A minimum of 54 hours of graduate credit is required of candidates for the Ph.D. in Medieval and Byzantine Studies. The program incorporates the M.A. curriculum while also requiring an additional 24 credit hours of course work (in the area of specialization and one minor field), comprehensive exams, and a dissertation. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 in order to continue in the program.
Program Description and Requirements
1. Course Work (54 credit-hours)
a) The M.A. Program in Medieval and Byzantine Studies (30 credit-hours). [Students with master's degrees in other programs or from other accredited institutions can apply to transfer up to 24 hours of graduate credit.]
b) Six approved graduate courses (18 credit hours) in the area of specialization, i.e., in one of the following three categories, selected in one discipline or in a combination of two or more disciplines with the approval of the MBS director and the major faculty adviser:
a. History and Social Structures
b. Thought and Worship
c. Cultural and Artistic Expressions
c) Four approved graduate courses (12 credit hours) in the minor area, with the approval of the MBS director and the minor faculty adviser. The minor area should be a separate area of interest, with only limited overlap with the major area. The minor area can be a traditional discipline (e.g., history, philosophy), a subject area (e.g., Anglo-Saxon England), a methodologically based field (e.g., gender studies), or any other coherent field of study.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2026
CUA Campus
620 Michigan Ave., N.E.,
Washington,
District of Columbia,
20064, South, United States
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2025
CUA Campus
620 Michigan Ave., N.E.,
Washington,
District of Columbia,
20064, South, United States
Applicants for graduate programs who hold undergraduate degrees from foreign institutions of higher education must provide, as part of the application process, a degree equivalency evaluation from a reputable credentials evaluation service recognized by The University. This ensures that applications are given full consideration by University officials who may not be familiar with the education program of that specific institution.
Acceptable Test Scores
TOEFL - 80 Internet (should have at least 20 out of 30 in each category); 550 Paper; 213 Computer.
IELTS - varies by program, generally around 6.5
Duolingo - 105
PTE - 58
Application deadlines: November 1- for Spring; July 1- for Fall.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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