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MSc Classics & Ancient History

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 12 months full-time; 24 months part‑time

Masters Degree Description

This Masters enables you to acquire and develop skills as an independent researcher in the field of Classics and Ancient History. If you have studied Classics at undergraduate level and want to take your studies to a higher level, or if you have a background in other periods of history, philosophy, art or literature and want to develop your studies with reference to the ancient world; this programme is designed for you.

Entry Requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject.

2.2 Honours degree may be considered if supported by directly relevant experience. Substantial, directly relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

You will develop a broad range of intellectual and transferable skills that employers are looking for. Graduates have found careers in teaching, librarianship and the heritage sector. Over half of our Masters students proceed to PhD. Glasgow PhD graduates currently hold university posts in the UK, Europe, US and Africa.

Positions held by recent graduates include: University Teacher, Business Archive Cataloguer, Policy and Governance Manager, Market Research Coordinator and Underwriter.

Module Details

Core course:

Theories and Methods for Ancient History and Classics

Optional courses:

Explorations in the Classical Tradition
Ancient Drama
Cleopatra: Life and Legend
Ancient Drama
From the Gracchi to Sulla: the sources and the history 133-70 BC
The Roman Historical Imagination
Ancient Warfare
Heroes and heretics: a cultural archaeology of kingship in 18th dynasty Egypt
The Material World in Greek Religious Thought and Practice
Ancient Medicine
Ancient Technology in Context

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