136 Master's in Ancient History in Europe

Birkbeck, University of London offers a Master of Arts in Archaeological Practice, designed to be completed in one year full-time or two years part-time. This on-campus programme provides an engaging learning environment, with classes primarily held in the evenings, allowing for flexible study alongside other commitments.

The Late Antique and Byzantine Studies from the University of Oxford has been devised as a multi-purpose introduction to the Roman world in Late Antiquity, to Byzantium, the medieval successor of the East Roman Empire, and to neighbouring peoples and their cultures.

This two-year Greek And/or Roman History at the University of Oxford is the course taken by the majority of master's students in Ancient History. It is an intensive research training degree designed to equip you with a range of both knowledge and skills in Greek and/or Roman history.

The University of Manchester offers an MA in Classics and Ancient History, designed for full-time or part-time study over one year. This Master of Arts degree allows students to delve into ancient languages, literature, and culture, enhancing their understanding of historical contexts and critical analysis skills.

With Global Archaeology the study of our past can help you understand and resolve current societal issues. Explore the dynamics in past societies: innovation, adaptation, resilience and resistance in processes of long- and short-term changes.

The Archaeometry student at the METU Middle East Technical University is required to complete the course work which provides an adequate background in the chosen field and to undertake the thesis (for M.S with thesis) and term Project (for M.S. with non-thesis) effectively. 

Do you want to be challenged to become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or in the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East? Then the Classics and Ancient Civilizations programme of the University of Amsterdam with its two distinct specialisations – Classics and Ancient Studies – may be the programme for you.

Do you want to become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or in the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East? Then the Classics and Ancient Civilizations MA programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam may be the programme for you.

The Ancient History MA programme offered at the University College London (UCL) is an intercollegiate degree programme of the University of London. It offers students the opportunity to focus on a specific period or topic, explore adjacent disciplines, and acquire technical skills in such areas as archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, papyrology, and textual criticism.

Archaeological Sciences and Human Evolution is a two-year, research-oriented program at University of Tübingen that addresses the broad spectrum of natural science applications to address archaeological and historical questions.

The Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology MSc at the University College London (UCL), run jointly by the Institute of Archaeology and UCL Anthropology, brings together the expertise of the two departments to provide graduate students with an integrated training in the biological and archaeological aspects of human evolutionary studies.

The Applied History at Erasmus University Rotterdam will teach you skills to analyse contemporary challenges from a historical perspective. 

The Ancient Civilisations program at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David, is a unique program which offers students interested the ancient world the opportunity to study various aspects of the history, archaeology, and culture of diverse ancient civilisations.

Classical and Archaeological Studies at Kent examines the textual and material evidence for a wide cross-section of the ancient world and includes three convergent research and teaching pathways: ancient history, classical literature, and archaeology.

Covering the historical period from Classical Athens to Christian Byzantium, we offer courses which allow you to examine many aspects of the Ancient History of Greece, Rome and the Near East. Our Ancient History course at Royal Holloway University of London also provides postgraduates with the ideal foundation for conducting further research at doctoral level.

The Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) MA programme at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilisations of Greece and Rome, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.