M.Phil Classical Archaeology

The M.Phil in Classical Archaeology program is specifically tailored for individuals who wish to pursue a doctorate in Classical archaeology or for those who have prior experience in classical studies and desire to enhance their understanding of material culture. This program offers a unique combination of the MSt in Classical Archaeology's flexible curriculum, which allows students to select from a diverse range of broad periods and detailed options, along with the opportunity to conduct research on a topic of their choosing through the completion of a thesis. 

During the first year of the program, students will have the opportunity to select one period option module from a list of typical period modules, which are outlined below.

• Early Iron Age Greece, 1200-700 BC
• Archaic, 800-480 BC
• Classical, 500-300 BC
• Hellenistic, 330-30 BC
• Late Republican, 200-30 BC
• Early Imperial, 30 BC-AD 120
• Middle Imperial, AD 70-250
• Late Antiquity, AD 280-650
• Byzantine, AD 600-1453

Students will also have the opportunity to select two additional option modules that will allow them to enhance their knowledge in a specific area of research. A list of common option subjects is provided below.

• Topics in Aegean Prehistory
• Roman Architecture
• Greek Coinage
• Greek Sculpture
• Greek and Roman Landscape Archaeology
• Roman Provincial Art
• Late Roman and Byzantine architecture
• The Archaeology of Greek Religion
• Historical Narrative in Art
• Aegean Bronze Age Trade OR Religion
• Burials, settlements, and society in Iron Age Greece, 1200-650 BC
• Greek Vases
• Greek and Roman wallpaintings
• Etruscan Italy
• Hellenistic Far East
• Gandharan Art and the Classical World
• Pompeii and Ostia
• Roman Coinage
• Archaeology of the Roman Economy
• Maritime Archaeology
• Lived Religion in Late Antiquity