Overview

Discover the Department of Classical Languages by applying to the Greek and Roman Studies MA programme at University of Peradeniya

The Department of Western Classics which taught the subjects of Greek and Latin was one of the earliest Departments of the Faculty of Arts of the University College when university education began in Sri Lanka. At this time a very large number read Greek and Latin and many of those joined the Civil Administrative Service of the Island and served with exceptional record. With the raising of the status of the University College to that of an independent university in Colombo (1947) the Classics continued to read widely though numbers reduced due to the emergence of new disciplines.
In the time to come, the Department of Classical Languages aims to expand the scope of its Degree & non-Degree programs and to strengthen its graduates with more specific skills requisite for meeting the current trends within and beyond academia. The niche-market for the graduates in Classical Languages itself has been the drive for the Department to keep preserving and nourishing its faculty and students.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Greek/ Latin
Greek Political Thought
Roman Political Thought
Classical Historiography
Greek Pottery and Vase Painting
Early Greek Poetry
Women in Classical Antiquity
Music in the Ancient World
Hellenistic Poetry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Disciplines

Classics

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree (Special) with Honours in the relevant subject;

OR

A Bachelors’ (General/ Combined) degree with minimum 30 credits from the relevant subject area with a minimum of average B grade or equivalent grade point in the relevant subject area;

OR

A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline and a Postgraduate Diploma in the relevant subject area;

OR

Any other equivalent qualification acceptable to the relevant Board of Study

More requirements:

certified copies of certificates (e.g. Birth Certificate, degree or other higher educational certificates, etc.)
two copies of recent passport size photograph
service letter/s (if required) in the given format
two referee reports preferably from academics/mentors/supervisors/senior government officers/head of institution in the given format
synopsis of proposed research (if applying for a research degree)
payment slip of Application Fee (Local: Rs. 1000/-, Foreign: US$ 25/-)

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

1500 USD / year

≈ 1500 USD / year

Additional Details

National: LKR120,000
SAARC Countries and clergy: $1,200
Non-SAARC Countries: $1,500

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