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Postgraduate Study

Teaching

One to one supervision

Around 4 supervisions per term. 

The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University's expectations regarding supervision.

Seminars & classes

All PhD students are expected to attend the (normally weekly) speaker seminar that is held in their particular classical sub-discipline. First-year PhD students are encouraged to attend any of the seminars held for MPhil students.

Lectures

PhD students, particularly in their first year, are encouraged to take advantage of advanced undergraduate lecture courses both in the Faculty of Classics and elsewhere in the University that enable them to extend their knowledge and skills.

Small group teaching

Specialist skills classes, such as epigraphy and numismatics, are available. There is also a class on academic German.

Posters and Presentations

PhD students are expected to regularly present their work to their peers in a postgraduate work-in-progress seminar. They will normally be offered an opportunity in their second or third year to present a full-scale seminar paper to the seminar held in their particular sub-discipline.

Feedback

Students receive regular feedback on their work in progress from their supervisors. All doctoral students have annual reviews, which involve sample written work being read by someone other than the main Supervisor.

Assessment

Thesis / Dissertation

One thesis of no more than 80,000 words and oral examination (viva).

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Key Information


3-4 years full-time

4-7 years part-time

Study Mode : Research

Doctor of Philosophy

Faculty of Classics

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Sept. 4, 2023
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Oct. 2, 2024
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Oct. 3, 2024
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April 17, 2025

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Michaelmas 2025

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Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
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Oct. 1, 2025

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Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
Oct. 2, 2025
Course Starts
Jan. 5, 2026

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Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
Jan. 14, 2025
Course Starts
April 17, 2026

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Course Funding Deadline
Jan. 7, 2025
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Oct. 16, 2024

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2025, Lent 2026 and Easter 2026.


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