Ancient Visual and Material Culture Studies for Career Advancement

Why do an MA? As a preparation for a future career Teaching Curatorial work/museums Research assistant Business Research training for a PhD

Degree Courses Taught MAs Ancient Visual and Material Culture Visual and Material Culture of Ancient Rome Visual and Material Culture of Ancient Greece Research Degrees MA (40,000 words) 1 yr f-t, 2 yrs p-t MPhil (60,000 words) 2 yrs f-t, 4 yrs p-t PhD (80,000 words) 4 ys f-t, 7 yrs p-t

Taught MAs Ancient Visual and Material Culture Visual & Material Culture of Ancient Rome Visual & Material Culture of Ancient Greece 4 taught courses covered over 2 terms 15,000-20,000 word dissertation Core module on methods and approaches Language module (Greek, Latin or modern) Options including Art, Numismatics, Epigraphy or other options within Arts faculty Rome/Greece MA includes 1 module taken at BSR or BSA (April May) *BSA/BSR control admissions to these modules Students apply separately to BSA/BSR module. Fees paid by Warwick, student pays for accomm/travel.

An interdisciplinary approach to the ancient world: coins, inscriptions, art and their reception What private stories of intrigue, power and desire do public inscriptions betray? Why do we idealise classical Greek art? How did the Romans use art to construct personal and group identities? How should we read ancient coins? Why is modern art and sculpture so keen to, or so anxious about, imitating antiquity?

Rome MA Site visits to ancient monuments Seminar presentations Talks by specialists Begin dissertation research in Rome Based at the British School at Rome with excellent library on site

Greece MA Site visits to ancient monuments Seminar presentations Courses led by specialists: epigraphy, numismatics, pottery Talks by specialists Based at the British School at Athens with excellent library on site

Admission onto the modules taught in Rome and in Athens Admission to these modules are operated through the British School at Athens or the British School at Rome. The Department in Warwick is not able to guarantee a space on the BSR/BSA course though applications were successful in the past. There are also additional costs for accommodation, travel and meals*. * At the BSR currently (for 2017) Euro 2,100 for a shared room and full board (except Saturday dinners and Sunday lunches) for the 8 week course. Some bursaries are available. BSA: accommodation included, but students responsible for travel costs and meals.

The MA by Research Two Routes: Route A: 40,000 words written over 12 months Route B: 2 x 5,000 word essays, language training and dossier 25,000 word dissertation In both cases your work will be examined by both an internal and external examiner (except Language dossier marked at Warwick only).

Training and Supervision Training and induction sessions in term 1 Language training, as necessary Work-in progress seminars in terms 1 and 2 Postgraduate Conference, summer term Ability to choose your topic some past examples:

Some past and present topics Women and empowerment in the Classical world Ideas of the Cosmos in Ancient Greek Medicine James Stuart - pioneer of the Classical Revival? Reception of Silver Age Latin in the Gothic Tradition The Idea of the Hero in Ancient Greece Views of Poetry in Ancient Greece Kalos inscriptions on Greek Vases Drinking and Drunkenness in Ancient Rome Golden Age Imagery in Late Roman Coinage The Sacks of Rome in Historiographical Discourse A denarius perpetuus? The circulation of the legionary denarii of Mark Antony in Roman Italy and Britain 32 BC-AD 294

Warwicks areas of expertise ART, ARCHAEOLOGY, EPIGRAPHY AND NUMISMATICS (Zahra Newby, Alison Cooley, Suzanne Frey-Kupper, Kevin Butcher, Michael Scott) LATIN LITERATURE AND ITS RECEPTION (Victoria Rimell) GREEK LITERATURE AND THEATRE (David Fearn, Emmanuela Bakola) RENAISSANCE RECEPTIONS (Maude Vanhaelen) GREEK HISTORY (James Davidson, Michael Scott) ROMAN HISTORY (Alison Cooley, Kevin Butcher, Zahra Newby) SEXUALITY AND GENDER (James Davidson) ANCIENT MEDICINE (Caroline Petit) ANCIENT PHYSIOGNOMY (Simon Swain) ANCIENT ATHLETICS (Zahra Newby) EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Simon Swain, Zahra Newby, Kevin Butcher) SECOND SOPHISTIC LITERATURE AND CULTURE (Zahra Newby, Simon Swain)

Warwicks Research Culture Staff who are active researchers and leading scholars in their fields Research seminars Interdisciplinary focus with links with Italian, History of Art, Renaissance Studies, 18th Century Studies Postgraduate conference

Entry Requirements Taught MA: a good 2-1 in Classics-related subject (average 65% +) Research MA: A high 2-1 in Classics- related degree (average 65% + and at least 68% in 3rd year dissertation)

Funding Government loan scheme: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/funding/fundingyourstudies/pgloan s Up to 10,000 pounds Warwick Taught Masters Scholarships Scheme: for students from under- represented groups (have to meet specific criteria) deadline 30th March 2017. 5000 off academic fees http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/gsp/scholarship/typesoffunding/wt mss/ Departmental Bursary Competition (fees only, MA and PhD) Deadline Friday 10th March 2017: by this time you must have Applied online and ensured that your academic transcript is uploaded and your referees have uploaded their references Emailed to z.l.newby@warwick.ac.uk a statement in application, including details of your financial position (e.g any bursaries awarded, sources of income etc). For further details see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/applying/postgraduate/feesfunding/#deptb ursaries

How to apply Apply online http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/postgrad uate/apply/howto/ Referees will be asked to upload their references to the online system. You will also need to upload an academic transcript, or HEAR report. No fixed deadline until end July, but prefer applications by end April

Further Questions? Email z.l.newby@warwick.ac.uk