Greek / History, MA (Hons)

The Greek programme focuses on classical Greek language, literature, and ancient civilisation, offering opportunities to visit archaeological sites and museums in Greece. Students may explore works by Homer, other poets, Athenian tragedies and comedies, orators, historians, and Plato, while gaining insights into Greek political, social history, philosophy, religion, and art.The History programme examines change and continuity in human societies from medieval to modern eras, spanning global contexts. It features a diverse curriculum with small-group teaching, varied assessments such as policy papers and blogs, and personalised feedback. Supported by leading research centres in gender, war, slavery, American, Scottish, and Celtic studies, the teaching leverages expertise in Scottish, British, European, U.S., global history, and specialised fields like slavery, gender, and war studies.