<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm finishing up undergraduate degrees in History and Classical Studies and I would really like to go to Notre Dame for a master's degree. I'm considering two programs- the MA in Early Christian Studies (through the Classics dept.) and the Master of Theological Studies (MTS), in which case I would choose their 'history of Christianity' option.</p>
<p>Both programs require both Latin and Greek and modern "research" languages (French and German), but I feel like the Early Christian Studies program has more rigorous ancient language requirements, which I suppose is appropriate for a Classics program. I'm not dead-set on going to a PhD program, so I would like to be able to market myself as a potential high school teacher of history, Latin, or (if I were at a private school) religion/theology- even though I've been doing quite a bit of undergraduate work on the history of Christianity, I'm starting to become more and more interested in the history of the big, world religions in general....</p>
<p>So, what program should I go for if I want to have rigorous training in ancient languages and the history of religion(s) but I'm not dead-set on going onto a PhD? And does anyone know of similar MA-level programs I should consider? What about Divinity schools?</p>
<p>Thanks for reading!</p>