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Key Course Details

UK/EU
International

MA 1 Years Full Time

- Mode of Study Campus Based
- Start Date September
- Typical Offer (view equivalents) 2.1
- Location Singleton Park Campus
- Tuition Fees Per Year £ 7,400

MA 3 Years Part Time

- Mode of Study Campus Based
- Start Date September
- Typical Offer (view equivalents) 2.1
- Location Singleton Park Campus
- Tuition Fees Per Year £ 2,450

MA 1 Years Full Time

- Mode of Study Campus Based
- Start Date September
- Typical Offer 2.1 - More Information
- Location Singleton Park Campus
- Tuition Fees Per Year £ 15,700

MA 3 Years Part Time

- Mode of Study Campus Based
- Start Date September
- Typical Offer 2.1 - More Information
- Location Singleton Park Campus
- Tuition Fees Per Year £ 5,250

Course Overview

The MA in Ancient Narrative Literature is a dynamic world-first. Its deep exploration of the narrative produced in ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt is informed by globally renowned research expertise.

You will concentrate on fictional and factual ancient narratives in a variety of literary forms. These include the novel, epic poetry, mythology, historiography, and biography. You will also have the chance to begin or continue study of Greek and Latin.

Key concepts of literary and cultural theory will encourage you to investigate ancient texts in creative new ways. As well as ancient literature classics, you will examine less well known texts reflecting stories of ancient people marginalised by gender and social status.

If you plan to undertake further research in this vibrant and rapidly developing area of classical literature, the MA in Ancient Narrative Literature offers excellent preparation.

Why Ancient Narrative Literature at Swansea?

The College of Arts and Humanities is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula.

Ancient Narrative Literature benefits from teaching by scholars associated with the KYKNOS research centre, which continually produces internationally recognised research.

Our Graduate Centre promotes individual and collaborative research activity of international standard, providing a supportive environment for postgraduate research and taught masters study.

It offers postgraduate training to enhance academic and professional development, and facilitates seminar programmes, workshops and international conferences.

Your Ancient Narrative Literature Experience

A diverse selection of rich modules include narrative genres and theory, greek and Latin texts, romance refracted and novels renewed, being Greek under Rome, and magic in the ancient world.

Your study resources will include a main library which is particularly well stocked with original texts, literary and documentary, with basic works of reference and secondary material. It subscribes to a wide range of general and specialist periodicals.

You may also benefit from the thriving Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology postgraduate seminar, which meets weekly.

Ancient Narrative Literature Employment Opportunities

You will develop excellent oral and writing skills, and learn to present your ideas in a range of formats. Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills will all boost your employment prospects.

Graduates from this course enter a range of sectors including research, education, marketing and government.

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Modules

You study a set number of compulsory and optional 20-credit modules. A wide variety of modules include narrative genres and theory, Greek and Latin texts, romance refracted and novels renewed, being Greek under Rome, and magic in the ancient world.

MA 1 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Module

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
CL-M50	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Narrative genres and theory

AND

Compulsory Module - Selective

Choose Maximum Of 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 1 or 2 20 credit modules in Teaching block 1 and 1 or 2 co-requisite 20 credit module in Teaching Block 2.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CL-M10A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek I
CL-M11A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek II
CL-M12A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin I
CL-M13A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin II
CL-M26	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Greek Texts 1
CL-M27	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Greek Texts 2
CL-M28	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Latin Texts 1
CL-M29	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Latin Texts 2
CL-M52A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 1
CL-M53A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 2
CL-M54A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 1
CL-M55A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 2
CL-M56A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 1
CL-M57A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 2
CL-M58A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 1
CL-M59A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 2

AND

Optional module choices

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select uo to 1 Module in TB1; select up to 2 modules in TB2

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CL-M00	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Word, Metaphor, Allegory: Effective Models of Reality
CL-M100	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Roman houses and households
CL-M35	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Royal Space: The King and His Palace in the Ancient World
CL-M49	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Romance Refracted and novels renewed
CL-M76	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient World
CL-M78	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Saints and Sinners in Christian Late Antiquity
CL-M82	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Magic in the Ancient World: Exploring the Sources
CL-M86	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	The Poetry of Facts: History in Verse
CL-M91	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Archaeology and Topography of Ancient Rome
CL-M94	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Ancient epistolography: Greek and Latin letters
MLGM72	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Reading Academic German

Year 2 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Part- Two Dissertation

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students who successfully complete Part-1, Progress to take the Part-2 Dissertation module below.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
CL-M09	Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)	60	Dissertation in Ancient History and or Classical Literature

MA 3 Year Part-time

Year 1 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Module

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select the following module which is compulsory.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
CL-M50	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Narrative genres and theory

AND

Compulsory Modules Selective - ANCIENT LANGUAGE

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select 40 credits of either Greek or Latin; this may occur in either Year 1 or Year 2 but all 40 credits must be taken in the same year (You may take up to an additional 40 credits of language in year 2 as an option). Select up to 1 module in TB1, and up to 1 module of the same language in TB2; if you select a language module in TB1 of year 1, you must take the corresponding TB2 language module as well.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CL-M10A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek I
CL-M11A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek II
CL-M12A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin I
CL-M13A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin II
CL-M26	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Greek Texts 1
CL-M27	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Greek Texts 2
CL-M28	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Latin Texts 1
CL-M29	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Latin Texts 2
CL-M52A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 1
CL-M53A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 2
CL-M54A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 1
CL-M55A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 2
CL-M56A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 1
CL-M57A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 2
CL-M58A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 1
CL-M59A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 2

