About the Department

The Department of Classics was formed in 1988 by the amalgamation of the departments of Greek and Humanity (Latin), though these subjects have been taught in the University for much longer (Humanity since the foundation of the University in 1451, and Greek, formally at least, since 1577).

The Department has recently moved from its old premises in a corner of the West Quadrangle of the main university building to its own house at 65 Oakfield Avenue. The department is very excited by its move to new premises, which we hope will foster still further the strong sense of departmental identity among staff and students. All Honours teaching will take place in-house, with state of the art facilities, with large pre-Honours lectures taking place in characterful locations such as the listed Humanity Classroom. The University Library and various other student facilities are only a few minutes' walk away, as is the Hunterian Museum with its remarkable collection of artefacts, many of them from Roman Scotland, and the renowned Hunter Coin Cabinet.

We are a friendly, popular, and thriving department with almost 300 undergraduate students and a dozen active postgraduates. We have a strong research culture (having achieved a rating of 4 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise), and are also deeply committed to high- quality teaching and student support. The department was one of the first in the UK to introduce beginners' language and Classical Civilisation courses in the early 1970s and has recently, with an influx of new and younger staff, implemented an important programme of revitalisation and renewal in its teaching programmes. Further innovations are planned, both in content (new courses reflecting the research interests of new members of staff) and in design and delivery (taking advantage of new developments in Information Technology, for example, and introducing greater diversity in teaching and learning methods).

We think you would enjoy the experience of studying Classics at Glasgow. You would also emerge well equipped for the wide variety of careers for which employers value Classics graduates. Classics, after all, includes in one subject art, history, language (if desired), literature, material culture, philosophy, and society, and fosters a broad range of intellectual skills. The department's courses give excellent coverage of this whole area. The particular strengths and enthusiasms of the department include Greek and Roman art and archaeology, Greek and Roman drama and epic, Late Latin literature, the teaching of Greek and Latin to beginners, and Greek and Roman history. Courses involving study of Latin and Greek are available alongside courses in Classical Civilisation with no language requirement.

At postgraduate level, the department has recently introduced four one-year taught degrees: the MLitt(T) in Classics, in Ancient Drama, in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History or in Receptions of Classical Antiquity. Applications for these courses have grown steadily year-on-year since they were introduced. We also offer one, two or three year research degrees, available in any area covered by the research expertise of the department's staff.

For All Enquiries

Please consult either:

Mrs J. Neil, Classics Secretary
T: +44 (0)141-330-5695
F: +44 (0)141-330-4459
E: J.Neil@classics.arts.gla.ac.uk

or

Dr. Catherine Steel, Head of Department
T: +44 (0)141-330-4382
F: +44 (0)141-330-4459
E: C.Steel@classics.arts.gla.ac.uk