III.2 Stage 2

Semester 6

Second modern research language exam

  • Course 1: Seminar (4 units)

  • Course 2: Seminar/UD (4 units)

  • Course 3: Language survey/course (4 units)

Year 4

Financial support: 1 semester fellowship and 1 semester GSI position

Semester 7

  • Course 1: AHMA 602 (8 units)

  • Course 2: GSI for undergraduate course (4 units)

 Second ancient language exam (if not satisfied by coursework)

Semester 8

  • Course 1: AHMA 602 (12 units)

First Field Written Exam

Oral Qualifying Exam

Advance to candidacy

Dissertation Prospectus Colloquium

Year 5

Financial support: external fellowship or DCF

Residence in Mediterranean encouraged (e.g., Athens or Rome)

Semester 9

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Semester 10

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Year 6

Financial support: external fellowship or DCF

Residence in Mediterranean (e.g., Athens or Rome) or Berkeley

Semester 11

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Semester 12

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Submission of completed dissertation

Receipt of PhD

Post-MA entrants

Year 1

Financial support: fellowship

Semester 1

Select first member of your Advisory Committee (PA - Primary Advisor)

  • Course 1: Seminar (4 units)

  • Course 2: Seminar/UD (4 units)

  • Course 3: Language survey/course (4 units)

Semester 2

  • Course 1: AHMA 210 (4 units)

  • Course 2: Methodology course (4 units)

  • Course 3: Language Survey/course (4 units)

First modern research language exam

First ancient language exam (if not satisfied by coursework)

Year 2

Financial support: fellowship

Semester 3

Select two additional members of your Advisory Committee

Third-semester review

Petition to Proceed to Stage II (due Oct 15)

  • Course 1: Seminar (4 units)

  • Course 2: Seminar/UD (4 units)

  • Course 3: Elective or Language survey/course (4 units)

Semester 4

  • Course 1: Seminar (4 units)

  • Course 2: Seminar/UD (4 units)

  • Course 3: Elective or Language survey/course (4 units)

Second modern research language exam

Year 3

Financial support: 1 sem fellowship and 1 sem GSI

Semester 5

  • Course 1: AHMA 602 (8 units)

  • Course 2: GSI for undergraduate course (4 units)

  • Course 3: Teaching practicum (Classics 302) (1 unit)

 Second ancient language exam (if not satisfied by coursework)

Semester 6

  • Course 1: AHMA 602 (12 units)

First Field Written Exam

Oral Qualifying Exam

Advance to candidacy

Dissertation Prospectus Colloquium

Year 4

Financial support: external fellowship

Residence in Mediterranean (e.g., Athens, Rome, Cairo, Jerusalem)

Semester 7

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Semester 8

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Year 5

Financial support: DCF or external fellowship

Residence in Mediterranean (e.g., Athens or Rome)

Semester 9

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Semester 10

  • AHMA 298 Dissertation research and writing

Submission of completed dissertation

Receipt of PhD