Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The MA (Classical Studies) is a full-time programme running for 12 months or a part-time programme running for 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Exit Award: Postgraduate Certificate in Classical Studies 

MA candidates who pass 30 credits of taught modules from Part I may choose to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Classical Studies. A student who subsequently applies to continue to a Master's must do so within 5 years of successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits as follows - taught modules to the value of 45 credits in Part I and a dissertation (45 credits) in Part II.
Part I 1
Students take one of the following options:		45
Option 1: Both Classical Languages
(a) Classical Language(s)
Students take 30 credits from one of the following groups:
Group 1
Students with no prior knowledge of either Greek or Latin take 30 credits as follows:
GK6001	Beginners' Ancient Greek (15)
LT6001	Beginners' Latin (15)
Group 2
Students who have passed GK6001 (or its equivalent) but have not done Latin take 30 credits as follows:
LT6001	Beginners' Latin (15)
GK2003	Reading Greek (5)
GK2023	Easy Greek Texts 2 (5)
GK3033	Plato (5)
Group 3
Students who have passed LT6001 (or its equivalent) but have not done Greek take 30 credits as follows:
GK6001	Beginners' Ancient Greek ()
LT2009	Reading Latin (5)
plus modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:
LT6012	Julius Caesar (5)
LT6018	Vergil, Aeneid 2 (5)
LT6020	Active Latin (5)
LT6022	Claudian, In Eutropium (5)
Group 4
Students who have passed both GK6001 and LT6001 (or their equivalents) take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following:
GK2003	Reading Greek (5)
GK2023	Easy Greek Texts 2 (5)
GK3033	Plato (5)
LT2009	Reading Latin (5)
LT6012	Julius Caesar (5)
LT6018	Vergil, Aeneid 2 (5)
LT6020	Active Latin (5)
LT6022	Claudian, In Eutropium (5)
(b) Roman Culture and Research Skills
Students take modules to the value of 15 credits from the following:
GR6012	Divination and Cosmology in Late Antiquity (5)
GR6014	Late Roman History, AD284-395 (5)
HI6090	The Insular World in Text and Image (10)
HI6091	Skills for Medieval Historians: Sources, Methods and Public History (10)
PG6010	Contemporary Practices in Publishing and Editing (5)
PG6011	Digital Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5)
PG6012	Scholarly Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (5)
Option 2: Single Classical Language
(a) Classical Language
Students take 15 credits from one of the following groups:
Group 1
Students with no prior knowledge of either Greek or Latin take modules to the value of 15 credits from the following:
GK6001	Beginners' Ancient Greek (15)
or LT6001	Beginners' Latin ()
Group 2
Students who have passed GK6001 (or its equivalent) but have not done Latin take 15 credits as follows:
LT6001	Beginners' Latin (15)
Group 3
Students who have passed LT6001 (or its equivalent) but have not done Greek take 15 credits as follows:
GK6001	Beginners' Ancient Greek (15)
Group 4
Students who have passed both GK6001 and LT6001 (or their equivalents) take modules to the value of 15 credits from the following:
GK2003	Reading Greek (5)
GK2023	Easy Greek Texts 2 (5)
GK3033	Plato (5)
LT2009	Reading Latin (5)
LT6012	Julius Caesar (5)
LT6018	Vergil, Aeneid 2 (5)
LT6020	Active Latin (5)
LT6022	Claudian, In Eutropium (5)
(b) Roman Culture and Research Skills
Students take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following:
GR6012	Divination and Cosmology in Late Antiquity (5)
GR6014	Late Roman History, AD284-395 (5)
HI6090	The Insular World in Text and Image (10)
PG6010	Contemporary Practices in Publishing and Editing (5)
PG6011	Digital Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5)
PG6012	Scholarly Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (5)
Part II
Students take 45 credits as follows:
GR6007	Roman Studies Dissertation 2	45
Total Credits		90

¹

All modules must be passed before the dissertation module can be taken. Exemptions may be obtained for modules already passed.

²

Students write a dissertation of a maximum of 20,000 words on a topic chosen in consultation with the Department.

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for the MA (Classical Studies) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate a critical awareness of the major issues and problems within the field of Roman Studies;
  
• Evaluate a broad range of primary and secondary sources related to Roman studies;
  
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the preservation and transmission of Roman culture into the modern era;
  
• Demonstrate an enhanced knowledge of Latin;
  
• Demonstrate an enhanced knowledge of Greek;
  
• Pursue an extended Master's level research and writing project, showing appropriate research, writing and technical skills, demonstrated in a 20,000 word dissertation.