This joint honours course combines the contemporary theory and practice of museum studies with the study of the classical world through literature, material culture, and history. We are the only UK University to offer this exciting combination. Central to the course is the hands-on experience you will gain at our on-site museums. The University has three museums – including the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology – in which you can gain experience as a volunteer as you learn. As well as museums, we also have a number of archives and special collections of international importance. Your teaching staff is all practising professionals, including curators, conservators and archivists, and uses a combination of problem solving and enquiry-based learning techniques to teach you. You will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be a museum professional. Teaching will encourage you to research the environment that artefacts are displayed in, how they are catalogued, and the meanings that they hold for different audiences. You will be given the opportunity to conduct your own research and, in your final year, you will design, create and evaluate your own exhibition. In Classical Studies, you will explore the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome. You will volunteer and undertake a number of work placements to gain hands-on experience. The Department has great connections with conservators, learning specialists and funding and policy specialists, as well as with a large number of museums, including local institutions such as the Reading Museum, the Royal Berkshire Medical Museum and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' Museum of Technology. This course is designed with employability and specific career paths in mind, giving you a head start in the heritage sector. As a Museum Studies and Classics graduate you will develop strong transferable skills, and gain first-hand experience in handling objects, delivering presentations, and investigating other cultures in depth. You will think and research like a museum professional, and your three years’ experience of working within a multifaceted organisation will make you highly employable in any sector. Recent employers have included the Australian government, the Natural Trust and the Science Museum.