Discover the ancient world
Congratulations on your offer to study Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology or Egyptology!
Choose Manchester for a wealth of teaching and cultural resources. We are one of the largest departments of our kind in the UK, offering a multidisciplinary approach to the ancient world.
Study at a top 10 UK university for Arts and Humanities (QS World University Rankings 2021).
Progressive training in Latin or Greek (whichever is relevant) at a suitable level in each of your three years.
Your next steps
Accept your offer
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Your questions answered
We're supporting you through the application process by answering your frequently asked questions.

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Discover what it's like to study at Manchester by talking to a current student online.

Explore Manchester
A brilliant campus, at the heart of the UK's most liveable city.

Careers and employability
Make your mark at Manchester
Improve your interpretation skills, and graduate as someone who can offer employers numerous practical and academic attributes.

Classics for All
Promote Classics in schools across North West England, giving students first-hand experience in a classroom environment.
Find out more : about how we give students students first-hand experience of a classroom environment

Meet the graduates
Hear from recent graduates of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC).

Placement year
Apply your subject-specific knowledge in a real-world context.
Find out more : about work placement opportunities in your third year of study

Learning and support
Student support
A welcoming environment
Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology at Manchester has an active community that welcomes students from all over the world.
You’ll make friends through your course and society activities, and get support in your studies from older students through our peer-assisted student support scheme.

Exclusive access to collections
Manchester students have unparalleled access to exclusive collections at Manchester Museum.

Study abroad
Most of our courses offer the opportunity to study abroad.
Studying abroad is a great way to experience different styles of learning, make new friends and get a great deal more out of your degree.

Events for offer-holders
Egyptology in lockdown
Discover more about Ancient Egypt from Dr Campell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the on-campus Manchester Museum.
Find out more about Egyptology in lockdown events : on the Manchester Museum 'from home' website

Contact us
Get in touch
Our admissions staff are here for any questions you have.
Email Classics, Ancient History or Egyptology: ug-classics@manchester.ac.uk
Email Archaeology: ug-archae@manchester.ac.uk
Website: CAHAE
Social media
Twitter: @UoMCAHAE

Coronavirus
You probably have concerns about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on your application and what the next academic year will look like.
The University aims to answer your questions as best we can at this time. We have compiled a set of Frequently Asked Questions to help.
If you have any further questions, you can contact our admissions team at ug.classics@manchester.ac.uk or ug-archae@manchester.ac.uk.

Your course
Courses within this subject area
Remind yourself how much your course at Manchester has to offer you.
Courses
Follow the relevant link for details about the course you have an offer for:
- Ancient History BA
- Ancient History and Archaeology BA
- Ancient History and History BA
- Archaeology BA
- Archaeology and Anthropology BA
- Archaeology and History BA
- Classical Studies BA
- Classics BA
- Egyptology UGCert
- Egyptology UGDip
- Film Studies and Archaeology BA
- Latin and English Literature BA
- Latin and Italian BA
- Latin and Linguistics BA
- Latin and Spanish BA
- Latin and French BA
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