The University
of Pennsylvania has a superb array of resources for the student
of ancient history. The University
Libraries include Van Pelt Library which houses seminar collections
in Classical Studies, Philosophy, and Asian Studies and the Henry
C. Lea Library of Byzantine and Medieval History. Students may also
use the Rare Book Collection, the Furness Fine Arts Library and
the University Museum Library, which has extensive holdings in Mediterranean
and Near Eastern archaeology. The University
Museum also has an outstanding collection of artifacts from
each of the major civilizations of the ancient world.
Students at Penn can participate in excavations and research
projects in Italy, Greece and the Near East, as a result of the
University's affiliation with research institutions in these areas
including the American
School of Classical Studies in Athens and the American
Academy in Rome.
Penn enjoys close relations with other distinguished
educational institutions including Princeton
and Bryn Mawr. Faculty at
neighboring institutions are sometimes invited to teach at Penn,
and are often available for informal consultation with Penn students.
By means of reciprocal agreement, graduate courses at these institutions
are available to students in the Ancient History Graduate Group
at Penn.
Students in the Graduate Group in Ancient History are eligible for five-year William Penn Fellowships. This award covers full tuition and pays a generous stipend. Additional Teaching Assistantships and Teaching assignments in the College of General Studies are also available. Students in the Group are regularly successful in the competition for Dissertation Fellowships.
Students entering the program are expected to have
completed at least one year of undergraduate work in ancient history
and to have sufficient language preparation to begin graduate work
in at least one ancient language. It is also desirable for applicants
to have knowledge of one or more modern languages, especially French
and German. A GRE General Test is required. Applicants are also
required to submit an example of their academic writing with their
applications. A research paper of about 15 pages in length (but
of no more than 20) is sufficient to meet this requirement.
You can apply on-line through Penn's on-line application. (IE 5 and above, Netscape 6 and above, Safari, and Firefox are all supported.)
All applications to the Department of ANCH must be submitted online between October 1 and no later than midnight of December 15th. Application fee is $70.00. We no longer accept hard copy application forms.
All writing samples should be mailed to:
Ernestine Williams
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Admissions
Dept. ANCH (CLST)
249 South 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
The Graduate Group in Ancient History is one of
a number of programs offering advanced training in aspects of the
classical world at Penn.
Students interested in classical languages, literature and culture
should contact:
Professor Joseph Farrell
Chair, Department of Classical Studies
201 Cohen Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
Telephone: (215) 898-7425
E-mail: jfarrell@sas.upenn.edu
Students interested in the material culture of the ancient world
should contact:
Professor Robert Ousterhout
Chair, Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Department of the History of Art
Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe History of Art Building
3405 Woodland Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6208
Tel.: (215) 898-3249
E-mail: ousterob@sas.upenn.edu
If you have decided that you would like to apply to one of our programs, you may obtain all the necessary application materials by contacting the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.