PhD in Ancient History

Features

• The Ancient History research at University of Reading embraces a wide variety of cutting-edge methodologies and disciplines.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Ancient Oratory And Rhetoric
• Digital Approaches To Antiquity
• Early Christian Literature
• Egypt From The Bronze Age To Early Islam
• Greek Art And Archaeology
• Middle Eastern history and archaeology

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

GPA: Upper Second Class

English requirements

• Duolingo English Test: 135
• TOEFL iBT: 100
• PTE Academic: 76
• IELTS: 7

Other requirements

Applicants should normally possess at least a first degree (normally of an upper second-class honours standard or above), or equivalent. Many applicants also have a master's degree (normally of a good merit standard or above).

The application form includes a proposal (not exceeding 1000 words) of your intended research project, the rationale for your study, literature review, research question(s), design, methodology, and potential significance of the results.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

International: 41,139 AUD / year (≈ 21,750 GBP / year)

Domestic: 9,907 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)

Living costs

Reading, United Kingdom: 1,708-2,614 AUD / month