MA Ancient History in London United Kingdom | King's College London

Our MA in Ancient History provides an advanced exploration of Greek, Roman, and near-Eastern civilizations. This program features just one compulsory module, focusing on developing your analytical skills for interpreting historical sources. You'll then customize your learning experience by selecting from an extensive range of optional modules before completing a self-directed dissertation. As a University of London intercollegiate program, it combines the finest ancient history expertise from King's College with UCL, Royal Holloway, and the Institute of Classical Studies, connecting you with scholars and peers across London's academic community. Key advantagesStudy within one of the UK's most prestigious and long-established Classics departments, with over two centuries of teaching heritage on the Strand.Our department ranks first nationally for research excellence (REF 2021) and fourth globally among Classics departments (QS World Rankings 2024).Benefit from London's unparalleled resources for ancient world studies, including specialized libraries, museums, and galleries.Select from an exceptionally broad module catalog, utilizing the combined offerings of the University of London network.Pursue a degree that opens doors to research careers or professional paths in education, media, finance, government, and cultural institutions.This intercollegiate MA program from the University of London grants you access to ancient history specialists across multiple institutions, including King's, UCL, Royal Holloway, and the Institute of Classical Studies. This collaborative approach provides an unmatched variety of optional modules taught across different campuses. By choosing King's for your Ancient History MA, you'll join the UK's top-ranked Classics department for research quality—one of the nation's largest and most historic. You'll benefit from our comprehensive expertise spanning history, archaeology, literature, and philosophy, with specialists covering all aspects of the ancient world—particularly valuable when developing your dissertation. You'll have the freedom to pursue your unique research interests with guidance from faculty members who are authorities in nearly every area of ancient historical study. The program's single required module introduces methodologies for working with diverse historical sources, from classical texts to Egyptian papyri and museum inscriptions, while cultivating your research skills and critical analysis techniques.