Overview

Our faculty and Greek and Latin students at Catholic University of America are deeply interested in ancient texts and ideas, and also in the reception and transformation of those modes of thought and expression in later periods.

Features

This later emphasis at the doctoral level reflects the department's reputation as a center for the study of Christian Greek and Latin, and is exemplified by two series of published dissertations it has sponsored over the years, Patristic Studies and Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Latin Language and Literature, and by The Fathers of the Church, a well-known series of English translations published by The Catholic University of America Press and long associated with this department.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

This unique heritage in the study of late antiquity and the medieval period, which is shared by other departments and programs at the university, has also been responsible for the development of a number of projects undertaken by the university press, notably Studies in Christian Antiquity, Medieval Latin: An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide (co-edited by Prof. Frank Mantello, a member of the department's faculty), and the Catalogus translationum et commentariorum, a series devoted to the medieval and Renaissance translations of ancient Greek authors and the Latin commentaries on ancient Greek and Latin authors up to the year 1600.

The most recent initiative is The Library of Early Christianity, a new series of texts and facing-page translations, whose editorial director, Dr. John Petruccione, is also a faculty member in the department.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-12 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
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Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Washington, D. C., United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ph.D. applicants should already hold an M.A. in Classics or in Greek and Latin before they would begin at Catholic University.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

52190 USD / year

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52190 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

52190 USD / year

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Living costs

Washington, D. C.

United States

1705 - 2975 USD / month

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