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Taster days

We run Department Taster Days for anyone who is thinking of applying for our Classics and the Ancient World BA

The Wilkins building and Portico at University College London (UCL) with blossoming trees.

Our Departmental Taster Days are for students from Year 11 to Year 13 and anyone who is thinking about applying for one of our Undergraduate degrees. The usually last around two to three hours and provide:

  • Lectures on the history, archaeology, languages and literature of Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near and Middle East
  • Opportunities to hear staff from the department of Greek and Latin, UCL History, and the Institute of Archaeology talking about their subject
  • Talks by current students about their experiences at UCL
  • Opportunities to speak informally to members of staff and current students
  • Tours of the Department and the university campus

We will advertise our next taster days when they are available.

Taster Day 3: March 12th 2025, 2-4pm

Sample lectures and a chance to talk to students, aimed at school students thinking of studying the ancient world at university.

  • Mairéad McAuley: Achilles in Rome
  • Elena Cagnoli Fiecchoni: Plato’s Symposium on becoming a better person with the help of your friends.

Chandler House room G10, 2 Wakefield Street London WC1N 1PF

Please sign up via Eventbrite

For further details or queries please contact Dr Mark Weeden, the Outreach officer.

Taster days in 2024-25

Taster Day 1 : October 30th, 2024, 2-4pm
Taster Day 2 : January 29th, 2025, 2-4pm
Taster Day 3 : March 12th, 2025, 2-4pm

  • We run sessions at the UCL Open Days for people who have received an offer for a place on one of our degrees.