MA Latin
About this course
MA in Latin, a mathematics and classics degree focused on the study of the Latin language and literature alongside Roman history and culture. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can visit archaeological sites and museums in Italy as part of the programme. The first year covers basic language acquisition through Latin 1A: Basic Latin 1 and Latin 1B: Basic Latin 2 alongside two other subjects at pre-Honours. The second year progresses with intermediate study via Latin 2A: Intermediate Latin 1 and Latin 2B: Intermediate Latin 2 alongside two other subjects at pre-Honours. The third and subsequent years involve advanced study including Advanced Latin for Honours and a Core travel course (Years 3 and 4). Optional modules allow students to explore topics such as Ancient Technology in Context (Linguistic Pathway), Ancient Warfare (Latin), The Novel in Antiquity (Latin), and Rhetoric at Rome (Latin). The course culminates in a Dissertation (Latin).
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or another Humanities subject.) IB: 34 (6,5,5) (Additional requirements: English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6.) Scottish Higher: BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAB by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : BBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AABB* Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
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What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 25%
- Information Technology Professionals: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 285 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 14%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 65%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Latin 1A: Basic Latin 1
- Latin 1B: Basic Latin 2
- and two other subjects at pre-Honours
- Latin 2A: Intermediate Latin 1
- Latin 2B: Intermediate Latin 2
- and two other subjects at pre-Honours
- Core travel course (Years 3 and 4)
- Advanced Latin for Honours
- Dissertation (Latin)
- Ancient Technology in Context (Linguistic Pathway)
- Ancient Warfare (Latin)
- The Novel in Antiquity (Latin)
- Imperium Indivisum?: The Collapse of the West Roman Empire in the fifth century AD (Latin)
- The Roman Stage: A History of Roman Drama from the Republic to the Empire (Latin)
- Rhetoric at Rome (Latin)
- Ancient Emotions
- Ancient Medicine
- Athenian Democracy: Model Or Mob-Rule?
- Basic ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs for Honours
- Cleopatra: Life and Legend (Hons)
- From the Gracchi to Sulla: the sources and the history 133-70 BC
- Hellenistic Poetry
- Heroes and Heretics (Egypt)
- The Histories of Trans People (UG)
- Interpreting Greek Tragedy
- The Later Roman Empire, 270-400 AD
- Literature in Fragments
- Lyric poems and their performance in ancient Greece
- The Material World in Greek Religious Thought and Practice
- Myths, Fictions, and Histories of Alexander
- Reasons To Be Cheerful: Theorising Comedy With Aristophanes And Menander
- Religion in Ancient Greece
- ROMAN ART
- Rome In Transition, 49-27 BC
- The Art of Divergence in Ancient Egypt (Hons)
- The Invention of History: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon
- The Other Greeks: Sparta, Crete, Thessaly
- Women and Power? The extraordinary women of the ancient world
- Women, Witches & Witchcraft in Antiquity
- Writing Ancient Women (Honours)
- Basic Greek For Honours 1
- Basic Greek For Honours 2
- Intermediate Greek for Honours 1
- Intermediate Greek for Honours 2
- Advanced Greek for Honours
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Latin at University of Glasgow earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £35,500. The £29,500 median after five years is £10,000 less than the UK median for Mathematics.
What do graduates of MA Latin at University of Glasgow do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Latin at University of Glasgow?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Latin at University of Glasgow?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 172 UCAS points.
Does MA Latin at University of Glasgow include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Latin at University of Glasgow?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.