Close icon

Personalise what you see on this page.

Choose from the options below. We'll show you information based on your current location as default.

I'M FROM

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LIVING IN

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LOOKING FOR

  • Undergraduate courses
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.
Viewing as a student from United States living in United States interested in Undergraduate courses
UCAS CODE: Q800

Course options

  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Central area campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

In MA Classics you will focus on the study of the languages and literatures of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Ancient Greek is the language in which many of the basic concepts underlying western society were expressed for the first time. Latin was the language of the most powerful and durable empire of the classical world. It remained the principal language of scholarship, record and literature in western Europe for more than 1,000 years. The programme combines detailed philological work with the study of Greek and Latin-speaking civilisations in many different contexts, including: political religious philosophicalOn this programme you will: receive advanced and robust training in both ancient Greek and Latin read a broad selection of works of classical literature in their original language have the opportunity to read texts from archaic Greece, Late Antiquity, Byzantium and the Middle Ages

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 26,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

Entry requirements

Choose a qualification

A level : A*AA

Required subjects: A Levels: no specific A Level subjects required. GCSEs: English at C or 4.

VIEW MORE

University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    12th

  • Campus address

    University of Edinburgh, Student Recruitment and Admissions, 33 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9JS, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    15th out of 24 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 199
    174 87%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    58.0 58%

    21st

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.70 74%

    20th

    3

Suggested courses

University of Nottingham
SIMILAR RANKING

Classical Civilisation (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

University of Nottingham

Classics league table

12
University of Nottingham
MOST VIEWED

Classical Civilisation BA (Hons)

University of Nottingham

University league table

28

Is this page useful?

Yes No

Sorry about that...

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE IT?

SUBMIT

Thanks for your feedback!