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For details of how to apply and course deadlines see this page.

 

Application Checklist

Your application needs to include:

 

• Two academic references 

• Transcript 

• CV/resume

• Evidence of competence in English 

• Statement of Interest and Experience (1500 characters)

An explanation of why you are interested in studying on this course. Please include details of any prior knowledge of ancient Greek and/or Latin, and briefly summarise any other language learning experience. Please also state here any plans or preferences for the non-language element of the course if you have them (it's no problem if not). 

• Sample of work (document upload)

A piece of academic writing of around 2,500 to 5,000 words.

 

 

Please note that the application form is the same as for all postgraduate degrees. You can ignore the section on “research” (and disregard the instruction, “You must provide the title of your proposed research …”) and choose “no” for “Do you have any research information to add?”

Please note too that the number of offers we make is capped, so early applications are advised. No preference is given to applicants wanting to study both languages over those applying to study a single language, or vice versa.

Latest news

Dr Ben Gray, Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient History)

20 October 2025

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Ben Gray ( Birkbeck, University of London) as Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient History) from 1st January 2026.

Teaching Associate in Classics

17 October 2025

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a Temporary Teaching Associate in Classics (Ancient Greek Literature) starting from the earliest date possible until 30 September 2026. See link for further details . Closing date: 31 October 2025

Museum and Collections Assistant

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The Faculty invites applications for a Part-Time Museum and Collections Assistant in the Museum of Classical Archaeology. The closing date is 22 October 2025. For further details please follow the link given below: Museum and Collections Assistant (Part Time) | University of Cambridge

“Decoding the Desert” and “Middleton’s Architectural Odysseys” now on CUDL

29 September 2025

Two collections from the Faculty Archives, the photographs of archaeologists Richard Norton and Richard Goodchild in Libya, and notebooks of Victorian architect J. H. Middleton, have been digitised and are available to view on the Cambridge University Digital Library. A gift from the family of Professor Joyce Reynolds -...