Overview
The projects across disciplines continue to advance research, supported by partners ranging from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to the Wellcome Trust on the Ancient History programme offered at The Cardiff University .
Programme aims
- To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in research (media, commercial, public sector etc), public service, teaching and academia.
Distinctive features
- Cardiff offers considerable research strength in ancient history and has very strong links with archaeology, medieval history and religious studies through the Centre for Late Antique Religion and Culture.
- Wide chronological coverage, from Archaic Greece to Late Antiquity
- Opportunities for interdisciplinary research with archaeology, medieval history and religious studies.
- Encouragement and support for postgraduate students from the University of Wales Institute for Classics and Ancient History, which is run jointly by Cardiff in association with the Departments of Classics and Ancient History at Swansea and Lampeter.
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Courses include:
- History and Archaeology of the early Mediterranean
- Political and Social History of the Archaic and Classical Greece; the Roman Republic and Empire; the Later Roman and Early Medieval Periods
- The Hellenistic World
- Gender and Sexuality
- Ethnicity, Identity, and Collective Memory
- Ancient Medicine and Technology
- Warfare in Antiquity
- Ancient Near East
- Ancient Persia
- Thucydides; Ancient Greek Historiography and Literature
- Greek Epigraphy
- Housing and the Built Environment
- Classical Reception and modern theoretical approaches to the ancient past
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
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Start dates: January, April, July, October
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Suitable for graduates in Ancient History, Classics, Classical Archaeology and related humanities and social science disciplines.
- Applicants should normally possess a first or upper second class Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject field and a good pass at MA.
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24450 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24450 GBP per year during 36 months. -
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4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Cardiff
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