Master’s In Ancient history
Masters degrees in Classical and Ancient History offer an interdisciplinary approach to
learning, combining theory from fields such as Anthropology and Archaeology as well as
Literary and Philosophical ideas to examine the Archaic and Classical periods.The major in
Ancient History coordinates a curriculum encompassing the whole of the ancient history of
the Near East and the Mediterranean Basin. The minimum total course units for graduation
in this major is 32.
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Program Overview
This Masters programme offers you the opportunity to explore the ancient world from a
multicultural and interdisciplinary perspective from the Near-East to North-Western
Europe. It is based in Classics, with the participation of Archaeology, Egyptology, Celtic and
Gaelic, and Theology and Religious Studies.

Why study Master’s in Ancient history at University of Glasgow?
The programme makes extensive use of the unique collections in the University of
Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum and Kelvin Hall as well as the university library Special
Collections.
Essay and dissertation topics can be tailor-made to suit your interests.
According to programme convenor Dr Angela McDonald, “Our students don’t just study the
ancient world; they hold it in their hands through our handling sessions. The teaching
encourages research into the objects; and we have several research projects currently
under way.”
You will also have the opportunity to take up an ancient language (Greek, Latin, Egyptian,
Hebrew, early Gaelic, Welsh) from scratch, or continue it at advanced level.
Read in The Herald about how our students helped to catalogue the Hunterian’s collection
of Celtic coins for the first time in 100 years.
Listen to our podcast: Stories from Glasgow – Prosthetics & Assistive Technology in
Classical Antiquity with Dr Jane Draycott.