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Classical Studies – (M.A.)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy| Application Deadline: | 30 June | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 12,500 ≈ € 4,841 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Maynooth / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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This is a one-year programme, designed to provide graduates with in-depth study of specific topics within the field of Classics, and a set of research skills appropriate to work at this level.
Candidates take a specified number of taught modules, and are also required to write a long essay of c. 7,500 words representing an independent piece of research. It is not possible to take modules in Greek or Latin as part of this programme.
The long essay is written on a topic approved by the Head of the Department of Ancient Classics under the supervision of a designated supervisor. The topic is agreed by the end of the first semester, and work begun during the period between the first and the second semester. The long essay is submitted by a specific date at the end of the year.
Contents
The following is a list of modules which the Department offers, and from which a selection is made available each year:
Texts and Interpretation: An Introduction to Classical Scholarship
Ancient History: Problems and Methods
The Hellenistic Age
Literature and Learning in the Second Century AD: Apuleius and his Contemporaries
Ancient Wisdom Literature: The Didactic Poetry of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome
Lives of the Early Saints
Herodotus and his World
Cosmology in Antiquity
Death in the Ancient World
Classical Presences in Eighteenth-Century Irish Literature
Popular Culture in Classical Athens
Philosophy and Attic Tragedy
Long Essay
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
BA with at least lower-second-class Honours overall and normally high lower-second-class Honours in Greek and Roman Civilization, or equivalent.
Applicants must have an IELTS score of 6, if not they may take our International
Foundation Course. Minimum English language requirement for the IFC is IELTS 4.5 or equivalent.
Accreditation
The National University of Ireland Maynooth was established under the 1997 Universities Act as an autonomous member of the federal structure known as the National University of Ireland.
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