12 monthsProgramme duration
30,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Classics and Ancient History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Ancient History MA offers you the opportunity to study Greek, Roman and near-Eastern history at an advanced level.
Your Master’s in Ancient History has just one required taught module, which will teach you how to use and refine numerous techniques and skills to analyse and interpret a range of historical sources. For the rest of the MA, you’ll be free to choose your own taught programme from a broad list of optional modules and then finish it with a dissertation on a topic that you choose.
This is a University of London intercollegiate course which pulls in the very best ancient history expertise from King’s alongside UCL, Royal Holloway and the Institute of Classical Studies. You’ll meet academics and colleagues from across London and get to choose modules that are taught by each institution.
Key benefits
Your Master’s in Ancient History has just one required taught module, which will teach you how to use and refine numerous techniques and skills to analyse and interpret a range of historical sources. For the rest of the MA, you’ll be free to choose your own taught programme from a broad list of optional modules and then finish it with a dissertation on a topic that you choose.
This is a University of London intercollegiate course which pulls in the very best ancient history expertise from King’s alongside UCL, Royal Holloway and the Institute of Classical Studies. You’ll meet academics and colleagues from across London and get to choose modules that are taught by each institution.
Key benefits
- Study in one of the UK's largest and oldest departments of Classics. Classics has been taught on the Strand for over 200 years.
- Join a Classics department that’s ranked first in the UK for research excellence (REF 2021) and 5th in the UK for Classics Departments in the QS World Rankings 2025.
- Enjoy an unrivalled location for the study of the ancient world, thanks to London's unique range of specialist libraries, museums and galleries.
- Choose from an extraordinarily wide list of modules, drawing on the resources of the whole of the University of London.
- Complete a master’s that leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and the cultural sector.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Classics and Ancient History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Ancient History MA offers you the opportunity to study Greek, Roman and near-Eastern history at an advanced level.
Your Master’s in Ancient History has just one required taught module, which will teach you how to use and refine numerous techniques and skills to analyse and interpret a range of historical sources. For the rest of the MA, you’ll be free to choose your own taught programme from a broad list of optional modules and then finish it with a dissertation on a topic that you choose.
This is a University of London intercollegiate course which pulls in the very best ancient history expertise from King’s alongside UCL, Royal Holloway and the Institute of Classical Studies. You’ll meet academics and colleagues from across London and get to choose modules that are taught by each institution.
Key benefits
Your Master’s in Ancient History has just one required taught module, which will teach you how to use and refine numerous techniques and skills to analyse and interpret a range of historical sources. For the rest of the MA, you’ll be free to choose your own taught programme from a broad list of optional modules and then finish it with a dissertation on a topic that you choose.
This is a University of London intercollegiate course which pulls in the very best ancient history expertise from King’s alongside UCL, Royal Holloway and the Institute of Classical Studies. You’ll meet academics and colleagues from across London and get to choose modules that are taught by each institution.
Key benefits
- Study in one of the UK's largest and oldest departments of Classics. Classics has been taught on the Strand for over 200 years.
- Join a Classics department that’s ranked first in the UK for research excellence (REF 2021) and 5th in the UK for Classics Departments in the QS World Rankings 2025.
- Enjoy an unrivalled location for the study of the ancient world, thanks to London's unique range of specialist libraries, museums and galleries.
- Choose from an extraordinarily wide list of modules, drawing on the resources of the whole of the University of London.
- Complete a master’s that leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and the cultural sector.
Admission Requirements
185+
3.3+
7+
100+
69+
2:1 BA degree with honours in Classics, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, History or a closely related subject.
In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.
High Desirable:
It is highly desirable for candidates to have had experience of learning one or more relevant ancient languages. This may be as part of school or undergraduate education, or through a summer school.
In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.
High Desirable:
It is highly desirable for candidates to have had experience of learning one or more relevant ancient languages. This may be as part of school or undergraduate education, or through a summer school.
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
13,500 GBP
International
30,000 GBP
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