MSc Classics and Ancient History

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.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • Classics at Glasgow is a world-leading centre for the study of Roman oratory. Our scholars are also current in fields as diverse as religion, historiography, education and late antiquity.
  • We have active research projects on the reception of the classical world from the Middle Ages onwards.
  • You will benefit from access to the University’s well-stocked library, The Hunterian (with its notable fine coin collection), to a major centre in humanities computing, and a dedicated Classics postgraduate study space and library.
  • If you study with us, you will develop a broad range of intellectual and transferable skills. You may also have the opportunity to interact with collaborative research projects in our key areas of activity.

CAREER PROSPECTS

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.

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Modules

  • THEORIES AND METHODS FOR ANCIENT HISTORY & CLASSICS
  • THUCYDIDES (IN TRANSLATION)
  • EXPLORATIONS IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
  • ANCIENT DRAMA
  • DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT
  • TOPICS IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE 1 AND TOPICS IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE
  • FROM THE GRACCHI TO SULLA: THE SOURCES AND THE HISTORY 133-70 BC
  • THE ROMAN HISTORICAL IMAGINATION
  • ANCIENT WARFARE
  • ART OF DIVERGENCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
  • THE MATERIAL WORLD IN GREEK RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
  • ANCIENT MEDICINE
  • NATURE AND THE NATURAL WORLD IN ANTIQUITY
  • ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT
  • LITERATURE IN FRAGMENTS
  • LOVE AND WAR: LATIN LOVE POETRY
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    £25,290 Per Year

    International student tuition fee

    1 Year

    Duration

    Sep 2025

    Start Month

    Aug 2025

    Application Deadline

    Upcoming Intakes

    • September 2025
    • September 2026

    Mode of Study

    • Full Time