Ancient History (MA)

King's College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our Ancient History MA offers you the opportunity to study Greek, Roman and near-Eastern history at an advanced level. You’ll also learn and refine the techniques and skills you need to be able to analyse and interpret a variety of historical sources.

This is an intercollegiate course that draws on the strengths of King’s, UCL and Royal Holloway and the Institute of Classical Studies.

Facilities

Location

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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About this course

Study in one of the UK’s largest and oldest departments of Classics. Classics has been taught on the Strand for over 200 years.

Unrivalled location for the study of the ancient world thanks to London’s unique range of specialist libraries, museums and galleries.

Extraordinarily wide choice of modules, drawing on the resources of the whole of the University of London.

King’s graduates enjoy one of the best employment rates in the UK. King’s was ranked 4th in the UK for graduate employability (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2017).

Our graduates are highly sought after, and they take the skills and knowledge they developed with us to excel in careers in teaching, journalism, cultural management or the financial sector. Others have continued their studies to further research.

2:1 BA degree with honours in Classics, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, History or a closely related subject.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.

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Subjects

  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Poetry
  • History
  • Greek for Research
  • Ancient Greek
  • Literature Medievalists
  • Palaeography
  • Roman Comedy
  • Homeric Presences
  • Greek poetry
  • Latin Poetry
  • Latin Epigraphy
  • Roman Britain
  • Roman Egypt

Course programme

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.Required Modules

You are required to take:

  • Sources & Methods in Ancient History (40 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)

If you are a part-time student, you will take Sources and Methods in Ancient History in your first year, along with 40 credits of optional modules. In your second year, you will take your dissertation module and a further 40 credits of optional modules.

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take two to four modules totalling 80 credits from a range of options that may typically include:

  • Beginners’ Ancient Greek for Research (40 credits)
  • Intermediate Ancient Greek for Research (40 credits)
  • Medieval Latin Literature (40 credits)
  • Skills for Medievalists: Palaeography (20 credits)
  • Homer (40 credits)
  • The Reception of Roman Comedy (20 credits)
  • Homeric Presences in Greek Poetry & Shorter Prose since 1890 (20 credits)
  • Modern Greek Poetry & the Epic Tradition (20 credits)
  • CP Cavafy: the Making of a Modernist (20 credits)
  • Early Modern Latin Poetry I (20 credits)
  • Tacitus & Nero (40 credits)
  • Latin Epigraphy (40 credits)
  • Roman Britain (40 credits)
  • Roman Egypt (40 credits)
  • One God, One Sea: Byzantium & Islam, 600-800 (20 credits)
  • Persepolis (20 credits)
  • Greek Religion: Myth & Meaning (20 credits)
  • Greek Religion: Culture & Cognition (20 credits)
  • Classical Frontiers: Northern Black Sea in Antiquity (20 credits)
  • The City of Rome (British School at Rome Annual Postgraduate Course) (40 credits)
  • The Classical Art of the Body: Greek Sculpture and its Legacy (40 credits)
  • The Art of Making: Craft Production from Classical Antiquity to Today (40 credits)
  • Exhibiting Classical Antiquities (20 credits)
  • Living in Byzantium I: Material Culture & Built Environment in Late Antiquity (20 credits)
  • Living in Byzantium II: Material Culture & Built Environment in the Middle Ages (20 credits)

You can also choose from the MA modules offered by:

  • University College London Department of Greek & Latin
  • University College London Department of History
  • University College London Department of Institute of Archaeology
  • Royal Holloway University London Department of Classics
  • Royal Holloway University London Department of History

You may also choose to take 20 credits from our Modern Language Centre. All subject to approvals.

Part time students should plan to take 80 credits earned through one 40 credit compulsory module and 40 credits of optional modules in their first year and 100 credits earned through one 60 credit core dissertation and 40 credits of optional modules in their second year.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Additional information

Full time overseas fees: £21,300 per year (2019/20)

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