Teaching Latin & Classical Humanities - Boston College - Chestnut Hill MA

Teaching Latin & Classical Humanities from Boston College - Chestnut Hill MA is a Campus Master Classical Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Requirements for the M. A. T. degree are set by the Lynch School of Education, whose website should be consulted. These requirements reflect, in turn, those set by the Massachusetts Department of Education for certifying teachers at the secondary level. The number of credits required for the degree, some in Education, some in Classics , will vary according to the preparation of the candidate. This fact makes it difficult to spell out exactly what will be required of an individual candidate. The commonest requirements are thirty-four credits, leading to Advanced Provisional Certification, and forty-seven credits, leading to Standard Certification. Those who opt for Provisional Certification will need to upgrade to Standard Certification within three years, but that does not affect their degree status. The Classics Component In either version of the program, the Classics component is normally fifteen credits, plus completion of a reading list and a comprehensive examination. A caution should be observed, however, about the number of credits required under this heading. In order to be certified by the state, a candidate has to show a total of thirty-six credits in the subject area, counting both graduate and undergraduate courses. For that reason an individual candidate may need more, or fewer, than fifteen credits--an undergraduate transcript needs to be reviewed to clarify the number. Comprehensive exams, in the Classics component, include a two-hour written exam in Latin language and literature and a one-hour oral exam. The written exam requires the translation of three passages from Latin to English and the composition of an essay about one of them; the essay asks a student to identify the passage in its literary context and the author in his historical context. The exam is based on the reading list. Use of a dictionary is not allowed. The oral exam is open-ended, testing whether a student can keep a conversaton going for an hour on the topic of Latin literature in its historical context. A supplementary reading list suggests books on political, social, and literary history. Summary of requirements o Education (normally 19-32 credits) Coursework Practice Teaching o Classics (normally 15 credits) 5 courses in Latin at the graduate level Two-hour written examination on Latin language and literature One-hour oral examination View more details on Boston College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Classical Studies courses.