Classics degrees
Study the languages, literatures, art and archaeology of the ancient world with our interdisciplinary Classics degrees.
Classics has been taught at Edinburgh for more than 400 years. Join us and you’ll learn from world-leading academics who are at the forefront of their disciplines.
We offer a particularly wide range of areas of study within classics, with specialisms across ancient history, Greek and Latin, and classical archaeology, and a chronological range extending from archaic Greece through to Late Antiquity and Byzantium.
Degree programmes in Classics
The School runs a variety of Classics degrees:
| Degree title | 2021 entry | 2022 entry |
|---|---|---|
| MA Classics | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Ancient History | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Classical Studies | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Classical Archaeology and Ancient History | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Ancient History and Latin | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Ancient History and Greek | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Classical Archaeology and Latin | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Classical Archaeology and Greek | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Greek Studies | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
| MA Latin Studies | Information about 2021 entry | Information about 2022 entry |
Degree programmes with Classics and another subject
We have a large number of joint degrees where you study Classics but with another subject:
Degrees in Archaeology
If you are interested in Classical Archaeology, you might find our Archaeology degrees interesting.