Your journey studying in the Department of Classics at King's starts here

Congratulations on your offer to study with us! We've curated this hub to provide you with all the information you need to know about your course, including taster lectures, campus tour videos and student blogs. 

Although this content was up-to-date at the time it was produced, some changes to courses and teaching staff may occur. Please make sure you check our website course pages or contact us directly for the very latest information.

A welcome from the Head of the Department of Classics, Dr Will Wootton

Read the Welcome from Dr Will Wootton - Head of Classics Dept

Below is also a list of free resources, such as taster lectures, podcasts and videos, which may also aid your preparation for studying Classics at King’s.

Taster Lectures

• Dr Emily Pillinger of King's College London looks at the role of Women in Virgil's Aeneid
• Dr Will Wooton presents on the topic of Making Ancient Mosaics
• Join Dr Daniel Orrells as we look at classical poet Sappho. We look more at who exactly Sappho was and what she represented with her different personas. 

Videos and podcasts

• A list links to the BBC's podcast In Our Time series.
• Dr Roderick Beaton's lecture on  Greek global history.
• Dr Edith Hall's new reading of  Aristophanes’ The Birds.
• Dr David Ricks reading of  Dionysios Solomos’ The Shark.
• Dr Emerita Judith Herrin's lecture on  Greek culture in Ravenna between the 6th and 8th centuries.

Reading suggestions

• Some reading suggestions to help you to prepare for your first year.

Read more about student life in the department

• Safya tells us why they chose to study classics
• Amber answers the question why is Classics still important today?
• Sarah writes about what they wish people knew about studying Classics
• Find out what's worth reading and watching before studying Classics at university.

There is also an active and engaging Classics Society, who arrange cultural events and socials throughout the year.

Get ready to connect with your fellow King’s College London offer holders and current students in our exclusive Unibuddy Community! As an offer holder, this is your chance to meet people who’ll be studying the same subject and share the excitement of starting university together. You can also keep up to date with all the latest updates on events, important news, and everything you need to know as you prepare for September.

With our exclusive Offer Holder Unibuddy Community, you can:

• Chat online with fellow offer-holders from your chosen course
• Ask questions to current King’s students
• Learn more about life as a student in London
• Discuss shared interests and hobbies
• Meet potential flatmates from your halls of residence
• Find out more about upcoming events, welcome week, sports, societies and more!

How to join our offer holder community

1. If you’ve received an offer to study with us for September 2025 entry, you will also receive an email from King’s, inviting you to join our Community. Select ‘Join now’ to get started.
2. Once you’ve logged in, click on the ‘Explore’ tab, scroll down to ‘Groups’ and join our ‘Welcome’ group to start chatting with other offer holders. Join our 'History and Classics Undergraduate' to meet other students in your area, and ask questions to our student ambassadors. You can join as many groups as you’d like, or even start your own
3. If you’re having trouble accessing Unibuddy Community or if you haven’t yet received an email inviting you to join (this will typically be sent 10 days after you receive confirmation of your offer) then please get in touch with us at ambassador@kcl.ac.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

Find out more here

Understanding your offer

I've received an offer - what next?

You might have received one of two types of offer.

• Unconditional Offer: An offer made without any prerequisites or requirements that must be fulfilled.
• Conditional Offer: An offer granted on the condition that specific criteria or requirements are met before you can secure your place on the selected course.

Step 1

Read your offer letter carefully. If there is anything you don't understand or want to question, please contact the Admissions Office through your King's Apply account.

You then need to decide whether or not you wish to accept the offer from King's. The UCAS system allows you to respond to an offer in three ways:

• Firm acceptance

• Insurance acceptance

• Decline

For a detailed explanation of these responses, and deadlines to respond, see UCAS guidance.

In your UCAS Hub account you will be able to see the deadline for responding to your offer.

Step 2

If you decide to accept an offer from King's, in the spring and summer you will receive details of offer-holder webpages and events to help you make your decisions and prepare for your start at King’s.

You can continue to contact the Admissions Office with any queries though King's Apply.

Still trying to decide? Have a chat to one of our students on Unibuddy, or come along to our next offer holder event

Tuition fees and funding

More information about fees can be found on our fees and funding pages.

International

If you are an international student, you can find more information about Visas and support here.

For more information, visit our advice pages.

About your course

If you are looking for more information about your course, you can find this on the main course pages:

• Classics and the Ancient World BA
• Ancient History BA
• Classical Studies with English BA

Module lists

Module lists for the next academic year can be found under the 'Teaching & Structure' Section of the page. You can use the drop down to select the year that you would like to see the required and optional modules for.

