Greek MA (Hons)
University of Glasgow
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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

4 Years

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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

Location

Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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PROGRAMME STRUCTUREIf you progress to Honours you will have the opportunity to spend at least three weeks (usually during the summer vacation after year 3) visiting archaeological sites and museums in Greece. Financial support for this visit is available to all Single Honours students. You may also spend year 3 studying at universities in North America, Australia, New Zealand or Europe.You will read (depending on options chosen) Homer and other Greek poets, Athenian tragedies and comedies, ...Read more

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

If you progress to Honours you will have the opportunity to spend at least three weeks (usually during the summer vacation after year 3) visiting archaeological sites and museums in Greece. Financial support for this visit is available to all Single Honours students. You may also spend year 3 studying at universities in North America, Australia, New Zealand or Europe.

You will read (depending on options chosen) Homer and other Greek poets, Athenian tragedies and comedies, orators and historians, and the philosopher Plato. You will also learn about Greek political and social history, philosophy, religion and art.

If you have a good A-level pass in the subject, you may be able to start Greek at level 2.

CAREER PROSPECTS

In recent years our graduates have found employment as teachers, civil servants, administrators, librarians and archivists, and in museums and galleries.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
67/101
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
Classics
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
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Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
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Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Classics graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Classics graduate salary
£18,000

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