<p>All in the name of classics!</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Currently i am studying English with a concentration in Writing to earn a bachelors degree in English but i want to become a Professor of Classics. But im not sure if its best to transfer to another college that offer a bachelors in Classics or To continue my English route and get a second bachelors in Classics or just fill the pre-grad school requirements?
Any ideas? Suggestions? </p>
<p>Thanks
Msalo1990</p>
<p>You’ll need a PhD in any case.</p>
<p>Normally I would say that you could get a bachelor’s degree in one field and just get a PhD in another field, but classics is very competitive.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t get a second bachelor’s. There’s three routes you can go:</p>
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<li><p>Finish your bachelor’s degree at your current college in English, making sure to take as many classics-related classes you can. Don’t concentrate in writing anymore; you should concentrate in literature, ancient literature if possible. Then get a master’s degree in classics, and apply to PhD programs in classics. If you want to focus in philology - language and literature - this is probably an okay route.</p></li>
<li><p>If you want to focus in ancient/classical history, switching your major to history may be the best route of focus. You may or may not be able to immediately go to a classics PhD program from a major in history, but since the competition is so fierce, you should probably plan on an MA in classics first anyway.</p></li>
<li><p>Transfer to a school that has a major in classics, and major in classics. This will give you the most flexibility in the kind of field you can do when you do your classics degree - so if you are interested in archaeology or classical art history, this might be the way to go.</p></li>
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<p>You absolutely must take Greek and Latin; if your current school doesn’t have it, then you either should transfer or find another way to take it.</p>
<p>Juillet,
Thanks soo much Juillet, your very informative! i will take the English route and pursue it with a concentration in Writing my current college doesn’t offer a concentration in literature. nor does it offer Greek or Latin, but due to the consortium agreement i can take Latin and Greek at another university. i had in mind the English route. it would allow me to have more opportunity as i would be a English major wt Writing concentration and minor in french and Education. once i get my degree i will be able to teach English n possibly french while i pursue masters and ph.d
Thank you so very very much!</p>