MA (Honours) Classics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) in St Andrews United Kingdom | University of St Andrews

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome stands among the most emotionally compelling and intellectually stimulating works in global cultural history. Engaging with these texts in their original languages offers a direct pathway into the intellectual landscapes of two dynamic civilizations that have significantly shaped societies worldwide. The MA (Hons) in Classics enhances your proficiency in both Latin and Ancient Greek while cultivating analytical techniques for interpreting literature and culture - invaluable abilities for navigating contemporary complex texts and issues. This program invites you to thoroughly explore diverse classical writings, ranging from epic verse and dramatic works to historical accounts, philosophical treatises, satirical works, and romantic poetry. You'll acquire the linguistic competence to interpret these works directly from their source languages. Through this process, you'll gain insights into the social structures, artistic expressions, political systems, and philosophical traditions of classical antiquity. Additionally, the curriculum provides options to examine related disciplines including the study of ancient civilizations and material culture.