Overview

What you will study

This Classics and Ancient Civilizations MA programme is offered jointly by the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam – combining their expertise in Archaeology, Ancient History and Classics in the Amsterdam Centre for Ancient Studies and Archaeology (ACASA).

The Master’s in Classics and Ancient Civilizations gives you a world-class, interdisciplinary education in the ancient world. If you specialise in Classics, you’ll receive excellent training in classical linguistics, grounded in intertextual and narratological approaches to classical literature, while familiarising you with post-classical Greek and Latin. If you specialise in Ancient Studies, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the social, cultural and religious history of Ancient Greece, Rome and the Near East.

Enter the workforce

A Master’s degree in Classics and Ancient Civilizations gives you three main options.

Start workingYou can start working, using your in-depth knowledge and academic skills, in areas like arts management, commercial research, or the broader cultural sector – including museums, archives, journalism, publishing and cultural tourism.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Story vs History: Alexander the Great
Religion and Society: Lived Religion in Greece and the Near East (7th to 4th cent. BCE)

The Ancient World & Modern Theory: Memory and Forgetting

Ancient Judaism: Ethnicity, Politics, Religion

Master Seminar Akkadian
Research Project 2: Towards a New Loeb Edition of Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica
Research Project 2: Visualizing Troy through the Ages

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2024-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Ancient History Classics View 12 other Masters in Classics in Netherlands

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

The admission requirements are:

For the specialization Classics, you must have a Bachelor’s degree in Classics from an accredited university;
For the specialization Ancient Studies, you must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and must have taken academic courses equivalent to at least one full-time semester of academic studies (30 EC) in Classics, Ancient Studies, Archaeology or History (with demonstrable relationship to Ancient Studies).

Tuition Fee

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International

16060 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16060 EUR per year during 12 months.
EU/EEA

2314 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2314 EUR per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Amsterdam

1000 - 1500 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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