University of Victoria offers Greek and Roman Studies: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), a doctorate in Arts, Design & Architecture programme in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,857 per semester (CAD 2,265 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Doctorate
Field:Arts, Design & Architecture
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,265 / semester
International tuition: CAD 2,857 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
UVic's PhD in Greek and Roman Studies offers advanced training in a specific field of the ancient Mediterranean world, building dialogue between antiquity and the present. The Faculty of Humanities program is organised around four core thematic research areas: interconnectivity in the ancient Mediterranean world, technology in the ancient world, social and economic history, and gender and identity studies in ancient Greece and Rome. Candidates begin establishing themselves professionally by delivering conference papers and travelling for research, and complete a doctoral dissertation that makes an original contribution. Training covers the use of primary sources across literature, epigraphy, historical records and material culture, access to unpublished archaeological data, and the handling of complex, fragmentary datasets. Expected length is about four years of full-time on-campus study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants to the Greek and Roman Studies PhD must show focused experience relevant to their intended research topic and an appropriate command of ancient Greek and Latin; competency in reading German and either French or Italian is described as advantageous but not required. The program's own page states no minimum GPA. The application includes a statement of intent describing research interests, two letters of reference, and a sample of scholarly work. Applicants must identify a potential supervisor, who must agree to supervise and recommend admission, with written confirmation included in the application. As with every UVic graduate program, applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies' language-proficiency standard: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no section below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 90 with no section below 20 (or 4.5 overall with no section below 4.0 on tests after January 2026), PTE Academic 65 with no skill below 60, CAEL 70 with no section below 60, or Cambridge C1/C2 at 180 with no skill below 170; individual departments may set a higher bar. A February 1 deadline applies for consideration for UVic Fellowships and financial aid; applications are accepted on a rolling basis after that date without funding eligibility, with most decisions finalized by June 30. The program's own page does not state a specific intake month.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, which opens for 2027-entry applications on 1 October 2026: most degree programmes see September 2027 entry close 31 January 2027, January 2027 entry close 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry close 31 March 2027, though Teacher Education post-degree programmes close 2 January 2027, Indigenous Education post-degree admits on an ongoing basis, and Engineering's Summer entry (high-school graduates only) closes 31 December 2026. International applicants use the same portal and face identical dates, since UVic publishes no separate international deadline. UVic treats these as fixed annual dates rather than rolling admission, though it warns any programme can close early without notice. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
