DPT: Ancient History (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) (PTMSCANHIS1F)

Further to discussion with the Programme Director a student may also choose an option from the suite of level 11 courses offered by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology or from other Schools.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.

Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation in History and Culture (PG)

Greek Philosophy (Plato's Republic)

Archaeological Illustration

Elementary Latin (PG) 1

Elementary Latin (PG) 2

Elementary Greek (PG) 1

Elementary Greek (PG) 2

The Hellenistic City

Hellenistic Art and Archaeology

Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece

Intermediate Latin (PG) 1

Intermediate Latin (PG) 2

Intermediate Greek (PG) 1

Intermediate Greek (PG) 2

Latin Text Seminar 1

The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation

Greek Text Seminar 3

A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1

Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Suleyman the Magnificent

Conflict archaeology: materialities of violence

Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)

The Jewish Diaspora under the Roman Empire

Urban Labour in Classical Attica

Scottish Latin Literature

The Archaeology of Children and Childhood

Religion and War in Archaic and Classical Greece

The Art and Archaeology of Sparta and Laconia

Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia

Greek Palaeography & Manuscript Culture

Women, Writing, Greece: From Sappho to Virginia Woolf and Beyond

AND

These Level 10 courses are prioritised for students taking an undergraduate degree; limited numbers of places will be reserved for postgraduate students.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.

Greek Pastoral Poetry

Plato's Republic

Latin Epic

Latin Satire

Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy

AND

These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.

Herod the Great and the End of Hellenism (online)

The Athenian Akropolis (online)

Popular Culture in the Roman World (Online)

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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

Degree Programme Table: Ancient History (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) (PTMSCANHIS1F)

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

Course options

Group A

Ancient History MSc Courses

Optional courses for Classics postgraduate degrees

Level 10 Classics Language Courses

Classics MSc online courses