These can be supervised within the Department. We usually require an appropriate MA from anyone entering upon PhD work.
Assessment is by submitted coursework, including a dissertation.
The MA courses are open to graduates with a good degree in Classics, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Archaeology, Religious Studies, Philosophy or a related subject. The research activities of the Department range widely within the central fields of Classical antiquity and also cover some less familiar territory. The Department's own strong resources in Roman history and archaeology are supplemented by collaboration with the Department of Archaeology, where there are three Roman archaeologists, and with the British School at Rome where Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is the Director. Seminar series, some leading to collaborative publications, are held annually in the Department. Recent topics have included the application of gender theory to Classical antiquity, the modern appropriations of antiquity, and Greek Literature of the second sophistic.