Classical Studies (MA)

Our MA in Classical Studies is either a one-year degree, taken full-time, or a two-year degree, taken part-time. It allows students to develop language skills in both Latin and Greek, while also developing their knowledge of the history, art, and literature of the Roman Imperial period and of the manner in which these were transmitted through the medieval and into the modern periods. It better equips students with the research and writing skills necessary in order to undertake a PhD in some aspect of Classical Studies.

The programme consists of two equal parts of 45 credits each, the first consisting of taught modules, and the second a minor research dissertation. 

In part one, you will take 30 credits of language modules in both Latin and Greek, and 15 credits of modules in areas of Roman history and culture, or the transmission and reception of such, all in translation. Latin and Greek can be taken either at a beginner’s level or at some more advanced level. At the more advanced level, the texts studied all relate to the Roman Imperial period. 

In part two, you work closely with an academic supervisor to complete a 20,000-word minor research dissertation on a topic of your choice within the broad area of Classical Studies, taken to include Late Antiquity also.