University of Glasgow
Classics & Ancient History [MSc]
- 12 months
Program Description
- 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, comedy, science, technology, medicine, warfare 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.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
You will complete:
- One core course
- Five optional courses
- Dissertation (12,000-15,000 words)
Core course
- THEORIES AND METHODS FOR ANCIENT HISTORY & CLASSICS
Optional courses
- 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 2
Other optional courses may include (depending on the year):
- RHETORIC AT ROME
- THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE, 270-400 AD
- ANCIENT MEDICINE
- ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT
- CLASSIC TRAVEL: TOPOGRAPHY AND SCHOLARSHIP IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
- CLEOPATRA: LIFE AND LEGEND
- THE INVENTION OF HISTORY: HERODOTUS, THUCYDIDES, XENOPHON
- RELIGION IN ANCIENT GREECE
- THE MATERIAL WORLD IN GREEK RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
- ANCIENT WARFARE
- GREEK ART
- ROMAN ART
Some of our courses are open only to postgraduate students and taught in seminar format, while others are taught together with Honours students usually through a combination of lectures and seminars.
You can also take courses in elementary and advanced Greek and Latin languages.
It is also possible to take masters-level courses offered by other subject areas in the College of Arts. The programme convenor will work with you to ensure a sensible portfolio of courses is constructed, according to your personal aims and objectives.
The programme convenor will work with you to ensure a sensible portfolio of courses is constructed, according to your personal aims and objectives.
Dissertation
- A dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words, which will be mainly written after teaching finishes (April-August)
Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw or alter a programme. For more information, please see: Student contract.
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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University of Glasgow
| Starting Date: | Submission deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1970 | January 1970 |
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