Postgrad Study in Classics Ancient History Archaeology A Short Guide On offer at Warwick MA by Research 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time Variant 1: 40,000-word dissertation Variant 2: 25,000-word dissertation two 5,000-word essays
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Postgrad Study in Classics/ Ancient History/ Archaeology A Short Guide<br>
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On offer at Warwick MA by Research
1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Variant 1: 40,000-word dissertation
Variant 2: 25,000-word dissertation + two 5,000-word essays + ancient language training
Skills for job or further research: oral presentations/ use of Powerpoint; language training; independent research; ability to produce lengthy analysis/ work with large amounts of data; subject-specific methodologies
Examined by external & internal; viva rare<br>
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MA Dissertations in Greek History & Archaeology Herodotus and the rise and fall of empires
The temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae: observations on the date, architect, orientation and the sculptured frieze
The history and coinage of the Greek cities on the coast of the Black Sea
Oracle of Trophonios<br>
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MA Dissertations in Roman History & Archaeology The politics of drunkenness in ancient Rome
Wives, mothers, prefects and freedmen: case studies in political advisors in Julio-Claudian Rome
The res publica from Cicero to Augustus
Barbarians and the Roman World: an exploration of the barbarian through the literature of the Late Republic and Roman Empire
Roman funerary monuments and the construction of identity in Pompeii, Gaul and Deva between 50 B.C. and A.D. 250
Inns, hotels, taverns and brothels in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Reshaping Jewish identity: the role of insiders and outsiders in the early Roman period<br>
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MA Dissertations in Literature Art and poetry in Homer
Portrayals of the mythological female in Ancient Greek literature and art
The nature, function and development of the chorus in the comedies of Aristophanes
Selections from the Appendix Virgiliana: a study of unity versus individuality
Early-Imperial Latin literature and Gothic fiction (1764-1900) : parallels and connections
In the guise of Tityrus : the pastoral tendency of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio<br>
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MA Dissertations in Reception Studies Was James 'Athenian' Stuart a pioneer of the Greek revival?
Dido in Renaissance drama
Interpretations of the ending of the Aeneid, from antiquity to the Renaissance
A study of the role of Virgil in Dante's Divine Comedy
Hegel and Nietzsche's views on the Greeks<br>
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Taught MA Taught MA in Ancient Visual and Material Culture: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Taught MA in the Visual and Material Culture of Ancient Rome: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Core module (Approaching Ancient Visual and Material Culture); Language, ancient or modern; Numismatics; Epigraphy; Art; Dissertation
2-month course at British School at Rome
Assessed by essays, language exam/dossier, dissertation<br>
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Taught MA: dissertation topics The identity of the satyr through the animal, the myth, and the human
The impact of Classical Antiquity on Nazi Germany
Museums in Britain’s Public Schools
Women in business in Southern Italy
Rome MA:
Foreign gods at Rome
Patron Gods in Rome of the Late Republic and Early Principate
Place of spectacles in late antique Rome<br>
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Applying Entrance requirements
Deadlines for applications
Fees:
Taught MA = £6,740/ £3,370
Research MA = £3,925/ £2,355
Funding: AHRC Research Preparation Master's; departmental bursaries. Resident tutor jobs/ other jobs on campus.
Looking ahead to PhD: Chancellor’s Scholarships; AHRC<br>
