MA (Diploma /Certificate) in Ancient Narrative Literature

The MA Ancient Narrative Literature covers all aspects of ancient narrative literature, thus allowing students to pursue their own particular interests and tailor the degree to their needs. The Masters programme aims to provide a self-contained year of  structured and challenging study for those that wish to pursue their interests in ancient narrative literatures.

The MA Ancient Narrative Literature also provides a broad foundation for postgraduate work in general, by laying particular stress on the methodologies and research tools needed for independent advanced study. The programme thus also acts as training for students who intend to undertake an MPhil or PhD.

Awards available:  MA (180 credits), Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits), Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits)
Study mode:  Full-time, part-time
Programme delivery: Lampeter campus or distance or a mixture of both
Start dates: October, February 

How will I study?

This degree can be taken by both distance and residential students. Inclusion of a language element is a compulsory feature of this degree scheme. Students can select either Greek or Latin at the appropriate level.

Aims and Objectives

The general aims of this degree scheme are:

  1. To provide a self-contained year of structured and challenging study for those that wish to pursue their interests in ancient narrative literatures.
  2. To provide a broad foundation for postgraduate work in general, by laying particular stress on the methodologies and research tools needed for independent advanced study. The MA thus also acts as training for students who intend to undertake an MPhil or PhD.

The specific objectives of this degree scheme are:

  1. To increase students’ knowledge of Greek and/or Roman narrative literature.
  2. To expose students to a wide range of literary texts (novel, epic, epistolography, historiography).
  3. To develop skills of literary criticism and awareness of the author’s skill and art.
  4. To introduce and develop students’ understanding of the variety of approaches taken by modern scholars to the study of literature.
  5. To recognise and evaluate critically the range of methodologies used by such scholars.
  6. To develop students’ knowledge of a classical language.

Further information

Dr James Richardson
j.richardson@tsd.ac.uk

School of Classics