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No prior knowledge of classics, Latin or Greek is necessary, but you must have studied a modern or ancient foreign language at SQA Higher, GCE A-Level or equivalent.

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Students must have studied English or English Literature at SQA Higher, GCE A-Level or equivalent.

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Course start

September 2027

Duration

Four years full time

School of Classics

Why study this course?

Greek and Latin literature is some of the most moving and thought-provoking writing produced in any world culture. To study it in the original languages is to enter the thought-world of two vibrant societies which have profoundly influenced cultures around the world. The MA (Hons) in Classics will develop your Latin and Greek language skills. It will also develop skills of literary and cultural analysis which are powerful tools for understanding complex texts and problems in today’s world.

The course will challenge you to engage in depth with a wide range of Greek and Latin texts, from epic poetry and tragedy, to historiography, philosophy, satire and love elegy. You will develop the skills to read and understand these texts in the original languages. In doing so, you will learn about the society, culture, politics and philosophy of the Greeks and Romans. You will also have opportunities to study complementary subjects such as ancient history and archaeology.

Course details

The MA (Hons) in Classics is a four-year course run by the School of Classics. You can take this degree whether or not you have studied Latin or Greek before. There are beginners’ courses in both Greek and Latin for those who have not studied the languages before or who have only studied them a little. These courses quickly build a solid foundation in each language so that you will rapidly become confident in analysing literature.

If you are starting one or both languages at beginners’ level, you will spend your first year intensively studying the language to build your confidence and ability to read original texts. If you have already studied one or both languages at a higher level, you will undertake more advanced study in your first year in both language and literature, in modules that integrate analysis of literary texts with linguistic and translation exercises which will consolidate your existing language skills.

In the second year, all students are brought together to take modules that extend and refine their knowledge of Latin and Greek literature and its background, covering both prose and poetry from the archaic period right through to late antiquity, while continuing to incorporate progressive work on Greek and Latin language skills in preparation for Honours-level study.

If you take the MA (Hons) in Classics as a single-honours degree and have not studied either language before, so you are starting both languages as a beginner in your first year, you may choose to defer the start of your studies in one of the languages to your second year. Students who take this option go on to take specially adapted modules in their third year. These allow them to complete their linguistic training while studying literature at Honours level.

If you take the MA (Hons) in Classics as a joint-honours degree, you will study both languages from your first year. Joint-honours students take the same overall number of modules as single honours students at honours level, but they take half in Classics and half in their other subject. Completing your linguistic training at sub-honours level ensures that you can choose your favourite Greek and Latin modules at honours level.

In addition to studying Greek and Latin, you have the opportunity in your first two years to take another subject each semester. Find out more about more about how academic years are organised.

The skills you gain in analysing original Greek and Latin texts in your first two years will prepare you for exploring an even wider range of texts at a more advanced level in your third and fourth years. You will also be encouraged to delve deeper into a specialist topic of your choice in writing a dissertation during your fourth year.

All of the School’s Honours modules are inspired by the research expertise of the members of staff who teach them, and expose you to the latest debates and developments in the discipline. They cover a wide range of genres and themes. Examples of recent topics include:

Africa in Latin Literature

Greek poetry, including epic and tragedy

Greek historiography, including authors like Herodotus and Thucydides

Greek rhetoric

Greek philosophy

Greek literature in the Roman Empire and Late Antiquity

Latin prose writing, including philosophical writing, oratory, letter writing, historiography and biography

Latin poetry, including didactic poetry, lyric, satire and epic

Late antique Latin literature

Renaissance reception of Latin literature

The history of the Greek language

There is a wide choice of other modules available to complement classics and suit your interests. Popular choices include classical studies, ancient history, art history, English literature, modern languages, medieval and modern history, philosophy and divinity.

Graduates in Classics from St Andrews can expect to have developed a wide knowledge of Greek and Latin literature and culture and a high level of competence in Greek and Latin language.

The University of St Andrews operates on a flexible modular degree system by which degrees are obtained through the accumulation of credits.

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How it's taught

Teaching

Teaching at sub-honours level is delivered through a mixture of lectures, seminars, language classes and set-text reading classes (10 to 40 students).

At Honours level, teaching is delivered through seminars (10 to 20 students), with a strong emphasis on students’ own contributions in informal class discussion and in group or individual presentations.