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select up to 1 module in TB1; select up to 1 module in TB2, bearing in mind that no more than 60 credits in total may be taken in any year.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CL-M00	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Word, Metaphor, Allegory: Effective Models of Reality
CL-M100	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Roman houses and households
CL-M35	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Royal Space: The King and His Palace in the Ancient World
CL-M49	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Romance Refracted and novels renewed
CL-M76	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient World
CL-M78	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Saints and Sinners in Christian Late Antiquity
CL-M82	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Magic in the Ancient World: Exploring the Sources
CL-M86	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	The Poetry of Facts: History in Verse
CL-M91	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Archaeology and Topography of Ancient Rome
CL-M94	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Ancient epistolography: Greek and Latin letters
MLGM72	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Reading Academic German

Year 2 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules Selective -ANCIENT LANGUAGE

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select 40 credits total of either Greek or Latin; this may occur in either Year 1 or Year 2, but all 40 credits must be taken during the same Academic Year. (If you took 40 credits in Year 1, you may take up to an additional 40 credits of language in Year 2 as an option.) Select up to 1 module in TB1 an up to 1 module of the same lanuguge in TB2; if you select a language module in TB1 of year 1, you must take the corresponding TB2 language module as well.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CL-M10A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek I
CL-M11A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek II
CL-M12A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin I
CL-M13A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin II
CL-M26	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Greek Texts 1
CL-M27	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Greek Texts 2
CL-M28	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Latin Texts 1
CL-M29	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Latin Texts 2
CL-M52A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 1
CL-M53A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 2
CL-M54A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 1
CL-M55A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 2
CL-M56A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 1
CL-M57A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 2
CL-M58A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 1
CL-M59A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 2

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select up to 2 modules in TB1; select up to 2 modules in TB2, bearing in mind that no more than 60 credits in total may be taken in any year.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CL-M00	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Word, Metaphor, Allegory: Effective Models of Reality
CL-M10A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek I
CL-M11A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Greek II
CL-M12A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin I
CL-M13A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Beginning Latin II
CL-M26	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Greek Texts 1
CL-M27	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Greek Texts 2
CL-M28	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Latin Texts 1
CL-M29	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Latin Texts 2
CL-M35	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Royal Space: The King and His Palace in the Ancient World
CL-M49	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Romance Refracted and novels renewed
CL-M52A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 1
CL-M53A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Greek 2
CL-M54A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 1
CL-M55A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Greek 2
CL-M56A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 1
CL-M57A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 2
CL-M58A	Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 1
CL-M59A	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Postgraduate Further Latin 2
CL-M76	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient World
CL-M78	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Saints and Sinners in Christian Late Antiquity
CL-M82	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Magic in the Ancient World: Exploring the Sources
CL-M86	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	The Poetry of Facts: History in Verse
CL-M91	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Archaeology and Topography of Ancient Rome
CL-M94	Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)	20	Ancient epistolography: Greek and Latin letters

Year 3 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Part- Two Dissertation

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students who successfully complete Part-1, progress to take the Part-2 Dissertation module below

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
CL-M09	Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)	60	Dissertation in Ancient History and or Classical Literature

Entry Requirements

The typical entry requirement is a first degree in Classics, Classical Civilisation or a related background in Arts and Humanities, normally an upper second or above, or equivalent. Overseas students are expected to possess an IELTS score of 6.5

How You're Taught

The full-time course is split across the year offering three modules in each academic semester (a total of six modules) and then a dissertation over the summer. The dissertation component is written on a specialist research topic of your choosing.

Part-time students take three modules in the first year, three in the second year and write the dissertation in the third year.

Welsh Provision

If you are a Welsh speaker our dedicated academy, Academi Hywel Teifi, is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We offer you:

An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh - we will then communicate with you in your language of choice.
The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and every effort will be made to mark your work in its original language.
A Welsh-speaking personal tutor.
One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.

Since 2011, there has been a 40% increase in the number of students studying through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University and our TEF* data over the last two years shows that Welsh-medium students are high achievers in regards to employability (*Swansea University TEF return 2017 and 2018).

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Tuition Fees

Annual tuition fees for entry in the academic year 2020/21 are as follows:

		UK/EU	International
MA	Full Time	£ 7,400	£ 15,700
MA	Part Time	£ 2,450	£ 5,250

Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

International students and part-time study: It is now possible for some students to study part-time under the Tier 4 visa route. This is dependent on factors relating to the course and your individual situation. It may also be possible to study with us if you are already in the UK under a different visa category. Please visit the University information on Visas and Immigration for further guidance and support.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

If you're a UK or EU student starting a master’s degree at Swansea University, you may be eligible to apply for Government funding to help towards the cost of your studies. To find out more, please visit our postgraduate loans page.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but are not limited to):

Parking and travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Printing and binding
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

We care about our students and our aim is to ensure that you achieve the best degree classification. We have a personal mentoring system where you will be allocated an academic mentor. We also have an “open door” policy where our academic teachers are available to talk to you at any time about any queries or academic concerns you may have.

How to Apply

Please apply through the University’s central application system.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply for postgraduate study pages.