MAT in Latin & Classical Studies

Program Overview

The Department of Classical Studies and the School of Education at Boston University offer graduate studies leading to the Master of Arts degree in Secondary Teaching in Latin and Classical Studies (MAT). The program is designed to prepare candidates for teaching careers in secondary schools, grades 9–12. After completion of this program and the Massachusetts Educator Certification Tests (Literacy and Latin), graduates meet Massachusetts’s new teacher certification standards, and, according to the Interstate Certification Compact, may be certified in approximately 38 other states.

Admission

Application and admission are processed through the School of Education.

Program Requirements

A minimum of 10 courses are required to complete the program. The Department of Classical Studies requires candidates to complete the following:

• two Latin courses at or above the 500 level
• one course in Roman history
• one course from the related fields of archaeology, art history, mythology, philosophy, or religion
• a written examination testing proficiency in Latin translation
• a written examination testing proficiency in the history of Latin literature
• a written examination testing proficiency in ancient Greek, or one semester of ancient Greek at the university level

Contact Professor Ann Vasaly for more information regarding these requirements.

Courses

Consult the Class Schedule for an updated listing of courses offered 2012/2013.

• GRS CL 699 Teaching College Classical Studies I

Classical Civilization

• CAS CL 560 Studies in Ancient Greek History: The Athenian Empire
• GRS CL 705 Topics in Mythology
• GRS CL 710 The Classical Tradition in Modern Literature
• GRS CL 717 Greek and Roman Religion

Greek Language and Literature

• CAS CL 502 Studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
• CAS CL 519 History of the Greek Language
• CAS CL 561 Survey of Greek Literature I
• CAS CL 562 Survey of Greek Literature II
• CAS CL 563 Greek Prose Composition
• CAS CL 596 Early Christian Greek Literature
• GRS CL 724 Greek Drama
• GRS CL 761 Greek Orators
• GRS CL 762 Sophocles
• GRS CL 763 Hellenistic Poetry
• GRS CL 767 Ancient Greek Epic: Homer
• GRS CL 773 Euripides
• GRS CL 791 Greek Seminar
• GRS CL 792 Studies in Greek Comedy: Aristophanes
• GRS CL 794 Thucydides
• GRS CL 795 Early Greek Prose

Latin Language and Literature

• CAS CL 520 Studies in Latin Literature: Epistolography
• CAS CL 521 Survey of Latin Literature I
• CAS CL 522 Survey of Latin Literature II
• CAS CL 525 Studies in the Augustan Age
• CAS CL 530 Latin Prose Composition
• CAS CL 546 Early Christian Latin Literature
• GRS CL 720 Latin Seminar
• GRS CL 730 Roman Novel
• GRS CL 731 Studies in Latin Epic Poetry
• GRS CL 733 Ovid and His Influence
• GRS CL 738 Studies in Cicero
• GRS CL 751 Studies in the Augustan Age
• GRS CL 993 Proseminar I
• GRS CL 994 Proseminar II

Reading Courses in Latin and Ancient Greek

• GRS CL 621 Reading Latin for Graduate Students
• GRS CL 665 Reading Ancient Greek for Graduate Students

Specific information concerning courses required in the School of Education can be obtained by consulting the School of Education’s program page. Fieldwork and student teaching in Boston-area schools will be arranged through the School of Education.