We offer a modular range of courses, which has been designed to reflect the research interests of our lecturers and help you develop a particular topic of interest for your dissertation. Core coursesYou will take a compulsory course, which will provide a general introduction to graduate study in classics and give you the opportunity to develop your research skills.Course nameCreditsSkills and Methods in Classics20Optional coursesYou will choose a further 100 credits from a wide selection of optional courses, subject to availability. Please note: at least three of your option courses must be on archaeological topics. Option Courses 2025-2026* * Please note that the list of courses below is provisional and subject to change. Further information and course details can be found on the Degree Programme Table.Course nameA Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1Advanced Ancient Greek (PG) 1 #Advanced Ancient Greek (PG) 2Advanced Latin (PG) 1 #Advanced Latin (PG) 2Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond #Archaeological Illustration #Archaeology of 'Celtic' Europe: Communities and Interactions #Archaeomaterials Analysis #Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece #Centre, Province and Periphery in the Age of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos: Byzantium and its Neighbours in the TenthConflict archaeology: materialities of violence #Data Science for the Past: Statistical Thinking & VisualizationEarly Greek Philosophy ^Elementary Ancient Greek (PG) 1 #Elementary Ancient Greek (PG) 2Elementary Latin (PG) 1 #Elementary Latin (PG) 2Epicurus and EpicureanismGIS and Spatial Analysis for Archaeologists #Greek Text Seminar 1 #Greek Tragedy ^Heritage Studies and the Archaeology of the Contemporary World: Investigating How the Past Shapes the Present #Homer ^Island Worlds: Prehistoric Societies in the Mediterranean Sea from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age #Jewish Texts through the AgesJudaea under Roman Rule #Latin Tragedy: Medea on the Roman Stage ^Lucretius, 'De rerum natura' ^Marine Archaeology #Popular unrest, revolts, and rebellions in the Byzantine world #Roman Archaeology #Seafaring and Society in the Ancient Greek World (Online) *Space, Place and Time: the archaeology of built environments #The Archaeology of Children and Childhood #The Athenian Akropolis #The Hellenistic CityThe Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation #The Jewish Diaspora in the Roman Empire (Online) *The Latin Manuscript: Palaeography, Codicology, Textual CriticismThe Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A World between Empires #Themes in Egyptian archaeology: the foundations of the state to the end of the Middle Kingdom # # You must choose three Classical Art and Archaeology courses^ A maximum of one Level 10 course can be chosen. Priority for Level 10 courses goes to undergraduate students.* A maximum of one online course can be chosen. Option courses 2024/25Select exactly 60 credits of the following Classical Art and Archaeology coursesAncient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and BeyondArchaeological IllustrationArchaeology of 'Celtic' Europe: Communities and InteractionsBronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and GreeceConceptualising the NeolithicConflict archaeology: materialities of violenceConstantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Suleyman the MagnificentElementary Greek (PG) 1Elementary Latin (PG) 1Hellenistic Art and ArchaeologyIntermediate Greek (PG) 1Intermediate Latin (PG) 1Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)Latin Text Seminar 1Marine ArchaeologyReligion and War in Archaic and Classical GreeceThe Archaeology of Children and ChildhoodThe Art and Archaeology of Sparta and LaconiaThe Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern CivilisationThemes in Egyptian archaeology: the foundations of the state to the end of the Middle Kingdom Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following Classics coursesA Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and PersiaApocalypse: The Book of Revelation in History and Culture (PG)Archaeological IllustrationBronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and GreeceConflict archaeology: materialities of violenceConstantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Suleyman the MagnificentElementary Greek (PG) 1Elementary Greek (PG) 2Elementary Latin (PG) 1Elementary Latin (PG) 2Greek Palaeography & Manuscript CultureGreek Philosophy (Plato's Republic)Greek Text Seminar 3Hellenistic Art and ArchaeologyIntermediate Greek (PG) 1Intermediate Greek (PG) 2Intermediate Latin (PG) 1Intermediate Latin (PG) 2Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)Latin Text Seminar 1Religion and War in Archaic and Classical GreeceScottish Latin LiteratureThe Archaeology of Children and ChildhoodThe Art and Archaeology of Sparta and LaconiaThe Hellenistic CityThe Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern CivilisationThe Jewish Diaspora under the Roman EmpireUrban Labour in Classical AtticaWomen, Writing, Greece: From Sappho to Virginia Woolf and Beyond Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following Level 10 Classics Language coursesBoethius' Consolation of PhilosophyGreek Pastoral PoetryLatin EpicLatin SatirePlato's RepublicSelect between 0 and 20 credits of the following online coursesHerod the Great and the End of Hellenism (online)Popular Culture in the Roman World (Online)The Athenian Akropolis (online) Option courses 2023/24 Select exactly 60 credits of the following Classical Art and Archaeology coursesAncient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and BeyondArchaeological IllustrationArchaeology of 'Celtic' Europe: Communities and InteractionsArchaeology of Late Antique ReligionBronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and GreeceClassical Greek SculptureConflict archaeology: materialities of violenceElementary Greek (PG) 1Elementary Latin (PG) 1Handling Greek PotteryHuman EvolutionIntermediate Greek (PG) 1Intermediate Latin (PG) 1Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)Marine ArchaeologySpace, Place and Time: the archaeology of built environmentsThe Archaeology of Children and ChildhoodThe Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern CivilisationThe Maccabaean RevoltThemes in Egyptian archaeology: the foundations of the state to the end of the Middle Kingdom Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following Classics coursesA Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 2Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation in History and Culture (PG)Archaeological IllustrationArchaeology of Late Antique ReligionBronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and GreeceClassical Greek SculptureConflict archaeology: materialities of violenceDispute Resolution in the Roman EmpireEgypt under the PtolemiesElementary Greek (PG) 1Elementary Greek (PG) 2Elementary Latin (PG) 1Elementary Latin (PG) 2Greek Philosophy (Plato's Republic)Greek Text Seminar 2Handling Greek PotteryHonour in Ancient GreeceHuman EvolutionIntermediate Greek (PG) 1Intermediate Greek (PG) 2Intermediate Latin (PG) 1Intermediate Latin (PG) 2Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)Latin Text Seminar 2Space, Place and Time: the archaeology of built environmentsThe Archaeology of Children and ChildhoodThe Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern CivilisationThe Latin Manuscript: Palaeography, Codicology, Textual CriticismThe Maccabaean Revolt Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following Level 10 Classics Language coursesEarly Greek PhilosophyGreek Literature of the Roman EmpireGreek TragedyLater Latin PoetryLatin Poets From North of the PoLucretius, 'De rerum natura'LyricSeneca the YoungerThe Latin Manuscript: Palaeography, Codicology, Textual Criticism Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following online coursesHonour in Ancient Greece (Online)Roman Egypt (Online)Sparta and Crete: Classical Greek Society Beyond Athens (Online)Teaching and assessmentTeaching takes place in small groups with most courses taught via weekly seminars. The majority of the 20-credit courses are assessed by single pieces of coursework, usually essays of up to 5000 words.Further informationYou can see more details about the 2025/26 programme structure on the Degree Programme Table for the MSc in Classical Art and Archaeology. We expect the 2026/27 programme structure to be available from May 2026. This article was published on 2024-08-01