UNL Department of Classics and Religious Studies (grad)

Graduate Studies in Classics
The Classics Department prides itself on the thorough training it provides in both Latin and Greek as well as in Hebrew, Sanskrit, Egyptian and Coptic. The objective of the teaching staff is to enhance the student's skill in analyzing the structure and content of literary works and to enrich their understanding of the place these uniquely influential works occupy in intellectual history.
The department enjoys a world-wide reputation in research, making significant advances to our knowledge in a number of areas. Library holdings in the field of classical antiquity are strong and the department also possesses an extensive range of machine-readable Latin and Greek texts.
The department offers a Master of Arts degree with concentrations in either Greek or Latin. An undergraduate major in Greek or Latin is normally required for admission to the program.

All students considering graduate education at UNL should visit the Home Page of the College of Graduate Studies.

Here is the direct link for students who want to apply for a Degree Program and the requirements:

Apply Online for a Degree Program.

• Application for admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• 2 sets of official transcripts
• Verification of English proficiency (if your native language is not English)
• Financial resource information (for international F or J visa holders)
• Additional materials as requested by your department--The Classics & Religious Studies department require 3 letters of recommendation be sent to: John Turner, Graduate Advisor, 237 Andrews Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0337. Recommenders may use their own letterhead, or they may use the recommendation form which can be accessed by clicking on "Apply Online for a Degree Program" and then click on "department" or a copy can be obtained from the Classics Office at 237 Andrews Hall.

If you apply for two programs, an additional set of application materials (including another $45 fee) for the second program must also be sent. (Students may apply to multiple programs, but students can be admitted to only one program at a time unless a joint program is established.)

Master of Arts
The prerequisite for admission to the program in classics leading to the degree of master of arts is normally an undergraduate major in Greek or Latin.
For the degree of master of arts, a candidate must specialize in either Greek or Latin. The remaining work, or the minor when required, may be in courses in Greek (where the specialization is Latin), Latin (where the specialization is Greek), anthropology, art, English, history, modern languages and literatures, philosophy, theater arts, or any other area approved to offer the masters degree.

Graduate Degrees
Masters Degrees Designed to develop independent research and professional expertise beyond the baccalaureate level, UNL offers 63 masters programs under 14 separate degree titles. Students are required to take more than half of their course work at UNL with courses to be counted in the degree program taken within six years. The adviser and graduate committee chair approve the program of courses prior to students having completed half the requirements.

Master of Arts (M.A.) degrees are offered under three options in most departments.

• Option I
  This option is chosen by students preparing for research and scholarly work. Under this option a student must earn a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit consisting of 20 to 24 semester hours of regular course work and present a thesis equivalent to 6 to 10 semester hours.
  
• Option II
  This option includes a minimum of 36 hours of credit in a major and one or two minors. It does not include a thesis.
  
• Option III
  This option permits the substitution of more intensive work in advanced courses for the thesis or minor. Students must earn a minimum of 36 credits, 18 of which are open exclusively to graduate students, and present a major of at least 18 hours. Refer to the Graduate Studies Bulletin for detailed information on masters and doctoral degrees, certification programs, and dual degrees.

Department Chair: Sidnie White Crawford, Ph.D.
Graduate Chair: John Turner, Ph.D.
Faculty

• **Adkin, Neil -1986; Associate Professor; AB 1976, MA 1980 Oxon; PhD 1982 Glasgow
  
• **Burnett, Stephen -2000; Associate Professor; BA 1978 Wisconsin (Madison); MA 1981 Trinity Evangelical Divinity; PhD 1990 Wisconsin (Madison)
  
• Crawford, Dan D. -1997; Senior Lecturer; BA 1963 Haverford; MA 1966 Princeton; MA 1968 Pittsburgh; PhD 1972 Pittsburgh
  
• **Crawford, Sidnie White -1997; Professor and Chair; BA 1981 Trinity; MTS 1984 Harvard Divinity; PhD 1988 Harvard
  
• Gorman, Robert J. -1996; Lecturer; BA 1984 Nebraska (Lincoln), MA 1988, PhD 1995 Pennsylvania
  
• **Leinieks, Valdis -1966; Professor; BA 1955, MA 1956 Cornell; PhD 1962 Princeton
  
• *Rinkevich, Thomas E. -1967; Associate Professor; BA 1964 Xavier (Cincinnati); MA 1966, PhD 1973 Ohio State
  
• **Turner, John D. -1976; Cotner Professor of Religion; BA 1960 Dartmouth; BD 1965, ThM 1966 Union Theological Seminary (Virginia); PhD 1970 Duke
  
• **Winter, Thomas N. -1970; Associate Professor; BA 1964 Michigan State; MA 1965, PhD 1968 Northwestern
• Wood, Simon A. - 2004; Assistant Professor; BA 1991 University of Otago (New Zealand), PhD 2004 Temple University
  

Graduate Course Offerings