Classics and Ancient Civilisations (Research) – (M.A.)

This programme provides intensive and comprehensive academic training covering the entire range of present-day research on the civilisations of Greece and Rome and the Ancient Near East.

The two-year research programme distinguishes itself by consistently integrating the world of the Hebrew Bible, emerging Christianity, the cuneiform cultures of Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt (ancient, antique and late-antique) and Greco-Roman Antiquity within their broader context. The number of specialisations available is unparalleled. The programme makes creative use of a wide range of methods, all of them well-represented at Leiden University. Traditional philology with its intimate knowledge of languages and texts is enriched by social history and political theory, comparative literature, the study of religion in an anthropological perspective, as well as archaeology and material culture. As a graduate of this programme you will be qualified to work as a junior academic researcher in an academic environment or to carry out further research work in a PhD-programme.