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CLASSICS 297

Dissertation Proposal Preparation

UNITS:1-10
GRADING:Satisfactory/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

This course is to be taken twice during the third year of the Classics PhD program. It takes the form of a tutorial based on weekly meetings, leading to the writing of the dissertation prospectus. To register, a student obtain permission from the prospective faculty advisor.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Independent Study 1Open
ID: 12875
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Trimble, Jennifer
units
Independent Study 2Open
ID: 12876
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Bork, Hans
units
Independent Study 3Open
ID: 12877
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Ceserani, Giovanna
units
Independent Study 4Open
ID: 12878
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Cohen, David
units
Independent Study 5Open
ID: 12879
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Derbew, Sarah
units
Independent Study 6Open
ID: 12880
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Krebs, Christopher
units
Independent Study 7Open
ID: 12881
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Leidwanger, Justin
units
Independent Study 8Open
ID: 12882
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Martin, Richard
units
Independent Study 9Open
ID: 12883
0 / 2 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Morris, Ian
units
Independent Study 10Open
ID: 12884
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Netz, Reviel
units
Independent Study 11Open
ID: 12885
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Nightingale, Andrea
units
Independent Study 12Open
ID: 12886
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Ober, Josiah
units
Independent Study 13Open
ID: 12887
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Parker, Grant
units
Independent Study 14Open
ID: 12888
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Peponi, Anastasia-Erasmia
units
Independent Study 15Open
ID: 12889
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Rehm, Rush
units
Independent Study 16Open
ID: 12890
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Saller, Richard
units
Independent Study 17Open
ID: 12891
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Scheidel, Walter
units
Independent Study 18Open
ID: 12892
0 / 1 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Shanks, Michael
units

CLASSICS 297: Dissertation Proposal Preparation

1-10 units · Satisfactory/No Credit

This course is to be taken twice during the third year of the Classics PhD program. It takes the form of a tutorial based on weekly meetings, leading to the writing of the dissertation prospectus. To register, a student obtain permission from the prospective faculty advisor.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bork, Hans (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Trimble, Jennifer (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cohen, David (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ceserani, Giovanna (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Krebs, Christopher (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Derbew, Sarah (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Martin, Richard (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Leidwanger, Justin (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shanks, Michael (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Scheidel, Walter (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Saller, Richard (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Rehm, Rush (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Peponi, Anastasia-Erasmia (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Parker, Grant (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ober, Josiah (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Nightingale, Andrea (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Netz, Reviel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Morris, Ian (Graduate)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Trimble, Jennifer (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bork, Hans (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Nightingale, Andrea (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ober, Josiah (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Parker, Grant (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Peponi, Anastasia-Erasmia (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Rehm, Rush (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Saller, Richard (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Scheidel, Walter (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shanks, Michael (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ceserani, Giovanna (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cohen, David (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Derbew, Sarah (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Krebs, Christopher (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Leidwanger, Justin (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Martin, Richard (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Morris, Ian (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Netz, Reviel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tennant, John (Graduate)

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  • CLASSICS 286: African Archive Beyond Colonization (AFRICAAM 187, ARCHLGY 166, CLASSICS 186, CSRE 166)
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  • CLASSICS 293: Archaeology and Environmental Aesthetics (ARCHLGY 193A, CLASSICS 193)
  • CLASSICS 296: Uncertain Times: Sallust and Horace and the Falling Republic (CLASSICS 396)
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  • CLASSICS 342: A Classical Eye on the Modern
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