Ancient Visual and Material Culture

Entry requirements

Applicants will need to have achieved or be expecting to achieve a good 2:1 undergraduate degree in Classics/Ancient History/Archaeology or a relevant subject to be considered for entry.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our Ancient Visual and Material Culture MA course provides a thorough preparation in research techniques if you are considering further research in the fields of art, numismatics or epigraphy, or are working on a historical topic that involves the consideration of material evidence. It will also provide a detailed understanding of ancient visual and material culture to prepare you if you are aiming to enter a career in museums and curatorial work, or in education.

The Ancient Visual and Material Culture course includes the option to take one module taught either by the British School, Athens or by the British School at Rome. These modules focus on a different skill set for handling Ancient Greek or Roman material culture from year to year. Please note admission is subject to the discretion of the British Schools and cannot be guaranteed by Warwick.

Skills from this degree

The degree is designed to introduce you to major issues in the study of ancient material culture, and to key methodologies and approaches. It will help to develop your intellectual skills in the following areas:

• Ability to select and respond to particular methodological approaches when dealing with material culture
• Understanding of the ways in which material culture has been studied since antiquity
• Ability to present a structured chain of argument drawing together evidence into a cohesive whole
• Ability to select and apply appropriate problem-solving methodologies
• Ability to conduct independent research and analysis

It will also help to develop the following key transferable skills:

• Written and oral communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to evaluate intellectual progress
• IT skills – word processing