Reception of the Classical World MA

UCL (University College London)

Explore the influence of the ancient world on later cultures while developing a raft of skills sought after by employers. The Reception of the Classical World MA is taught by UCL Greek & Latin, an international centre for the study and research of the ancient world. You’ll learn from world renowned scholars, gain crucial transferable skills, and benefit from access to the unparalleled resources for classical study that UCL and London offer. You will explore the principal issues, ideas and methods involved in studying the reception of the classical world across a range of periods, societies, and media. You will also investigate different responses to classical cultures in action and gain understanding of how later cultures have viewed and made use of the classical world from their own historically situated standpoint. The course will equip you with the tools necessary for research, including training in the use of digital resources online, library catalogues and archives. You'll enrich and advance your prior knowledge of past and present cultures through the exploration of the ancient world in its full chronological, geographical and methodological range, and its reception in different periods and places. Through seminars, coursework and a dissertation, you will gain the skills of critical and conceptual thinking needed to understand in fresh terms the significance of the ancient world in later cultures. The course is suitable for students with a first degree in classics, classical civilisation, history, art, archaeology, modern languages, or comparative literature who wish to develop their understanding of classical culture, as a foundation for further research or as a qualification in its own right. Knowledge of Ancient Greek or Latin is not required. This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.