Overview
The Oxford Classics and History Faculties are world-famous for teaching and research. The people who will teach you here will often be leading researchers in their field, with lecturers encouraged to put on new courses which reflect their own interests. Oxford also possesses exceptional library provision for History in the Bodleian Library, the History Faculty Library, the Sackler and the Weston Library’s special collections, as well as a dedicated Classics centre. The History (Ancient and Modern) course is offered at the University of Oxford .
Careers
Oxford historians move on to careers in fields as varied as the law, investment banking and consultancies, advertising, accountancy, the Civil Service, publishing, journalism and the media, global charity work, museums, librarianship and archive work, and teaching. Recent Ancient and Modern History graduates include a civil servant, a librarian and a charity campaign manager.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- One period of either Greek or Roman history
- One of the periods of European/World history offered
- The world of Homer and Hesiod; or Augustan Rome; or one of the History optional subjects
- A text-based paper on Herodotus; or Sallust; or Approaches to history; or Historiography: Tacitus to Weber from the History syllabus or Greek/Latin language paper
- A period of Greek or Roman history
- A period of European/World history or one of the periods of the history of the British Isles
- A choice of further subjects (at least one of the further or the special subjects must be ancient) from the History syllabus; or an ancient further subject
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
History Ancient History View 826 other Masters in History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A-levels: AAA
- Advanced Highers: AA/AAB
- IB: 38 (including core points) with 666 at HL
- It is highly recommended for candidates to have History to A-level, Advanced Higher, Higher Level in the IB or another equivalent.
- A classical language, Classical Civilisation and Ancient History can be helpful to students in completing this course, although they are not required for admission.
Tuition Fee
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International
27285 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 27285 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months. -
EU/EEA
9250 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 9250 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months.
Islands (Channel Islands & Isle of Man): £9,250
Funding
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