The MRes in Ancient Maritime Trade and Navigation is a unique course delivered in collaboration with Ca' Foscari University, Venice. It has as its focus the economic history of maritime trade, the history of shipbuilding and navigation technology in the ancient and medieval Mediterranean, and the archaeology of port infrastructures, ships and trade goods. The Department has particular strengths in Roman history and archaeology, and long-standing links with the British School at Rome, at which MA students on the City of Rome course study. On completion of this course our MA courses equip you with vital transferable skills for a range of career paths. They also provide an ideal preparation for a PhD, or a career in teaching. Recent graduates have gone on to careers in publishing, finance, museum curatorship, teaching, human resources, manufacturing, the police, information management and academia.