In addition to classes, students are expected to undertake substantial independent, but guided, work outside of the classroom. Typically, this will involve:

reading Greek and Latin texts

practising language and translation skills

reading journal articles and books

undertaking research in the library

working on individual projects

preparing coursework assignments and presentations

preparing for examinations

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Assessment

Almost all of the modules in classics are assessed by a combination of coursework and examination. Coursework includes:

research essays

literary criticism and commentary exercises

class tests, including unseen translation and grammar exercises

In addition, most modules include a written examination held at the end of each semester during a dedicated exam diet with revision time provided beforehand.

The School aims to provide feedback on every assessment within two to three weeks to help you improve on future assessments.

Undergraduates at the University of St Andrews must achieve at least 7.0 on the St Andrews 20-point grade scale to pass a module. To gain access to Honours-level modules, students must achieve the relevant requisites as specified in the policy on entry to Honours and in the relevant programme requirements. To find out the classification equivalent of points, please see the common reporting scale.

You will be taught by an experienced teaching team with expertise and knowledge of classics. Postgraduate research students who have undertaken teacher training may also contribute to the teaching of classes and seminars under the supervision of the module coordinator.

You can find contact information for all classics staff on the School of Classics website.

The University's services and support teams can help students with additional needs resulting from disabilities, long-term medical conditions or learning disabilities, as well as many other difficulties and challenges students might face while studying.

In the first two years of your degree (known as sub-honours) you will take three modules per semester: Greek, Latin and one other subject. Over the two Honours years, you will take at least three modules in each language.

Course information may change. Module information and course content, teaching and assessment may change each year and after you have accepted your offer to study at the University of St Andrews. We display the most up-to-date information possible, but this could be from a previous academic year. For the latest module information, see the module catalogue.

First year

Students will take two Greek modules and two Latin modules. The modules you take are dependent on your knowledge of Latin and Greek prior to the course.

Beginners in Greek will take the following two compulsory modules:

Greek Language for Beginners: provides a thorough grounding in the Greek language for beginners or near beginners.

Students who have studied Greek to SQA Higher level, A-level, or equivalent will take the following two compulsory modules:

Greek Language and Literature 1: involves detailed study of a range of set texts as well as linguistic and translation exercises designed to enhance students' knowledge of Greek and confidence in reading Greek literature in its historical and cultural context.

Greek Pastoral and Passion: introduces students to the thematic connections between bucolic or pastoral poetry and the Greek novel and involves detailed study of set texts and linguistic and translation exercises.

Beginners in Latin will take the following two compulsory modules:

Elementary Latin 1: provides an introduction to the Latin language for beginners, concentrating on morphology, vocabulary, and basic syntax.

Elementary Latin 2: builds on work from 'Elementary Latin 1' and develops knowledge of Latin language and enables the reading of Latin texts for beginners.

Students who have studied Latin to SQA Higher, GCE A-level or equivalent will take the following two compulsory modules:

World of Latin 1: enhances understanding of Latin language and literature through the study of a range of verse or prose set texts in the original language and regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year.

World of Latin 2: builds on work from 'World of Latin 1' and introduces students to a wider range of Latin literature.

Second year

Students who took Greek Language and Literature for Beginners in their first year will take the following two compulsory modules:

The Landscape of Greek Prose (B): designed for students to follow on from 'Greek Literature for Beginners', this module examines a wide range of Greek prose texts and enhances Greek language skills through regular language classes.

The Landscape of Greek Poetry (B): following on from 'The Landscape of Greek Prose (B)', this module covers a diverse range of ancient poetry in the original Greek, starting with Homer’s Iliad, and enhances Greek language skills through regular language classes.

Students who have studied Greek to SQA Higher, GCE A-level or equivalent will take the following two compulsory modules:

The Landscape of Greek Prose (A): designed for students to follow on from 'Greek Pastoral and Passion', this module examines a wide range of Greek prose texts and enhances Greek language skills through regular language classes.

The Landscape of Greek Poetry (A): following on from 'The Landscape of Greek Prose (A)', this module covers a diverse range of ancient poetry in the original Greek, starting with Homer’s Iliad, and enhances Greek language skills through regular language classes.

Students who took Elementary Latin 1 and 2 in their first year will take the following two compulsory modules:

Latin in Progress 1: building on work covered in 'Elementary Latin 1 and 2', this module introduces students to verse texts from the Republican period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year.

Latin in Progress 2: building on work from 'Latin in Progress 1', this module examines a wide range of texts in both prose and verse from the imperial period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes.

Latin Language and Literature 1: building on 'World of Latin 1 and 2', this module examines a wide range of verse texts taken mostly from the Republican period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year.

Latin Language and Literature 2: building on 'Latin Language and Literature 1', this module examines a wide range of prose texts from the Roman Imperial period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year.

