Program Overview

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Ancient History MA

Overview

The Ancient History MA is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time program that offers students the opportunity to further their undergraduate qualification, conduct research, or specialize in the history of the ancient Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern worlds.

Key Information

• Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
• Institution code: R72
• Campus: Egham
• UK fees: £11,600
• International/EU fees: £26,100

The Course

The Ancient History MA provides postgraduates with the ideal foundation for conducting further research at doctoral level. The program is jointly run with King's College London and University College London, enabling students to take full advantage of the teaching expertise of all three participating colleges.

Core Modules

• Sources and Methods in Ancient History
  • This module introduces students to the disciplines, methodologies, and problems encountered when engaging in research in ancient history.
  • Topics covered include epigraphy, papyrology, and general issues of method in ancient history.
• Dissertation in Ancient History
  • Students produce an extended piece of original work of between 10,000 and 12,000 words in the field of ancient history.
  • Students choose a topic in consultation with staff members with appropriate expertise and are assigned a supervisor.
• Academic Integrity
  • This module describes the key principles of academic integrity, focusing on university assignments.
  • Plagiarism, collusion, and commissioning are described as activities that undermine academic integrity, and the possible consequences of engaging in such activities are discussed.

Optional Modules

• Built Environment in Ancient Greece
• Who Owns the Roman Past?
• Understanding Pompeii and Herculaneum
• The Archaeology of Water
• The Archaeology of the Roman Near East
• City of Athens
• City of Rome
• Greek Law and Lawcourts
• Homer's Iliad
• Homer's Odyssey
• Tacitus on Being Roman: Defining Identity
• Tacitus on Being Roman: Experiencing Identity

Intercollegiate Modules

• Places, Artifacts and Images, Digital Approaches
• Digital Classics: Linking Written and Material Culture
• Beginners' Ancient Greek for Research
• Intermediate Ancient Greek for Research
• Tacitus and Nero
• Latin Epigraphy
• Medieval Latin Literature
• Skills for Medievalists: Palaeography
• Introduction to Greek Epigraphy
• Alexandria and the Poetry of Callimachus
• Persepolis
• Archaic and Classical Painting
• One God, One Sea: Byzantium and Islam, 600-800
• Classical Frontiers: Northern Black Sea in Antiquity
• Science and Empire
• Late Antique Magic
• Roman Mosaics: Making and Meaning
• Living in Byzantium I: Material Culture and Built Environment in Late Antiquity
• Exhibiting Classical Antiquities
• Alexander's Afterlife
• Queer Connections: Male-Male Desire and the Classical Past
• Ancient Rome on Film: From Pre-Cinema to the 1950s
• Cicero: Rhetoric and Politics
• Ancient Philosophy and Literature
• Ovid
• Greek Papyrology
• Lived Ancient Religion in Hellenistic Greece
• Hellenistic Encounters with Egypt
• Change and Continuity in the Ancient Near East
• Aristotle
• The Mediterranean World in the Iron Age
• Ancient Italy in the Mediterranean
• Making and Meaning in Ancient Greek Art
• Making and Meaning in Ancient Roman Art
• The Transformation of the Roman Mediterranean

Teaching and Assessment

Assessment is primarily carried out by coursework and the dissertation, although some examinations may be used particularly in language acquisition classes.

Entry Requirements

• UK Bachelors degree or equivalent
• Successful applicants will usually have:
  • A broad appreciation of the civilizations and historical framework of the ancient world
  • A keen interest in primary sources and the different interpretations that have been put on them
  • The ability to synthesize judgments from multiple viewpoints

International and EU Requirements

• Select your country: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus (South) (Greek-Cypriot system), Cyprus (North), Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, European Baccalaureate, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, The Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (Federal), Switzerland (French), Switzerland (German), Switzerland (Italian), Tanzania, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, Vietnam, West Indies

English Language Requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 overall, Writing 7.0, No other subscore lower than 5.5
• Pearson Test of English: 61 overall, Writing 69, No other subscore lower than 51
• Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE): ISE III
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) grade C
• TOEFL iBT: 88 overall, with Reading 18 Listening 17 Speaking 20 Writing 26
• Duolingo: 120 overall, 135 in Literacy, 135 in Production and no sub-score below 100

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Graduates of classical degrees have much to offer potential employers, having developed a range of transferable skills, both practical and theoretical, whilst studying with us. With up to 90% of our most recent graduates now working or in further study, according to the Complete University Guide 2015, it's true to say our graduates are highly employable.

Fees, Funding, and Scholarships

• Home (UK) students tuition fee per year: £11,600
• EU and international students tuition fee per year: £26,100
• Other essential costs: Should you decide to take modules which are delivered in Central London then travel will be required.

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