Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

The language training pathway offers intensive training in any one of the following ancient and medieval languages:

• Greek
• Latin
• Slavonic
• Armenian
• Syriac
• Coptic
• Arabic

The second pathway, offering training in auxiliary disciplines, is designed for those who already have considerable competence in their chosen language and whose principal interests lie in history, art and archaeology or religion. You will receive instruction in one or two of a range of specialist auxiliary disciplines of papyrology, epigraphy, palaeography, numismatics, sigillography, or artefact studies (choosing to study either ceramics, metalware, ivories, codices or carved marbles) and you will choose a special subject from a list in your preferred subject area, ie in either history, art and archaeology, literature or religion.

Teaching and examination comprises:

Although the two components of the course, Late Antiquity and Byzantium, have been designed to the same specification and are conjoined in a single course, you are expected to concentrate on one or other of the fields. If you wish to proceed to a research programme you will be encouraged to develop your doctoral proposal during the first few months of the programme, so that you will be well placed to make doctoral applications in the spring.