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Masters Degree Description

Learn from international experts while enjoying unrivalled access to the rich resources London offers for studying the ancient world. The Classics MA is taught by UCL Greek & Latin in collaboration with King's College London and Royal Holloway, University of London. You’ll study the languages, literatures and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome while developing critical thinking skills, paving the way towards a raft of career options.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Students undertaking the MA in Classics are expected to be able to use authors and sources in one or more ancient languages.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

The MA is an ideal springboard for a PhD course, and you will find unique opportunities to acquire skills in the handling of documentary evidence particularly valuable for further research. Some students go on to pursue research and further study at UCL or other institutions. Others have developed their skills in order to enter careers in teaching, publishing, the media, heritage legal, or PR sectors.*

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Approaches to Classics
  • MA Classics: Research Methods and Dissertation
  • Fragmentary Languages of Forgotten Empires A
  • Greek Drama 1
  • The Greek Dialects
  • Cicero: Rhetoric and Politics 2
  • Latin for Research 1
  • Latin for Research 2
  • Greek Papyrology
  • Greek Historiography
  • Ancient Rome on Film: From Pre-Cinema to the 1950's
  • Approaches to the Reception of the Classical World
  • Ancient Rome on Film: From the 1950's to the 21st Century
  • Ancient Greece on Stage
  • Body and Senses
  • The Economy of Classical Athens
  • Lived Ancient Religion in Hellenistic Greece
  • Hellenistic Encounters with Egypt
  • Images and Image Making in the Ancient Middle East
  • Science in Antiquity

Optional modules

  • Fragmentary Languages of Forgotten Empires A
  • Greek Drama 1
  • The Greek Dialects
  • Cicero: Rhetoric and Politics 2
  • Latin for Research 1
  • Latin for Research 2
  • Greek Papyrology
  • Greek Historiography
  • Ancient Rome on Film: From Pre-Cinema to the 1950's
  • Approaches to the Reception of the Classical World
  • Ancient Rome on Film: From the 1950's to the 21st Century
  • Ancient Greece on Stage
  • Body and Senses
  • The Economy of Classical Athens
  • Lived Ancient Religion in Hellenistic Greece
  • Hellenistic Encounters with Egypt
  • Images and Image Making in the Ancient Middle East
  • Science in Antiquity
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

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