Overview

The Early Christian Studies program at University of Notre Dame is designed to prepare beginning graduate students for the advanced study of early Christianity and late antiquity in various disciplines and areas of interest.

Key Facts

85% of graduates from the Early Christian Studies Program have gone on to top-ranked Ph.D. programs. Among the universities where ECS alumni have earned doctoral degrees or are currently students are Berkeley, Brown, Columbia, Catholic University of America, Chicago, Duke, Marquette, New York University, Oxford, Princeton, Princeton Theological Seminary, UCLA, and, of course, Notre Dame.

Graduates of the ECS program have entered doctoral programs in a large number of different fields of study, including Ancient History, Armenian Studies, Classics, Early Christianity, Historical Theology, History, History of Christianity, Late Antiquity, Literature, Liturgical Studies, Medieval Studies, Near Eastern Studies, New Testament, Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, Patristics, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, Syriac Studies, and Theology.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The program is multidisciplinary in its course offerings but interdisciplinary in its orientation. It provides training in philology, theology, history, liturgy, art history and philosophy.
In addition, students pursue studies in at least two ancient languages relevant for early Christianity (typically, Latin and/or Greek and/or Syriac and/or Hebrew and/or Arabic). Each student develops a curriculum to meet individual needs in consultation with the director of the ECS program and other faculty advisers.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-01 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English

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Credits

42 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

South Bend, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Online Application Form: to be found here, and completed and submitted electronically
Statement of Intent: to be attached to your Online Application Form
Curriculum Vitae or Résumé: to be attached to your Online Application Form
Three Letters of Recommendation: to be submitted by the recommender via the online recommendation system associated with the online application
Application Fee: to be submitted via credit card, check, or money order using the payment system associated with the Online Application Form
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Tuition Fee

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66934 USD/year

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66934 USD/year

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Living costs for South Bend

885 - 1432 USD /month

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