Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA (Hons) Classics/Russian in Glasgow United Kingdom | University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
|
Glasgow United Kingdom
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Qualification
Undergraduate Masters
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
25,290
(c. USD33,868.62)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
60 months
Classics explores the literary, historical, artistic, and archaeological heritage of ancient Greece and Rome. Students can learn Latin and/or Greek at any stage of their studies.
Those advancing to Honours will have the chance to spend a minimum of three weeks (typically during the summer following third year) exploring archaeological sites and museums in Greece and Italy. All Single Honours students receive financial assistance for this trip. Alternatively, third year can be spent studying abroad at institutions in North America, Australia, New Zealand, or Europe. The curriculum focuses on classical civilization, examining the history, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and republican Rome. Students engage with Homer's works alongside historical texts by Herodotus and Sallust, the comedies of Plautus, and Cicero's orations. The program also covers the literature, culture, history, and politics of classical Athens and the peak of the Roman Empire. Key readings include tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, comedies by Aristophanes, Plato's dialogues, historical accounts by Thucydides and Tacitus, Virgil's Aeneid, Juvenal's satires, and Petronius' groundbreaking novel. For increased flexibility, all pre-Honours Classical Civilisation courses (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) are now available online alongside traditional in-person options.
Recent graduates have pursued careers in education, government, administration, library sciences, archival work, and museum/gallery curation.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
SQA Higher entry requirements
BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer
Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5
Typically offers will be made at AAAAA by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered).
SQA Higher adjusted entry requirements* (by end of S5 or S6)
MD20: BBBB (also other target groups*)
MD40: AABB*
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
A-level standard entry requirements
AAB BBB
Additional requirements: one A-level Humanities subject.
IB standard entry requirements
34 (6,5,5)
Additional requirements: HL English and HL Humanities subject.
Advanced entry (for Classics/Computing Science joint programme only
Applicants who achieve exceptional grades in their Advanced Highers, A-levels or International Baccalaureate may be considered for advanced entry, meaning that an Honours degree can be completed in three years instead of the normal four years, or four years for five-year integrated Masters programmes.
Indicative grades to be considered for advanced entry
SQA Higher advanced entry requirements
Three Advanced Highers at Grades AAA attained in one exam year and at the first attempt. Subjects must be relevant to the courses to be taken at Level 2.
A-Level advanced entry rRequirements
A*A*A
IB advanced entry requirements
38 points
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0.
TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)
90 with minimum R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23.
BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer
Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5
Typically offers will be made at AAAAA by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered).
SQA Higher adjusted entry requirements* (by end of S5 or S6)
MD20: BBBB (also other target groups*)
MD40: AABB*
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
A-level standard entry requirements
AAB BBB
Additional requirements: one A-level Humanities subject.
IB standard entry requirements
34 (6,5,5)
Additional requirements: HL English and HL Humanities subject.
Advanced entry (for Classics/Computing Science joint programme only
Applicants who achieve exceptional grades in their Advanced Highers, A-levels or International Baccalaureate may be considered for advanced entry, meaning that an Honours degree can be completed in three years instead of the normal four years, or four years for five-year integrated Masters programmes.
Indicative grades to be considered for advanced entry
SQA Higher advanced entry requirements
Three Advanced Highers at Grades AAA attained in one exam year and at the first attempt. Subjects must be relevant to the courses to be taken at Level 2.
A-Level advanced entry rRequirements
A*A*A
IB advanced entry requirements
38 points
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0.
TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)
90 with minimum R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23.
Tuition
GBP
25,290