Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (MSc)

at University of Edinburgh

The MSc comprises seminars, language classes and tutorials, which will include seminar discussion and debate, presentation to peers, directed and independent reading, as well as interactive language teaching.
 

You will complete one compulsory course and select a further two language courses and an additional three options from a wide range on offer.
 

The compulsory course is:

• Approaches to the Long Late Antiquity
   

Option courses previously offered include those listed below. Option courses change from year to year and those available when you start your studies may be different from those shown in the list:

• Elementary Greek (PG) 1 and Elementary Greek (PG) 2
• Intermediate Greek (PG) 1 and Intermediate Greek (PG) 2
• Elementary Latin (PG) 1 and Elementary Latin (PG) 2
• Intermediate Latin (PG) 1 and Intermediate Latin (PG) 2
• Arabic 1A and Arabic 1B for MSc LAIBS
• Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.
• Archaeology of the Roman Economy
• Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam
• Mystical Islam
• The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book
• A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History, e.g.: Popular Culture in Late Antiquity; The Mediterranean in the Fifth Century; Centre and Periphery in the Age of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
• Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent
• Topics in Byzantine Literary History
• Debating Marriage between Antiquity and the Middle Ages
• Latin Text Seminar
• Greek Text Seminar
• Byzantine Text Seminar
• Greek Palaeography
• The Latin Manuscript

A UK 2:1 honours degree, a minimum US 3.25 GPA or international equivalent, in a subject related to this programme.
 

Relevant experience, or professional or other qualifications will also be considered.
 

English language requirements

You must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies, regardless of your nationality or country of residence.
 

English language tests

We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified*:

• IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component.
• TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
• C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 176 with at least 169 in each component.
• Trinity ISE: ISE II with distinctions in all four components.
• PTE Academic: total 62 with at least 59 in each component.
• Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS, TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.

International/EU    
£25,300    
 

International full-time student fees
 

If you are an Overseas/International taught student studying full-time over multiple years, you will:

• not be affected by the annual tuition fee increase
• be charged a fixed annual fee based on your start date

Our students view the programme and a graduate degree from Edinburgh as an advanced qualification valued and respected by many employers, others are interested in pursuing long-term academic careers and therefore consider the MSc as preparation for a PhD.
 

The programme provides a toolkit of transferable skills in organisation, research and analysis that will be highly prized in any field of work. This programme can form the stepping stone to many career options, such as further academic research, law, museum and art curation, literary translation or analysis, education or public heritage. Recent graduates in Classics are now putting their skills to use as tutors, archivists, writers, editors and civil servants.