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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

Teaching Associate in Ancient History [Temporary Cover]

8 May 2026

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a temporary Teaching Associate in Ancient History from 1 October 2026 for twelve months. The post is open to those at any stage of their career, with a primary research and teaching interest in any area of ancient history. The Faculty is particularly interested in applicants...

Phyle Project

5 May 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Dr Daniel Sutton has won a Phyle Project Award, for scholars working on how democracy has been preserved, restored, or recovered across time. For more information please see the Phyle Project website .

Dr Benjamin Gray, Mid-Career Fellowship

21 April 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce the award of a BA Mid-Career Fellowship to Ben Gray from September 2026 on 'Rejecting and Reinventing Citizenship: The Polis and its Critics between the Hellenistic and Modern Worlds'.

Dr Roko Rumora, Senior Curator, Mediterranean Antiquities (Fitzwilliam Museum) and Faculty of Classics

14 April 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Roko Rumora (Assistant Curator of Ancient Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH) as Senior Curator, Mediterranean Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, from 13th April 2026, in a linked appointment with the Faculty.