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Centre for Late Antique Studies

Explore research into late antiquity by staff and students from the Schools of Classics, Divinity, History, and Modern Languages. 

Centre for Landscape Studies

Investigating the importance of the past in understanding landscape. 

Centre for the Literatures of the Roman Empire

Exploring new methodologies and approaches to the study of texts, authors, literary communities and literary culture.

CPUGRD

The Centre for the Public Understanding of Greek and Roman Drama promotes the beauty and relevance of ancient drama.

Teaching

The School of Classics offers five primary undergraduate programmes: Ancient History, Classical Studies, Classics, Greek and Latin.
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The School offers taught postgraduate degrees in Ancient History, Classical Studies, Greek, Latin, and Greek & Latin.
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All prospective students are welcome to arrange to visit the School on undergraduate or postgraduate visiting days .

Research & Postgraduate Study

We have one of the largest communities of researchers and postgraduate students in the UK, working across the full range of Greek and Latin literature, Ancient History, Art & Archaeology and Ancient Philosophy. In the REF 2014 research assessment exercise we were ranked 2nd equal overall among UK Classics departments. Our seminar and conference programmes contribute to a stimulating intellectual environment, that promotes successful postgraduate study and research. The School has a strong social identity and offers excellent working conditions. All postgraduates receive some financial support. A limited number of full and part scholarships are also available.

Fully Funded Joint PhD Roma La Sapienza – St Andrews: start date September 2019

The School of Classics at St Andrews and the Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità of Roma La Sapienza are pleased to advertise a new round of their collaborative PhD programme. Students in the programme will spend half the doctorate (18 months) in St Andrews and the other half in Rome. The thesis will be written in English. Each student will have two supervisors, one in Rome and the other in St Andrews. 

We now invite applications from eligible students (UK/EU and overseas citizens) wishing to start the PhD at St Andrews in September 2019. The deadline for applications is 16 May 2019. 

Further information and how to apply >>

St Andrews ranked 2nd equal for research excellence among UK Classics departments in REF 2014.

St Andrews Classics rated 2nd in UK to study Classics by the Complete University Guide 2018 , 3rd in UK by the  Times Good University Guide 2018 and 4th in UK by the Guardian University Guide 2019.

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