Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge

At undergraduate level, the faculty offers the Classical Tripos as its Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. For students who have taken Latin at A-Level this is a three-year course,[2] and for those who have not studied Latin beyond GCSE it is a four-year course.[3]

At postgraduate level, the faculty offers two degrees: Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).[4] It also contributes to the teaching of the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Classics offered by the Faculty of Education.[5] The MPhil is a nine-month taught course, which is examined by three essays and a 10,000 word thesis, or two essays, a language-exam/exercise, and the thesis.[6] The PhD is a three-year research course, and it is examined by a doctoral thesis of up to 80,000 words. There is no formal teaching as the degree is completed through independent research. However, doctoral students may attend graduate seminars, undergraduate lectures, and can receive additional training in languages and/or specific disciplines (such as epigraphy or numismatics).[7]

There are a number of professorships, including endowed chairs, within the department:

• Regius Professor of Greek (currently Richard Hunter)[8]
• Kennedy Professor of Latin (currently Stephen Oakley)[9]
• Professor of Ancient History (currently Robin Osborne)[10]
• Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy (currently Gábor Betegh)[11]
• Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology (currently Martin Millett)[12]
• A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture (currently Tim Whitmarsh)[13]

Other notable current academics include:

• Mary Beard, Professor of Classics
• James Clackson, Professor of Comparative Philology
• Peter Garnsey, Professor of the History of Classical Antiquity
• Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture
• Nigel Spivey, Senior Lecturer in Classics (Classical Art & Archaeology)

Former and retired academics:

• Myles Burnyeat, Emeritus Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy
• P. E. Easterling, Emerita Regius Professor of Greek
• J. G. W. Henderson, Emeritus Professor of Classics
• G. E. R. Lloyd, Emerita Regius Professor of Greek
• Joyce Reynolds, Reader in the Epigraphy of the Roman World
• Anthony Snodgrass, Emeritus Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology

• Faculty of Classics website