗马帝国
- 罗纳德•赛姆 罗马革命
- 罗马social史.g. 罗伯特·克纳普 看不见的罗马人; Potter & Mattingly Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire (esp. 对宗教，人口统计， & spectacles); Michael Peachin, ed. 牛津罗马social关系手册; T. 怀斯曼, 卡图卢斯和他的世界
文学史
- Gian Biagio Conte， 《拉丁文学:一部历史
- 蒂姆•惠特马什 古希腊文学
Limited scholarship aid is available, chiefly in the form of tuition remission. 助教奖学金, which carries a stipend in addition to free tuition, 是一个学期的课程吗.
M.A. 在拉丁语中 requires 10 courses (30 credits) 在拉丁语中 at the graduate level, 完成独立阅读清单, demonstration of proficiency in a modern foreign language (通常是法语或德语), 以及综合笔试和口试.
Four courses a year are normally available to graduate students. Students who follow this track either supplement their coursework by taking courses at consortium universities (BU, 布兰代斯, 塔夫茨), 或者在三年内兼职攻读学位. Consortium courses are covered by tuition benefits, but must be approved by BC faculty.
Proficiency is demonstrated by a one-hour translation test, 其中允许使用字典. This test does not form part of the comprehensive exams. It may be taken at a student's earliest convenience, the sooner the better.
These include a two-hour exam 在拉丁语中 poetry, a two-hour exam 在拉丁语中 prose, and an oral exam.
Each written exam requires the translation of three passages and the composition of an essay about one of them; the essay asks a student to identify the passage in its literary context and the author in his historical context. Written exams are based on the reading list and on a student's coursework. 不允许使用字典.
口试是开放式的, testing whether a student can keep a conversation going for an hour on the topic of Latin literature in its historical context. A supplementary reading list suggests books on political, social, and literary history.
The list contains options as well as requirements. Each student will be expected, before taking comprehensive exams, to submit an individualized list.
As a general background for the study of classical literature, a student should read several books on Roman history. 很多都是可用的. This list contains suggestions, but feel free to make substitutions.
- 哈里特花, 罗马共和国
- 科林•威尔斯 罗马帝国
- 罗纳德•赛姆 罗马革命
- 罗马social史.g. 罗伯特·克纳普 看不见的罗马人; Potter & Mattingly Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire (esp. 对宗教，人口统计， & spectacles); Michael Peachin, ed. 牛津罗马social关系手册; T. 怀斯曼, 卡图卢斯和他的世界
文学史, the standard reference work is now the 剑桥古典文学史(卷. I =希腊，卷. II =罗马). 个别作者的文章是, 在一般情况下, state of the art and the bibliographies are ample (up-to-date to 1982). Copies are available in the reference section in O'Neill Library.
较短的文章和参考书目(至c. 1996) on authors, 类型, historical figures, mythology, etc.，请参阅 牛津古典词典, 3rd edition, available in the Classics Department office and in O'Neill Library.
Affordable in paperback and still useful for reference are H. J. 罗丝的 希腊和拉丁文学史; for mythological references the most convenient guide is Edward Tripp, 古典神话子午线手册.
Limited scholarship aid is available, chiefly in the form of tuition remission. 助教奖学金, which carries a stipend in addition to free tuition, 是一个学期的课程吗.
额外的古代语言学习机会
The 莫里西文理学院 and the School of 神学 and Ministry offer coursework and host reading groups in the languages of the Bible, 教父(教父文本), ancient Greece and Rome both for graduate and undergraduate students.
