Classics and Ancient Civilizations - Research

Overview

The Classics and Ancient Civilizations - Research programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam trains you to do research, write project proposals, acquire research funding, and communicate your research results effectively to an academic audience and the wider public.

It can best be characterized as a disciplinary programme in an interdisciplinary context. In composing your individual programme, you may opt for a disciplinary specialization in Classics, Ancient Studies, Archaeology or Ancient Near Eastern Studies. 

In the core modules, as well as in several elective courses, however, you will be stimulated to broaden your academic horizon by learning to position your discipline within a broader interdisciplinary academic context. You may also choose to give your entire programme, including your thesis, an interdisciplinary orientation.

What jobs do our alumni have?

You can find our alumni in challenging and interesting jobs such as:

• researcher

• professor

• archaeologist

• classicist

• consultant at an archeological firm

• museum employee in classical antiquity

• government services officer

• university librarian

• science editor for a newspaper or magazine

You will possess a number of skills that are attractive to employers in academia and beyond, such as:

• excellent research skills

• the ability to quickly and critically analyse large sets of data

• advanced writing and presentation skills

• cross-cultural skills for operating in an international context

• the ability to see the potential for cooperation with others outside your own discipline/profession

• collaborative skills for working in teams