Our course offers you the opportunity to study Greek and Roman art and archaeology at one of the largest Classics departments in the UK. The course is intercollegiate with options taught at King’s, UCL and Royal Holloway and you can take advantage of our close links to the Institute of Classical Studies, one of the UK’s best Classical libraries. It gives you the unique opportunity to acquire technical skills provided by optional modules in papyrology, epigraphy and palaeography. It leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and the cultural sector.

Key benefits

• Study in one of the UK’s largest and oldest departments of Classics. Classics has been taught on the Strand for over 200 years.
• Classics at King’s ranked first in the UK for research excellence (REF 2021) and in the top five among UK Classics Departments in the QS World Rankings 2024.
• Unrivalled location for the study of the ancient world thanks to London’s unique range of specialist libraries, museums and galleries.
• Extraordinarily wide choice of modules, drawing on the resources of the whole of the University of London.

“I graduated from King’s in 2018 with an MA in Classical Art & Archaeology and then pursued a PhD in Classics which I completed in 2022. Now I have my own Artist Consultancy business, and I have been able to draw on the skills I’ve gained through my MA and PhD in my career to date”

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