graduate program requirements

M.Ed. with Professional Licensure in Latin and Classical Humanities

I. Pedagogy Core: Four required courses:

                        CCT 670: Thinking, Learning and Computers

                        EDC G 630: Inclusion

                        EDC G 643: Behavior Management

                        EDC G 663: Assessment in Teaching

                        (Certificate students choose one from any of the above)

II. Disciplinary Core: Four Latin courses at the 500-level

These courses will be chosen by the student in consultation with his/her disciplinary advisor, to assure that they represent a coherent specialization.

(Certificate students take one.)

III. Capstone Core: Four courses

              a)  Capstone Pedagogy: Two courses

                        EDC G 689: Teacher Research

EDC G 698: Internship

              b)  Capstone Content: Two courses

                        One required course:

Latin 515: Methods of Teaching Latin

                        Choose one:

APLING 605: Theories and Principles of Language Teaching

APLING 611: Methods and Materials in Foreign Language Education

APLING 625: Second Language Acquisition

APLING 629: The Structure of the English Language

                        (Certificate students complete the entire Capstone Core)

The M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Track in Latin and Classical Humanities

Admissions

Admissions requirements will include submission of GRE scores; TOEFL scores where applicable; a minimum 3.0 GPA overall, with a minimum of 3.25 in the major; three letters of recommendation; a personal statement; and an interview whenever possible. Normally, students will be expected to have completed an undergraduate major in classical language; students with deficiencies in their Latin preparation may be admitted provisionally and required to take Latin courses at the undergraduate level before full admission to the program.

Non-degree students will be accepted into classes on a space-available basis.

Academic Program

The degree consists of 36 credits, apportioned as follows.

I. The Linguistics Component (12 credits)

Required (Core, 6 credits):

APLING 601  Linguistics

APLING 621  Psycholinguistics

Required (Foreign Language Pedagogy Concentration, 6 cr.):

APLING 605              Theories and Principles of Language

Teaching

APLING 611 Methods & Materials in Foreign Language

Instruction.

Substitutions may be made with the prior approval of the

Graduate Program Director.

lI. The Methods Component (=3 credits)     

LAT 515: Methods of Teaching the Latin Language.

With prior approval of the Track Coordinator, this requirement may be waived, and a 3-credit elective in either Applied Linguistics or Classics may be taken in its place.           

III. The Classics Component (21 credits)        

Eighteen credits to be earned in Latin, chosen from among graduate Latin seminars, Latin electives, and (by invitation of the faculty only) a three-credit Final Paper or a six-credit Master’s thesis.

Three credits to be earned in a Classical Studies graduate course.

With prior approval of the Track Coordinator, a graduate course in an allied department (e.g., History 631: Fall of the Roman Empire) may count toward this requirement.

IV. Capstone

A set of two rigorous comprehensive exams is required. One will test facility in Latin language; the other will be based on coursework in linguistics, on a comprehensive reading list in Latin literature and on required readings in Greek literature in English translation.

Optionally, and upon invitation by the faculty, students may complete either a Final Paper (3 cr., approximately 30 pages in length) or a Master’s Thesis (6 cr., approximately 60 pages in length) involving extensive original research / scholarship. Both the final paper and the thesis are prepared under the guidance of an individual faculty advisor and defended before a committee of three faculty members.