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STUDYING INDO-EUROPEAN AT UCLA

The following constitutes introductory information regarding the graduate degree program. For a complete outline of degree requirements, see “Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees” available in the Program office and accessible on-line from UCLA Graduate Division.

MAJOR FIELDS

The Ph.D. in Indo-European Studies is offered with two alternative choices of major field:

  • Indo-European linguistics
  • Specialized study in an Indo-European language area, such as Indo-Iranian, Anatolian, Celtic, etc.

REQUIREMENTS

Modern foreign language requirements: French and German, one to be fulfilled during the first year of study. (The modern foreign language requirement may be fulfilled either by passing an examination administered by the program, or by a minimum of two quarters of course work in a graduate-level reading course.)

General requirements for all students, regardless of specialization, include knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Homeric Greek, and Latin (especially Archaic Latin).

The specialization in Indo-European linguistics requires, in addition, knowledge of Hittite (and at least one other Anatolian language [Luwian or Lycian]), plus at least one additional language chosen from among the following:

Avestan
Old Irish
Gothic (or: Old Saxon, Old English, Old High German, Old Icelandic)
Old Church Slavic
Lithuanian (and old Prussian)
Classical Armenian
Tocharian (A and B)

Additional requirements vary by specialization. For example, the specialization in Indo-European linguistics requires training in a variety of linguistic subdisciplines and methodologies useful for historical/comparative reconstruction; a specialization in Indo-Iranian includes knowledge of Pali, Prakrits and Middle Iranian, as well as acquaintance with Indo-Iranian literature, history and religion; etc.

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