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What will I learn?

The Department of Classics has been undertaking pioneering research for over 100 years. We are renowned for our insights into the cultures, histories, societies, languages and religions of classical civilisation, and their relevance to the modern world.

At Reading we're working to extend the boundaries of the subject. We're developing new approaches that explore previously understudied areas across a range of ancient societies and cultures. Our research embraces a wide variety of cutting-edge methodologies and disciplines.

Our expertise

Our core areas of expertise include ancient history, Greek and Latin language and linguistics, literature, archaeology, philosophy, art, and culture. Within these areas, we have particular strengths in:

  • ancient languages – Latin and Greek of all periods, Middle Egyptian, Coptic, Luwian – and ancient linguistics
  • ancient oratory and rhetoric
  • digital approaches to antiquity
  • early Christian literature
  • Egypt from the Bronze Age to early Islam
  • Greek art and archaeology
  • Greek history
  • Greek literature from the Archaic period to the Roman Empire – especially Archaic poetry, tragedy, comedy, historiography, biography, and Plutarch
  • Latin language and literature
  • Middle Eastern history and archaeology
  • papyrology, textual criticism and epigraphy
  • Religions of Greece, Rome and other parts of the ancient Mediterranean
  • the reception of antiquity

Which department am I in?

Classics

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees
£20,350.00 (US$ 26,281) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2025

Venue

University of Reading

Whiteknights House,

PO Box 217,

Reading,

Wokingham,

RG6 6AH, England

Entry requirements

For international students

To be accepted onto a research degree programme, you will need to have obtained a strong merit grade (equivalent to 65% or above on a UK programme for both the coursework and the dissertation) on a master's degree in a relevant field, but applicants with other qualifications may be accepted in certain circumstances. Our requirement is that before starting the course, you have an overall International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0, with no sub-component below 6.5. TOEFL (iBT): 100.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of Reading

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  • 500+ courses across pre-degree, bachelor’s and postgraduate
  • 98 percent of research rated internationally recognised
  • 23,000 students from over 160 countries
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