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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.

There will be an average of 10 hours of language classes or lectures per week, spread throughout the week, during the teaching term. The beginner’s module in Latin (LT6001) is taken by a variety of students doing postgraduate programmes run by other departments also.

Assessment in the taught component of the course varies from module to module, but usually combines some form of continuous assessment, whether class tests or essays, with an end-of-semester examination, with the majority of marks for the final examination. The dissertation, worth half of the total mark, and undertaken under the supervision of a member of staff, reflects the importance of independent research.