BA Classical Civilisation
Entry requirements
A level: AAA IB: 36 with 666 in higher level subjects.
About this course
The BA (Hons) in Classical Civilisation is a classics degree exploring the society and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. Core topics include research methods. The final year culminates in a compulsory dissertation, and optional modules allow students to focus on particular areas of interest. Greek and Latin language study is optional rather than required, with modules available at various levels. The first year lays foundations in Roman history and culture, the Greek world, ancient philosophy, and translation in classical reception, through compulsory modules including Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus, Introduction to the Greek World, Ancient Philosophy and the Pursuit of Wisdom, and Language, Translation and Interpretation. Optional components allow further study of Latin or Greek alongside non-language choices such as Lives of Objects – Greek and Roman Antiquity and Craft of the Ancient Historian. The second year studies the development of Greek and Roman epic in Traditions of Epic, with options spanning areas such as City of Athens, Digital Humanities and the Ancient World, Religion in the Greek World, and Ancient Political Thought and Action. The final year pairs a compulsory research dissertation with optional modules including Happiness in Ancient Philosophy, Pompeii and Herculaneum: Rediscovery and Reconstruction, The Hellenistic World, and The History of Writing in the Ancient Mediterranean, as well as further language study.
Modules
- Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus
- Introduction to the Greek World
- Ancient Philosophy and the Pursuit of Wisdom
- Language, Translation and Interpretation
- Example optional modules
- Traditions of Epic
- Example optional modules
- Dissertation
- Example optional modules