If you decide to take Classics in your third and fourth years, you will do a minimum of three modules in Greek and three in Latin, and then you can focus the rest of your Honours modules on one classical language or the other, or balance your programme with a mixture of both.

Here is a sample of Honours modules which have been offered in previous years:

Epic Latin: Skills, Theory, Methods

Greeks and Barbarians

Greeks on Education

Greek Tragedy

Hellenistic Poetry

Horace and You

Lies, History and Ideology

Roman Biography

Roman Comedy

Roman Satire

Senecan Tragedy

The Greek Novels: Identity, Desire and Literary Transformation

The History of Ancient Greek from Homer to the New Testament

The Rest of the Story: Greek Epic after Homer

In fourth year, students may undertake an 8,000-word dissertation on a topic of their choice. This independent project enables you to develop key research skills which are desired by both prospective employers and by graduate schools offering postgraduate degrees.

Fees and funding

Scotland: Tuition fees are yet to be confirmed by the Scottish Government.

England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man: £10,050 (yet to be confirmed by the UK Government)

EU and overseas: £34,910

More information on tuition fees can be found on the undergraduate fees and funding page.

Accommodation fees

Find out about accommodation fees for University accommodation.

Funding and scholarships

The University of St Andrews offers a number of scholarships and support packages to undergraduate students each year.

Entry requirements

The University offers different entry requirements, depending on your background. Find out more about

Standard, Minimum and Gateway entry requirements using academic entry explained and see which entry requirements you need to look at using the entry requirements indicator.

For degrees combining more than one subject, the subject with the higher entry requirements determines the grades you need. You will also need to meet any further subject-specific entry requirements as outlined on their pages.

SQA Highers

Standard entry grades:

Minimum entry grades:

Gateway entry grades:

Applicants who have narrowly missed the minimum entry grades, but meet the University's contextual criteria, may be interested in one of the University’s Gateway programmes.

GCE A-Levels

IB points

36 (HL 6,6,5)

36 (HL 6,5,5)

General entry requirements

All applicants must have attained the following qualifications, or equivalent, in addition to the specific entry requirements for individual programmes.

SQA qualifications

SQA National 5 (B) in English and one SQA National 5 (B) from the following:

Chemistry

Computing science

Geography

Applications of Mathematics

Mathematics

Psychology.

GCSE qualifications

GCSE (5) in English language or English literature, and one GCSE (5) from the following:

Computing Science

Other qualifications

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry on to our programmes. Please see our entry requirements for more information.

More information on how to apply via other entry routes or accreditation of prior learning and experience can be found on the University's entry requirements web page.

Alternative study options

Study abroad

Classics students can apply to participate in the University-wide St Andrews Abroad programme. You may also have the opportunity to participate in the School Abroad exchange programme. For information about study abroad options, please see the study abroad site.

International applicants

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide an English language test score to evidence your English language ability.

Joint Honours degrees

You can also take Classics as part of a joint Honours degree in which you will take core modules of your chosen subjects.

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Arabic and Classical Studies (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Arabic and Classics (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Classical Studies and French (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Classical Studies and Italian (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Classics and French (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Classics and Italian (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Classics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad)

Master of Arts (Honours) Arabic and Classics

Master of Arts (Honours) Art History and Classical Studies

Master of Arts (Honours) Biblical Studies and Classical Studies

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Comparative Literature

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and English

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Film Studies

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and French

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Greek

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and International Relations

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Italian

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Latin

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Mathematics

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Medieval History

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Middle East Studies

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Modern History

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Persian

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Philosophy

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Scottish History

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Social Anthropology

Master of Arts (Honours) Classical Studies and Theological Studies

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Comparative Literature

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and English

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and French

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Italian

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Management

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Modern History

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Persian

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Philosophy

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Social Anthropology

Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Spanish

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Joint degrees taken with Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish are also available 'With Integrated Year Abroad'.

Classics students at St Andrews have traditionally moved into a very wide range of careers upon graduating. Some continue their academic careers via a postgraduate training degree or doctoral study either in St Andrews or at another university. Other students have often progressed to postgraduate qualifications in teaching, law or finance.

Recent classics graduates have moved into careers in:

marketing

museums and heritage

journalism

the theatre

civil service

teaching

applied computing

A degree in classics will provide you with transferable skills that will equip you for a future career in many sectors. These skills include:

flexible thinking

understanding a range of viewpoints and critical approaches

exercising reflection and critical judgment

gathering, memorising, organising and deploying information

better understanding of modern languages

time management

project planning

independent work

group work

oral and written expression

The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills.

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