Postgraduate research courses in the School of Classics MSt (Res)
University of St Andrews
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The School of Classics is a centre of world-class research in Greek and Latin literature, ancient history, art, archaeology, ancient philosophy and classical reception.Research students have dedicated 24-hour office space in the School, and an annual research allowance. They are an essential part of the Schools wider scholarly community, taking part in the Schools own research seminars, regular lectures and workshops. They hold weekly postgraduate seminars to discuss their current work, and ...Read more

The School of Classics is a centre of world-class research in Greek and Latin literature, ancient history, art, archaeology, ancient philosophy and classical reception.Research students have dedicated 24-hour office space in the School, and an annual research allowance. They are an essential part of the School's wider scholarly community, taking part in the School's own research seminars, regular lectures and workshops. They hold weekly postgraduate seminars to discuss their current work, and contribute to STAGE, a nationwide network of postgraduate research in Classics.MSt (Res), a one-year research-based Masters degree, comprising a full-time research project leading to a dissertation.Many of the School's graduates are now working as professional scholars all over the world: Europe: the University of Warwick, University College London, Georg-August University (Göttingen), the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna), and the Open University of Cyprus. North America: the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), Pennsylvania State University, Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) and Ohio State University. Asia: Bilkent University (Turkey) and Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia). Australasia: the University of Auckland.

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Student safety and community feel is very strong. Lots of history surrounding the university and the town is beautiful. To improve I would have better transport for student to..Read more

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I think that St Andrews has done well during COVID but it has been difficult as I don’t know what I am missing. It has been somewhat difficult to engage but many professors have..Read more

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£21,570 per year

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University of St Andrews
College Gate St. Andrews Fife KY16 9AJ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Leuchars  2.8 miles away

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