Department of Ancient History
Postgraduate Research
Areas of Research
The Academic research interests of staff, in which postgraduate study can be undertaken at Macquarie University, cover a wide range of research fields in the ancient Near East, Archaeology, Biblical studies, Egyptology, Epigraphy, Greek, Hellenistic and Roman history and society, early Christianity and Jewish studies, Coptic studies, Late Antiquity, early Middle Ages, Byzantine studies, Central Asian/Silk Roads studies, historiography, numismatics and Papyrology.
The information below and in the linked pages is for guidance only. For the specific regulations governing the various courses mentioned here, you should check with either the University's Handbook of Postgraduate Studies or the Faculty of Arts' Postgraduate Courses Booklet (pdf) .
Higher Degree Research
The Department offers supervision in the research degrees of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the areas of research listed above.
Candidates proceed primarily by thesis, which should not exceed 50,000 words for MPhil or 100,000 words for PhD. PhD candidates are also required to complete the Division of Humanities commencement program in their first year of enrolment, including a presentation of a work-in-progress session, and to attend the departmental HDR seminar in their first and second years of enrolment.
Research Degrees
Support for Higher Degree Research: Stipends and Research Costs
A variety of schemes administered by Australian Commonwealth, Macquarie University, or the Department of Ancient History provide support for Higher Degree Research studies within the department. Apart from stipends, support schemes include funding for research costs (e.g. travel), and residential and travelling Fellowships. All are awarded on a competitive basis.
Details of Commonwealth, University, and Department schemes here
Additional Research Training
Postdoctoral Fellowships Opportunities
A number of postdoctoral research fellowships are available through schemes administered by the Australian Commonwealth, Macquarie University, or the Department of Ancient History. These include stipend and, in some case, research expenses. All are awarded on a competitive basis.
Details of Commonwealth, University, and Department schemes here
Graduate Placements
For a selection of examples of academic and non-academic placements of recent PhD graduates, click here
HDR Research Projects
For examples of PhD and MPhil research projects currently being undertaken by Higher Degree Research students in the Department of Ancient History, click here
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