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Postgraduate Study

Teaching

Teaching is delivered in classes, language labs, supervisions and lectures.

One to one supervision

Each Diploma student will be assigned an Advisor from among the senior members of the Faculty. This person will oversee their studies and arrange elements of their teaching. All students will in addition be overseen by the Director of the Diploma. For the Part II paper, students will receive 5 supervisions one-on-one or in small groups. For the translation and commentary exercise, students will receive 2 supervisions one-on-one.

Seminars & classes

Teaching for most language papers will be provided through a combination of small-group classes (typically 2-4 hours a week) and language labs (3 hours per week). Bespoke arrangements for guided self-study may be available in some cases, for instance to enable more advanced intermediate work.

Lectures

16 to 24 hours of lectures and/or classes for the non-language paper.

Taught/Research Balance
Entirely Taught

Feedback

Written feedback on essays will be provided as part of the supervisions. Feedback on language work will be provided through the classes and language labs.

Assessment

Thesis / Dissertation

There is no thesis for this course.

Written examination

The examination consists of three papers, as follows

(a) One of the following papers: Greek A or Greek B or Latin A or Latin B

(b) An additional paper chosen from those listed under (a) above

(c) A paper chosen from a selection of those available in Part II of the Classical Tripos (excluding the dissertation option and the borrowed 'O' papers)

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Key Information


Michaelmas 2026
Applications open
Sep. 3, 2025
Application deadline
Apr. 29, 2026
Course starts
Oct. 1, 2026
Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.
Funding Deadlines
Course Funding Deadline
Jan. 7, 2026
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 15, 2025

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2026, Lent 2027 and Easter 2027.

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