Assessment information

If you want to know more about how your course is assessed, this can be found under the 'Teaching & Structure' section of the course page. 

Joint Honours

Discover your subject hubs below:

English offer holders

Study Abroad

Find out more about our study abroad options here

• Study Abroad

Ancient Languages

Although most of the degree courses in the King's College London Department of Classics do not require knowledge of an ancient language, we at King's are committed to supporting all students who wish to study Ancient Greek and/or Latin, including those who have no prior experience of learning the languages.

Accelerated Language Pathway - BA Classics and the Ancient World degree programme

King’s is unique in the UK in offering an intensive Accelerated Language Pathway for our BA Classics and the Ancient World programme which allows students with no prior experience of learning a classical language to graduate after three years having achieved an advanced level in both classical languages (ancient Greek and Latin). Similar pathways at other UK Classics Departments take four years.

King's Ancient Languages Summer School

Students on the access pathway can apply to take this summer course for credit.
We offer two Intensive Courses in Ancient Greek and Latin. These courses are six weeks long, with the option of studying either the first three week session (for absolute beginners) or the second three week session (for students at intermediate level). These classes are open to everyone. 

Fees apply for these courses for those not on the Accelerated Language Pathway. 

Find out more here

One of the highlights of the Classics calendar at King’s College London is the annual Greek Play.

Although classical drama has been performed at the college since the late nineteenth century, the Greek Play in its current form was inaugurated in 1953. King’s remains the only university in the country to perform a piece of Greek drama wholly or partially in the original language each and every academic year.

The play is overseen by national-touring theatre company Actors of Dionysus, ‘the UK’s leading interpreters of ancient Greek drama’ who have been performing Greek tragedy, comedy and new writing inspired by myth since 1993.

The Greek Play is performed in the professionally equipped 450-seat Greenwood Theatre, and is directed, designed, choreographed, produced, and performed by current King's students. It is a great opportunity to engage with the language, style, and subject matter of Greek drama in a unique, immersive way. Students who take part in the play often go on to leadership positions in the Classics Society and beyond, while a number of the play’s alumni have pursued professional theatre careers.

Watch videos from previous Greek Plays in this playlist

Follow @kingsgreekplay on Instagram.

Study the classical world not only in London, but also in Greece, Turkey, Italy and other Mediterranean lands – with all expenses paid by the King's Department of Classics! 

Here in London, our students have unparalleled access to Greek and Roman antiquities – via the British Museum, City of London Museum, and Victoria and Albert Museum (among other places). But studying Archaic sculpture in Athens – or for that matter Roman wall-painting in Pompeii, as indeed Bronze Age archaeology in Cyprus – can give a very different perspective.

That’s why, thanks to the generous donation of a former student in 2013, the King's Department of Classics set up The Rumble Fund: each year, the fund pays for around 25 BA and MA students to visit Classical lands; most importantly, the costs of these field trips (which are carefully integrated within our department-taught modules) are fully covered by the Department.

King’s Rumble Lectures, from our annual Rumble Fund, are also available to watch on YouTube:

• The Third Annual Rumble Fund Lecture in 2016 on Queering Classical Art 
• The Fourth Annual Rumble Fund Lecture in 2017 on Classical Art: Beauty & Classical Form
• The Ninth Annual Rumble Fund Lecture in 2022 on Acropolis Adieu: Popular Images of Greece between the 1950s and ’60s

Where could your degree from the faculty of Arts and Humanities take you? Hear from our Careers and Employability Centre about the resources available to you to find your dream career after studying. Meet Robin Stevens from King's Careers & Employability Centre, who runs through all the services available to help you find your dream job.

Find out about career paths that students have taken after studying Classics

Want to know more about life at King's or our campuses? 

• Chat with current students on Unibuddy
• Go on a tour of the Strand campus
• Sign up to an event (keep your eyes peeled for exclusive offer holder events)
• Find out about our other campuses 

In the video below, Sally shows you around the Strand campus, where the Department of Classics in based.

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Accommodation

Find out more about the accommodation options available to you and how to apply here.

Budgeting

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Living In London

Ranked the number 1 best student city in the world (QS Best Student Cities 2024), London has so much to offer.

Here you'll find tips and advice from our current students on exploring the city, how to tour our campuses, and more about the exciting opportunities available to you as a student studying in London. 

Find out some tips and tricks for living in London in our video below:

• Chat with current students on Unibuddy
• Follow our Arts & Humanities Instagram