The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies is one of the UK's leading centres for research and teaching in languages and cultures. Our academic community works across a variety of key themes including European works of literature from the medieval age to the 21st century, the Arab world, the cultures of South East Asia, gender, film, translation and interpreting, linguistics and language computing, and many more. Through the MA by Research (MAR), you'll conduct an original piece of independent research that will provide you with an in-depth understanding of your chosen discipline. You'll be guided by an academic supervision team, who'll be leading experts in your field, attend research training sessions and have regular meetings with your supervisors. The MAR can be considered ideal preparation for undertaking a PhD in that it is also entirely research-based and does not (at least formally) include any taught components.<br><br>Classics at Leeds carries out internationally renowned research in the form of both individual scholarship and collaborative projects. Our research identity is based on a shared concern with the lived experience of Graeco-Roman antiquity as evidenced in its literature, philosophy, values, religion and material culture. Three mutually complementary themes provide focal centres for work within that broad remit: Literatures and Philosophies builds on our long-standing strength in classical literature and drama, and the literature/philosophy interface, Community and Identity encompasses social, political, ideological and physical aspects of ancient communities and Classics Across Media explores the post-classical reception of the classical world in diverse media (including literature, music, film, science), in both 'high' and popular culture.