Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 60 months (5 years or longer)
- Start dates & application deadlines:
- Starting January 2027: apply before Oct 2026 (National)
Overview
Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Classics programme will offer you the chance to dive into ancient history, literature, philosophy, and art. Specialize in Greek and Roman studies, including ancient philosophy, and delve into unique late-antique and medieval topics. Alternatively, students may opt to explore Classical culture and its legacy in several other areas of interest distinctively cultivated by members of the Classics faculty, along with colleagues in Religious Studies and Arabic programmes.
Careers
Possible careers include: Professor, Museum Curator, Archivist.
Programme options
Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Latin Seminar: Latin Literature
- Advanced Latin Seminar: War and Peace
- Advanced Latin Seminar: Human and Divine
- Advanced Latin Seminar: Myth and History
- Advanced Latin Seminar: Roman Poetry
- Boethius and Prosimetrum: Poetry and Prose in the Consolation of Philosophy.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 92
- PTE Academic: 65
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
- Thesis-based master's degree or its equivalent.
- Minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study.
- Degree granted by a university of recognized standing.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
International and domestic: 4,796 AUD/year (approx 4,756 CAD/year).
Living costs
Halifax, Canada: 1,245–1,972 AUD/month, including accommodation, public transportation, utilities, books and groceries.
Funding
Dalhousie offers competitive tuition rates and funding programmes to support graduate students in almost all of its degree programmes.
