• In the first two years, students will take core units exploring the history of the ancient Greek and Roman world, the sources of information available for reconstructing it, and the different approaches employed by modern scholars.
  • Students will also choose from optional units on a wide range of topics dealing with Roman and Greek society and culture, including literature, philosophy and art. You may also choose to study Latin or Greek. There is the possibility of studying abroad for one semester in the second year.
  • In your third year, students will choose units from a range of special subject seminars based on our academics' wide range of research interests. Working in co-operation with a supervisor, students will research and write a dissertation on a topic of your choice.
  • Students will also take the Applied Classics unit, which involves planning, marketing and executing a project aimed at presenting and communicating some aspect of the ancient world to the wider public.