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Normally at least a high 2:2 in the BA degree overall with a 2:1 in Greek and Roman Civilization, or equivalent.

Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements:
Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants..

Maynooth University's TOEFL code is 8850

Online application only http://www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity

PAC Code
MHF52

The following information should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:

Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Failure to do so will delay your application being processed. Non-Maynooth University students are asked to provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport.

Candidates take a specified number of taught modules, and are also required to write a long essay of c.7,500 words representing an independent piece of research. It is not possible to take modules in Greek or Latin as part of this programme. The long essay is written on a topic approved by the Head of the Department of Ancient Classics under the supervision of a designated supervisor. The topic is agreed by the end of the first semester, and work begun during the period between the first and the second semester. The long essay is submitted by a specified date at the end of the academic year.

Duration: 1 year Full-time

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

CLASSICAL STUDIES This is a one-year programme, designed to provide graduates with in-depth study of specific topics within the field of Classics, and a set of research skills appropriate to work at this level. Commences September CLE600 - CLASSICAL STUDIES Credits: 60 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory LATE ROMAN EMPIRE GC647 10 1 LONG ESSAY GC697 10 2 PASSION AND POETRY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROMAN LOVE ELEGY IN THE FIRST CENTURY BCE GC651 10 2 PHILOSOPHY AND KINGSHIP IN ANTIQUITY GC644 10 1 POPULAR CULTURE IN CLASSICAL ATHENS GC641 10 2 THE FALL OF THE ANCIENT CITY GC612 10 1

Programme Director Dr. Eoghan Moloney
Tel +353 (0)1 7083316
Email classics@mu.ie or Eoghan.Moloney@mu.ie
Website https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/ancient-classics
Address   Department of Ancient Classics, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

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Employers across a wide range of professions value highly the wide range of intellectual abilities which an MA in a classical subject develops.

For further information on Postgraduate options please go to the Graduate Studies site