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. Ancient history graduate programs allow students to conduct original research while studying the ancient civilizations of the mediterranean region. 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. Substitutions of a work by the same author, provided that the substituted material is roughly of the same length and parallel in genre, and. Through the departments of classics and history, the university of chicago offers graduate students the opportunity to study the. The history department and the graduate program department. In addition, all of them continue to study languages, along with their regular history courses. Graduate certificate in history university of houston. A graduate school sometimes shortened to grad school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees i. The department sponsors work in all aspects of antiquity, not only greek and latin literature, but history, philosophy, and art and archeology as well. Three of the best universities to offer ancient history graduate programs include yale university, stanford university, and harvard university. Spanish, portuguese, french, or an indigenous language subject to faculty approval. 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 dissertation is the most important part of graduate school, and qualifies the student as a professional ancient historian. 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. Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation. Book history and digital humanities book history and. Dissertations normally serve as the basis for a first book or for a series of major articles. We have a strong, balanced program in literary, historical. Our graduates are well prepared for jobs that require analytical skills and oral and written communicative power. Its ancient history harvard graduate school of education. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners. 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. Graduate certificate in history university of houstondowntown. As a graduate student you will be expected to conduct independent research and to identify, understand and use a wide range of information sources.
Online graduate program in ancient and classical history. 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. Students pursuing study in book history will have the chance to take courses in book history, digital humanities, media studies, and appropriate. Dissertations normally serve as the basis for a first book or for a series of. 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. This makes for a very busy schedule and all too little. 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. History reading list department of the classics harvard classics.
Whether you are just curious about graduate school in history or wholly committed to pursuing an advanced degree, you should stop in and visit. 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 ancient history school of arts and sciences. The combined program in classics and history at yale.
It is also, as jefferson envisioned, an institution which attracts students from all parts of the nation and the world. This april, the second book in the series comes out. Throughout its history, the graduate program in classics has combined intensive study of. 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. 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.
Fields of study department of classics stanford classics. 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. When students inquire about early christian worship, this will now be the book i recommend as the starting point for serious research. Jason martell starts forprofit online school for ancient. 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. She is currently working on a book manuscript based on her dissertation, which. Molly loberg 07 wins international book prize her book, the struggle for the streets of berlin. The graduate school mess gets to the root of these problems and offers concrete solutions for revitalizing graduate education in the humanities. Ancient history department of classics chicago classics. The graduate program in history values an approach to scholarship grounded in the particular while retaining a sense of the whole. 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.
Reading list for phd candidates in ancient history students may petition the. 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. A distinction is typically made between graduate schools where courses of study vary in the degree to which they provide. In some cases, students must also complete a thesis and master a second language before graduation. Sitchin as you also look up old articles on archaeology in scientific american.
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. 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. Pursuant to a contractual arrangement, apei provides certain services for the benefit of apus, subject to apus. 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. Sep 17, 2018 there are no specific alevels required for a history degree, but common choices include history, english literature, classics, and ancient history. Graduate students come from a wide variety of undergraduate institutions. Students in ancient history will follow a rigorous course of study featuring. Russian historyproficiency in russian and either french or german. 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. 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. 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.
Many of our majors go on to study archaeology, art history, classics, history, philosophy, or religion in graduate school. Admissions to the classical and ancient near eastern studies. More recently, meyer started writing about that time period with horace j. The trials and tribulations of applying to graduate school. Uc berkeley offers an interdisciplinary program of graduate study in ancient history and. Author adam ruben recommends three titles that will. 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. The graduate program in history values an approach to scholarship grounded in the.
Clarkson university professor publishes book on ancient. Founded as americas first research university, with its first. Best schools with ancient history graduate programs. Students in byzantine history should be proficient in ancient medieval greek, french, and german, and preferably latin or one other ancient language. I myself took maths and physics as well as history and english literature, which is testament to the fact that there is. Earning a graduate degree in history involves analysis, research and presentations. Review the typical characteristics of a school with a strong graduate program in ancient history. Graduate students ancient history school of arts and. Recommended by numerous educational institutions recommend us, including oxford university, michigan state university, and university of minnesota. Explore three schools with nationally ranked history graduate programs, and find out what degrees related to ancient history are available at each school. Edwards and the time keepers, his middle school adventure series set partially along the nile. The historical study of the ancient world has a disciplinary history that itself merits study.
Course topics sometimes cross over with politics, the arts, anthropology, and other liberal arts subject areas. 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. Ancient history for middle and high school 12 books. 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. Others move on to law school, library work, or management. 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. Middle east historyproficiency in one middle east language and one european language.
This page is maintained by diane arnson svarlien of georgetown college in georgetown, kentucky. 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. Graduate students in ancient history department of history. Jones professor of statistics, who was in the post for five years and is stepping down to join the harvard science data initiative. 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. This is a named option within the classical and ancient near eastern studies m. After college, he started teaching high school history, including sections on ancient egypt. There are no specific alevels required for a history degree, but common choices include history, english literature, classics, and ancient history. 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. 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. The library is here to help you at every stage of your research. 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.
The combined program in classics and history at yale yale. Ancient history and mediterranean archaeology, graduate group. In retrospect, graduate professors teach a person much about their field, but graduate colleagues often teach more. 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. Graduate history programs are offered from masters. 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. 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. The graduate program at yale includes a masters degree in ancient history but is intended for students pursuing the ph. Latin american historyproficiency in two of the following. Three books for surviving graduate school the last thing a grad student needs is another reading list, but dont worry this one will help. 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.
We combine high quality scholarship with high production values to produce important and beautiful books. Carlos musem constitutes an invaluable resource for the graduate program in art history. The current stanford bulletin provides a full description of the requirements for the ph. Graduate programs in north america society for classical. A political, social, and cultural history oxfordfor. Dench named dean of graduate school of arts and sciences. At the graduate level, the department offers the master of arts and doctor of philosophy in classical and ancient near eastern studies. Graduate students also have the opportunity to work with professor wescoat on the. Ancient, medieval, and renaissance studies majors ohio. The paperback editions of sitchins works were rather cheap. Contact the history department, or the graduate school, to obtain an application. 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.
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. Politics, consumption, and urban space, 19141945, was awarded the hans rosenberg book prize. If you have any questions, please contact the department. The library subscribes to thousands of academic journals and materials with coverage across all subject areas. The libraries usually carry books put on reserve by nes faculty each semester. The campaigns of sargon ii, king of assyria, 721705 b. This makes for a very busy schedule and all too little free time. In recent years, postings in the modern language association joblist increasingly request applicants with book history or digital humanities experience. 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.
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