Love reading and thinking for yourself? Then this innovative degree is for you.

You will embrace the diversity of Greek and Roman culture as well as acquiring philosophical skills to engage critically with some of the deepest and most difficult questions human beings have ever been asked.  Our Classics department is ranked in the Top 10 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019, whilst Philosophy is ranked in the Top 5. This is the fourth consecutive year that we have been ranked in the Top 5.

At the University of Birmingham, you will have access to world-class Philosophy talent in fields as diverse as Metaphysics, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Epistemology, Ethics, Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Mind. Meanwhile, on the Classical side of your course you will work with the plays, poems, and speeches that have come down to us from antiquity, and study the monument, religion and mythology that make up classical civilisation. You will enjoy a rich and engaging academic experience as students on this programme rate it extremely highly.